CHAPTER XIII

LIFE IN THE CHILEAN CAPITAL

Railway along Aconcagua River Valley--Project of Wheelright, the Yankee--Santiago’s Craggy Height of Santa Lucia--A Walk along the Alameda--Historic and Other Statues--The Capital a Fanlike City--Public Edifices--Dwellings of the Poor--Impression of the People at the Celebration of Corpus Christi--Some Notes on the Climate--Habits and Customs--“The Morning for Sleep”--Independence of Chilean Women--Sunday for Society--Fondness for Athletic Sports--Newspapers an Institution of the Country 201