Identifier: aroundaboutsouth00vinc (find matches)
Title: Around and about South America
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Vincent, Frank, 1848- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, D. Appleton & company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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few trees, but in the northern parts, wherethe residences of the better class are situated, the profusionof vegetation and flowers is very remarkable. Port-of-Spainis well provided with hospitals and asylums of all kinds.These are constructed strictly for their purposes, rather thanfor any particular architectural effect, and the same might besaid of all the public buildings, most of which are built solid-ly of stone or brick. In the southern center of the city is alarge square—full of fine trees, and containing a neat bronzefountain—upon the western side of which are several of themore important public buildings, such as the GovernmentHouse, Court-IIouse, Town Hall, police barracks, and newpublic offices. Two lines of tram-cars run, and a good ideaof the city may be obtained by riding to the terminus of oneof these lines, and then walking a few blocks and taking theother line back. You would thus see, in the northern partof the city, what is termed the Savanna, or Queens Park, a
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A Big Tree in a Public Square, Port-of-Spain. TRINIDAD AND UP THE ORINOCO. 397 great open field of smooth grass which extends quite away tothe base of the hills. It contains many large and splendidold trees, and around its edges a race-course and grand stand.Herds of feeding cattle give a pleasing aspect to the Savan-na. Beyond it are a very fine botanical garden, and theGovernors palace. The botanical garden is especially inter-esting and worthy of a visit from the stranger. Besidesmany specimens of the enormous trees peculiar to the island—or, more exactly, to the tropics hereabout—are splendidflowers, shrubs, aquatic plants, also fountains and neatly keptpaths. On the way back to the hotel you will notice theplain brick building of Queens College, standing in a largeinclosure. This is intended for boys under the age of twen-ty-one. The curriculum comprises the English, French, andSpanish languages, classics, mathematics, and chemistry. Itis distinctly stated that no religious i

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