Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-14
c. H. BROWN WRITES
HOME FROM PANAMA.
cailse on People from This Section
and Finds Colon Delightful Spot.

Writing to friends at home. Charles
ii. Brown of Warren street, who is
upon a trip TO. California via the lsth-
mus of Panama. brings his readers IN
to close touch with conditions in the
canal zone Extracts from a letter un-
der date of January 26 are as loiiows'
Have been here now in the Panama
zone three days, arriving at Colon art
er a six days sail. The scene was
most beautiful as we sailed into the
harbor and up TO the dock The dock
was crowded with we'll dressed people
waiting the arrival OF our steamer, We
saw Carl Colt there. waiting for a
friend from Baltimore. and also called
upon him the next day Colon I'M
pressed us as we came into the mar
Dor as a most beautiful summer re-
sort. Long lines of cocoanut trees
line the streets, which added TO the
tropical scene.
We had a most delightful voyage,
fine boat and the sail most comforta
BILE; had use for my overcoat for only
six, hours. We had two days of rough
water and the rest was summer seas.
We had asview OF Cuba. Everything
here is a surprise to me: The weather
is most delightful and far more COM
forta BILE than our warm summer days
at home. A strong breeze is CONSTANT
ly blowing, and the nights are cool. IL
is now what they call their dry season.
A large part OF Panama is American.
and everything which concerns the
United States is most sanitary. |
haven't seen a mosquito since / have
been here, and, in fact, hardly a fly.
1t is an object lesson for homes in the
states.
These American buildings and sur
roundings are a marvel: better than
at home Everything which the gov
eminent has here is the very best
Have visited the home of Alfred RoG-
ers of Gales Ferry, who has been an
engineer here for some time; ne 1Ves
in government house which is very
l.
fort that could be desired. He ana
his family were very courteous and
obliging to US. Provisions of the best
quality are furnished by the United
States comnissary department to all
employees al reduced rates. Ice is made
and used here. The best hospital In
the world is in front of MIR. Rogers
door and the grounds around the same
most beautiful. The lawns and
grounds around residences here remind
me OF the Watch Hisi private resi-
dences.
We have been all over the canal
route, from end to end. walking most
of the way: we spent one whole day at
the great Culebra cut. which is a mar
velous undertaking. on the line of the
canal route there are villages laid out
by our government
II was a great surprise to me to see
more well-dressed Americans getting
on and off trains than you would see
in Connecticut The wives and daugh-
tiers are all lastly dressed in white.
The boys and girls have the best OF
teachers for their schools and the best
advantages in this respect
The government gives the best OF
everything and IL Is a marvel every
where The white employees are all
well dressed and are young men from
the states. Many colored men from
Panama work on the canal.
l am writing this letter in the park
in the shade of royal palm trees. with
a breeze that almost takes my hat off,
We sail today, the 9th, from Panama
for San Francisco, and the schedule
time is twenty seven days. The name
of the boat is Newport. We make sew
eral stops at Mexican ports.