Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-22
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: Haitian Island

|, Friends of Archdeacon and Mrs.
William Wyllie, who were residents
of Ralatka for eight years, coming
there in 1906, during which time Mr..
Wyllie was in charge of st. Marks
Episcopal church, will learn with
pleasure of the fame which has come
to Mrs. Wyllie during her residence
on the West India island, San Do
mingo. Mrs Wyllie enjoys the dis
tinction of being the first woman to
make the journey over the new high
way from Santo Domingo City to
Puerto Plata.
Mrs. Wyllie, who has just passed
through New York on her way back
to Dominica, having made the jour
ney from the island to Portland,
Oregon, and back to attend the Epis-
copal general convention, is one of
the busiest individuals in the little
West Indian republic. In addition to
her missionary duties she manages
the United States government hOspi-
tai in Dominica and, in manner of
speaking, has presided as master of
ceremonies at the birth Of all the
army children who have been born in
Dominica since the beginning of the
American occupation. She was the
only nurse on the island when the in
fluenza epidemic broke there, and has
| endeared herself to the entire popuia-
ton, native and foreign alike, by her
ministrations.
Archdeacon Wyllie, her husband,
is busily employed. He is one of
those who has carried practical eXpe-
rience with life into the missionary
service. At one time in his career
he was an engineer on Scotch tramp
ship in West Indian waters. He is
credited with knowing more about
Il the Dominican coast than any other
man south of the Florida straits, and
on frequent occasions when he is
coasting about on missionary trips he
is called from his bunk during the
Hate and early watches to take the
helm and guide the ship through dan
lgerous reefs into port.
The road which has been opened on
the island has made possible greater
business possibilities on this irreg-
Iular-shaped area, where, "it is safe
to say that probably no extent Of ter
ritory contains within itself, under
proper auspices, so many elements of
prosperity" The road, one hundred
and sixty miles in length, connects
the two important places on the
island; Can Domingo City on the
south and Puerto Plata on the north
and was built for the greater part by
marines when they were not busy in
wa reactions.
By it's construction, freight which
heretofore had to be carried around
the south, east and northern ends OF
the island to Puerto Plata before GO
ling north, a journey of from ten to
twelve days, may now, in a few hours
proceed over the new road TO Puerto
Plata for shipment.
When Columbus landed on the site
Of Sauto Domingo City in 1909, he
founded the Church of San Nikolo
which is still in existence. Now the
missionaries of the Episcopal church
in the Dominican republic, in COM
incarceration of the completion of the
new highway, are establishing anoth-
er church at Puerto Plata Land has
been secured and in a few months
the new ciifice will be dedicated by
way of completing. the link between
the two sections of the republic.
Under Rt. Rev. Charles B. Colmore
ID. D.. Episcopal missionary bishop OF
Porto Rico and the Dominican re.
bubble, ArchdeacOn William Wyllic
land his wife have been the leaders in
the movement to establish the new
churchc.