Willis Hall in Cuba.

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Havana January4 1911


On the morning Of the lst inst New ear
Day) we made the Pan of Matanzas-a nigh
mountain back Of the City of Matanzas-Whicn'
as it was but sixty miles from Havana, gave Us
assurance that, if the fine trade wind then oo"
ing should continue we should reach our desliii-
alton before sunset. This was soon alter oa"i IL
The sunrise which shortly after TOOK place "ds
one of unsurpassed magnlticence and spIenoo.-
And connecting it with the day and the ooec'
of the vovage | could not but esteem II an oh!ch
accountable and auspicous. At T. NJ we en-
tered the harbor Of Havana, and are now at 'ne
house Of Mrs West, contemplating IN lew Gays
tourney into the interior of the Island. Our
nassaoe was very rough and unpleasant at ilfst'
but the latter part was quite agreeable MI
Hall was verv sea.sick for few days, but he
soon rot over it, and on the whole made an eS-
cellent seaman. His improvement on leaving
the vessel was the subject Of common remark
an1onc his fellow passengers. Wehave now been
here three davs. Yesterday, and the day before,
be and rode out in volante, to the Paseo.
favorite promenade. and to Cerro, village about
three miles off and making IN all circuit OF
nine or ten miles This morning he took my
arm. and we had walk OF an hour and half IN
the streets of Havana, visiting the Plaza de Ar
mas, the Government House, the stOffice,
Cathedral, Fish Market, Sc


The thermometer has ranged from - to 50 de-
grees since we have been here, To-day 1t is
little lower, owing to the prevalence Of what Is
called a Dry NoTther that is, wind from
the North, without rain. Yours, sc.