New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03
CASTRO ENJOYS HIS
FIRST FREE SUNDAY
Spends a Quiet Day with News
papers and Dimes in Even
ing with Lawyer.

General CipIino Castro was 900 the
same good humor yesterday. ms s,con1
day OF freedom from tnr connr, .nent of
Ellis Island. that he Inhibited 90 Friday.
when ne woke up ~ Cd brass bed at the
Hotel Savoy after spending month ~
, nights Oh an iron framed cot supplied ,y
the immigration officials
The former President col Nsnl zuela p.-
served The Sabbath by resting. Zee frou
interviews or any 9TH sort ~ annoy
aurc He received several friends. vino
I came 10 cougra tu.atc MIN on his Telras,.
temporary though il might Dee. and 10 eS-
press their hope that hc HoI.d ue ad-
mitted To the United states after 40 his
troubles
I General Castro reads 90 be nuns aud
MS room Was piled h.sl with the Sunday
ewspa peis. from which his 'nau. Alfredo
Torregrosa mad Clipped every feferen, e.
TO the case Of tn" general castro Wae
especially amused over sati'lcal ed
torial that advised keeping General CAS-
tro under close sur' eiliance le-t ne de-
wise some plot against the American
government
4 might 60 10 Washington" remarked
his excellence and uy TO take tie
/ capital. or perhaps oIsauizc 4 oayai:,
regiment out here in the PARK plaza
lie reiterated his statement that while
President ne had taken no part iu tie
killing Of General Antonio PIrrde,. the
act which forms the basis Of the govern
mcnts case against him. He said thai
when General Paroles was killed Ac vas
in and under the care Of several phvsi-
ciar-. and that he knew nothing abol,
the execution until long afterward.
General Castro has not yet seen mucA
OF New York. although the little hc has
observed has greatly impressed him. II
mas long been his ambition 10 see the
metropolis and il hls attempt To- prov
himself g SAFE visitor succeeds he NAV
travel IN this country. The Weather Of
tho last :wo days las been just INT b
TOO "frio' for his South American blood.
buj for an that hc Is enjoying his sta
and has been most anahlc toward his
friends Ills rooms are happily situated.
and from their Windows bee has ine
view Of the equestrian statue al General
Sherman. in the park plaza. which. h'
saws. reminds him u the heroic statue
ti i1fNtlhi sN4lIlpll i'bIIf ~ W. ''''' - ''.
in the Plaza Bolivar In CarsCas.
I'm the evening the general was the
guest of Harold Content. jr.. At the Ritz
Carlton Their" were only three AZ din
ner. the odd persons being Alfredo Tor
regrosa the generals valet. who helped
out as an Interpreter to Mr.. Content and
his guest Nj. Content. who j. one of the
finn Of O'Gorman. Battle q Marshall. who
are representing the general. said that the
dinner was absolutely Informal ana that
n, simply wanted his guest 10 have a
chance TO see what the Ritz was like"
lie and the general left the Savoy about
o'clock I'm taxi. arriving at the Ritz
few minutes later. They went directly
TO the dining room, where their entrance
aroused considerable interest among the
diners. General castro seemed 10 enjoy
himself immensely and remarked that the
scene reminded him Of his recent European
"Trip He and Mr.. Content spent about
two hours smoking and listening 10 music.
Of which General castro is as great lover,
and then returned 70 the Savoy.