The evening telegraph

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far, to my knowledge, met one who was not an

immigrant or the immediate descendants of im

migrants. Probably a half of all the blacks, or

their ancestors, came from Philadelphia. The

earliest of the colony settled here in 1821 under

President Boyer, and others bave been sent by

colonizatifiu societies subsequently, or bave lied

bilher from Hayti.

8n Doming City.

The same correspondent describes Sauto Do

mingo City as follows:

Hanto Domingo City is notblwr but a ruin.

bave been here now two days, and bay

searched vainly for anew house, a fresh brick,

a newly-quarried stone, or a lately-sawed scant

ling. Apparently there is not, in the

whole city, a structure that is not 200

years old. All the houses bear the proof of

great age. drumming stones, concrete tailing to

decay, ivy and other vines clinging to the walls,

moss and mould and discoloration everywhere.

Every street is but a copy of its fellows. Its

houses are like prisons, with thick wa'ls, mas

sive doors, and barred windows. But the Tri

bune readers are familiar with descriptions of

this ancient town, and I am glad to leave It In

Its decay for the etory of the present.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The evening telegraph. (1871). Philadelphia [Pa.], 1871-02-21. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83025925/1871-02-21/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The evening telegraph, 1871-02-21.