La Junta tribune., 1915-08-07
ONE WEEK IN HAVANA.
Everything Thoroughly spanish in
Cuba-HistOric MORO Castle
CabanA Fortress
by Miss Mildred Field.


Great White Fleet vessels. THE
Cartago," a very pretty. clean ship.
After dinner in the great saloon We
spent the evening playing cards,
dancing and listening to the music,
retiring about 1880 o'clock. Earli-
er In the evening We noticed that II
was getting foggy. Shortly after re-
firing the fog horn began blowing
and the ship slowed down and In a
few moments anchored in mid
stream. and the fog horn blew con
tinuously all night on account of the
density of the fog. We felt little
uneasy as Just the week before one
OF the White Fleet was caught In
fog near the mouth Of s,he Mississ-
ippi. ran into a ship loaded with
stone sinking II. and when IL back
ed away ran Into another loaded
with mules bound for the war,
knocking a large hole In the side OF
the ship. almost sinking II. This
all happendcd IN nine minutes. and
We thought our boat might have
the same fate. However, the next
morning was bright and clear and
the sea smooth. We left the Miss
issippi about noon, passing the mule
ship above mentioned and were soon
on the gulf. There was a jolly
bunch aboard and the day passed
quickly. Most OF the time We were
on deck. playing deck games and
] watching the sea-blue as indigo
In the afternoon OF the second day
It was rather windy. and We had
mod.rat. sea with white caps on all
sides. Miss Dctweiler VAS sea sick,
a. veil as great many others, but
stood the trip so well that great
many thought was an old sailor.
on the third morning We caught our
first glimpse OF Havana about
o'clock. The light lay soft and
warm and glowing on the waters OF
the sea. The old forts that have
guarded the harhor entrance
through centuries had some Of their
dark. massive st"rnness, toned and
tinted by III. dawn.
The harbor IL guarded by III. ia
nous Moro Castle. on tn. left. and
La Punts tsntrance of the bayD AT
the right. with the town close to tn.
waters edge. stretched along III.
crescent shore lin. beyond thes.
commanding heights, forming a
striking picture, the gayly painted
buildings. With their red roofs be-
ing In effective contrast TO the pale
green OF the sea, the darker color on
N. distant hills. and over all skv
uf perfect tropical blue.
After passing quarantine Ve got
OF the ship al Macha Wharf, where
m" custom formaliti.s v"rr attend
80 To ". a"rc nov ready to rp 90
our hotel We got iH quaint lit.
ne vehicle and here pas our fret
experience with Spanish money
They charged uE $50 cents iEuFlI,hl
20 take 10. 60 our hotel gave them
dollar and they gave ga. IN"
change 10 Spanish money did
not know whether they had given the
q quarter or dollar a. Wc Vrrc not
familiar vith their currency HoN-
ever. Ne soon found out, The span.
ard that carried our grips tu IN.
rarriag. stood by aud gave him
hat ! thought Vas quarter. ".
mu't"r.d something. shrugged his
shoulders aud cav" ~ wicked look.
but II Sas all spanish 90 us aud ".
droN. on. ". learned later that .
had given him 20 cents aud h. want
I'd 80 cents ". N.r. driven
through very narrow streets. Tn.
tao main streets NJ. Jus, eighteen
Zee, Sid.. t~clE. feet from curb 90
curb, aud ihr". Zee, an either lid.
for q sAls ". soon found that 1,
would b. Impossible io 80. place. o'
ih'.f"s, and IN. city A. II NAs all
'"r-isn-so thoroughly Spanish.
rh.r. IL very ii,,i. English spoken
here and no on. seemed 20 under.
stand US Through IN. hotel mAn.
as.m.n, ~. me, very u.ii .da.
Gated Ehsii.h.sp.akinE Cuban and
Immediately employed him as inter.
prefer Tn. architecture. language.
manners. customs. social. domestic
and stree, life IL Spanish.
our first evening sas sp.n, on
N. rrado. The du.iiihss and
stores are from on. 20 'hr.. s,ori-.
Ia h.lEht-,he stores mostly on.
story The raIiihEs ar. from .ish.
teen "a isehty-firs feet In h.irb,
rh.f" is seldom any Fias. u the
windows. which run. az role. 60
the ceiling There az. no Nsiis he