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“...88 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES Near this spot rest the remains of fourteen soldiers AND ONE MARRIED WOMAN OF THE 36TH REGIMENT WHO WERE KILLED BY THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BARRACKS AND HOSPITAL DURING THE AWFUL VISITATION OF THE HURRICANE August iith, 1831. This Monument is erected by the Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates of the same Corps as a tribute OF RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF THEIR DEPARTED COMRADES. ■ Peace to their Remains. John Lowther Fecit. The hurricane, which took place on August nth, was one of exceptional violence. Sir James Lyon, the then about November 3rd, returning on board the Industry on December 22nd in the same year. At first he and his brother experienced some difficulty in finding lodgings, until “ We pitched on the house of Captain Crofton, commander of James’s Fort. He was desired to come to town next day to propose his terms.” These proved to be £15 a month, exclusive of liquor and washing, which “ we find ourselves.” Of the house Washington writes: “ It...”
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“...and rose on the following morning I Ify'-f an ufr®r desolation and waste. The prospect at the break bf day on the nth inst. was that of January in Europe—every [free, if not entirely rooted up, was deprived of its foliage and of Kmany of its branches ; every house within my view was levelled [ with the ground, or materially damaged ; and every hour [brought intelligence of the most lamentable accidents and of [very many shocking deaths. Phis monolith was originally erected near the Military [Hospital at Hastings. , The old barracks form a group of two-storied buildings ferranged in an irregular square about the Savannah, “which used to be regarded as the finest parade ground in Ithe West Indies. I At the cross roads beyond the Grand Stand is another Isomewhat severe monument, to the memory of Lieut - Colonel Patrick Henderson and of the officers and men of the Royal York Rangers who fell in action in the cam- Ipaign in Martinique, the Saintes, and Guadeloupe in [1809-10. It is inscribed...”
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“...the right from Frederick Street beyond Woodford Square leads past the local Y.M.C.A. headquarters in Park Street, which was opened by Governor Sir Samuel Wilson in 1922. Proceeding again up Frederick Street, the first turning to the left (Oxford Street) takes one to Harris Square, in which there is a statue of Lord Harris, Governor from 1846 to 1854. Passing St. Mary’s College, and the local Gaol, the next turning on the right (Gordon Street) leads to Charlotte Street, in which is the Colonial Hospital, that occupies a handsome block of buildings standing in spacious grounds, a feature of which are the tall royal palms. The Government Laboratory, which replaces a building dating from 1872, and destroyed by fire in 1896, is the next place of interest in Frederick Street. Beyond it (right), in what used to be called “ the Holy Name Savannah,” is the handsome memorial to men from Trinidad and Tobago who fell in the Great War. A shaft of Portland stone rising from the centre of a flight of steps...”
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“...1 itself near the sea in the undulating Naparima district, the principal sugar-growing part of the island. The business quarter is at the foot of the hill straggling down to the harbour,whilst the principal residences are perched • amid the foliage on the hill-side. On the Harris Prome- nade (so called after Lord Harris, Governor from 1846 to t 1854) are Carnegie Free Library, the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan and Presbyterian Churches, -the Police Barracks* Court House, Town Hall, and Hospital. San Fernando is the headquarters of the Canadian Mis- i sion which controls the Naparima College, the Training : School, the Presbyterian Theological College, and the High School for Girls. From San Fernando several Sugar Estates and factories may be visited. They include the Usine St. Madeleine of the St. Madeleine Sugar Company, Ltd. (4 miles from I San Fernando), and La Fortunée Estate, formerly owned , by the late Sir Charles Tennant. All are equipped with modem machinery of a very elaborate...”
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“...its former importance. The old barrack square is now the wireless station, and on the brow faring Trinidad stands the lighthouse. A charm- ing view of the surrounding country can be obtained from this spot. The old Dutch and French forts, the buildings of which have long since been levelled to the ground, were quite near by. The principal buildings in Scarborough are the Government offices, police barracks, Anglican, Wesleyan, and Roman Catholic churches, Court-house, Royal Gaol, and Colonial Hospital. The town has branches of Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial, and Overseas), and the Royal Bank of Canada. Government House, where the Governor and Judges reside when they visit the island, is half a mile from Scarborough. In the grounds there is a graveyard in which are the graves of the wife, son and two daughters, ob. 1823, 1820, 1819, and i820 respectively, of Major- General Sir Frederick Robinson, Governor of Tobago from 1816 to 1828, and the grave of Sir William Young, his predecessor,...”
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“...but no skilful executioner being available, he was at last shot at the Summit of the hill on the Grand Etang road. De Cerillac sold the island in 1664 to the French West India Company, and on the dissolution of that organisation at the end of the year 1674 it passed to the French Crown. It remained in the possession of France until 1762, when it capitulated to Great Britain, to whom it was formally ceded in the following year. In 1779 it was recaptured by a French fleet under Count d’Estaing, Hospital Hill being stormed and captured by a strong force under Count Dillon, but it was restored to Great Britain by the Treaty of Versailles of 1783. The year 1795 was a critical one in the history of Grenada. In it began what was known as the Brigands’ War, the notorious French republican, Victor Hugues, making a determined effort to regain possession of the island by bringing about an insurrection of the French inhabitants and the slaves. The outbreak began soon after midnight of March 2nd, when...”
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“...1705-1706 from the designs and under the direction of M. deCaillus, and has long since been abandoned for military purposes. The view from it of the inner harbour or Carenage on the one side and the bluff leeward coast on the other, with part of the town of St. George’s at the foot, renders it an excellent point of vantage for votaries of the sketch-book or camera. Since the withdrawal of the garrison, the military barracks in the vicinity have been utilised as the Colony Hospital. The old Ordnance Store is now the Yaws Hospital, where patients suffering from the distressing complaint known as Yaws (Frambcesia)—now curable by salvarsan—are treated. The St. George’s Market, which is a few minutes’ walk from the Carenage over the hill or through the Sendall Tunnel, is well worth a visit on Saturday during market hours. The Hamilton Almshouse, in Lucas Street, is a model of what such institutions should be. Founded by Mrs. Hamilton, wife of Mr. K. B. Hamilton, in 1846, it is supported by voluntary...”
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“...1887 and a new wingwas added in 1902. The view from the terrace is unsurpassed. On the Governor’s reception day visitors are always made welcome. . TT-««°üd with an easy gradient leads to the Hospital 1 Hill Forts on a plateau 400 feet high adjoining the town ion the north. Here the British under Sir George I (afterwards Lord) Macartney made a brilliant stand I against the French under Count d’Estaing in July 1770. I The entire force of the island did not exceed 540 men I who, on the approach of the enemy, entrenched them- I selves at the summit of the hill. Here they were j mvested by d’Estaing at the head of no fewer than 13,000 men, who, however, only succeeded in carrying Ithe lines after losing 300. The garrison retired to Fort ISt. George, where thèy were bombarded by the guns lfrom Hospital Hill, which they unfortunately omitted (to spike, and were compelled to surrender. From 1 Richmond Hill (20 minutes by carriage or 10 minutes by imotor-car from St. George’s along a good driving...”
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“...i64 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES barracks are now the Poor Asylum and Hospital for Incurables. The forts were begun by the French in 1780 on the land of Fort George estate, the property of the Hon. William Lucas, and completed by the British, who compensated the former owner, in 1784. A favourite excursion from St. George's is that to the Grand Etang (Large Pond), a large circular freshwater lake miles in circumference, 14 feet deep, and 1,740 feet above the level of the sea (6J miles from St. George s). The road is good, and the drive through cocoa and provision grounds and a wealth of tropical vegetation is a pretty one. The lake occupies the crater ^ of an extinct volcano, like the larger Lake Antoine in the north-east of the island. The Grand Etang is approached by a macadamised path from Government Rest House and a picturesque little Sanatorium near by. The latter, which is let to whoever cares to take it, is an ideal spot for a rest cure. It is connected with the telephone system...”
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“...168 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES new hospital, on the site of an old military station at Belle Vue, is very striking. A fine view can also be obtained from the Government Rest House on Bellevue North (980 feet) comprising St. Vincent on the north and Grenada on the south, 68 miles apart with the exquisite archipelago of the Grenadines lying in between. ST. LUCIA " Statio hand malefida carinis." The Colony’s Motto. St. Lucia, which lies in latitude 130 50' N. and longitude 6o° 58' W., about 20 miles to the south of Martinique and 30 miles to the north-east of St. Vincent, has a total area of 233 square miles, being rather larger than the Isle of Man. Its greatest length is 28 miles, its greatest breadth 14 miles, and its population 51,505. St. Lucia is volcanic, and consequently very mountainous. The scenery throughout the island is truly magnificent. The main range of mountains, of an average height of I 500 feet, runs north and south nearly the whole length of the island, buttressed...”
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“...the proceeds of the I sale of the Carib lands. The Thompson Home, a few minutes’ walk from the landing-stage, was established by Lady Thompson, the [wife of the then Administrator, after a hurricane in 11898, for the relief of destitute ladies. The well-kept Botanic Garden is prettily situated in a I small valley just below Government House and adjoining Montrose Estate. It is less than a mile distant from the landing-stage, and is approached by a good driving road, which passes the Colonial Hospital, a well-appointed building with three blocks, and, higher up, arrowroot and I Sea Island cotton plantations. An arrowroot mill is also I to be seen, which, when working, is of great interest. Here the roots of the plant known, to scientists as [ Maranta arundinacea are reduced to a fine pulp, which is washed—an essential being the use of extremely pure water—and then strained. The water with the arrow- root in suspension is then allowed to flow slowly along flat and shallow troughs, and the...”
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“... which is passed on the way ; the time usually taken to reach the summit is two hours. In the neighbourhood of Cavalries the unique Soufrière fern, which resembles the British stag-horn moss (Lycopodium clavatum) is found. At Edinboro Bay (half a mile from Kingstown) the remains of some old barracks are to be seen ; from there to Low Point is a charming lane known as the Lovers’ Walk, which extends to a distance of half a mile. At the extremity of the Point are the ruins of the old military hospital. Calliaqua, four miles from Kingstown on the windward side, has a population of 800. Almost 200 yards from the mainland to the south-west of it is Young’s Island, now used as a quarantine station. It is reached by boat in one hour, or by road (2^ miles), and then by ferry across the narrow strait which divides it from the mainland. The island was once the property of Sir William Young, Governor of the Colony, who acquired it from the Carib Chief. Returning from England, Sir William Young was...”
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“...capacity of 600,000 gallons. Dorsetshire Hill was the scene of much fighting during the wars with the French and the Caribs. The fortifica- tions, which consisted only of earthworks, have long since disappeared. To the north on Miller’s Ridge guns still he dismounted on the ground. An excellent school has recently been built on Dorset- shire Hill to replace one destroyed by a hurricane some years ago. At Low Point, about 400 feet below the fort and to sea- ward of the citadel, stands the military hospital, now used for patients suffering from yaws (Frambcesia). A ride to a high ridge called “ Vigie,” or “ Look-out,” ‘ about six miles in a north-easterly direction, is also worth taking. This place was once a fortified post, and it is of interest as having been the scene of several sharp engage- ments between the English and French, with their Carib allies, in the war of 1795-96. The different ridges are concentrated into one elevation with three corneal hills I where the Caribs fixed their camp...”
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“...221 ST. CHRISTOPHER OR ST. KITTS Basseterre Roads in 1782, of which reference is made above. The office of the Cable Company faces the sea about one hundred yards to the east of the Treasury Building. Government House is a large, rambling building to the north of Basseterre. The Administrator usually resides at " Springfield,” a charming house on rising ground, a mile to the north-west of the town. Not far from it, to the west of the town, is the Cunningham Hospital, so called after Mr. C. T. Cunningham, Lieutenant-Governor in 1839. Attached to this well-conducted and clean institution is a maternity ward and school of instruction for midwives and mothers. The Church of St. George’s stands at the back of the town. It was rebuilt after the fire of 1867. The original church was erected by the French in 1670, and came into Anglican possession in 1713 at the Peace of Utrecht. Though a strong stone building, it succumbed to the hurricane in 1843. A new church was started in a different site...”
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“...paths, though a ramble to the reservoir is interesting. This reservoir, which is built of solid masonry, provided an abundance of water for the garrison for many months. The local Government have of late devoted a small annual grant to the preservation of this fortress—the “ Gibraltar of the West Indies,” as it has been called. When much of the bush and undergrowth was cleared away, the ruins of many buildings, the existence of which had been forgotten, were brought to light. Among others were a hospital and barracks, which, it is said, had only just been completed when the hill was abandoned. A profitable lime-burning industry is carried on by the Government, under the charge of the Director of Public Works, at the foot of the hill. The next place which deserves a visit is St. Thomas’ Church at Middle Island (3 miles farther), in the church- yard of which—under a roof to protect it from the elements—is the tomb of Sir Thomas Warner, the founder of the colony. This great coloniser died at St...”
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“...Captain of H.M.S. Boreas, WAS MARRIED TO Frances Herbert Nisbet. The hero’s memory is also perpetuated by Nelson’s Watering-place, a creek about three miles to the north of Charlestown ; according to a local tradition the future victor of Trafalgar could be seen with his spy-glass on Saddle Hill Peak and Battery miles by carriage; i hour on foot) every day whilst he was on the island. About a quarter of a mile from Charlestown on rising ground is the old Queen’s House, which is now the local hospital. The Jew’s Burial Ground on the north of the Govern- ment road and to the south-west of “ Ramsbury ” estate, which has been cleared of bush by Mr. H. C. Huggins, has much historic interest. At St. Thomas’, Lowland (about 3 miles from Charles- town), there is a curious old tombstone, rescued some...”
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“...England, may have due reverence and exercise amongst them,” and five ministers were soon sent out. In 1664 there was but one church in the whole island (at Spanish Town), “ being a fair Spanish Church ruined by the old soldiers but lately in some .measure repaired by Sir Charles Lyttelton.” In Mulberry Garden, the present Poor House, there is a noble tamarind tree under which, it is said, Colonels Raymond and Tyson were shot for conspiracy in 1660. Eagle House, which stands behind the Public Hospital in King Street, is full of historic associations. Locally it is known as John Crow House, from the eagle which surmounts one of its gate-posts. It is said to have been the residence of William O’Brien, second Earl of Inchiquin, Governor of Jamaica 1660-61. To Bog Walk (boca de agua, or water’s mouth), a very beautiful gorge of the Rio Cobre, is a charming drive from Spanish Town. A pleasant excursion can be made from Kingston by taking the early morning train to Spanish Town, and driving thence...”
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“...294 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES Near by was the well which supplied the settlement with water, and a barracks, some 130 feet long by 30 feet broad, which had once possessed an upper story of wood, little now remaining of the stoutly built lower walls of limestone quarried in the neigh- bourhood. There also were the powder-house and the cells, the hospital and the kitchens and the mess-house, which, placed on an immense rock open to the sea breeze from the east, com- manded a view over Trelawny to the sea by Falmouth miles away. It was once a substantial building of three stories, the solid steps leading up to the second floor being still usable. Opposite the mess-house rise two large conical hills calling to mind the twin Pitons of St. Lucia—the one called Gun Hill (because a gun had been placed in position there, possibly the howitzer with which Walpole did great execution), the other Garrison Hill. Then we saw the tank some thirty feet long, fed by a clear stream in which the soldiers...”
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“...WEST INDIES : Cubans, and many families were consequently divided among themselves. In 1871 a certain Gonzalo Castaflon, in an ultra- Spanish paper which he edited called The Voice of Cuba, mad» an attack on Cuban women, and was accordingly challenged by a patriot to fight a duel at Key West. The challenge having beenaccepted, the fight took place and the Spaniard was killed*5 His body was brought to Havana and buried with much cere- mony m one of the niches in the cemetery behind San Lazaro hospital. Some little time later, a party of students from Havana University were alleged to have spoken disrespectfully of Castaflon and to have desecrated his tomb. This enraged the Spanish Volunteers, who demanded vengeance. It being impossible to ascertain which of the students were guilty an entire class consisting of forty young men was arrested and tried by court martial. So great was the outcry that no lawyer could be found to defend their case, until a Spanish officer whose name, Capedevilla...”
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“...THE PANAMA CANAL 429 other buildings similarly protected. It is here that the hospital established by the French in De Lesseps’ time is situated, amid avenues of cabbage-palms and grassy lawns, a feature of which is the abundance of a species of sensitive plant. The main thoroughfare of Panama is the Avenida Central which, starting in a curve, leads to the Plaza de la Independencia, as the old Cathedral Plaza is now called, and to the Malecon, or sea-wall, beyond. A stroll down this street reveals the cosmopolitan nature of the city. The retail trade is seen to be largely in the hands of Chinamen. Tempted by the improved condition of affairs in the country, celestials began to arrive in such numbers that it was deemed necessary to impose a head tax of $250 on those arriving since 1904. This the new- comers pay willingly for the privilege of residing and carrying on trade in Panama. Here the West meets the East, and Spaniards, Italians, Frenchmen, and, indeed, representatives of every European...”