Sagua la Grande 157, 180 Sancti Spíritus 180 San Juan Mts. 176, 178 Sapodilla 189 Sierra Maestra 178, 182 Sour Sop 190 Tunas de Zaza 178 Zapata Swamp 177, 182 * Errata, page 165-Santiago is 540 miles from Havana by the Cuba Cigars 99 Cock Fighting 99 Cortina de Valdes 130 Drake 63 Drives 122 Drinks 82 Drug Store 14 Espada Cemetery 80 Fesser 121 Fever, Yellow 128 Havana, Founding 123 Houses 21, 25 Immaculate Conception 40 Firemen's Monument 70 Fish 87 Casa de Beneficencia 96 Fruits 82 Carnival 54 Carroll 128 Cars 12 Lottery 90 Luyano 90 Luz Wharf 14 MATANZAS 16, IOI Bellamar Caves 106 Maya Point 103 Montserrate 103, 105 Paseo Marti 109 Pueblo Nuevo 103, III Machina 18, 20 Maine 19, 126 Pirates 32, 34, 121, 123 Sour-sop 83 Spanish Casino 116 Post-Office 15 Poultry 86 Príncipe 15, 95 Puentes Grandes 121 San Carlos Seminary 38 Santa Rita Baths 122 Seasons 119 Senate 94 Serenos 88 Street Sweepers 84 Summer Palace 92 Sweet-sop 83 Tacon 131 Tacon Market 87 Tetas de Managua 17 Toledo Ingenio 121 Twelve Apostles 65 U. S. Customs 10 Yacht Club 121 Yellow Fever 128 Views of Havana and surroundings may be gained from these Arrival in Havana. As the ship reaches moorings, the health officers come aboard, and following them are the hotel agents. Baggage, consisting of wearing apparel, toilet articles, etc., is admitted free of duty. All baggage must be opened for inspection on the dock. The hack fare from landing wharf to hotel is 20 cents Spanish silver for two persons, 25 cents for three, 30 cents for four. Passports are not required in Cuba. Baggage Transfer.—Baggage of the following steamer lines will be handled by the Cuban and Pan-American Express Company: Ward Line from New York, Munson Line from Mobile, Southern Pacific New Orleans-Havana Line from New Orleans, McKay Line from Tampa. The pursers of these steamers, acting as agents of this company, will check baggage from wharf to hotels, residences, and also railway stations in Havana, where the passenger, on presenting his ticket, can get his baggage checked to any station on the different railways of the island. Passengers undecided as to their stopping place, or length of stay in Havana, may leave their baggage at the Express Company's office, 150 Havana street, for two weeks free of charge. A representative of the Express Company will board the steamer upon its arrival at Havana and he will also be found on the wharf (Machina) during the day. Baggage of the P. & O. steamers from Miami, Key West and Port Tampa is handled by the Southern Express Company. MONEY. Money of two kinds is used in Cuba, American money and Spanish silver. Prices are quoted sometimes in one, sometimes in the other. In Havana, hotel rates are in American money, and so are railroad and steamship fares. One should upon arrival exchange some American money for Spanish. This may usually be done at the hotel. The rate of exchange varies, and is published daily in the Havana Post; or may be learned at the hotel desk. One dollar American is approximately $1.40 in Spanish money. The equivalents of Spanish silver in American money were fixed during the American occupation: Spanish. American. Bronze and copper one-centavo (cent) and two-centavo pieces pass current at their face value in sums not exceeding a peseta. |