{"1": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3524", "width": "2465", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "Class\\nCQE\u00c2\u00abRiGHT BEPGSIT.", "height": "3349", "width": "2280", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3349", "width": "2280", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3349", "width": "2280", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3349", "width": "2280", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3349", "width": "2280", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "PRICE, 50 CENTS.\\nI\\n^^OOMFI\u00c2\u00a3^^,^\\nf ILLUSTRATED\\n1\\nH istorical G uide.\\nEMBRACING AN ACCOUNT OF THE\\nANTIQUITIES\\nOF\\nSt. Augustine, Florida,\\nWITH MAP.\\nTo which is added a Conde7ised Guide of the\\nSt. JOHN S, OCKLAWAHA, HALIFAX,\\nINDIAN RIVE3RS.\\nI\\n^g^i\\nSHERIMN Co. PRS PMIA,", "height": "3349", "width": "2280", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3349", "width": "2280", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3349", "width": "2280", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE,\\nITS E\u00c2\u00abM*0*\\nCOPYRSGHTED\\ntCES TO BLOOMHELD S\\nF ST. AUGUSTINE.\\n--n\\nS9\\nJ\\nora which moat was formerly\\nd with water.\\nCemetery.\\ning-place of Gen. Oglethorpe,\\nbrated rose tree at B. Olivero s,\\nSpanish grave-yard.\\na Hotel.\\n7.\\npar s fine orange grove.\\nd once by a celebrated In-\\nibe.\\nCemetery.\\nSt. Joseph s Convent,\\nie Cottage.\\nerson s famous orange grove,\\nr aged colored persons,\\nce and Public Library, for-\\nSpanisla Governor s residence,\\nholic Bishop s residence.\\nCathedral.\\nHall.\\nHouse.\\nattached to St. Augustine Hotel.\\nistine Hotel.\\nHouse.\\nave Market.\\nent in honor of Spanish Liberal\\ntution.\\nEpiscopal Church.\\nat Market,\\narth s residence.\\nse with Spanish corridor,\\nnvent; occupied by the Sisters\\nJoseph,\\nerian Church.\\nFrancis Convent.\\nParade Ground.\\nHospital.\\nCemetery, in which can be\\nthree pyramids, under which\\nerred the remains of Gen. Dade\\n7 men.\\nville, sometimes called Africa,\\nich place most of the colored\\nles are situated.\\nent in memory of the Confeder-\\ntd.\\nSt. Augustine Yacht Club.\\nclaims accuracy in everything ex-\\nioii.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "i^.-\\nBl^OOMFIELD^\\nLLUSTRATED HISTORICAL GuiDE,\\nEMBRACING AN ACCOUNT OF THE\\nANTIQUITIES OF ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA\\niffSO WHICH IS ADDED\\nA Condensed Guide of the St. John s, Ocklawaha,\\nHalifax, and Indian Rivers.\\nDistance Tables to Points on the above-mentioned Rivers,\\nAnd Principal Cities North, East, and West.\\nEVER! TOURIST IN FIORIDA SHOULD PROCURE A COPY. NO BOOK PUBLISHED CONTAIN-\\nA\\n13 1882 I\\nMAX. BLOOMFIELD,\\nBOOKSELLEE, NEWSDEALER, STATIONED\\nst. augustine, fla.,\\nEditor, Publisher, and Proprietor.\\n18 83.\\nPRICE 50 CENTS.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "ST.AUCilSTINE,\\nITS EHM^^\\nCOPYRIGHTED\\nw S I VIS\\n_- \u00e2\u0096\u00a0X -pvwntioO\\nBIRD\\nREFERENCES TO BLOOMFIELD S\\nMAP OF ST. AUGUSTINE.\\nPitch fn m which moat wus formerly\\nsuppUiHl with WHtor.\\n2. Catholic Comotery.\\na. Tho hnuiin^ -phico of iJou. Ojflothorpe.\\n4. The cvlohratod roso tree at R OlivciVs,\\nSr.\\n5. Tho olvl Spanish gravc-vnnl.\\nG Maj:nollii Hotel.\\n7. Surf City.\\n9. B. Conovar s tltie oran je urovo.\\n10. 8ito ocvupied once hy a oelebrated lu-\\ndinn trihe.\\n11. Hii^iuMiot iVinetery.\\n1-. The olil St. Joseph s Couvont.\\ni: Siinny\u00c2\u00bbiile tta ;o.\\nII. l r. Amlirsou s rainona oran);( ^;rovo.\\n13. Home for UKcd colored iuMsi n,s.\\nIfi. Posl-OJllce niid riihlie Llhrary, for-\\nmerly Spanish tiovornor s resideueo.\\n17. The Cntholie Hishop .s naideiice.\\nIS. Spuiiialt Cathedral.\\nlU. Ma.sonio Hull.\\n20. Florida Hoii.s(%.\\ni\\\\. Cottage adached (\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00bbS|. AujjUHtlno Hotel.\\nI l. St. AtiKUsliiio Ilotul.\\nT.\\\\. Murloti lIoimH.\\nIX. Tlio old Slave Market.\\n?5. MoiiumeiU in honor of Spanish IJherai\\nConntitntioM.\\n2(1. Trinity llpiscnpnl Clunrh.\\n27. City Meat Market.\\n2H. (Jen. Worth s residence.\\n21). Old lioiiNo with iSpanlsh corridor.\\n80. New Convent; occnjded hy tho Slators\\nof St. Joneph.\\n31. rreBbytcrliin Church.\\n32. Old SI. Francis Convent.\\nA Militiiry I unule (iround.\\n:u. .Military Ho.spital.\\n.Military Cemetery, In whicli can ho\\nBeen throe pyruniidH, under which\\nare Intfrrnd tho remuitiH of (/en. JJudo\\nand 107 men.\\n36. Lincolnvlllu, somctlnieii called Africa,\\nat which pla \u00c2\u00ab3 moht of I ho colorod\\nchurch* are Hltiiated.\\n37. Monument in memory of the Confeder-\\nate d ad.\\n38. Wharf. St. Augustine Yacht Club.\\nThe map claims acenrucy in everything er-\\ncept prinportion.", "height": "3273", "width": "5066", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "COPYRIGHTED 1 882, BY MAX BLOOMFIELD.\\nF3!q\\nSnM", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "THE WHYS AND WHEREFORES\\nHaving become cognizant of the wants of the tourist, as\\nto receiving information on all principal points of interest\\nin the Ancient City, we have endeavored to give as true\\nand faithful an account as can be prepared in a condensed\\nform.\\nAs there are many among our visitors who would like to\\nbe informed as to the early history of St. Augustine, without\\ngoing into the deep detail, which the reading of some of the\\nworks involves, we have quoted some very interesting facts\\nfrom the different writers.\\nIncluded in this work we have given a complete guide to\\nthe St. John s, Ocklawaha, Halifax, and Indian Rivers, with\\ndistance table to the same, and to principal cities, north,\\neast, and west, reckoning from Jacksonville, Florida.\\nParticular attention\u00c2\u00bbhas been given to the accuracy of the\\nappended map, which will prove an invaluable aid to all who\\nwish to visit the different places of St. Augustine.\\nSt. Augustine, Florida, June, 1882.\\n(3)", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "CONTENTS.\\nWhys and Wherefores,\\nSt. Augustine,\\nExpeditions to Florida,\\nHuguenot Massacre,\\nSt. Augustine in 1773,\\nC. B. S. on St. Augustine, 1 881,\\nSpanish Governors,\\nModern St. Augustine,\\nPublic and Ancient Buildings,\\nThe Spanish Cathedral,\\nGovernor s Palace,\\nOldest Houses, Spanish Corridors, etc.,\\nUnited States Barracks,\\nTrinity Episcopal Church,\\nConvents,\\nThe Colored Home,\\nThe Plaza,\\nThe Slave Market,\\nCemeteries Dade s Massacre The Martyr\\nThe Ancient Gateway,\\nTown Wall,\\nFort Marion\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Escape of Wild Cat;\\nSea Wall,\\nAnastasia Island,\\nOrange Groves, Rose Gardens, etc., etc..\\netc.,\\nPriest,\\n3\\n7\\n8\\n12\\n15\\n17\\n18\\n19\\n21\\n21\\n23\\n24\\n26\\n26\\n26\\n27\\n27\\n30\\n31\\n^7\\n38\\n38\\n52\\n52\\n55\\n5", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "6 CONTENTS.\\nPAGE\\nNew St. Augustine, 56\\nRavenswood, 5^\\nThe Yacht Club, 57\\nHandsome Winter Residences, 57\\nBathing, Yachting, Fishing, and Hunting, 59\\nCountry Drives, -59\\nBoarding-Houses, .60\\nHistory of the Minorcans, 60\\nSt. Augustine in 181 7, 69\\nSt. Augustine in 1843 Old Customs, 73\\nSt. Augustine During the Civil War, 79\\nThe St. John s River, 80\\nOcklawaha River, 87\\nHalifax and Indian Rivers, 89\\nMileage on the St. John s River, 9^\\nMileage on the Ocklawaha River, 93\\nMileage from Jacksonville to Points East, West, and North, .94\\nFlorida Views, 95", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "BLOOMFIELD S\\nHISTORICAL GUIDE\\nST. AUGUSTINE.\\nSt. Augustine, Florida, is undoubtedly the oldest city,\\nby forty years, in the United States, and was founded at a\\nperiod when Spain was the greatest power on earth. Juan\\nPonce de Leon is supposed to have been the first one to\\nhave landed in Florida, on the Sunday before Easter, in\\n15 12, it being Palm Sunday, which the Spaniards in those\\ndays called Pasqua Florida, or Flowery Easter, from the\\npalms and roses with which the churches are decorated on\\nthat day. Therefore he gave the name of Florida to the\\ncountry.\\nThe event of founding St. Augustine did not take place\\ntill 1565, fifty-three years after the first landing of De Leon,\\nthe famous knight, who hunted for the fountain of youth.\\nOn the 8th day of May, 1565, Pedro Menendez de Aviles,\\nat the head of some of Spain s most valiant knights, landed\\non the shores of Florida and planted the banner of Spain,\\nproclaiming Philip 11. the ruler of the whole continent of\\nNorth America. We do not intend to go into detail, but\\nexpect to do our duty as a Guide, and hope to be a good\\nand faithful one, but for the benefit of our readers we quote\\nthe following excellent article\\n(7)", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "8 bloomfield s historical guide.\\nEXPEDITIONS TO FLORIDA.*\\n1497. It is claimed by the English that during this year\\nFlorida was discovered by Sebastian Cabot, who did not\\nland, but merely sailed along the East coast.\\n15 12. Juan Ponce de Leon left Porto Rico in April, in\\ncontinuation of his search for the Fountain of Youth, and\\non the second day in that month (which day being the\\nSunday before Easter, is called Palm Sunday, and which the\\nSpaniards in those days called Pasqua Florida, or Flowery\\nEaster, from the palm branches and flowers with which the\\nchurches are decorated on that day) landed on the coast, in\\n30 degrees and 8 minutes, north latitude, near the present\\nsite of St. Augustine, and gave the name of Florida to the\\ncountry.\\n1 5 16. Diego Miruelo visited the Gulf coast section and\\nobtained pieces of gold from the Indians.\\n15 17. An expedition commanded by Fernandez de Cor-\\ndova visited the country.\\n15 19. One Anton de Alaminos soon after visited the\\nGulf coast.\\n1521. Ponce de Leon made his second visit to the East\\ncoast. The Indians attacked his forces, killing great num-\\nbers. De Leon, being wounded in the conflict, was obliged\\nto retreat to his ships. He set sail for Cuba, and soon after\\nhis arrival died from the effect of his wounds.\\n1528. Panfilo de Narvaez landed at Clear Water Bay,\\nnear Tampa. He explored the northwestern section of the\\nState, and becoming discouraged he built several small boats\\nand endeavored to reach Mexico. A sudden storm drove\\nWhitney s Pathfinder.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 9\\nhis boat to sea, and he was never again heard of. Of the\\n300 who composed this expedition, only four were known to\\nhave escaped; among the number was Alvar Nunez Cabeca\\nde Vaca, who succeeded in reaching Mexico, and from thence\\nto Spain.\\n1539. Hernando de Soto disembarked at Tampa Bay,\\nand traversed the northwest section of the State. He con-\\ntinued his researches far beyond the bounds of Florida into\\nthe valley of the Mississippi, where he- died, and was buried\\nbeneath its waters. The expedition then wended its way\\ndown the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, and from\\nthence to Mexico. Of the one thousand who four years\\nprevious had landed, only three hundred reached their des-\\ntination.\\n1545. A treasure ship, en route from New Mexico to\\nSpain, was wrecked on the eastern coast.\\n1 549. Four Franciscan brothers landed at Tampa Bay,\\nand were massacred by the Indians.\\n1552. About this period an entire Spanish fleet, except-\\ning one vessel, was wrecked on the Gulf coast, while en\\nroute for Spain from Havana.\\n1559. Don Tristan de Luna disembarked on the Gulf\\ncoast with over fifteen hundred followers, but he soon aban-\\ndoned the country.\\n1562. The French Protestants, or Huguenots, under Jean\\nRibaut, arrived on the coast, near St. Augustine. He con-\\ntinued north and disembarked near the mouth of St. John s\\nRiver, called by the Spanish at that time St. Matheo, and\\nerected a stone landmark, bearing the French coat of arms.\\nContinuing north he landed at Port Royal and endeavored\\nto established a colony. Having built Fort Charles, and", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "lO bloomfield s historical guide.\\nleaving twenty-five men to garrison it, he returned to France.\\nThe colony, being neglected and constrained by hunger,\\nconstructed a rude vessel and set sail for their country.\\nThey succeeded in their undertaking after having experi-\\nenced terrible suffering.\\n1564. Rene de Laudonniere arrived at St. Augustine;\\ncontinuing north he landed at St. John s Bluff, on the St\\nJohn s River, and erected Fort Caroline, where Jean Ribaut\\nhad previously erected his landmark.\\n1565. August 29th, Jean Ribaut, who had previously\\nreturned to France, arrived with his colony at Fort Caro-\\nline, with supplies for Rene de Laudonniere.\\n^1565. Pedro Menendez de Aviles arrived on the coast\\nand established St. Augustine, about the same time that Ri-\\nbaut arrived at Fort Caroline. Menendez, upon hearing of\\nthe arrival of the French, set sail for the purpose of their\\nextermination. He drove the French fleet from the coast\\nand returned to St. Augustine, and immediately planned a\\nland attack on Fort Caroline. Arriving early in the morn-\\ning he attacked the fort and massacred nearly all its inmates.\\nLaudonniere with a few others escaped. Hanging several cap-\\ntives to a tree, he placed above them this inscription Not as\\nFrenchmen, but as Lutherans. On the return of Menendez\\nto St. Augustine a solemn mass was celebrated and a Te Deum\\nsung in commemoration of the victory. Meanwhile a severe\\nstorm overtook Jean Ribaut s fleet and all were wrecked at\\nMatanzas, and subsequently cowardly butchered by Menen-\\ndez, in squads of ten, with their hands pinioned behind their\\nbacks. Thus, in all, nearly three hundred men met their death.\\n1567. Dominic de Gourgues, a Huguenot gentleman,\\narrived at Fort Caroline, and, with aid from the Indians, fully", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. II\\navenged the wickedness perpetrated by Menendez. Over the\\nHfeless bodies of the Spanish he wrote Not as unto Span-\\niards or outcasts, but as to traitors, robbers, and murderers.\\n1586. Sir Francis Drake made an attack on St. Augus-\\ntine. He succeeded in plundering and burning the largest\\nportion of the town. His descent resulted in the capture of\\n;^2000, which he took from the treasure-chest within the fort.\\n1598. The Indians massacred several priests in and about\\nSt. Augustine.\\n1665. The pirate, John Davis, made a descent upon St.\\nAugustine and pillaged the town.\\n1702. Governor Moore, of South Caroline, captured St.\\nAugustine, and held the town for three months before he\\nwithdrew he burned it. He, however, failed to capture the\\nfort.\\n1740. General Oglethorpe laid siege to the town. He\\nplanted his guns on Anastasia Island, also behind the sand-\\nhills on Point Quartell. He also erected a sand battery on\\nAnastasia Island, opposite the fort. After an unsuccessful\\nattempt of forty days to capture the fort, he withdrew. He\\nagain in 1743 marched to the very gates of St. Augustine,\\nbut met with no better success.\\n1763. Spain ceded Florida to Great Britain.\\n1766. It was receded to Spain.\\n1 8 19. Florida passed into the hands of the United\\nStates. The change of flags occurred in East Florida, at\\nSt. Augustine, July loth, 182 1.\\n1845. Florida was admitted into the Union as a State.\\nThis article will give the reader a very fair idea how\\neventful must have been the early history of St. Augustine.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "12 BLOOMFIELDS HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\nThe old saying, If walls could speak, does not come amiss\\nhere, for they undoubtedly could tell tales far more thrilling\\nthan the most absorbing of our melodramatic tales in fiction.\\nHUGUENOT MASSACRE.\\nFor the benefit of our readers we will give the translation\\nof the account of the Huguenot massacre, being a memo-\\nrandum of a letter by the chaplain of the expedition under\\nMenendez\\nYour Excellency will remember that when I was in\\nSpain I went to see the General at the Port St. Marie, and\\nthat he showed me a letter from monseigneur the King,\\nDon Philip, signed by his hand, in which his majesty stated,\\nthat on the 20th of May, the same year, seven French ships,\\nbearing seven hundred men and two hundred women, had\\nsailed for Florida.\\n(Then follows a description of the armament of the Span-\\nish fleet, and the instructions given to the Adelantado, Pedro\\nMenendez, to proceed to Florida and claim the country for\\nthe King of Spain. Translator^\\nOn the eighth of the month, the day of the nativity of\\nOur Lady, the General landed, with many banners displayed,\\nto the sound of trumpets and of other instruments of war,\\nand amid salvos of artillery. I took a cross and went before\\nthem chanting Te Deurn Laiidamns. The General marched\\nstraight to the cross, followed by all those who accompanied\\nhim they knelt and kissed the cross. A great many In-\\ndians witnessed the ceremonies, and imitated all that they", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 1 3\\nsaw done. The same day the General took possession of\\nthe country in the name of His Majesty. All the captains\\nswore allegiance to him as their General, and as Adelantado\\nof the country.\\ni; -Jf \u00c2\u00a5r\\nWe are in this fort to the number of six hundred com-\\nbatants.\\nTo-day as I finished the mass of Our Lady, the Admiral\\nwas informed that a Frenchman had been captured. He\\ntold us that our enemies had embarked more than two hun-\\ndred men on four vessels to go in search of our fleet God\\nour Father sent suddenly so great a tempest that these men\\nmust have been destroyed, for since their departure, have\\noccurred the worst tempests I ever saw. The following\\nMonday we saw a man approach, who cried out loudly\\nVictory! victory! the French fort is in our hands. I\\nhave already stated that the enterprise which we have under-\\ntaken is for the glory of Jesus Christ and of H\\nMother. The Holy Spirit has enlightened the re; m. of\\nour chief, in order that all may be turned to our prrTr \\\\ad\\nthat we might gain so great a victory. The enemy dia not\\nperceive them until they were attacked, most of them being\\nin bed; many arose in their night-clothes, and begged for\\nquarter. Notwithstanding this, one hundred and forty-two\\nwere killed, the rest escaped. In an hour s time the fort\\nwas in our possession.*\\nA few days after this some Indians came to our fort and\\ninformed us, by signs, that a French vessel had been wrecked\\nFort Caroline.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "14 BLOOMFIELDS HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\non Anastasia Island.* The General, with the Admiral and\\nmany followers, repaired to the coast, and taking with him\\na Frenchman, who had accompanied us from Spain, he called\\nto them to come over. A French gentleman, who was a ser-\\ngeant, brought their reply to the summons to surrender for\\nthey had raised a flag as a signal of war. He said that they\\nwould surrender on condition that their lives might be spared.\\nThe General demanded an unconditional surrender, Seeing\\nthat no other resource remained to them, in a short time\\nthey all surrendered themselves to his discretion.\\nSeeing that they were Lutherans, his Excellency con-\\ndemned them all to death but, as I was a priest and felt a\\nsympathy for them, I begged him to grant me a favor, that\\nof sparing those who would embrace our holy faith. He\\ngranted me this favor. I succeeded in thus saving ten or\\ntwelve all the rest were executed because they were Lu-\\ntherans and enemies of our holy Catholic faith. All this\\ntook place on the day of St. Michael, September 22d, 1565.\\nTi.- re were one hundred and eleven Lutherans executed,\\nwithout counting fourteen or fifteen prisoners.\\nFrancisco Lopez de Mendoza Gi^ajales, Chaplain of his\\nExcellettcy, certify that the foregoiftg is true.\\nFrancisco Lopez de Mendoza Grajales.\\nA Huguenot survivor of the attack on Fort Caroline has\\ndescribed that human butchery as a massacre of men,\\nwomen, and little infants, so horrible that one can imagine\\nnothing more barbarous and cruel.\\nDirectly opposite where Fort Matanzas now stands.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. I 5\\nST. AUGUSTINE IN 1773.\\nSt. Augustine has changed remarkably in the last few\\nyears. A great many old landmarks are continually being\\nremoved to make way for enterprises of various kinds. To\\ngive the reader an idea of St. Augustine, many years ago,\\nw^e will quote Stork s description of it as it appeared about\\n1773:\\nThe town of St. Augustine is situated near the glacis of\\nthe fort, on the west side of the harbor. It is an oblong\\nsquare. The streets are regularly laid out, and intersect\\neach other at right angles. They are built narrow on pur-\\npose to afford shade. The town is above half a mile in\\nlength, regularly fortified with bastions, half bastions, and a\\nditch. Besides these works, it has another sort of fortifica-\\ntion, very singular, but well adapted against the Indians, an\\nenemy the Spaniards had most to fear. It consists of several\\nrows of palmetto trees, planted very close along the ditch,\\nup to the parapet. Their pointed leaves are so many che-\\nvaux-de-frise, that make it entirely impenetrable. The two\\nsouthern bastions are built of stone.\\nIn the middle of the town is a spacious square, called\\nthe Parade, open towards the harbor. At the bottom of this\\nsquare is the governor s house, the apartments of which are\\nspacious and suited to the climate, with high windows, a\\nbalcony in front, and galleries on both sides. To the back-\\npart of the house is joined a tower, called in America a\\nlookout, from which there is an extensive prospect, towards\\nthe sea as well as inland. There are two churches within\\nthe walls of the town, the Parish Church, a plain building,\\nand another belonging to the- Convent of Franciscan Friars,", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "i6 bloomfield s historical guide.\\nwhich is converted into barracks for the garrison. The\\nhouses are built of freestone, commonly two stories high,\\ntwo rooms upon a floor, with large windows and balconies.\\nBefore the entry of most of the houses runs a portico of\\nstone arches. The roofs are commonly flat. The Spaniards\\nconsulted convenience more than taste in their buildings.\\nThe number of houses in the town and within the lines\\nwhen the Spaniards left it was above 900 many of them,\\nespecially in the suburbs, being built of wood, are now gone\\nto decay.\\nThe inhabitants, of all colors, whites, negroes, mu-\\nlattoes, Indians, etc., at the evacuation of St. Augustine,\\namounted to 5700, including the garrison of 2500 men.\\nHalf a mile from the town, to the west, is a line, with a broad\\nditch and bastions, running from St. Sebastian s Creek to\\nSt. Mark s River. A mile further is another fortified line,\\nwith some redoubts, forming a second communication be-\\ntween a stoccata fort, upon St. Sebastian s River, and Fort\\nMosa, upon the river St. Mark s.\\nWithin the first line, near the town, was a small settle-\\nment of Germans, who had a church of their own. Upon\\nSt. Mark s River, within the same line, was also an Indian\\ntown, with a church built of freestone. What is very re-\\nmarkable, the steeple is of good workmanship and taste,\\nthough formerly built by the Indians The governor has\\ngiven the lands belonging to this township as glebe-lands to\\nthe Parish Church.\\nSt. Augustine in 1882 is undoubtedly a beautiful spot,\\nbut, by what we glean from old writers, in ancient times\\nit must have presented a scene of great beauty, with its\\nprofusio-n of orange groves and lovely flower gardens.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 1 7\\nIn January, 1766, the thermometer sank to 26 above\\nzero. The only snow-storm remembered was during the\\nwinter of 1774; the inhabitants spoke and thought of it as\\nthe white rain. But the coldest weather ever known in\\nFlorida or St. Augustine was in February, 1835, when the\\nthermometer sank to 7\u00c2\u00b0 above zero, and the St. John s\\nRiver froze several rods from the shore. This freeze proved\\na great injury to St. Augustine, for it killed every fruit tree\\nin the city, and deprived the majority of the people of their\\nonly income. The older inhabitants still remark, that the\\nfreeze of 1835 cost most of them their all.\\nC. B. S. ON St. Augustine in 1881.\\nThis is how it strikes C. B. S., of Winter Cities in Slim-\\nmer Land\\nThen morning comes, and such a morning as does not\\ncome anywhere except at St. Augustine and the verdict,\\nSt. Augustine is not what all the other world is, is the uni-\\nversal one. And then with wanderings through the quaint\\nold streets, sailing down the bay to the light-houses and the\\ncoquina quarries, gathering shells by the seashore, quiet\\nstrolls along the Sea-wall, resting now under the shadow of\\nthe watch-tower in the Castle San Marco, the hours fly so\\nquickly, but not too quickly, to paint the pictures that\\nmemory loves to call her own.\\nFor the benefit of our readers we will enumerate the\\nnames of those who have ruled St. Augustine, until the\\nchange of flags.\\n2", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "i8\\nBLOOMFIELDS HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\nSPANISH GOVBRNOBS\\nI. Juan Ponce de Leon, landed\\nLucas Vasquez de Ayllon,\\nPanfilo de Narvaez,\\nHernando de Soto, appointed 1537, died\\nTristan de Luna,\\nAngel de Villafane,\\nPedro Menendez de Aviles,\\n8. Pedro Menendez Marquez, killed\\n9. Hernando de Miranda,\\n10. John D. Salinas,\\n11. Diego de Rebolledo,\\n12. Juan de Hita y Salazar,\\n13. Pablo de Hita, commenced\\nGener\\n14. John Marquez Cabrera, in\\n15. Francesco de la Guerra, commenced\\n16. Diego de Quiroga,\\n17. Laureano de Torrez i Ayala, in\\n18. Joseph de Zufiiga i la Cerda, till\\n19. Francesco de Corcoles Martinez, Captain-\\n20. Juan de Ayala y Escobar, commenced\\n21. Anthony Benavides,\\n22. Francesco de Moral Sanchez,\\n23. Manuel de Montiano,\\n24. Alonso Hernandez de Herida,\\n25. Lucas Fernando Palacios,\\nThe above still lacks about ten names of being complete.\\nThe following were the Captains-General during the second\\nSpanish supremacy:\\nI. Vincente Manuel de Zespedez, 1784\\n1524\\n1527\\n1542\\n1559-61\\n1561\\n1565-72\\n1574\\n1575-93\\n1593-1619\\n1655\\n1676-79\\n^679\\n1680\\n1684\\n1690\\n1693\\n1708\\n1708-12\\n1712\\n1719-30\\n^730-37\\n1737-41\\n1755-58\\n1758-62\\n2. Jose de Galvez,\\n3. Juan Nepomuceno Quesada,\\n4. Enrique White,\\n5. Juan Jose de Estrada,\\n6. Sebastian Kindalem,\\n7. Juan Jose de Estrada (second term),\\n8. Jose Coppinger,\\n1786\\n1790\\n1796\\n1811\\n1812\\n1815\\n816-21\\nWhitney s Pathfinder.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 1 9\\nWe have given the reader such portions of history as will\\nserve to familiarize him with the early days of St. Augustine.\\nWe will now attend to our real object, a faithful guide.\\nMODERN ST. AUGUSTINE.\\nSt. Augustine is now chiefly an attractive and delightful\\nwinter resort, and, on account of its historical relations, is\\nundoubtedly the resort to which the tourist or invalid is\\nmost partial. It is situated about thirty-five miles from* Jack-\\nsonville, directly south, and fifteen miles from the St. John s\\nRiver, east.\\nIt is on a peninsula, bounded on the north by the main-\\nland, on the east by North River, the harbor channel and\\nthe Matanzas River separating it from Anastasia Island, on\\nthe ocean and on the south and west by the San Sebastian\\nRiver. The city occupies the same point upon which Men-\\nendez first located, who gave the name of St. Augustine to\\nthe town, as he arrived on the coast on the day dedicated to\\nthat Saint. It having previously been an Indian village, by\\nthe name of Selooe or Seloy, for the Spanish found habita-\\ntions in considerable numbers.\\nIn addition to the Catholic Cathedral, the city possesses\\nsix churches; Presbyterian (i). Episcopalian (r), Methodist\\n(colored i). Baptist (colored 2), and African (i). Four ex-\\ncellent schools are at all times well attended, ist. Peabody\\nFund School, No. i. 2d. Peabody Fund School, No. 2, for\\ncolored children. 3d. The Convent School, for girls, where\\nexcellent tuition is given by the Sisters of St. Joseph.\\n4th. The Sisters School, for boys. For a general education\\nthe Peabody School will compare favorably with any in. the", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "20 BLOOMFIELDS HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\ncountry; and parents desiring to remain here during the\\nwinter can with safety allow their children to attend.\\nThe ancient city has two newspapers, both weekly. The\\nSt. John s Weekly y M. R. Cooper, Esq., editor, issued every\\nFriday evening.\\nThe St. Augustine Press, J. F. Whitney, Esq., editor,\\nissued every Thursday evening.\\nFrom January to May we have two mails daily, and\\nyour newspaper is but thirty-six hours old on its arrival\\nfrom New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Cincin-\\nnati, etc.\\nCommunication by telegraph is unsurpassed, and the ex-\\npress companies service is daily.\\nThe hotel and boarding-house accommodations are ample,\\nand better than ever. St. Augustine is especially beneficial\\nto invalids for its excellent sea-bathing, which can be enjoyed\\nat the bath-house, either hot or cold. Another great feature\\nis the artesian well, the mineral qualities of which is said to\\nbe equal to that of Saratoga, Bedford, and other famous\\nsprings.\\nWe will now enter the quaint old town and take a look at\\nall there is to be seen. The first thing that will strike you as\\nbeing peculiar is the streets, of which there are a number. The\\nprincipal ones run north and south. Bay Street, the widest\\nof ail, faces the water; the next, west of this, is Charlotte\\nStreet next is St. George, then comes Tolomato Street.\\nHospital Street also runs north and south, commencing at\\nKing Street, and running to Bridge Street; the latter runs\\neast and west. King Street is the principal one running\\neast and west it begins at the depot and ends at the Sea-\\nwall. You will be greatly attracted as you pass through", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 21\\nthis street by the lovely lane with its overhanging trees of\\noak and pride of India. The narrowest street in the city is\\nTreasury, portions of which are only seven feet wide, and\\nyou can with very little exertion shake hands across it.\\nThe narrowness of the streets and the hanging balconies\\nadd greatly to the quaintness of the whole. The old\\nhouses, generally built close to the street, are apt to give the\\nexterior a barren look if the visitor will take the trouble to\\ngive a peep into the court or rear yard, he will be aston-\\nished to see the semi-tropical scene that presents itself.\\nThe streets in the old Spanish times were floored with con-\\ncrete, and vehicles and horses were not allowed to travel on\\nthem.\\nThe Shell Road, formerly called King s Road, leading from\\nthe City Gates to Jacksonville, was constructed in 1765, by\\nsubscription tis the favorite drive in the city, and leads to\\nMagnolia Grove, about five miles out, noted for the grand\\navenues of live oaks, which are profusely draped with Spanish\\nmoss. Tis a place well worth visiting.\\nThe old Spanish residences are constructed of coquina, a\\nconglomeration of shell and sand, the quarries of which are\\nsituated on Anastasia Island. Tis said that the old-time\\nSpanish houses were flat-roofed.\\nPUBLIC AND ANCIENT BUILDINGS.\\nThe Spanish Cathedral. This is undoubtedly the quaintest-\\nlooking structure in the city. It was completed in 1793, at\\na cost of over 16,000. Its quaint Moorish belfry, with four\\nbells, which are set within separate niches, together with the\\nclock forms a complete cross.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "22\\nBLOOMFIELD S HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\nUpon one of the bells appears the following\\nt\\nSANCTE JOSEPH\\nORA PRO NOBIS\\nD 1682\\nThis bell was probably taken from the ruins of a previous\\nchurch, located on the west side of St. George Street. The\\nother bells have inscriptions on them, but no date. The\\nsmall bell in the upper niche was placed there about fifty\\nyears ago, having been presented to the church by Don\\nFig. 1.\\n4-\\nTHE SPANISH CATHEDRAL AT ST, AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.\\nGeronimo Alverez. The ceiling of the church is painted;\\nthe floor, now of wood, was formerly concrete. There is\\none painting of interest hanging on its walls, bearing the\\nfollowing inscription", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 23\\nFIRST MASS IN SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, SEP. 8,\\n1565, AT THE LANDING OF THE SPANIARDS\\nUNDER PEDRO MENENDEZ.\\nWITH RELIGION CAME TO OUR SHORES CIVILIZATION,\\nARTS, SCIENCES AND INDUSTRY.\\nThis painting is supposed to be not the imagination of\\nsome person, but a true copy of the landing of the Spanish\\nas inscribed on the picture. Near the altar hangs a unique\\nlamp of solid silver, in which has been kept burning the\\nsacred flame, almost without intermission, for nearly a hun-\\ndred years. Near the vestibule, upon the left as you enter\\nthe church, is the sacred crucifix belonging to the early\\nchapel of Nra Sra de la Leche. It is said that another\\nornament of this chapel, a statue representing the Blessed\\nVirgin watching from the church over the camp of the new\\nbelievers in her Son s divinity, is in the convent of St.\\nTheresa, at Havana. A very interesting document is prob-\\nably in the possession of the church in Cuba, which is an\\ninventory taken under a decree, issued February 6th, 1764,\\nby Morel, Bishop of Santa Cruz, enumerating all the orna-\\nments, altars, effigies, bells, and jewels, belonging to the\\nchurches and religious associations of St. Augustine. This\\ninventory, and much of the property, was taken to Cuba in\\na schooner, called Our Lady of the Light. From this record\\nit might be possible to learn something of the history of\\nthe bells in the belfry.*\\nGOVERNOR S PALACE,\\nNow used as the Post-Ofifice, Custom House, and Public\\nLibrary, stands directly opposite the western side of the\\nDewhurst s History of St. Augustine, published in 1881.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "24 BLOOMFIELDS HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\nPlaza, corner of St. George and King streets. Under the\\nskill of modern workmanship it has lost its quaint appear-\\nance, for it truly was a quaint-looking structure, with its\\nlookout towers and balconies, and the handsome gateway,\\nmentioned by De Brahm, which is said to have been a fine\\nspecimen of Doric architecture. It was completely sur-\\nrounded by a thick coquina wall, the remains of which can\\nstill be seen on the northern side of the building the corners\\nof this wall rose up in columns about eight feet higher than\\nthe wall. One of these columns is still standing, in excel-\\nlent preservation, looming grimly up next door to Bloom-\\nfield s Stationery Emporium.\\nOLDEST HOUSES, SPANISH CORRIDORS, ETC.\\nSt. Augustine has a great many old houses. Each history\\nand guide picks out some other structure to be its oldest\\nhouse in town, therefore, we will try to enumerate them\\nall, and then you pays your money and takes your choice.\\nThe wall opposite the United States Barracks, upon which\\nreclines the Date-Palm tree, is said to be the oldest wall\\nin the city this is very probable, as we have heard it re-\\nmarked by one of our old Spanish Dons, aged seventy-eight\\nyears, that he remembers that both wall and tree stood there\\nwhen he was a child.\\nBrinton, in his Guide to Florida (1869), says: The\\noldest house in town is at the corner of Green Lane and\\nBay Street. A century ago it was the residence of the Eng-\\nlish Attorney-General, and probably was built about 1750.\\nThe house decayed for want of occupancy, and the wood,\\nbeing a sort of royal palm, fell a prey to the relic-hunting", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE.\\n25\\ntourist and the curiosity dealers, who made walking-canes\\nfrom it. On Hospital Street, between Artillery and Green\\nLane, stands a very old coquina building, used now as a\\nFig. 2.\\nST. FRANCIS STREET OPPOSITE UNITED STATES BARRACKS.\\nStorehouse, the rear of which presents a good idea of a\\nSpanish house, showing the characteristic Spanish corridors.\\nThis is undoubtedly a very old house. But the oldest origi-\\nnal walls now standing in the United States, are the", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "26 bloomfield s historical guide.\\nUNITED STATES BARRACKS.\\nThis building was once used and designated as the St.\\nFrancis Convent, the appearance of which has been much\\nchanged by the extensive repairs and alterations made by\\nthe United States government. It had formerly a large cir-\\ncular lookout upon the top, from which a beautiful view of\\nthe surrounding country was obtained. The building is lo-\\ncated at the south end of the town, at the termmus of the\\nSea-wall, and occupied at present by United States troops.\\nConcerts are given by the military band, in the parade\\nground fronting the barracks, twice a week. Guard mount, a\\nvery interesting sight, in which the band participates, can be\\nwitnessed every morning, Sundays included, at 9 o clock.\\nTRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH,\\nStanding on the southern side of the Plaza, directly oppo-\\nsite the Spanish Cathedral, was commenced in 1827, and\\nconsecrated in 1833, by Bishop Bowen, of South Carolina.\\nTHE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH\\nWas built about 1830. It is a plain coquina building, situ-\\nated on St. George Street, between Bridge and St. Francis\\nstreets.\\nCONVENTS.\\nThe convents are all of the past. The very old convent\\nof St. Mary was situated on the site just opposite the\\nBishop s residence. In the rear of Bloomfield s News Empo-\\nrium stands what was formerly the new St. Mary s Convent,\\nbut the same is vacant now, the lower floors only being used", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 2/\\nfor school purposes. The Convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph\\nis a fine coquina building, located on St. George Street,\\nabout one block south of the Plaza. A visit to the same is\\nquite interesting. A particularly fine display of laces, and\\nSpanish and Mexican work, can here be seen.\\nTHE COLORED HOME\\nFor the aged is locatedon Bronson Street, near King, and\\nclose to the Maria Sanchez Creek. It is a large two-and-\\none-half story building, with mansard roof, and has broad\\npiazzas. The Home was endowed by Buckingham Smith,\\nEsq., and built by the late Dr. Isaac Bronson.\\nTHE PLAZA.\\nWhat would St. Augustine be without its Plaza Thanks\\nto Holmes Ammidown, Esq., it is now an object of pride.\\nPrevious to his good work, it was the resort of stray horses\\nand cattle. Tis here that the balmy sea-breeze can always\\nbe enjoyed beneath the shade of the pride of India, or the\\nsturdy oak. Not alone for its natural beauties should it be\\ntreasured, but also for its historical connections. The\\nPlaza de la Constitucion, is situated in the centre of the\\ncity. During the early part of the Revolution, effigies of\\nJohn Han cock and Samuel Adams were burned here by the\\nBritish troops. Nearly in the centre of the square stands\\na monument, twenty feet high, erected in 1812, in com-\\nmemoration of the Spanish Liberal Constitution. A short\\ntime after, the government gave orders that it should be\\ntorn down. The citizens of St. Augustine, upon hearing of\\nthis order, quietly removed and concealed the inscribed\\nmarble tablets. The monument remained undisturbed. In", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "28 bloomfield s historical guide.\\n1818 the tablets were quietly replaced. Of the monuments\\nerected in commemoration of the Constitution, this is the\\nonly one now standing. Upon the east side is the larger\\nmarble tablet, upon which is engraved the following\\nPlaza de la\\nConstitucion.\\nPromulga en esta Ciudad\\nde San Agustm de la Florida\\nOriental en 17 de Octubre de\\n181 2 siendo Gobernador el\\nBrigadier Don Sebastian\\nKindalem Cuba Hero\\ndel order de Santiago\\nPeira eterna meiiioria\\nEl Ayuntamiento Consti-\\ntucional Erigioeste Obelisco\\ndirigido por Don Fer-\\nnando de la Plaza\\nArredondo el Joven\\nRegidor De cano y\\nDon Francisco Robira\\nProcurador Sindico.\\nAno de 1813.\\nTRANSLAFION,\\nPlaza of the Constitution, promulgated in tlie city of St. Augustine, East\\nFlorida, on the 17th day of October, the year 181 2. Being then Governor\\nthe Brigadier Don Sebastian Kindalem, Knight of the Order of wSan Diego.\\nFOR ETERNAL REMEMBRANCE,\\nthe Constitutional City Council erected this monument under the supervision\\nof Don Fernando de la Maza Arredondo, the young municipal officer, oldest\\nmember of the corporation, and Don Francisco Robira, Attorney and Re-\\ncorder.\\nImmediately under the date there is cut in the marble\\ntablet, the Masonic emblem of the square and compass.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 29\\nThe reader can readily believe that the City Council of St.\\nAugustine, in 1813, were all too good Catholics to be re-\\nsponsible for this symbol of Masonry. The history of that\\npiece of vandalism is said to be as follows Soon after the\\nclose of the war of the rebellion, the young bloods amused\\nthemselves by endeavoring to create an alarm in the mind\\nof the United States commandant, and by executing a series\\nof cabalistic marks at different localities throughout the\\ntown, to convey the impression that a secret society was in\\nexistence, and about to do some act contrary to the peace\\nand dignity of the United States. Besides other marks and\\nnotices posted upon private and public buildings about the\\ntown, this square and compass was one night cut upon the\\ntablet of the Spanish monument, where it will remain as\\nlong as the tablet exists, an anomaly without this explana-\\ntion.\\nOpposite the Spanish monument stands the Confederate\\none, erected in 1880, by the Ladies Memorial Society, in\\nmemory of the soldiers of St. Augustine, who fell in the late\\nwar, the names of whom are inscribed on the large tablets.\\nThe following inscriptions are on the smaller slabs on the\\neast and west sides.\\nOur Dead.\\nErected by the Ladies Menumal Association, of St. Augustine, Florida,\\nA.D. i872.t\\nIn Memoriam.\\nOur loved ones, who gave their lives in the service of the Confederate States,\\nDewhurst s History of St. Augustine, 1881.\\nf The first monument v^as erected in 1872. It was in the shape of a broken\\nshaft on a pillar or pedestal. It stood on St. George Street almost diagonally\\nopposite the Presbyterian church.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "30 BLOOMFIELDS HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\nThe following inscription is on the south side\\nThey died far from the home that gave them birth.\\nBy comrades honored, and by comrades mourned.\\nOn the north side\\nThey have crossed the river and rest under the shade of the trees,\\nTHE SLAVE MARKET.\\nEast of the Confederate monument stands the old, old\\nmarket, A queer-looking structure it is. Tis hard to name\\nits style of architecture, therefore we will call it a piece of\\nFig. 3.\\nTHE OLD SLAVE MARKET AT ST. AUGUSTINE. FLORIDA.\\nAugustinian mechanism. Four years ago it was used as a\\nmeat market, but since, the Council and a private gentleman\\nhave -rescued it from what must have been degrading to this\\nproud piece of Spanish antiquity, of which very little is\\nknown. We have been told that before the war it was used\\nas a slave market. Whenever a sale was to take place the\\nbell in the cupola would be rung to notify the public. The", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 3 I\\nreader will please understand that the compiler of this Guide\\ndoes not hold himself responsible for the slave-market story,\\nbut, in the words of the old sergeant at the fort, will say\\nI m only giving it to ye as it was given to me, d ye moind\\nnow?\\nSituated in the Plaza will be found the artesian well, of\\nthe mineral qualities of which we have already spoken.\\nCEMETERIES\u00e2\u0080\u0094 DADE MASSACRE, ETC.\\nWe will now take the interested stranger to the military\\nburying-ground, which is located just south of the United\\nStates Barracks. Under three pyramids here are interred\\nthe remams of Major Dade and his one hundred and seven\\ncomrades, who were massacred by the Indians when on their\\nway to theWithlacoochee River to join General Clinch. These\\nwere sent from Fort Brooke, at Tampa, to reinforce General\\nClinch, and on the 28th of December, 1835, were attacked\\nby eight hundred Indians in ambush. At the first fire more\\nthan half the soldiers were killed or wounded, but the remain-\\nder returned the fire, and a small six-pounder cannon was\\nused with some effect until the artillerymen were all killed\\nor wounded. The Indians then showed themselves, leaving\\ntheir ambush and thus disclosing their numbers, of whom\\none hundred were mounted. The fight was kept up for an\\nhour, when the Indians slackened their fire, and the soldiers\\nfelled trees and erected a triangular fortress as a protection.\\nThe respite, however, was temporary. The Indians again\\nrushed on with whoop and yell to complete the fearful\\nbutchery, and a desperate .hand to hand conflict was main-\\ntained, until all but three of the soldiers were killed or\\nwounded. These three managed to escape and tell the", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "32 BLOOMFIELDS HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\nsad tale. During the conflict the soldiers used their bayo-\\nnets and clubbed their muskets, and the Indians made use\\nof their knives and tomahawks.\\nAfter the battle the wounded were killed and scalped, and\\nthe victors danced a war dance over the battle-ground, and\\nat length left the field of carnage with the dead unburied,\\nlying in the postures in which they had fallen.\\nA dog belonging to Captain Gardner escaped and re-\\nturned to Tampa, giving at that place the first intimation of\\nthe bloody work that had been perpetrated. When fresh\\ntroops arrived on the scene, they beheld their dead com-\\nrades lying where they had fallen, with the stern expression\\nof battle still on their faces, which were turned in the direc-\\ntion of the- quarter from which their savage foes had attacked\\nthem. They were buried on the battle-field, and the six-\\npounder cannon was placed upright in the ground to mark\\nthe spot. Their remains were afterwards removed to this\\nplace.\\nIn the old Spanish graveyard, situated on Tolomato\\nStreet, just north of the Ball orange grove, you will find\\nsome very queer and antique-looking tombs. It is forbidden\\nby the city to bury any one in this old cemetery unless the\\nparties have a vault. This cemetery is one of the most\\nhistoric spots in or about St. Augustine.\\nIn 1592 twelve Franciscan missionaries arrived at St.\\nAugustine, with their Superior, Fray Jean de Silva, and placed\\nthemselves under the charge of Father Francis Manon, War-\\nden of the Convent of St. Helena. One of these, a Mexican,\\nFather Francis Panja, drew up in the language of the Yemas-\\nsees his abridgment of Christian Doctrine, said to be the first\\nwork compiled in any of our Indian languages.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 33\\nThe Franciscan Father Corpa estabhshed a mission\\nhome for the Indians at Tolomato, in the northwest portion\\nof the city of St. Augustine, where there was an Indian vil-\\nlage. Father Bias de Rodriques, also called Montes, had\\nan Indian church at the village of the Indians called Ta-\\npoqui, situated on the creek called Cano de la Leche, north\\nof the fort. Upon this site is now the new Catholic ceme-\\ntery. It is just outside of the City Gates, and is reached by\\nway of the Shell Road. The walls of the chapel are modern.\\nThe same was destroyed a few years ago by a severe north-\\neaster, and the church, bearing the name of Our Lady of\\nthe Milk, was situated on the elevated ground, a quarter\\nof a mile north of the fort, near the creek. A stone church\\nexisted at this locality as late as 1795, and the crucifix be-\\nlonging to it is preserved in the Roman Catholic church at\\nSt. Augustine. These missions apparently were attended\\nwith considerable success, large numbers of the Indians\\nbeing received and instructed both at this and other mis-\\nsions.\\nAmong the converts at the mission of Tolomato was the\\nson of the Cacique, of the province of Quale, a proud and\\nhigh-spirited young leader, who by no means submitted to\\nthe requirements of his spiritual father, but indulged in ex-\\ncesses which scandalized his profession. Father Corpa,\\nafter trying private remonstrances and warnings in vain,\\nthought it necessary to administer-to him a public rebuke.\\nThis aroused the pride of the young chief, and he suddenly left\\nthe mission, determined upon revenge. He gathered from the\\ninterior a band of warriors, whom he inspired with his own ha-\\ntred against the missionaries. Returning to Tolomato with his\\nfollowers, un-der cover of the night, he crept up to the mission\\n3", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "34 BLOOMFIELDS HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\nhouse, burst open the chapel doors, slew the devoted Father\\nCorpa while at prayers, then severed his head from his body,\\nset it upon a pike-staff, and threw his body out into the\\nforest, where it could never afterwards be found. The scene\\nof this tragedy was in the neighborhood of the present Ro-\\nman Catholic cemetery of St. Augustine.\\nAs soon as this occurrence became known in the Indian\\nvillage all was excitement, some of the most devoted bewailing\\nthe death of their spiritual father, while others dreaded the\\nconsequences of so rash an act, and shrank with terror from\\nthe vengeance of the Spaniards, which they foresaw would\\nsoon follow. The young chief of Gaule gathered them around\\nhim, and in earnest tones addressed them. Yes, said he, the\\nFriar is dead. It would not have been had he allowed us to live\\nas we did before we became Christians. We desire to return\\nto our ancient customs, and we must provide for our defence\\nagainst the punishment which will be hurled upon us by the\\ngovernor of Florida, which, if it be allowed to reach us, will\\nbe as rigorous for this single friar as if we killed them all. For\\nthe same power which we possess to destroy one priest we hav^e\\nto destroy them all. His followers approved of what had been\\ndone, and said there was no doubt but what the same ven-\\ngeance would fall upon them for the death of one as for all. He\\nthen resumed Since we shall receive equal punishment for\\nthe death of this one as though we had killed them all, let us\\nregain the liberty of which these Friars have robbed us, with\\ntheir promises of good things, which we have not yet seen,\\nbut which they seek to keep us in hope of while they accu-\\nmulate on us, who are called Christians, injuries and disgust,\\nmaking us quit our wives, restricting us to one only, and\\nprohibiting us from changing her. They prevent us from", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 35\\nhaving our balls, banquets, feast celebrations, games, and\\ncontests, so that being deprived of them we lose our ancient\\nvalor and skill, which we inherited from our ancestors. Al-\\nthough they oppress us with labor, refusing to grant even a\\nrespite of a few days, and although we are disposed to do\\nall they require from us, they are not satisfied but for every-\\nthing they reprimand us, injuriously treat us, oppress us,\\nlecture us, call us bad Christians, and deprive us of all the\\npleasures, the which our fathers enjoyed, in the hope that\\nthey would give us heaven, by their subjecting us and hold-\\ning us under their absolute control and what have we to\\nhope except to be made slaves If we now put them all to\\ndeath, we shall destroy these excrescences, and force the gov-\\nernor to treat us well. The majority were carried away by\\nthis address, and rang out the war-cry of death and defiance.\\nWhile still eager for blood their chief led them to the In-\\ndian town of Tapoqui, the mission of Father Montes, on\\nCano de la Leche. Tumultuously rushmg in they informed\\nthe missionary of the fate of Father Corpa, and that they\\nsought his own life and those of all his order, and then with\\nuplifted weapons bade him prepare to die. He reasoned\\nand remonstrated with them, portraying the folly and wick-\\nedness of their intentions; that the vengeance of the Span-\\niards would surely overtake them, and implored them with\\ntears that for their own sake rather than his they would\\npause in their mad designs. But all in vain. They were\\nalike insensible to his eloquence and his tears, and pressed\\nforward to surround him. Finding all else in vain, he begged\\nas a last favor that he should be permitted to celebrate mass\\nbefore he died. In this he was probably actuated in part\\nby the hope that their fierce hatred might be assuaged by", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "36 bloomfield s historical guide.\\nthe sight of the ceremonies of their faith, or that the delay\\nmight afford time for succor from the adjoining garrison\\nThe permission was given, and then for the last time the\\nworthy Father put on his robes of sacrifice. The wild and\\nsavage crowd, thirsting for his blood, reclined upon the floor\\nand looked on in sullen silence, awaiting the conclusion of\\nthe rites. The priest alone, standing before the altar, pro-\\nceeded with this most sad and solemn mass, then cast his\\neyes to heaven and knelt in private supplication, when the\\nnext moment he fell under the blows of his most cruel foes,\\nbespattering the altar, at which he ministered, with his own\\nlife s blood. His crushed remains were thrown into the\\nfields, that they might serve for the fowls of the air or the\\nbeasts of the forest, but not one would approach it except a\\ndog, which, rushing forward to lay hold of the body, fell\\ndead upon the spot, says the ancient chronicle, and an old\\nChristian Indian, recognizing it, gave it sepulture in the\\nforest. From thence the ferocious young chief of Gaule led\\nhis followers against several other missions in other parts\\nof the country, which he attacked and destroyed, together\\nwith the attendant clergy. Thus upon the soil of the ancient\\ncity was shed the blood of Christian martyrs, who were\\nlaboring with a zeal well worthy of emulation, to carry the\\ntruths of religion to the native tribes of Florida. Two hun-\\ndred and fifty years have passed since these scenes were\\nenacted, but we cannot even now repress a tear of sympathy\\nand a feeling of admiration for those self-denying mission-\\naries of the cross, who sealed their fate with their blood,\\nand fell victims to their energy and devotion. The specta-\\ncle of the dying priest, struck down at the altar, attired in\\nhis sacred vestments and perhaps imploring pardon upon", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE.\\n37\\nhis murderers, cannot fail to call up in the hearts of the most\\ninsensible something more than a passing emotion.\\nThe Huguenot Cemetery is located just outside the City\\nGates, and on the west side of the Shell Road.\\nTHE ANCIENT GATEWAY,\\nCommonly called the City Gates, is located directly north\\nof St. George Street, and west of Fort Marion, being al-\\nmost parallel with the fort. It is flanked by two square\\npillars with Moorish tops. On each side a dry ditch\\nFig. 4.\\nTHE OLD CITY GATE AT ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.\\nand the remains of a wall. It is a picturesque and imposing\\nstructure. The supposition is that a wall extended around\\nthe whole city, but it is doubtful tis more likely that Orange\\nStreet may have been barricaded by logs and earth never-\\ntheless, we will quote what the Whitney Pathfinder thinks\\nabout the\\nFairbanks s History and Antiquities of St. Augustine.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0049.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": "38 bloomfield s historical guide.\\nTOWN WALL.\\nWhether this wall was composed of the same material as\\nthe old fort, or was merely a rough stockade of pine logs, is\\na matter of conjecture. If a stone wall ever existed, it\\nprobably now forms a part of some of the old structures in\\nthe city. However, this wall or stockade is supposed to\\nhave been built some two hundred years ago. The north\\nend portion of this wall was situated on the south bank of the\\nditch, and extended west to the St. Sebastian River, where\\nit ended in a bastion, of which at present time, with the ex-\\nception of the sand elevation, no trace remains.\\nThe ditch, at the present day, is quite visible, and at one\\ntime it connected the moat-water around the fort with the\\nSt. Sebastian River but during the late war all evidence of\\nthis connection was destroyed by the construction of the\\nnorthwest fort embankment.\\nIn 1 87 1, there existed on the corner of Tolomato and\\nKing Streets, a lunette, constructed of coquina stone, from\\ntwelve to fifteen feet high, and though it was to visitors an\\nobject of attraction nearly equal to that of the City Gates, it\\nwas removed for personal benefit and chronicled as a city\\nimprovement.\\nWe will now take the reader to that grand old structure,\\nPORT MARION.\\nStanding at the northeastern end of the town, its site was\\nmost excellently chosen for the protection of the city in those\\ndays, being that its guns command the whole harbor and\\ninlet from the sea, as also the whole peninsula, to the south,\\nnorth, and west, upon which St. Augustine is built. It is", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE.\\n39\\nconsidered a fine specimen of military architecture, having\\nr li.ir W\\nbeen constructed on the principles laid down by the famous\\nengineer Vauban.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "40 BLOOMFIELD S HISTORICAL GUIDE,\\nThe walls arc twenty-one feet high, with bastions at each\\ncorner the whole structure being in the form of a trapezium,\\nand inclosing an area about sixty yards square. It was\\nbegun in 1696 and completed in 1756, being the oldest\\nfortification in the United States. Its first name was San\\nJuan de Pinos, afterwards changed to San Marco, and\\nupon the change of flags in 1821 to its present name. In\\n1879, petition was sent to Congress to change the name of\\nthe old fort to San Marco, which sounds much more roman-\\ntic than Marion but this was refused the reason being that\\nall our forts are named after some great general, and they\\ncould make no exception in this case. The fort is built of\\ncoquina. The Appalachian Indians were employed upon it\\nfor more than sixty years, and to their efforts are probably due\\nthe immense labor in the construction of the ditch, the ram-\\nparts, the glacis, and the approaches. It undoubtedly required\\nmany hundred persons for many years to procure and cut\\nthe stone from the quarries of Anastasia Island. During the\\nworks of extension and repairs effected by Monteano, previ-\\nous to the siege by Oglethorpe, he employed upon it one\\nhundred and forty Mexican convicts. It is hard to say how\\nmuch money it took to build the fort tis said that the King\\nof Spain, in one of his letters to the Governor of St. Augus-\\ntine, had written that it almost cost its weight in gold, and\\nthat a few such forts would ruin his kingdom.\\nThe fort occupies about four acres of ground, and mounts\\none hundred guns, requiring a garrison of one thousand\\nmen although larger numbers have, on several occasions,\\nbeen stationed within its walls. The main entrance was by\\na drawbridge.* Over the doorway of the entrance is sculp-\\nNow removed, a stationary one taking its place.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 4I\\ntured, on a block of stone, the Spanish coat of arms, sur-\\nmounted by the globe and cross, with a Maltese cross and\\nlamb beneath.\\nImmediately under the arms is this inscription\\nRKYNANDO EN ESPANA EL SENN DON FERNANDO SEXTO Y SIENDO GOVR Y\\nCAPN DE ESA CD SAN AUQN DE LA FLORIDA Y SUS PROVA EL MARISCAL DE\\nCAMPO DN ALONSO FERNDO HERADA ASI CONCLUIO ESTE CASTILLO EL AN\\nOD 1756 DRIENDO LAS OBRAS EL CAP. INGNRO DN PEDRO DE BROZAS Y\\nGARAY.\\nTRANSLATION.\\nDon Ferdinand the VI, being King of Spain, and the Field Marshal Don\\nAlonzo Fernando Hereda, being Governor and Captain General of this place,\\nSt. Augustine of Florida, and its province, this Foit vi^as finished in the year\\nI75 6. The works were directed by the Captain Engineer, Don Pedro de\\nBrozas y Garay,\\nOn entering you find yourself in the court or parade-\\nground, one hundred feet square. Inside there are twenty-\\nseven casemates, thirty-five feet long and eighteen feet wide.\\nIn former times, during the Indian wars, and in cases of at-\\ntack by sea, the citizens would flock to this stronghold, and\\ntake up their abode in these bomb-proofs. The casemate in\\nfront of the sally-port has on each side, as you enter it, a niche\\nthat was used for holy water vessels, and at the end is an altar;\\nabove the altar is a niche, where was at one time an image of\\nsome saint or martyr of the early Church. This was the chapel\\nwhere service was held. In another bomb-proof is a raised\\nplatform; this is supposed to have been the judgment hall,\\nwhere court-martial was held. In a neighboring casemate\\nis an opening, which was cut for the purpose of discovering\\nan underground passage, which was supposed to connect the", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "42 BLOOMFIELDS HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\nCathedral and the fort. Under the northeast bastion we find\\na dark, gloomy dungeon, twenty feet long, six feet wide, and\\nnearly five feet high, where not a ray of light can penetrate.\\nThis was once built up, and cut off from all communication\\nwith the rest of the fort.\\nIn 1836 the terreplein of the northwest bastion fell in, re-\\nvealing a dark and dismal dungeon. We have heard from\\nthe lips of a reliable person, still a resident of St. Augustine,\\nand who was present at the time of the above accident to\\nthe fort, of the following facts I stood upon the edge and\\nlooked down into this dungeon, and there saw the complete\\nskeleton of a human being, lying at full length, apparently\\non its back the arms were extended from the body and the\\nskeleton fingers were wide open there appeared to be a\\ngold ring upon one of the fingers. Encircling the wrists\\nwere iron bands, attached to which were chains fastened to\\na hasp in the coquina wall, near the entrance to the dun-\\ngeon.\\nThe military engineer having charge of the repairs of the\\nfort and sea-wall, descended into this dungeon, when his\\ncuriosity was excited by the discovery, to the northeast, of\\na broad stone,- differing greatly in dimensions and appear-\\nance from those of which the wall was built. He noticed,\\nmoreover, that the cement which held this stone in its place\\ndiffered in composition and appeared to be more recent.\\nOn the removal of this stone, the present dark and dismal\\ndungeon was disclosed. On entering with lights there were\\nfound at the west end, two iron cages suspended from hasps\\nin the wall. One of the cages had partially fallen down\\nfrom rust and decay, and human bones lay scattered on the\\nfloor. The other remained in its position, holding a pile of", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 43.\\nhuman bones. The latter cage and contents may be seen\\nin the Smithsonian Institute at Washington.\\nThis stone was removed by the assistance of Mr. John\\nCapo (now deceased), an honest old harbor pilot and mason\\nwe have his statement, made personally to us, confirming\\nthe finding of the two cages containing the skeletons, as pre-\\nsented in this sketch.\\nFrom a lecture delivered at the fort by J. Hume Simons,\\nM.D., and afterward published in the Florida Press, we\\nquote\\nThe broken cage, with all the bones, except those which\\nI hold in my hand, were buried in the sand-mound to the\\nnorth of the fort. I recognize these as portions of the tibia\\nand fibula (or leg bones) of a female.\\nThe following letter and item we quote from Edwards s\\nGuide of East Florida\\nThe story of the finding of iron cages inclosing human\\nskeletons must lose its horrible interest when the following\\nletter is read. It is an answer to one of mine of inquiry on\\nthe subject.\\nSmithsonian Institute.\\nJohn L. Edwards, Jacksonville, Florida.\\nSir In reply to your letter of July 20th, we have to say that no objects\\nsuch as those said to have been found in the dungeon of the old fort at St.\\nAugustine have ever been received by us, although we are aware that the\\nimpression is otherwise. Truly yours, etc.,\\nJoseph Henry,\\nSecretary Smithsonian Institute.\\nThe following we quote from Dewhurst s excellent His-\\ntory of St, Augustine, which is undoubtedly the true story\\nof the cages and skeletons.\\nWhitney s Pathfinder.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "44 BLOOMFIELD S HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\nAt the time the Americans took possession of the fort,\\nthey found the last casemate, fronting on the court, on the\\neast side, filled with the coquina floor of the terreplein, which\\nhad fallen in, as the timbers supporting it had rotted. Nat-\\nurally this half-filled casemate had become the place of de-\\nposit for all rubbish accumulated upon any part of the works.\\nIn the course of repairs, the rubbish was cleared out of the\\ncasemate, and the entrance into the adjoining cell exposed.\\nEntering this cell, and examining the masonry for antici-\\npated repairs, the engineer in charge, said to be Lieutenant\\nTuttle, U. S. A., discovered a newness of appearance about\\na small portion of the masonry of tne north wall. Under\\nhis instruction a mason cut out this newer stonework, and\\nfound that the small arch under which those who now enter\\nthe dungeon crawl, had been walled up Near the\\nentrance were the remains of a fire, the ashes and bits of\\npine wood burned off toward the centre of the pile in which\\nthey had been consumed. Upon the side of the cell was a\\nrusty staple, with about three links of chain attached thereto.\\nNear the wall on the west side of the cell were a few bones.\\nFinding these very rotten, and crumbling to pieces under\\nhis touch, the engineer spread his handkerchief upon the\\nfloor, and brushed very gently the few fragments of bones\\ninto it. These were shown to the surgeon then stationed at\\nthe post, who said they might be human bones, but were so\\nbadly crumbled and decayed he could not determine defi-\\nnitely. Nothing else was found in the cell.*\\nThe iron cages which have been described as a part of the\\nThe finding of any bones is denied by Major W. H. Benham, U. S. A.,\\non the authority of a Mr. Ridgely, Lieutenant Tuttle s overseer. Major Ben-\\nham took charge of the work upon the fort in January, 1 839.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0056.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "ST, AUGUSTINE. 45\\nfixtures of this terrible dungeon, and which, it has been said,\\ncontained human bones, appear upon the testimony of old\\ninhabitants, to have been found outside the City Gates en-\\ntirely empty. The cages are described as having had\\nmuch the shape of a coffin; and the tradition is that a human\\nbeing had been placed in each, the solid bands of iron riveted\\nabout his body, and after life had been extinguished by the\\nhorrible torture of starvation, cages and corpses had been\\nburied in the scrub, then covering the ground north of\\nthe gates.\\nDoubtless these cages were used for the punishment of\\ncriminals condemned for some heinous crime; but whether\\nthey were introduced by the Spanish or English is un-\\nknown.\\nYou have now perused Dewhurst s and Whitney s cage\\nstories. The following has been related by an old citizen, who\\ndistinctly remembers that when a child, of from eleven to\\nthirteen years old, there was a tree situated just inside and\\nclose to the City Gates, from which was suspended an iron\\ncage; twas just high enough for a man to kneel or lie in.\\nThis cage contained a man, and suspended above him, just\\nbeyond his reach, was a glass of water and a piece of brea.d,\\nto make the pangs of hunger, from which he suffered, more\\nkeen. At the expiration of a few days, his tortures had\\nmade him a maniac, and his shrieks, that pierced the air,\\nwere something horrible. The person who related the tale\\nis ninety-one years old, which makes this event to have\\nhappened about eighty years ago, during Spanish rule in\\nSt. Augustine.\\nThe southwest casemate near the well is the one from", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0057.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "46 pt.oomfield s historical guide.\\nwhich Coa-cou-che, the distinguished Seminole chieftain,\\nmade his notable escape in the first Seminole war. This\\nIndian, also called Wild Cat, was the youngest son of\\nPhilip, a great chief among the Seminoles. He was a man\\nof great courage, of an adventurous disposition and savage\\nnature, lacking the intellectual abilities of Osceola, but pos-\\nsessing great influence among his nation. Like most of the\\nyoung chiefs he was bitterly opposed to the execution of the\\ntreaty signed by the older chiefs, by which the Seminoles\\nagreed to remove west of the Mississippi. At an interview\\nimmediately before the breaking out of hostilities, Colonel\\nHarney observed to him that unless the Seminoles removed\\naccording to the treaty the whites would exterminate them.\\nTo this Coa-cou-che replied that Iste-chatte (the Indian)\\ndid not understand that word. The Great Spirit, he knew,\\nmight exterminate them, but the pale-faces could not, else,\\nwhy had they not done it before During the war the\\nyoung chief was captured and placed under guard in Fort\\nMarion. It is reported that he was first confined in one of\\nthe close cells, and in order to be removed to a casemate,\\nwhich had an embrasure through which he had planned to\\nescape, he complained of the dampness in the cell and feigned\\nsickness. There were at that time quite a number of In-\\ndians confined in the fort, and unless they showed themselves\\nquerulous and dangerous they were allowed the freedom of\\nthe court during the day, and confined at night in the sev-\\neral casemates. It is probable that Coa-cou-che chose the\\ncasemate in the southwest bastion, from which to make his\\nescape, because of a platform which is in the casemate. This\\nplatform is raised some five feet from the floor and built of\\nmasonry, directly under the embrasure through which he", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0058.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 47\\nescaped. This opening had been constructed high up in\\nthe outer wall of the casemate, to admit light and air. It is\\nthirteen feet above the floor, and eight feet above the plat-\\nform, which had probably been constructed for the conve-\\nnience of the judges, who doubtless used this casemate for\\na judgment-room. The aperture is about two feet high by\\nnine inches wide, and some eighteen feet above the level of\\nthe ground, at the foot of the wall within the moat. It is\\nsaid that as he took his airing upon the terreplein, the even-\\ning before his escape, Coa-cou-che lingered longer than\\nusual, gazing far out into the west as the sun went down,\\nprobably thinking that ere another sunset he would be be-\\nyond the limit of his farthest vision, enjoying the freedom\\nof his native forests.\\nThat night he squeezed his body, said to have been atten-\\nuated by voluntary abstinence from food, through the embra-\\nsure in the wall, and silently dropped into the moat at the foot\\nof the bastion. The moat was dry, and the station of every\\nguard well known to the Indian, so that escape was no longer\\ndifficult. Coa-cou-che immediately joined his nation, but\\nwas afterwards captured and sent West. He was recalled\\nby General Worth, and used to secure the submission of his\\ntribe. General Worth declared to him, that if his people\\nwere not at Tampa on a certain day, he would hang from\\nthe yard of the vessel on which he had returned and was\\nthen confined. This message he was ordered to send to his\\npeople by Indian runners, furnished by the General. He\\nwas directed to deliver to the messengers twenty twigs, one\\nfor each day, and to make it known to his people that when\\nthe last twig in the hands of the messengers was broken,\\nso would the cords which bound his life be snapped asunder,", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0059.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "48 bloomfield s historical guide.\\nunless they were all at the General s camp, prepared to de-\\npart to the reservation provided for them at the West. The\\nstruggle in the mind of Coa-cou-che was severe, but his\\nlove for life was strong. He sent by the messengers his en-\\ntreaties that his people should appear at the time and place\\ndesignated, and take up their abode in the prairies of the\\nWest. Desiring to impress upon his people that this was\\nthe will of the Great Spirit, with consummate policy he di-\\nrected the messengers to relate to them this, Coa-cou-\\nche s dream\\nThe day and manner of my death are given out, so that\\nwhatever I may encounter I fear nothing. The spirits of the\\nSeminoles protect me, and the spirit of my twin sister, who\\ndied many years ago, watches over me when I am laid in\\nthe earth I shall go to live with her. She died suddenly.\\nI was out hunting, and when seated by my campfire alone,\\nI heard a strange voice, a voice that told me to go to her.\\nThe camp was some distance off, but I took my wife and\\nstarted. The night was dark and gloomy the wolves howled\\nabout me. I went from hammock to hammock sounds came\\noftener to my ear. I thought she was speaking to me. At\\ndaylight I reached the camp, but she was dead. I sat down\\nalone, under the long gray moss of the trees, when I heard\\nstrange sounds again. I felt myself moving, and went along\\ninto a new country, where all was bright and beautiful. I\\nsaw clear water, ponds, rivers and prairies, upon which the\\nsun never set. All was green; the grass grew high, and the\\ndeer stood in the midst looking at me. I then saw a small\\nwhite cloud approaching, and when just before me, out of\\nDewhurst s St. Augustine.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0060.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 49\\nit came my twin- sister, dressed in v/hite, and covered with\\nbright silver ornaments. Her long black hair, which I had\\noften braided, fell down upon her back; she clasped me\\naround the neck, and said, Coa-cou-che Coa-cou-che\\nI shook with fear. I knew her voice, but could not speak.\\nWith one hand she gave me a string of white beads, in the\\nother she held a cup sparkling with pure water; as I drank\\nshe sang the peace song of the Seminoles, and danced around\\nme she had silver bells around her feet, which made a loud\\nsweet noise. Taking from her bosom something she laid it\\nbefore me, when a bright blaze streamed above us she took\\nme by the hand and said, All is peace. I wanted to ask\\nfor others, but she shook her head, stepped into the cloud,\\nand was gone. All was silent. I felt myself sinking until\\nI reached the ground, where I met my brother Chilka.\\nCoa-cou-che s appeal was successful. The messengers\\nreturned with the whole remnant of the tribe, three days\\nbefore the expiration of the time. They all embarked, and\\ntook up their residence on the prairies, where the sun never\\nsets and the grass grows high. It was not a field in which\\nCoa-cou-che could distinguish himself, and from this time\\nhis name was never heard, except in connection with his\\npast exploits in Florida.\\nWe will now continue our way through the fort. Ascend-\\ning a broad stairway of two flights, we reach the top or\\nparapet of the fort, from which can be obtained a superb\\nview of the channel and ocean beyond. On this battlement\\nwas formerly mounted heavy guns. On the corner of each\\nbastion there was a circular tower; one of these has recently\\nSprague s History of the Seminole War.\\n4", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0061.jp2"}, "62": {"fulltext": "50 BLOOMFIELD S HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\nfallen. On the northern portion of the parapet stood a\\nwooden building, now removed, in which the Indians were\\nconfined. These Indians, of the Comanche, Cheyenne,\\nArapahoe, and Kiowa tribes, who having been selected as\\namong the worst specimens of the wild, cruel savages of\\nthe far West, were brought here in May, 1875, from Fort\\nSill among them were several noted chiefs. They came\\nin charge of Captain R. H. Pratt, through whose kind treat-\\nment, combined with the aid of several charitable ladies,\\nwhat were when they came here the most savage of their\\nkind, left here in 1878, thoroughly civilized, and many of\\nthem able to read and write. The letter which we quote\\nfrom Edwards s Gtdde of East Florida explains what became\\nof them.\\nOffice of Assistant Quartermaster,\\nSt. Augustine, Florida, September 27th, 1880.\\nMr, John L. Edwards, Jacksonville, Fla.\\nSir: The commanding officer has directed me to acknowledge receipt of\\nyour note of the 21st instant, and to say in answer thereto that Medicine\\nWater and all other Indians at one time confined in Fort Marion, were re-\\nleased by order of the War Department in May, 1878, and turned over to the\\nInterior Department, by which the older ones were sent to Fort Sill, Indian\\nTerritory. The younger ones were sent to the Hampton Normal Institute,\\nHampton, Virginia, to be educated and taught different trades, which proved\\nto be a very successful experiment. All but seven of the Indians outlived\\ntheir confinement, and left here in perfect health.\\nVery respectfully,\\nJames R. McAuliff,\\n2d Lieut. 5th Art y, Post Adjutant.\\nThe fort sustained a heavy bombardment from the batte-\\nries erected on Anastasia Island, by General Oglethorpe, in\\n1740, but received no injury beyond a few scars on its sea-\\nfront, the marks of which are yet visible. When Sir Fran-", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0062.jp2"}, "63": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE.\\n51\\ncis Drake made h s attack on the town in 1586, the present\\nsite of the fort was covered with a wooden entrenchment,\\nand known by the name of Fort St. John. It was perfectly-\\ndeserted when Drake approached. Fourteen brass pieces\\nwere found mounted on the platforms. An iron-bound chest,\\ncontaining about i^2000, which was intended for payment to\\nthe men who garrisoned the fort, was taken by Drake. At\\nthis period the town was built of wood, one-half of which\\nwas burned by Drake.\\nFig. 6.\\nFOBT BIAKION AT ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.\\nIn 1665, when Captain Davis, the English pirate, plun-\\ndered St. Augustine, the fort was constructed of wood, oc-\\ntagonal in shape. 1702 seems to have been the time when\\nthe name of St. Mark s was applied to the fort.\\nHistory says, that on the arrival of Menendez, in 1565,\\nhe immediately constructed a wooden fort, no doubt on the\\npresent site. The moat is protected from the sea by a\\nstanch battery, about fifteen feet wide and ten feet high at\\nlow tide, which forms a fine promenade, connected with the", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0063.jp2"}, "64": {"fulltext": "52\\nBLOOMFIELDS HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\nSEA WALL,\\nWhich is the next object of interest. This was originally\\na Spanish structure, the first wall having been built in 1690,\\nextending to the Plaza but was rebuilt in 1837, and was six\\nyears in building, and cost one hundred thousand dollars.\\nIt extends from the fort on the Matanzas River to the United\\nStates Barracks south, and is about one mile in length. It\\nis ten feet above low-water mark, seven feet at the base, and\\nthree feet wide on the top, capped with granite. It forms a\\nfine promenade, just wide enough for two persons to walk\\nabreast, and is a favorite resort for lovers or those who are\\nsentimentally inclined. Near the Plaza and the Barracks\\nthe wall is recessed, and forms a basin, where the fishermen\\nbring in their boats, and also for a protection to boats dur-\\ning gales.\\nANASTASIA ISLAND,\\nWhich has been mentioned quite a number of times during\\nthe recital, is well worthy to have a conspicuous place in the\\nhistory of St. Augustine, having been more than once the\\nscene of bloodshed and strife. The island is the natural\\nbreakwater of St. Augustine, is eighteen miles long and\\naverages about half a mile in width.\\nIn 1586, Sir Francis Drake disembarked at the north end\\nof the island, crossed the harbor, and pillaged the town.\\nGeneral Oglethorpe, in 1740, disembarked at the point op-\\nposite Fort Marion. Here he threw up a sand battery, of\\nwhich a trace remains at the present day. In 1760, there\\nexisted on the northeast point of the island a coquina bat-\\ntery, which the encroachment of the sea has entirely de-\\nstroyed. The old Spanish lighthouse stood on the north-", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0064.jp2"}, "65": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 53\\neast side of the island on Sunday, June 20th, 1880, a storm\\nwashed it away, the water having undermined it, and noth-\\ning but the ruins of this interesting old landmark remain.\\nWhen the old lighthouse was built, we have been unable to\\ndiscover. Under Governor Grant it was raised by a timber\\nconstruction, and had a cannon planted on it, which was\\nfired as soon as the flag was hoisted to notify the inhabitants\\nand pilots that a vessel was approaching. It had two flag-\\nstaffs, one to the north and one to the south, on either of\\nwhich the flag was hoisted as the vessel was approaching\\nfrom the north or south. It is possible that the old light-\\nhouse was constructed in 1693, with the proceeds of ^6000\\nappropriated by the Council of the Indies for building a tower\\nas a lookout. The Spaniards kept a detachment of troops\\nstationed there, and the town and adjoining chapel were in-\\nclosed with a high and thick stone wall, pierced with loop-\\nholes, and having a salient angle to protect the gate.\\nAbout one hundred yards from the ruin of the old, stands\\nthe new lighthouse, a noble structure and one of the finest\\non the Atlantic coast. Tis worth a visit to the island to see\\nthis splendid building it is one hundred and sixty-four feet\\nhigh its cost was over one hundred thousand dollars, of\\nwhich the lantern alone cost sixteen thousand. It was\\nerected in 1873. A short distance south are the famous coquina\\nquarries, of which the fort, city gates, and ancient houses are\\nbuilt. The stranger upon first seeing the coquina thinks tis\\nartificially formed tis formed over the whole island, by the\\naction of the sea-water on the sand and shells. Tis now\\nbut seldom used for building purposes, as it is inclined to\\nDewhurst s St. Augustine.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0065.jp2"}, "66": {"fulltext": "54\\nBLOOMFIELD S HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\nhold moisture. Tis an excellent stone for foundation and is\\nutilized for that purpose. Anastasia Island on the east is\\nbounded by the Atlantic Ocean, west by Matanzas River,\\nwhich flows south about eighteen miles and empties into the\\nocean. The inlet at Matanzas, by which name the southern\\nFig. 7.\\nFORT MATANZAS.\\nend of the island is known, has still standing the ruins of\\nthe structure known as Fort Matanzas. From all accounts,\\nthe same was built by the Spaniards directly after the bom-\\nbardment of Oglethorpe. We quote the following from", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0066.jp2"}, "67": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 55\\nRomans s Floiida: Twenty miles south of St. Augustine is\\nthe lookout, or Fort of Matanzas, on a marshy island, com-\\nmanding the entrance of Matanzas, which lies opposite to it.\\nThis fort is to be seen at about the distance of five leagues.\\nIt is of very little strength, nor need it be otherwise, as there\\nis scarce eight feet of water on this bar at the best of times.\\nThe Spaniards kept a lieutenant in command here the Eng-\\nlish a sergeant. Matanzas is very sparsely settled in the\\nseason there is one hotel open. Tis a favorite place for those\\nwho enjoy fishing, as this sport is carried on most successfully\\nthere. With a fair wind and tide, Matanzas can be reached\\nfrom St. Augustine in about three hours.\\nORANGE GROVES, ROSE GARDENS, ETC.\\nSt. Augustine has a number of very fine groves, in which\\nare cultivated numerous kinds of tropical fruits, such as figs,\\nJapan plums, bananas, dates, pomegranates, guava, lime,\\nlemon, grape fruit, and many others. The finest orange\\ngrove is that of Dr. Anderson, who has about fifteen hundred\\nfine bearing trees this grove is situated on King Street the\\nentrance is on the right-hand side going towards the depot.\\nFrom this there is a communicating gate leading to the fine\\ngrove belonging to Mrs. Ball. Though not having so many\\ntrees, tis very much admired by visitors, on account of the\\ngrounds, which are beautifully laid out, a promenade through\\nthe grand orange arches being very enjoyable, while a stroll\\nthrough Lover s Lane to Proposing Point should be\\nmade by all followers of the god Cupid. We venture to re-\\nmark, that the romance of these beautiful surroundings has\\nbrought gladness to the hearts of many a fair maiden and\\ngentle swain.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0067.jp2"}, "68": {"fulltext": "56 bloomfield s historical guide.\\nSt. Augustine is famous for its beautiful roses. The rose\\ngarden of Mrs. Reynolds is situated just in the rear of the\\nColored Home on Bronson Street. Cut flowers of all kinds\\ncan be obtained there at all times. The flower-gardens of\\nMr. H. H. Williams are very attractively situated on the\\nShell Road. Mr. Williams is an excellent florist, and shows\\ngreat skill and taste in arranging bouquets. About half a\\nmile north of this are the grounds of Mr. Hildreth, where an\\nexcellent assortment of Florida grasses can be seen to reach\\nthese places a lovely ride of about twenty minutes can be\\ntaken. The famous rose tree of Mr. Olivero can be seen at\\nhis place on St. George Street near the City Gates. The tree\\nis fifteen feet high, and twenty-one inches in circumference.\\nThere are numerous other places where beautiful flowers are\\ncultivated in fact nearly every private garden can boast of\\nits beautiful plants.\\nNEW ST. AUGUSTINE\\nIs situated west of the San Sebastian River. It has a num-\\nber of neat cottages, among the most pretentious of which\\nis the elegant residence of Mr. G. Van Dorn. Mr. Bevan\\nis also commodiously quartered in his neat cottage, sur-\\nrounded by a lovely orange grove, which contains other rare\\nand tropical fruits. New St. Augustine is having a boom,\\nand we predict for it a bright future.\\nRAVENSWOOD.\\nThe visitor having left the depot, passes over the causeway\\nand bridge which lead to St. Augustine.\\nFrom the bridge looking north, on the left, will be observed\\nthe recently erected dwelling of John F. Whitney, Esq., the\\nproprietor of the new projected settlement of Ravenswood.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0068.jp2"}, "69": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE, 57\\nThis is the pioneer residence located upon this tract of over\\none thousand acres. From its close proximity to St. Augus-\\ntine, and its sloping, dry, and healthful position, it promises\\nsoon to become a favorite location for Northerners desirous\\nof building-sites and orange groves in the immediate neigh-\\nborhood of the ancient city.\\nTHE YACHT CLUB\\nIs one oithe institutions of St. Augustine, the majority of\\nits membership being composed of wealthy Northerners who\\nspend their winters here. The club-house is pleasantly situ-\\nated on the bay diagonally opposite the Plaza. The interior\\nis richly furnished, and nothing is left undone that would\\npromote the comfort of the members and their guests.\\nThe gala days held here every March, under the auspices of\\nthe club, are considered the great event of the season.\\nNothing can be more picturesque or fairy-like than their\\nillumination night, when every yacht on the bay is gayly lit\\nwith many-colored lanterns. At the receptions of the Yacht\\nClub are represented some of America s fairest daughters\\nand bravest sons, and they are undoubtedly the most\\nrecherche events of the season.\\nHANDSOME WINTER RESIDENCES.\\nAmong the many advancements St. Augustine has made\\nin the last ten years is the number of elegant winter resi-\\ndences that have been built, of which the old town has every\\nreason to be proud. On St. George Street, near St. Francis,\\nstands the lovely cottage of Mr. J. L. Wilson, of Framing-\\nham, Mass. On the corner of St. George and Bridge streets\\nis the winter residence of Mr. R. D. Bronson, of New York.\\nThe residence of Mr. A. J. Alexander, of Kentucky, standson", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0069.jp2"}, "70": {"fulltext": "58 bloomfield s historical guide.\\nthe northeast corner of St George and Bridge streets; directly\\nopposite are the fine grounds and residence of Mr. J. P. How-\\nard, of New York; on thesame side of the street, about half a\\nsquare north, can be seen the residence of Holmes Ammi-\\ndown, Esq., of New York, whose grounds are a marvel of\\nloveliness, and greatly admired by all. On the corner of\\nKing and St. George streets is the winter residence of Colonel\\nTyler. The profusion of rare plants, and especially the fine\\nspecimen of the date, render this garden a very attractive spot.\\nOn St. George Street, north of the Plaza, the first fine building\\nthat greets the eye is the elegant and massive structure of the\\nRight Reverend Bishop Moore, Bishop of Florida this is\\nundoubtedly the most solid piece of modern architecture in\\nthe city. On the east side of St. George, between Cuna and\\nSt. Hypolita streets, is the beautiful villa of George Lorillard,\\nEsq., of New York tis quite an ornament to the city. Out-\\nside the City Gates, on the west side, is the fine residence of\\nH. P. Kingsland, Esq., of New York; this residence has a\\nfine orange grove attached to it. Coming from the depot,\\non King Street, directly under where the pride of India trees\\nspread their branches, is the commodious residence of Mr.\\nGilbert. Immediately opposite is Dr. A. Anderson s resi-\\ndence, who is also the fortunate possessor of the finest orange\\ngrove in the city. The entrance to Mrs. Ball s residence is on\\nTolomato Street, and is one of the finest constructed houses\\nin the State. On the bay facing the Sea-wall at the corner of\\nTreasury Street, is the handsome coquina residence of Mr. D.\\nEdgar, of New York. South of the Plaza stands the resi-\\ndence of Mr. Aspinwall, of New York, and just below is the\\nresidence of Miss Worth, daughter of General Worth, of\\nMexican War fame.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0070.jp2"}, "71": {"fulltext": "ST, AUGUSTINE. 59\\nBATHING, YACHTING, PISHING, AND HUNTING.\\nIn summer, a short sail to the beach, and you can enjoy\\nthe most deHghtful kind of surf bathing. In winter, at the\\nbath-house on the bay, sea bathing can be enjoyed, either hot\\nor cold, a luxury with which no other place in Florida can\\naccommodate you. The yachting facilities are unsurpassed,\\nand many points of interest can thus be visited. Among\\nthem is a trip to North Beach, or Point Quartell, as it was\\nformerly called, where shells and sea-beans can be picked\\nup quite plentifully after a heavy gale. Then a trip to the\\nSouth Beach or Bird s Island, or a visit to Fish s Island, a\\nlovely spot, covered with fine oaks and orange arches, a de-\\nlightful place for a picnic. Sail-boats can be hired by the\\nhour or day. The steam yacht Maggie also plies regularly\\nbetween the North and South beaches. The captains of the\\nvarious boats are all reliable and experienced sailors, and\\nno fear need be entertained as to their ability to manage\\ntheir |boats. The fishing-grounds around St. Augustine are\\ntoo numerous to itemize. You can enjoy various kinds of fish-\\ning here, bass, drum, sheepshead, shark, catfish, etc. Good\\nhunting can be enjoyed a few miles out of town, game of\\nall kinds being abundant. Generally it is necessary to have\\na guide on these expeditions. Several good guides can be\\nobtained in St. Augustine. St. Augustine is also noted for\\nits fine salt-water oysters, clams, stone-crabs, and green tur-\\ntles.\\nCOUNTRY DRIVES.\\nThere are some very fine drives in and about the city,\\namong which are the following\\n1. Magnolia Grove.\\n2. Red House Branch.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0071.jp2"}, "72": {"fulltext": "6o bloomfield s historical guide.\\n3. Hildreth s Farm.\\n4. Gibbs s Farm.\\n5. Century Oak.\\n6. Ponce de Leon Spring.\\n7. Hanson Grove.\\n8. King s Road.\\n9. Bridge of Sighs.\\n10. Long Swamp.\\nAll within five miles of the city. Any driver can direct\\nyou to these places.\\nHOTELS AND BOARDING-HOUSES.\\nSt. Augustine Hotel, $4 per day, accommodates 300,\\nFlorida House, $4 per day, accommodates 225.\\nMagnolia Hotel, $4 per day, accommodates 250.\\nBOARDING-HOUSES.\\nThe following are private houses, whose terms you can\\nbetter obtain on application in person or by postal commu-\\nnication.\\nMiss Hazeltine, Mrs. J. V. Hernandez, Colonel Tyler,\\nMrs. Winslow, Mrs. De Medicis, Mrs. Nelligan, Mrs. Fra-\\nzier, Mrs. Edwards, Mr. George Greeno, Mrs. Foster, and\\nMrs. Byrnes besides which there are two restaurants, and\\nnumerous rooms and cottages, that can be rented by day,\\nweek, month, or season.\\nHISTORY OP THE MINORCANS.\\nThe following interesting article I quote from Dewhurst s\\nHistory of Si. Augustine", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0072.jp2"}, "73": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 6 1\\nThe proclamation of Governor Grant, and the accounts\\nwhich had gone abroad of the advantages of the province,\\nand the liberal policy adopted by the British in the treat-\\nment of colonists, induced some wealthy planters from\\nthe Carolinas to remove to Florida, and several noblemen\\nof England also solicited grants of land in the province.\\nAmong the noblemen who secured grants of land in Florida\\nv/ere Lords Hawke, Egmont, Grenville and Hillsborough,\\nSir William Duncan and Dennys RoUe, the father of Lord\\nRoUe. Sir William Duncan was a partner with Dr. Turnbull\\nin importing a large number of Europeans for the cultiva-\\ntion of their lands south of St, Augustine, on the Halifax\\nRiver. The persons whom these two gentlemen then induced\\nto come to Florida are the ancestors of a large majority of\\nthe resident population of St. Augustine at the present day.\\nIn the early accounts of the place I am satisfied that gross\\ninjustice was done to these people in a reckless condemna-\\ntion of the whole community. I have myself heard their\\ndescendants unreasonably censured and their characters\\nseverely criticised. These unfavorable opinions were doubt-\\nless generated by the unfortunate position in which these\\nimmigrants found themselves. Friendless in a strange land,\\nspeaking a different language from the remainder of the in-\\nhabitants, and of a different religious belief, it was but natu-\\nral that they should mingle but little with the English resi-\\ndents, especially after they had experienced such unjust\\ntreatment at the hands of one of the most influential of the\\nprincipal men in the colony. The reader will understand\\nthe position of these Minorcans and Greeks, and the feelings\\nthey must have entertained toward the great men of the\\ncolony after reading Romans s account of the hardships they", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0073.jp2"}, "74": {"fulltext": "62 bloomfield s historical guide.\\nwere forced to undergo, and the difficulty they had in break-\\ning their onerous contract. Romans says The situation\\nof the town or settlement made by Dr. Turnbull is called\\nNew Smyrna, from the place of the doctor s lady s nativity.\\nAbout fifteen hundred people, men, women, and children, were\\ndeluded away from their native country, where they lived at\\nhome in the plentiful cornfields and vineyards of Greece and\\nItaly, to this place, where, instead of plenty, they found want\\nin the last degree instead of promised fields a dreary wil-\\nderness instead of a grateful, fertile soil, a barren, arid sand,\\nand in addition to their misery were obliged to indent them-\\nselves, their wives and children, for many years, to a man who\\nhad the most sanguine expectations of transplanting bash-\\nawship from the Levant. The better to effect his purpose\\nhe granted them a pitiful portion of land for ten years upon\\nthe plan of the feudal system. This being improved and\\njust rendered fit for cultivation, at the end of that term it\\nagain reverted to the original grantor, and the grantee may,\\nif he chooses, begin a new state of vassalage for ten years\\nmore. Many were denied even such grants as these, and\\nwere obliged to work at tasks in the field. Their provisions\\nwere, at the best of times, only a quart of maize per day,\\nand two ounces of pork per week. This might have suf-\\nficed with the help of fish, which abounded in this lagoon;\\nbut they were denied the liberty of fishing, and, lest they\\nshould not labor enough, inhuman taskmasters were set over\\nthem, and, instead of allowing each family to do with their\\nhomely fare as they pleased, they were forced to join alto-\\ngether in one mess, and at the beat of a vile drum to come\\nto one common copper, from whence their hominy was\\nladled out to them. Even this coarse and scanty meal was,", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0074.jp2"}, "75": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 63\\nthrough careless management, rendered still more coarse,\\nand through the knavery of a providetor and the pilferings\\nof a hungry cook, still more scanty. Masters of vessels\\nwere forewarned from giving any of them a piece of bread\\nor meat. Imagine to yourself an African one of a class\\nof men whose hearts are generally callous against the softer\\nfeelings melted with the wants of these wretches, giving\\nthem a piece of venison, of which he caught what he pleased,\\nand for this charitable act disgraced, and in course of tim.e\\nused so severely that the unusual servitude soon released\\nhim to a happier state. Again, behold a man obliged to\\nwhip his own wife for pilfering bread to relieve his helpless\\nfamily then think of a time when the small allowance was\\nreduced to half, and see some brave, generous seamen chari-\\ntably sharing their own allowance with some of these\\nwretches, the merciful tars suffering abuse for their gener-\\nosity, and the miserable objects of their ill-timed pity under-\\ngoing bodily punishment for satisfying the cravings of a\\nlong-disappointed appetite, and you may form some judg-\\nment of the manner in which New Smyrna was seftled.\\nBefore I leave this subject I will relate the insurrection to\\nwhich those unhappy people at New Smyrna were obliged\\nto have recourse, and which the great ones styled rebel-\\nlion.\\nIn the year 1769, at a time when the unparalleled severi-\\nties of their taskmasters, particularly one Cutter (who had\\nbeen made a justice of the peace, with no other view than to\\nenable him to execute his barbarities on a larger extent and\\nwith greater appearance of authority), had drove wretches to\\ndespair, they resolved to escape to Havana. To execute\\nthis they broke into the provision stores and seized on some", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0075.jp2"}, "76": {"fulltext": "64 bloomfield s historical guide.\\ncraft lying in the harbor, but were prevented from taking\\nothers by the care of the masters. Destitute of any man fit\\nfor the important post of leader, their proceedings were all\\nconfused, and an Italian of very bad principles, but of so\\nmuch note that he had formerly been admitted to the over-\\nseer s table, assumed a kind of command, they thought them-\\nselves secure where they were, and this occasioned a delay\\ntill a detachment of the Ninth Regiment had time to arrive,\\nto whom they submitted, except one boatful, which escaped\\nto the Florida Keys, and were taken up by a Providence man.\\nMany were the victims destined to punishment; as I was one\\nof the grand jury, which sat fifteen days on this business, I\\nhad an opportunity of canvassing it well, but the accusa-\\ntions were of so small account that we found only five bills;\\none of these was against a man for maiming the abovesaid\\nCutter, whom it seems they had pitched upon as the princi-\\npal object of their resentment, and curtailed his ear and two\\nof his fingers; another for shooting a cow, which, being a\\ncapital crime in England, the law making it such was here\\nextended to this province; the others were against the\\nleader, an4 two more for the burglary committed on the pro-\\nvision store. The distress of the sufferers touched us so\\nthat we almost unanimously wished for some happy circum-\\nstances that might justify our rejecting all the bills, except-\\ning that against the chief, who was a villain. One man was\\nbrought before us three or four times, and, at last, was joined\\nin one accusation with the person who maimed Cutter yet,\\nno evidence of weight appearing against him, I had an op-\\nportunity to remark, by the appearance of some faces in\\ncourt, that he had been marked, and that the grand jury dis-\\nappointed the expectations of more than one great man.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0076.jp2"}, "77": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 65\\nGovernor Grant pardoned two, and a third was obliged to\\nbe the executioner of the remaining two. On this occasion\\nI saw one of the most moving scenes I ever experienced;\\nlong and obstinate was the struggle of this man s mind, who\\nrepeatedly called out that he chose to die rather than be the\\nexecutioner of his friends in distress this not a little per-\\nplexed Mr. Woolridge, the sheriff, till at length the entreat-\\nies of the victims themselves put an end to the conflict in\\nhis breast, by encouraging him how to act. Now we be-\\nheld a man thus compelled to mount the ladder, take leave\\nof his friends in the most moving manner, kissing them the\\nmoment before he committed them to an ignominious death.\\nCutter some time after died a lingering death, having ex-\\nperienced besides his wounds the terrors of a coward in\\npower overtaken by vengeance.\\nThe original agreement made with the immigrants before\\nleaving the Mediterranean, was much more favorable to\\nthem than Romans described it. At the end of three years\\neach head of a family was to have fifty acres of land and\\ntwenty-five for each child of his family. This contract was\\nnot adhered to on the part of the proprietors, and it was not\\nuntil, by the authority of the courts, they had secured their\\nfreedom from the exactions imposed upon them that any\\ndisposition was shown to deed them lands in severalty.\\nAfter the suppression of this attempt to escape, these people\\ncontinued to cultivate the lands as before, and large crops\\nof indigo were produced by their labor. Meantime the\\nhardships and injustice practiced against them continued,\\nuntil in 1776, nine years from their landing in Florida, their\\nnumber had been reduced by sickness, exposure, and cruel\\ntreatment from fourteen hundred to six hundred. At that\\n5", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0077.jp2"}, "78": {"fulltext": "66 bloomfield s historical guide.\\ntime it happened that some gentlemen visiting New Smyrna\\nfrom St. Augustine were heard to remark that if these peo-\\nple knew their rights they never would submit to such\\ntreatment, and that the governor ought to protect them.\\nThis remark was noted by an intelligent boy, who told it to\\nhis mother, upon whom jt made such an impression that\\nshe could not cease to think and plan how, in some way,\\ntheir condition might be represented to the governor.\\nFinally, she decided to call a council of the leading men\\namong her people. They assembled soon after in the night,\\nand devised a plan of reaching the governor. Three of the\\nmost resolute and competent of their number were selected\\nto make the attempt to reach St. Augustine and lay before\\nthe governor a report of their condition.\\nIn order to account for their absence they asked to be\\ngiven a long task, or an extra amount of work to be done\\nin a specified time, and if they should complete the work in\\nadvance, the intervening time should be their own to go\\ndown the coast and catch turtle. This was granted them as\\na special favor. Having finished their task by the assistance\\nof their friends so as to have several days at their disposal,\\nthe three brave men set out along the beach for St. Augus-\\ntine. The names of these men, most worthy of remem-\\nbrance, were Pellicier, Llambias, and Genopley, Starting at\\nnight, they reached and swam Matanzas Inlet the next\\nmorning, and arrived at St. Augustine by sundown of the\\nsame day. After inquiry they decided to make a statement\\nof their case to Mr. Young, the attorney-general of the prov-\\nince. No better man could have been selected to represent\\nthe cause of the oppressed. They made known to him their\\ncondition, the terms of their original contract, and the man-", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0078.jp2"}, "79": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 69\\ndants of those who settled at Smyrna have replaced these\\npalmetto huts with comfortable cottages, and many among\\nthem have acquired considerable wealth, and taken rank\\namong the most respected and successful citizens of the town.\\nST. AUGUSTINE IN 1817.\\nThe following are the impressions of an English visitor,\\nin 1817:\\nEmerging from the solitudes and shades of the pine\\nforests, we espied the distant, yet distinct, lights of the watch-\\ntowers of the fortress of St. Augustine, delightful beacons to\\nmy weary pilgrimage. The clock was striking ten as I\\nreached the foot of the drawbridge the sentinels were pass-\\ning the a/erto as I demanded an entrance having answered\\nthe preliminary questions, the drawbridge was slowly lowered.\\nThe officer of the guard, having received my name and\\nwishes, sent a communication to the governor, who issued\\norders for my immediate admission. On opening the gate\\nthe guard was ready to receive me, and a file of men, with\\ntheir officer, escorted me to his Excellency, who expressed\\nhis satisfaction at my revisit to Florida. I soon retired to\\nthe luxury of repose, and the following morning was greeted\\nas an old acquaintance by the members of this little com-\\nmunity. I had arrived at a season of general relaxation, on\\nthe eve of the Carnival, which is celebrated with much gayety\\nin all Catholic countries. Masks, dominoes, harlequins,\\nPunchinellos, and a great variety of grotesque disguises, on\\nhorseback, in cars, gigs, and on foot, paraded the streets\\nwith guitars, violins, and other instruments and in the even-\\nings, the houses were open to receive masks, and balls were\\ngiven in every direction. I was told that in their better", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0079.jp2"}, "80": {"fulltext": "yO BLOOMFIELDS HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\ndays, when their pay was regularly remitted from the Havana,\\nthese amusements were admirably conducted, and the rich\\ndresses exhibited on these occasions were not eclipsed by\\ntheir more fashionable friends in Cuba but poverty had les-\\nsened their spirit for enjoyment, as well as the means for\\nprocuring- it enough, however, remained to amuse an idle\\nspectator, and I entered with alacrity into their diversions.\\nAbout thirty o\\\\ the hunting warriors of the Seminoles, with\\ntheir squaws, had arrived, for the purpose of selling the pro-\\nduce of the chase, consisting of bear, deer, tiger, and other\\nskins, bear s grease, and other trifling articles. This savage\\nrace, once the lords of the ascendant, are the most formidable\\nborder enemies of the United States. This party had ar-\\nrived, after a range of six months, for the purpose of sale\\nand barter. After tratticking for their commodities, they\\nwere seen at various parts o i the town, assembled in small\\ngroups, seated upon their haunches, like monkeys, passing\\naround their bottles o{ aqua-dente [t\\\\\\\\Q rum of Cuba), their\\nrepeated draughts upon which soon exhausted their con-\\ntents. They then slept off the effects of intoxication, under\\nthe wall, exposed to the influence of the sun. Their appear-\\nance was extremely wretched; their skins of a dark. dirty\u00c2\u00bb\\nchocolate color, with long, straight, black hair, o\\\\cr which\\nthey had spread a quantity o^ bear s grease. In their ears,\\nand the cartilages of the nose, were inserted rings of silver\\nand brass, with pendants of various shapes. Their features\\nprominent and harsh, and their eyes had a wild and fero-\\ncious expression. A torn blanket, or an ill-fashioned dirty\\nlinen jacket, is the general costume of these Indians a\\ntriangular piece of cloth passes around the loins. The\\nwomen var\\\\* in their apparel by merely wearing short petti-", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0080.jp2"}, "81": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 7 1\\ncoats, the original color of which were not distinguish-\\nable from the various incrustations of dirt. Some of the\\nyoung squaws were tolerably agreeable, and if well washed\\nand dressed would not have been uninteresting; but the\\nolder squaws wore an air of misery and debasement.\\nThe garrison is composed of a detachment from the\\nRoyal regiment of Cuba, with some black troops, who to-\\ngether form a respectable force. The fort and bastions are\\nbuilt of the same material as the houses of the town, coquina.\\nThis marine substance is superior to stone, but being liable\\nto splinter from the effects of bombardment it receives and\\nimbeds the shot, which adds rather than detracts from its\\nstrength and security.\\nThe houses and the rear of the town are intersected and\\ncovered with orange groves; their golden fruit and deep\\ngreen foliage not only render the air agreeable, but beautify\\nthe appearance of this interesting little town in the centre\\nof which (the square) rises a large structure dedicated to the\\nCatholic religion. At the upper end are the remains of a\\nvery considerable house, the former residence of the gov-\\nernor of this settlement; but now, 1817, in a state of dilapi-\\ndation and decay from age and inattention.\\nAt the southern extremity of the town stands a large\\nbuilding, formerly a monastery of Carthusian Friars, but now\\noccupied as a barrack for the troops of the garrison. At a\\nlittle distance are four stacks of chimneys, the sole remains\\nof a beautiful range of barracks, built during the occupancy\\nof the British, from 1763 to 1783. For three years the 29th\\nregiment was stationed there, and in that time they did not\\nlose a single man. The proverbial salubrity of the climate\\nhas obtained for St. Augustine the designation of the Mont-", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0081.jp2"}, "82": {"fulltext": "72 BLOOMFIELD S HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\npellier of North America indeed, such is the general char-\\nacter of the Province of East Florida.\\nThe governor (Copinger) is about forty-five years of age,\\nof active and vigorous mind, anxious to promote by every\\nmeans in his power the prosperity of the province confided\\nto his command. His urbanity and other amiable qualities\\nrender him accessible to the meanest individual, and justice\\nis sure to follow an appeal to his decision. His military\\ntalents are well known, and appreciated by his sovereign\\nand he now holds, in addition to the government of East\\nFlorida, the rank of colonel in the Royal regiment of Cuba.\\nThe clergy consist of the padre (priest of the parish), Fa-\\nther Crosby, a native of Wexford, Ireland a Franciscan friar,\\nthe chaplain to the garrison, and an inferior or cure. The\\nsocial qualities of the padre^ and the general tolerance of\\nhis feelings, render him an acceptable visitor to all his flock.\\nThe judge, treasurer, collector, and notary, are the principal\\nofficers of the establishment, besides a number of those de-\\nvoted solely to the military occupations of the garrison.\\nThe whole of this society is extremely courteous to stran-\\ngers; they form one family, and those little jealousies and\\nanimosities, so disgraceful to our small English commu-\\nnities, do not sully their meetings of friendly chit-chat,\\ncalled as in Spain, tiirtidias. The women are deservedly\\ncelebrated for their charms their lovely black eyes have a\\nvast deal of expression their complexions ^re a clear bru-\\nnette much attention is paid to the arrangement of their\\nhair; at mass they are always well dressed in black silk\\nbasquijias (petticoats), with the little mantUla (black lace\\nveil) over their heads the men in their military costumes\\ngood order and temperance are their characteristic virtues;", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0082.jp2"}, "83": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 73\\nbut the vice of gambling too often profanes their social\\nhaunts, from which even the fair sex are not excluded. Two\\ndays following our arrival, a ball was given by some of the\\ninhabitants, to which I was invited. The elder couples\\nopened it with minuets, succeeded by the younger couples\\ndisplaying their handsome light figures in Spanish dances.\\nST. AUGUSTINE IN 1843\u00e2\u0080\u0094 OLD SPANISH CUSTOMS.*\\nAt length we emerged upon a shrubby plain, and finally\\ncame in sight of this oldest city of the United States, seated\\namong its trees on a sandy swell of land, where it has stood\\nfor three hundred years. I was struck with its ancient and\\nhomely aspect, even at a distance, and could not help liken-\\ning it to pictures which I had seen of Dutch towns, though\\nit wanted a wind-mill or two to make the resemblance per-\\nfect. We drove into a green square, in the midst of which\\nwas a monument erected to commemorate the Spanish con-\\nstitution of i8i2, and thence through the narrow streets of\\nthe city to our hotel.\\nI have called the streets narrow. In few places are they\\nwide enough to allow two carriages to pass abreast. I was\\ntold that they were not originally intended for carriages,\\nand that in the time when the town belonged to Spain, many\\nof them were floored with an artificial stone, composed of\\nshells and mortar, which in this climate takes and keeps the\\nhardness of the rock and that no other vehicle than a hand-\\nbarrow was allowed to pass over them. In some places you\\nsee remnants of this ancient pavement but for the most\\npart it has been ground into dust under the wheels of the\\nBryant.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0083.jp2"}, "84": {"fulltext": "74 BLOOMFIELD S HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\ncarts and carriages introduced by the new inhabitants. The\\nold houses, built of a kind of stone which is seemingly a\\npure concretion of small shells, overhang the streets with\\ntheir wooden balconies and the gardens between the houses\\nare fenced on the side of the street with high walls of stone.\\nPeeping over these walls you see branches of the pome-\\ngranate, and of the orange-tree, now fragrant with flowers,\\nand rising yet higher, the leaning boughs of the fig, with its\\nbroad luxuriant leaves. Occasionally you pass the ruins of\\nhouses, walls of stone with arches and staircases of the\\nsame material, which once belonged to stately dwellings.\\nYou meet in the streets with men of swarthy complexions\\nand foreign physiognomy, and you hear them speaking to\\neach other in a strange language. You are told that these\\nare the remains of those who inhabited the country under\\nthe Spanish dominion, and that the dialect you have heard\\nis that of the island of Minorca. Twelve years ago, said\\nan acquaintance of mine, ^when I first visited St. Augus-\\ntine, it was a fine old Spanish town. A large proportion of\\nthe houses which you now see, roofed like barns, were then\\nflat-roofed; they were all of shell-rock, and these modern\\nwooden buildings were not then erected. That old fort\\nwhich they are now repairing, to fit it for receiving a garri-\\nson, was a sort of ruin, for the outworks had partly fallen,\\nand it stood unoccupied by the military, a venerable monu-\\nment of the Spanish dominion. But the orange groves were\\nthe wealth and ornament of St. Augustine, and their pro-\\nduce maintained the inhabitants in comfort. Orange trees\\nof the size and height of the pear tree, often rising higher\\nthan the roofs of the houses, embowered the town in per-\\npetual verdure. They stood so close in the groves that", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0084.jp2"}, "85": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 75\\nthey excluded the sun, and the atmosphere was at all times\\naromatic with their leaves and fruit and in spring the fra-\\ngrance of the flowers was almost oppressive,\\nThe old fort of St Mark, now called Fort Marion a\\nfoolish change of name is a noble work, frowning over the\\nMatanzas, which flows between St. Augustine and the island\\nof Anastasia; and it is worth making a long journey to see.\\nNo record remains of its original construction, but it is sup-\\nposed to have been erected about a hundred and fifty years\\nsince, and the shell-rock of which it is built is dark with\\ntime. We saw where it had been struck with cannon-balls,\\nwhich, instead of splitting the rock, became imbedded and\\nclogged among the loosened fragments of shell. This rock\\nis, therefore, one of the best materials for fortifications in the\\nworld. We were taken into the ancient prisons of the fort\\ndungeons, one of which was dimly lighted by a grated win-\\ndow, and another entirely without light and by the flame\\nof a torch we were shown the half-obliterated inscriptions\\nscrawled on the walls, long ago, by prisoners. But in another\\ncorner of the fort we were taken to look at the secret cells,\\nwhich were discovered a few years since in consequence of\\nthe sinking of the earth over a narrow apartment between\\nthem. These cells are deep under ground, vaulted over-\\nhead, and without windows. In one of them a wooden ma-\\nchine was found, which some supposed might have been a\\nrack, and in the other a quantity of human bones. The\\ndoors of these cells had been walled up and concealed with\\nstucco, before the fort passed into the hands of the Americans.\\nYou cannot be in St. Augustine a day without hearing\\nsome of its inhabitants speak of its agreeable climate, Dur-\\ning the sixteen days of my residence here, the weather has", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0085.jp2"}, "86": {"fulltext": "*j6 bloomfield s historical guide.\\ncertainly been as delightful as I could imagine. We have\\nthe temperature of early June as June is known in New\\nYork. The mornings are sometimes a little sultry; but\\nafter two or three hours a fresh breeze comes in from the\\nsea, sweeping through the broad piazzas, and breathing in\\nat the windows. At this season it comes laden with the\\nfragrance of the flowers of the pride of India, and some-\\ntimes of the orange tree, and sometimes brings the scent of\\nroses, now in bloom. The nights are gratefully cool and\\nI have been told by a person who has lived here many years,\\nthat there are very few nights in summer when you can\\nsleep without a blanket. An acquaintance of mine, an in-\\nvalid, who has tried various climates, and has kept up a kind\\nof running fight with death for many years, retreating from\\ncountry to country as he pursued, declares to me that the\\nwinter climate of St. Augustine is to be preferred to that of\\nany part of Europe, even that of Sicily, and that it is better\\nthan the climate of the West Indies. He finds it genial and\\nequable, at the same time that it is not enfeebling. The\\nsummer heats are prevented from being intense by the sea-\\nbreeze, of which I have spoken.\\nI have looked over the work of Dr. Forry on the cli-\\nmate of the United States, and have been surprised to see\\nthe uniformity of climate which he ascribes to Key West.\\nAs appears by the observations he has collected, the seasons\\nat that place glide into each other by the softest gradations\\nand the heat never, even in midsumrner, reaches that ex-\\ntreme which is felt in the higher latitudes of the American\\ncontinent. The climate of Florida is, in fact, an insular cli-\\nmate the Atlantic on the east, and the Gulf of Mexico on\\nthe west, temper the airs that blow over it, making them", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0086.jp2"}, "87": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 6 J\\nner in which they had been treated. Mr. Young promised\\nto present their case to the governor and assured them if\\ntheir statements could be proved, the governor would at\\nonce release them from the indentures by which TurnbuU\\nclaimed to control them. He advised them to return to New\\nSmyrna and bring to St Augustine all who wished to leave\\nNew Smyrna and the service of TurnbuU. The envoys\\nreturned with the glad tidings that their chains were broken\\nand that protection awaited them. TurnbuU was absent,\\nbut they feared the overseers, whose cruelty they dreaded.\\nThey met in secret and chose for their leader, Mr. Pellicier,\\nwho was head carpenter. The women and children with\\nthe old men were placed in the centre, and the stoutest men,\\narmed with wooden spears, were placed in front and rear.\\nIn this order they set off, like the children of Israel, from a\\nplace that had proved an Egypt to them. So secretly had\\nthey conducted the transaction, that they proceeded some\\nmiles before the overseer discovered that the place was de-\\nserted. He rode after the fugitives and overtook them be-\\nfore they reached St Augustine, and used every exertion to\\npersuade them to return, but in vain. On the third day they\\nreached St. Augustine, where provisions were served out to\\nthern by order of the governor. Their case was tried before\\nthe judges, where they were honestly defended by their\\nfriend, the attorney-general. TurnbuU could show no cause\\nfor detaining them, and their freedom was fully established.\\nLands were offered them at New Smyrna, but they sus-\\npected some trick was on foot to get them into TurnbulUs\\nhands, and besides they detested the place where they had\\nsuffered so much. Lands were therefore assigned them in\\nthe north parj: of the city, where they have built houses and", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0087.jp2"}, "88": {"fulltext": "68 bloomfield s historical guide.\\ncultivated gardens to this day. Some by industry have ac-\\nquired large estates they at this time form a respectable\\npart of the population of the city.\\nIt will be seen by the date of their removal to St. Augus-\\ntine that the unfavorable comments of Romans and the\\nEnglishman, whose letter he quotes, upon the population of\\nthe town at the cession to Great Britain, could not have\\nreferred to the immigrants who came over under contract\\nwith Turnbull. It will also be seen that Williams speaks\\nin very complimentary terms of these people and their\\ndescendants. I am pleased to quote from an earlier ac-\\ncount a very favorable, and, as I believe, a very just tribute\\nto the worth of these Minorcan and Greek settlers and\\ntheir children. Forbes, in his sketches, says: They set-\\ntled in St. Augustine, where their descendants form a num-\\nerous, industrious, and virtuous body of people, distinct\\nalike from the indolent character of the Spaniards, and\\nthe rapacious habits of some of the strangers who have\\nvisited the city since the exchange of flags. In their duties\\nas small farmers, hunters, fishermen, and other laborious,\\nbut useful, occupations, they contribute more to the real\\nstability of society than any other class of people. Gener-\\nally temperate in their mode of life, and strict in their moral\\nintegrity, they do not yield the palm to the denizens of\\nthe land of steady habits. Crime is almost unknown among\\nthem. Speaking their native tongue, they move about dis-\\ntinguished by a primitive simplicity and purity as remarkable\\nas their speech. Many of the older citizens, now living,\\nremember the palmetto houses which used to stand in the\\nnorthern part of the town, built by the people who came up\\nfrom Smyrna. By their frugality and industry the descen-", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0088.jp2"}, "89": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 7/\\ncooler in summer and warmer in winter. I do not wonder,\\ntherefore, that it is so much the resort of invahds it would\\nbe more so if the softness of its atmosphere and the beauty\\nand serenity of its seasons were generally known. Nor\\nshould it be supposed that accommodations for persons in\\ndelicate health are wanting they are, in fact, becoming\\nbetter with every year, as the demand for them increases.\\nAmong the acquaintances whom I have made here, I re-\\nmember many who having come hither for the benefit of\\ntheir health, are detained for life by the amenity of the cli-\\nmate. It seems to me, said an intelligent gentleman of this\\nclass, the other day, as if I could not exist out of Florida.\\nWhen I go to the North, I feel most sensibly the severe ex-\\ntremes of the weather the climate of Charleston itself\\nappears harsh to me.\\nThe negroes of St. Augustine are a good-looking speci-\\nmen of the race, and have the appearance of being very well\\ntreated. You rarely see a negro in ragged clothing, and the\\ncolored children, though slaves, are often dressed with great\\nneatness. In the colored people whom I saw in the Catholic\\nchurch I remarked a more agreeable, open, and gentle phys-\\niognomy than I have been accustomed to see in that class.\\nSome old customs which the Minorcans brought with them\\nfrom their native country are still kept up. On the evening\\nbefore Easter Sunday, about eleven o clock, I heard the sound\\nof a serenade in the streets. Going out I found a party of\\nyoung men with instruments of music grouped about the\\nwindow of one of the dwellings, singing a hymn, in honor\\nof the Virgin, in the Mahonese dialect. They began, as I\\nam told, with tapping on the shutter. An answering knock\\nwithin had told them that their visit was welcome, and they", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0089.jp2"}, "90": {"fulltext": "^8 bloomfield s historical guide.\\nimmediately began the serenade. If no reply had been\\nheard they would have passed on to another dwelling. This\\nhymn is composed of ten stanzas, and is called the Froina,-\\njardis.\\nSherivarees are parties of idle people, who dress them-\\nselves in grotesque masquerade whenever a widow or wid-\\nower is married. They often parade about the streets and play\\nbuffoon tricks for two or three days, haunting the residence\\nof the new-married pair, and disturbing the whole city with\\nnoise and riot.\\nThe Carnival is a scene of masquerading, which was for-\\nmerly celebrated by the Spanish and Minorcan populations\\nwith much taste and gayety but since the introduction of\\nan American population it has, during the whole winter,\\nbeen prostituted to cover drunken revels and to pass the\\nbasest objects of society into the abodes of respectable\\npeople, to the great annoyance of the civil part of the com-\\nmunity.\\nThpse and other customs have long since ceased to\\nexist, and many are already forgotten. One of these was\\nshooting the Jews, originally a religious ceremony, but\\nafterwards a diversion. For many years it was the custom\\nto hang effigies at the street corners and upon the Plaza\\non the evening of Good Friday. When the bells in the\\ncathedral, which are never rung during Good Friday, began\\non Saturday morning at ten o clock to ring the Hallelujah,\\ncrowds of men in the streets commenced to shoot with\\nguns and pistols at the hanging effigies. This was continued\\nuntil some unerring marksman severed the cord about the\\nneck of the image, or perhaps it was riddled and shredded\\nby the fusilade.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0090.jp2"}, "91": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE, 79\\nST. AUGUSTINE DURING THE CIVIL WAR.\\nThe naval forces of the United States took possession\\nof St. Augustine in 1862. Batteries had been mounted at\\nthe fort, and a small garrison of Confederate troops were in*\\nmilitary occupation of the place, but too few in numbers to\\noffer any resistance, and the city was surrendered by the\\ncivil authorities upon the demand of Captain Dupont. The\\nFourth New Hampshire regiment first garrisoned the city.\\nThe old fort was brushed up and repaired, the earthworks\\nstrengthened, and barracks built on the platform. Occa-\\nsionally reconnoitring parties of Confederates approached\\nthe town, and on one occasion a festive party of officers,\\nwho had gone out to Mr. Solana s, near Picolata, to attend\\na dance, were captured, with their music and ambulance, by\\nCaptain Dickinson, celebrated for many daring exploits. It\\nwas even believed that this daring partisan had ridden\\nthrough the city art night in the guise of a Federal cavalry\\nofficer. On another occasion the commanding officer of the\\ngarrison at St. Augustine was captured, on the road from\\nJacksonville, by a Confederate picket. The inhabitants, iso-\\nlated from all means of obtaining supplies from without the\\nlines, were reduced to great straits. The only condition\\nupon which they were allowed to purchase was the accept-\\nance of an oath of loyalty. Sympathizing strongly with\\nthe South they were placed in an unfortunate position, and\\nmany doubtless suffered greatly. At one period those of\\nthe citizens who had relatives in the Confederate service were\\nordered to leave the city. Then ensued a scene which beg-\\ngars description. Men, women, and children were huddled\\non board a vessel, and, homeless and helpless, were carried\\nalong the coast, and disembarked, shelterless, on the banks", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0091.jp2"}, "92": {"fulltext": "8o bloomfield s historical guide.\\nof the Nassau River, to make their way to food and shelter\\nas best they could hardships which hardly seemed called\\nfor by any military necessity. Many of the young men of\\nthe city went into the Confederate service and served through\\nthe war with distinction, but many fell victims on the battle-\\nfield, in the hospitals, or from exposure to the rigorous cli-\\nmate of Virginia and Tennessee, to which they were unac-\\ncustomed.\\nTo these misfortunes succeeded to all sales and forcible\\ndeprivation of property under the most rigorous construc-\\ntion of most rigorous laws. The unsettling of titles and the\\nloss of means have combined to lessen the ability of the\\npeople to do more than try to live, without much effort to\\nimprove their homes and the appearance of the city.\\nTHE ST. JOHN S RIVER.\\nThis magnificent and capacious body of water, character-\\nized for its waywardness by the Indians as We-la-ka,\\nmeaning that It has its own way flows through East\\nFlorida, almost due northward, for 400 miles, until Jack-\\nsonville is reached. It then runs directly east into the At-\\nlantic Ocean. It seems to be formed by the numerous\\nsmall streams from the unexplored regions of the Ever-\\nglades, though its real source is unknown. There are but\\nfew streams in the world that present a more tropical ap-\\npearance along their whole course. We find orange groves\\nbitter and sweet dipping their gold-dappled boughs into\\nits tepid waters on its banks rises the stately magnolia^\\nFairbanks s St. Augustine.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0092.jp2"}, "93": {"fulltext": "ST. AUGUSTINE. 8 1\\nin all its pride, steeping the atmosphere in its rich perfume.\\nThe waters of this noble stream are of a dark-blue, and\\nslightly brackish in taste, as far up as Lake George.\\nThe banks of the St. John s are the principal attraction to\\ninvalids in search of pleasant surroundings. Thousands of\\nvisitors are scattered among its towns and villages every\\nwinter, while some few bring camp equipages and pitch\\ntheir tents in the picturesque forests.\\nThe means of access to all points on the river are easy\\nand comfortable.\\nMulberry Grove, on the west bank of the river, 12 miles\\nfrom Jacksonville, is the first landing. There is a beautiful\\ngrove here, a very pleasant resort for picnic parties.\\nMandarin, Duval County, Florida, 15 miles from Jackson-\\nville, on the east bank; post-office; population, 250. A\\nconvent has been recently established here by the Bishop\\nof Florida, and is now inhabited by the Sisters of Mercy.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe resides here she has a pleas-\\nant cottage, surrounded by 40 acres of land, several of which\\nare planted with orange trees.\\nThis was once the scene of a dreadful massacre by the\\nSeminole Indians. Market gardening is extensively engaged\\nin at this point.\\nJust beyond this place can be seen the wreck of the Fed-\\neral transport Maple Leaf, destroyed by a torpedo during\\nthe war.\\nOrange Park, Clay County, Florida, on the west bank of\\nthe river, 1 5 miles from Jacksonville post-office.\\nHibernia, Clay County, Florida, 23 miles from Jackson-\\nville, on the west bank post-office. A pleasant and con-\\nvenient resort for invalids.\\n6", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0093.jp2"}, "94": {"fulltext": "82 bloomfield s historical guide.\\nMagnolia, Clay County, Florida, 28 miles from Jackson-\\nville, on west bank post-office. This is one of the most\\npleasant places on the river, having fine hotel accommo-\\ndations. It is much frequented by Northerners. Near this\\nplace, to the northward, is Black Creek, which is navigable\\nfor small steamers as far as Middleburg. A pleasant walk\\nof one mile brings you to\\nGreen Cove Springs^ Clay County, Florida, 30 miles from\\nJacksonville, on the west bank post-office. The principal\\nattraction here is the fine spring, from which the place de-\\nrives its name. The waters of this spring are strongly im-\\npregnated with sulphur, and have a temperature of about 75\\ndegrees, well adapted for rheumatism and dyspepsia. The\\nbathing facilities are well arranged. This place boasts of\\ntwo fine hotels and a number of boarding-houses,\\nFlorence, formerly Hogartks Wharf, St. John s County,\\nFlorida, 35 miles from Jacksonville, on the east bank post-\\noffice and wood landing.\\nPicolata, St. John s County, Florida, 40 miles from Jack-\\nsonville, on the east bank post-office. This is the site of\\nan ancient Spanish city, with a fine church and monasteries,\\nerected two centuries ago by Franciscan friars. All that\\nremains at this historical point now is a cabin and field\\ngrown up with weeds. This was formerly the landing for\\nSt. Augustine, having been used as such until the comple-\\ntion of the St. John s Railroad. Opposite Picolata are the\\nremains of Fort Poppa, erected during the Spanish era.\\nTocoi, St. John s County, Florida, 49 miles from Jackson-\\nville, on the east bank post-office. Here connection is\\nmade by the St. John s Railroad with St. Augu-stine, distant\\n14 miles.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0094.jp2"}, "95": {"fulltext": "ST. John s river. 83\\nFederal Point, Putnam County, Florida, 58 miles from\\nJacksonville, on the east bank of the river post-office and\\nwood landing. This place is becoming noted for its choice\\nfruits. Strawberry culture is an important industry.\\nOrange Mills, Putnam County, Florida, 63 miles from\\nJacksonville, on the east bank post-office. Beautiful orange\\ngroves here.\\nDancey s Landing, one mile further south, has one of the\\noldest orange groves on the river, the fruit from which is\\nalways sought after.\\nOak Villa^ on the opposite side of the river; post-office\\nand mail-boat landing.\\nPilatka, Putnam County, Florida, 75 miles from Jackson-\\nville, on the west bank of the river; population 2500. This\\nis the chief town south of Jacksonville, both in commercial\\nimportance and as a health and pleasure-seeking resort. It\\nhas ample hotel accommodations. The Putnam House, the\\nLarkin, St. John s, and Carleton are all fine houses, and\\nduring the season are overflowing with guests; post and tele-\\ngraph offices and two weekly papers. The streets are\\nshaded by wild orange trees, some of which are in full fruit\\nand flower at the same time, giving a beautiful appearance\\nto the town. Pilatka was an old military post in the Indian\\nwars, and many buildings now standing are built on the\\nframes or with the timbers of the old quarters, the engine-\\nhouse being the old magazine.\\nSan Mateo, Putnam County, Florida, 80 miles from Jack-\\nsonville, on the east bank of the river, 80 feet above its level.\\nWelaka, Putnam County, Florida, 100 miles from Jack-\\nsonville, an old town, and having had at one time some com-\\nmercial importance, as well as a population of 1000. It is", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0095.jp2"}, "96": {"fulltext": "84 bloomfield s historical guide.\\nsituated at the mouth of the Ocklawaha River, and was\\nformerly the terminus of the boats engaged in that trade.\\nThere is a hotel at this point and several stores. The ad-\\njacent country is well settled up with industrious and enter-\\nprising people, who have been quite successful in orange\\nculture and vegetable-growing. The sulphur spring near\\nby is famous for its medicinal virtues.\\nNofwalk, Putnam County, Florida, 103 miles from Jack-\\nsonville, is a new settlement, but a thriving one, in the midst\\nof a fine orange-growing section.\\nMount Royal, Putnam County, Florida, 105 miles from\\nJacksonville, is an old English settlement, and famous in\\nthe early history of the country. A sulphur spring, said to\\npossess wonderful curative powers in rheumatic affections,\\nis close by.\\nFruitland, Putnam County, Florida, 105 miles from Jack-\\nsonville. This point is the landing for a large settlement in\\nthe country back of it, which has many advantages of soil,\\nscenery, etc.\\nFort Gates, Putnam County, Florida, 106 miles from Jack-\\nsonville, on the west bank of the river, was a military post\\nduring the Seminole war. Six miles from here is the famous\\nsalt springs. Lake Kerr is also near it is considered one\\nof the finest hunting-grounds near the St. John s, and is a\\nmost beautiful sheet of water. Fort Gates has a fine loca-\\ntion, with a beautiful view of Lake George.\\nGeorgetown, Putnam County, Florida, 1 13 miles from Jack-\\nsonville, on the east bank of the river, is a shipping-point\\nof some importance for oranges.\\nDrayton Island, the largest island in the St. John s River,\\n116 miles from Jacksonville, contains some 1800 acres of", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0096.jp2"}, "97": {"fulltext": "LAKE GEORGE. 85\\ngood soil, once largely cultivated in cotton and sugar. It\\nwas the seat of a powerful tribe of Indians, who had their\\nplantations here. It is now extensively devoted to the pro-\\nduction of oranges and early vegetables.\\nLake George, 115 miles from Jacksonville. This beauti-\\nful sheet of water is about 18 miles in length, and 10 miles\\nin width. This lake has a number of islands in it the\\nlargest is called Drayton Island. The lake is well stocked\\nwith fish and water-fowl of every description. Approaching\\nthe southern shore, clothed in eternal verdure, the mouth\\nof the river is scarcely distinguishable on account of its di-\\nminished width and the blending of forest and stream.\\nNear the mouth the water is very shallow, not exceeding\\nfive feet in depth. Efforts have been made towards its im-\\nprovement by jetties.\\nSeville, on the east side of Lake George, is a post-office.\\nVolusia, Volusia County, Florida, 1 34 rniles from Jack-\\nsonville, on the east bank of the river post-office. This\\nis also the site of an ancient Spanish settlement, no vestige\\nof which remains. An immense land grant was afterwards\\nobtained here from the Spanish government by Mr. Denni-\\nson RoUes, an English merchant of wealth, who erected a\\nbeautiful mansion and established a home for the unfortu-\\nnate women from the streets of London, with a view to their\\nreformation. Numerous disasters befell the colony, and it\\nwas finally broken up.\\nEmporia is a new town, started in the interior distance\\nfrom Volusia about four miles, amidst pine land.\\nAstor^ Orange County, Florida, northern terminus of the\\nSt. John s and Lake Eustis Railway, 1 34 miles from Jack-\\nsonville, on the west side of the river.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0097.jp2"}, "98": {"fulltext": "86 bloomfield s historical guide.\\nManhattan^ Orange County, Florida, is a landing on the\\nwest side of the river, 136 miles from Jacksonville.\\nBluffton, Volusia County, Florida, 140 miles from Jack-\\nsonville, on the east side of the river post-office. South\\nand east of this point are Lake Dexter and Spring Garden\\nLake, on the east side of which are very rich lands and large\\norange groves.\\nHawkinsville, Orange County, Florida, 160 miles from\\nJacksonville, on the west side of the river, is a post-office.\\nDe Land Landing, Volusia County, Florida, 162 miles from\\nJacksonville, on the east side of the river, is a landing. De\\nLand is 5 miles from this river landing. A stage line con-\\nnects with mail-boats.\\nBeresford, Volusia County, Florida, 163 miles from Jack-\\nsonville, is a post-office, on the east side of Lake Beresford.\\nThere are several landings and orange groves on this lake.\\nBlue Spiking, Volusia County, Florida, 168 miles from\\nJacksonville, is a landing on the east side of the river.\\nOrange City is two miles and a half from this landing.\\nStages connect with mail-boats.\\nSanford, Orange County, Florida, 193 miles from Jack-\\nsonville, on the south side of Lake Monroe; a thriving town,\\nwith excellent hotel accommodations, and a favorite resort\\nof tourists and invalids.\\nMellenville is the site of Fort Mellen, erected during the\\nIndian wars. In the vicinity are several fine orange groves.\\nIt possesses hotel and boarding facilities. Its post-office is\\nlocated at Sanford.\\nEnterprise, Volusia County, Florida county seat situated\\non the north side of Lake Monroe 198 miles from Jackson-\\nville. Excellent hotel, and transportation facilities for hunt-", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0098.jp2"}, "99": {"fulltext": "OCKLAWAHA RIVER. 8/\\ning parties and tourists. One mile from the hotel is the\\nGreen Sulphur Springs, the waters of which are transparent\\nand of a delicate green color. Near Enterprise are the resi-\\ndence and extensive orange grove of Fred, de Bary, Esq.,\\nthe owner of the Merchant Line of Steamers on the St.\\nJohn s River.\\nLake Jessup, lo miles south of Lake Monroe: Lake\\nHarney, 1 5 miles southeast of Lake Monroe Salt Lake, the\\nlanding for Titusville, distant 6 miles and the Indian River.\\nLake Poinsett, the head of navigation on the upper St. John s,\\nis the landing for Rock Ledge on the Indian River, distant\\n2^ miles.\\nOCKLAWAHA RIVER.\\nThis most singular stream, flowing into the St. John s op-\\nposite Weldaka, was not fully explored until the year 1867.\\nFor over 150 miles it runs parallel with the St. John s from\\nLake Apopka, which is its source, through Lakes Harris,\\nEustis, Griffin, etc., and scarcely a house is to be seen along\\nits course after leaving the lakes, but now and then a land-\\ning, with its rich freights of cotton, sugar, oranges, etc., the\\nproducts of the fertile counties of Putnam and Marion. On\\naccount of the narrowness of the stream, and the dense foli-\\nage on the banks, its navigation is somewhat difficult.\\nNo visitor to Florida should fail to visit Silver Spring,\\nwhich rises suddenly from the ground, and, after running 9\\nmiles through Silver Run, empties into the Ocklawaha, 100\\nmiles from its mouth. This spring is one of the wonders of\\nthis tropical clime its waters are seventy-five feet or more\\nin depth, and so transparent that the glistening sand on the\\nbottom looks as if but a few inches beneath the surface.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0099.jp2"}, "100": {"fulltext": "SS bloomfield s historical guide.\\nThe principal landings on the Ocklawaha are\\nDavenporfs, 12 miles from St. John s River, east side.\\nBoyd s^ east side, 19 miles from St. John s River.\\nCedar, east side, 29 miles from St. John s River.\\nFort Brooke, west side, 35 miles from St. John s River; a\\nmilitary station during the Indian War formerly connected\\nby road across to St. John s River, and was the distributing\\npoint for supplies for the army and the western interior.\\nOrange Creek, west side, 37 miles from St. John s River;\\nlanding for Orange Springs; post-office. At this town is\\none of the largest sulphur springs in the State in former\\ndays, a popular health resort. There are many fine orange\\ngroves now in this locality.\\nPayne s, west side, 49 miles from St. John s River. A\\ntreaty with the Indians was consummated here in 1844,\\nGenerals Harney, Taylor, and Duval officiating.\\nlola, west side, 50 miles from St. John s River; formerly\\na shipping-point for products of the Orange Lake region\\ndistant 6 miles.\\nLog, west side, 59 miles from St. John s River; Fort Mc-\\nCoy Settlement.\\nEureka, west side, 61 miles from St. John s River; post-\\noffice. Near this landing is the famous Cypress Gate of the\\nOcklawaha River, there being two large cypress trees, mak-\\ning a narrow passage, between which the boats pass.\\nSunday Bluff, on the east side, 70 miles from the St.\\nJohn s River, derives its name from the action of Rev. Mr.\\nPorter, who, in freighting by barges upon this river, would\\nstop at this bluff and hold religious service on Sundays.\\nPalmetto Landing, on the west side, 80 miles from the St.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0100.jp2"}, "101": {"fulltext": "HALIFAX AND INDIAN RIVERS. 89\\nJohn s River; probably derives its name from the dense\\nforest of palmetto trees adjacent.\\nDurisosa, on the east side, 90 miles from St. John s River.\\nGraham s Landing, on the east side, 1 00 miles from St,\\nJohn s River.\\nGrahamville, on the east side, 102 miles from St. John s\\nRiver; post-office.\\nSilver Spring Run, 108 miles from St. John s River. This\\nis the confluence of the waters of Silver Spring with the\\nOcklawaha River. No place in Florida is so widely known\\nas this wonderful pool. A river, deep, rapid, and pellucid,\\nflowing impetuously from a great cave in the depth of the\\nfountain-head it is a sight to call forth at once the admira-\\ntion and wonder of the most stoical of travellers. The\\nspring is forty-five feet deep and six hundred feet in diameter.\\nThe source of this marvellous and unfailing flood is a mys-\\ntery. Silver Run, which leads to the Ocklawaha River, is 9\\nmiles in length, and is navigated by steamers, which land at\\nthe spring, floating on its pellucid tide, with ample room\\nfor a fleet. Fish of great size, and often huge alligators,\\nmay be s,een floating in the depths, apparently oblivious of\\nimpending danger.\\nHALIFAX AND INDIAN RIVERS.\\nMatanzas, 18 miles south of St. Augustine. This section\\nis considered an excellent hunting and fishing ground. This\\nis noted as the location of the massacre of the Huguenots\\nby the cruel Menendez, the founder of St. Augustine.\\nNew Britain, on the Halifax River, 1 5 miles from Mos-\\nquito Inlet, and Daytona, on the same river, 10 miles from\\nMosquito Inlet, are flourishing settlements.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0101.jp2"}, "102": {"fulltext": "go BLOOMFIELDS HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\nPorl Orange^ 6 miles south of Daytona, on the west bank\\nof the Halifax River, 4 miles north of Mosquito Inlet, pos-\\nsesses many fine orange groves, and is a growing and thriv-\\ning settlement.\\nNew Smyrna^ on the Hillsborough River, near the coast,\\nand 3 miles south of Mosquito Inlet.\\nDaytona is located 7 miles south of New Britain, on the\\nHalifax River, and 8 miles north of Mosquito Inlet, possesses\\na good hotel, and boarding-houses, store, post-office, and\\nother facilities.\\nTitusville, formerly Sand Point, on Indian River, nearly\\nopposite Merritt s Island. This point is the eastern terminus\\nof the Indian River Railroad.\\nCity Point, 1 5 miles south of Titusville Georgiana, on\\nMerritt s Island, 35 miles from Titusville, and Eau Gallic,\\n10 miles south of Georgiana, are the principal settlements\\non Indian River. This last-named point is the seat of the\\nState Agricultural College.\\nThis section is the sportsman s paradise, abounding in\\ngame and fish. No portion of Florida is more inviting to\\nthe hunter or angler. The difficulty of transportation, which\\nformerly deterred many from visiting this portion of the\\nState, has been almost entirely removed, and the ever-increas-\\ning number of visitors each season is abundant evidence of\\nits varied attractions.\\nPOINTS ON THE ST. JOHN S,\\nSHOWING DISTANCES FROM JACKSONVILLE.\\nSailing south is termed goi7ig up the river. Points marked\\nwith a star are on the right going up.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0102.jp2"}, "103": {"fulltext": "POINTS ON THE ST. JOHNS.\\n91\\nArlington,\\nSt. Nicholas,\\nRiverside,*\\nBlack Point,*\\nRead s Landing,*\\nMandarin,\\nOrange Park,*\\nFruit Cove,\\nHibernia,*\\nNew Switzerland,\\nRemington Park,\\nMagnolia,*\\nGreen Cove Spring,\\nOrange Dale,\\nHogarth s Landing,\\nPicolata,\\nTocoi,\\nFederal Point,\\nOrange Mills,\\nCook s Landing,\\nDancey s Wharf,\\nRussell s Point,\\nWhetstone,*\\nRussell s Landing,\\nPilatka,*\\nHart s Orange Grove,\\nRawlestown,\\nSan Mateo,\\nEdgewater,\\nBuffalo Bluff,*\\nHorse Landing,*\\nSmith s Landing,\\nNashua,\\nWelaka,\\nOcklawaha River,*\\nBeecher,\\nOrange Point,\\nNorwalk,*\\nMt. Royal,\\nMILES.\\n2\\n2\\n3\\n10\\n13\\n15\\n15\\n19\\n22\\n23\\n25\\n28\\n30\\n34\\n38\\n45\\n52\\n60\\n64\\n65\\n66\\n67\\n68\\n69\\n75\\n75\\n78\\n80\\n80\\n88\\n94\\n96\\n97\\n100\\nlOI\\nlOI\\n102\\n103\\n106", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0103.jp2"}, "104": {"fulltext": "92\\nbloomfield s historical guide.\\nFruitlands,\\nFort Gates,*\\nGeorgetown,\\nRacemo,\\nLake George,\\nOrange Point,\\nDrayton Island,^\\nSalt Springs,*\\nBenella,*\\nYellow Bluff,*\\nSpring Garden,*\\nSeville,\\nSpring Grove,\\nLake View,\\nAstor, St. J. L. E\\nVolusia,\\nFort Butler,*\\nManhattan,*\\nOrange Bluff,\\nSt. Francis,*\\nOld Town,*\\nCrow s Landing,*\\nHawkinsville,*\\nCabbage Bluff,\\nDe Land s Landing\\nLake Beresford,\\nBlue Spring,\\nWekiva,\\nManuel Landing,\\nShell Bank,\\nSan ford,*\\nMellenville,*\\nFort Reid,*\\nEnterprise,\\nCook s Ferry,\\nLake Harney,\\nSallie s Camp,\\nSalt Lake,\\nIndian River,\\nR.R\\nMILES.\\nIII\\n112\\nii3\\niI3\\n114\\n119\\n120\\n121\\n122\\n126\\n126\\n132\\n137\\n138\\n139\\n140\\n156\\n1 60\\n162\\n162\\n166\\n172\\n184\\n185\\n193\\n199\\n200\\n203\\n205\\n224\\n225\\n229\\n270\\n276", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0104.jp2"}, "105": {"fulltext": "ON THE OCKLAWAHA.\\n93\\nFrom Astor by St. J. L. K R.R., to\\nMILES.\\nLake Eustis, 25\\nFort Mason, \u00e2\u0080\u00a225\\nLeesburg, 51\\nFrom Sanford by S. F. R.R., to:\\nLake Maitland, 23\\nOrlando, 25\\nFrom Enterprise to:\\nSmyrna, 30\\nHalifax, 35\\nTitusville, 50\\nON THE OCKLAWAHA.\\nThe following are the points on this stream, giving the\\ndistances from Pilatka:\\nMoutli of Ocklawaha,\\nDavenport Landing,\\nBlue Spring,\\nCedar Landing,\\nFort Brook,\\nOrange Spring Landing,\\nMahlehet Shoals,\\nOrange Lake Landing,\\nlola,\\nForty-Foot Bluff,\\nLog Landing,\\nGiliis Creek,\\nEureka,\\nSunday Bluff,\\nPine Island,\\nPalmetto Landing,\\nGore s Landing,\\nDurisoe s,\\nGrahamsville Landing,\\nMILES.\\n26\\n34\\n54\\n55\\n61\\n63\\n75\\n76\\n80\\n85\\n90\\n94\\n96\\n97\\n102\\n108\\n114\\n118", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0105.jp2"}, "106": {"fulltext": "94\\nbloomfield s historical guide.\\nLimpkin Bluff,\\nDelk s BlufF,\\nSilver Spring Run,\\nSilver Spring,\\nMerreseu s Landing,\\nLake Ware Landing,\\nMoss s Blufif,\\nStark Landing,\\nSlighville,\\nLeesburg,\\nLake Griffin P. O.,\\nLovell s Landing,\\nFennetvella,\\nFort Mason,\\nPendryville,\\nYal-aha,\\nHelena,\\nOkeehumkee P. O.,\\nDistances from Jacksonville to\\nSavannah,\\nCharleston,\\nAugusta,\\nColumbia,\\nCharlotte,\\nFlorence,\\nRichmond, Va.,\\nWashington,\\nBaltimore,\\nPhiladelphia,\\nNew York,\\nBoston,\\nNashville,\\nCincinnati,\\nSt. Louis,\\nChicago,\\nMemphis,\\nLouisville,\\nMILBS.\\n122\\nI26\\n127\\n146\\n151\\n154\\n186\\n194\\n204\\n209\\n220\\n224\\n230\\n233\\n260\\n273\\n275\\n172\\n287\\n172\\n389\\n495\\n389\\n748\\n86s\\n907\\n1005\\n109s\\n1322\\n653\\n837\\n1030\\n1131\\n885\\n838", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0106.jp2"}, "107": {"fulltext": "MAX BLOOMFIELD S CATALOGUE\\nov\\nVIEWS OF ST. AUGUSTINE.\\nST. JOHN S AND OCKLAWAHA RIVERS, AND\\nOTHER SECTIONS OF FLORIDA.\\nUNDOUBTEDLY THE FINEST COLLECTION IN FLORIDA.\\nONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY INTERESTINO\\nSUBJECTS TO PICK FROM.\\nONLY 50 OTS. A DOZEN! 50 OTS.!\\nAND FINER THAN THE VIEVv^S SOLD ANYWHERE IN\\nTHE WORIiD FOR $1.50.\\nEXAMINE THE CONTENTS,\\nORDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.\\nIn ordering by mail, always add 10 cents extra for each dozen to pay\\nfor postage. Address all orders to Max Bloomfield, St. Augustine,\\nFlorida, next door to the Post-Office.\\nParties ordering Views will please give numbers instead of names.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0107.jp2"}, "108": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0108.jp2"}, "109": {"fulltext": "BLOOMFIKLD S CATALOGUE\\nOF\\nVIEWS OF ST. AUGUSTINE.\\nFort Series.\\n1 Full view of Fort Marion from the Sea-wall. A splendid\\nview from the south.\\n2. Water Battery^ showing furnace shot-house and curves\\nupon which cannon rested.\\n3. Water Battery, with full view of battery, with promenaders.\\n4. Ramparts of the fort, with an excellent view of St. Au-\\ngustine.\\n5. Southwest angle of the fort, showing its great architec-\\ntural beaut}^\\n6. Southwest angle of the fort, showing the drawbridge.\\n7. Intetior of Fort Marion. One of the most interesting pic-\\ntures in the catalogue, showing the chapel and the entrance\\nto the subterranean dungeon.\\n8. Watch Tower, looki^ig seaward. There it stands, like a\\nsilent sentinel. Who can tell how many brave men have\\ngazed through its loop-holes, with beating hearts, watching\\nthe relentless foe\\n9. The Wild Cat Dungeon, famous for holding within its four\\nwalls the bravest and most daring Seminole chief that ever\\nlived, who made one of the most remarkable escapes from\\nprison that was ever known.\\n10. Spanish Coat of Arms,- owtr the doorway of the fort, a\\ntranslation of which will be found in Bloomfield s Historical\\nGuide of St. Augustine.\\n11. Lock of the Subterranean Dungeon, a great curiosity.\\n12. Doorway, Fort Marion. A fine view, showing how the\\ndrawbridge was pulled in when war, with its fiery brand,\\nappeared.\\n7 97", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0109.jp2"}, "110": {"fulltext": "98 bloomfield s historical guide.\\n1 3. Drawbridge and entrance to fort, with Anastasia Island\\nin the distance.\\n14. Moat Drawbridge, showing an excellent view of the\\nmoat, which contained water m the olden time, and was about\\nfour feet deeper.\\nSTREETS IN ST. AUGUSTINE.\\n15. Hospital Street, showing the old Spanish house, in\\nthe rear of which the famous Spanish corridors stand.\\n16. St. George Street, showing the old, old convent, now\\ntorn down, the site being occupied by the fine establishment\\nof the publisher of this catalogue.\\n17. St. George Street^ showing the old Spanish Treasury-\\nwalls. The Florida House- now occupies the site.\\n18. St. George Street, showing the old Spanish portion.\\n19. Treasury Street, looking east.\\n20. Treasury Street, looking west. The narrowest street\\nin the city, being only seven feet wide.\\n21. Charlotte Street, looking south.\\n22. Charlotte Street, looking north.\\n23. Charlotte Street, from St. Augustine Hotel.\\n24. St. Francis Street. A very characteristic view, show-\\ning the oldest wall now standing, over which leans a date\\npalm tree, which the oldest inhabitants remember to have\\nstood, just as it stands now, when they were children.\\nOBJECTS OP INTEREST IN ST. AUGUSTINE.\\n25. The Spanish Cathedral.\\n26. The Spanish Cathedral and monument in Plaza.\\n27. The Spanish Cathedral and St. Augustine Hotel.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0110.jp2"}, "111": {"fulltext": "VIEWS OF ST. AUGUSTINE. 99\\n28. The Exterior of the Cathedral strikes the visitor at\\nonce with the quaintness of its architecture. It is one of the\\noldest houses of worship in America.\\n29. Interior of Spanish Cathedral. A very interesting\\nview, showing this grand old structure in all its antique\\nbeauty, a view every visitor should purchase.\\n30. First Mass in St. Augustine. This view is taken from\\na large oil painting in the Cathedral. It shows you the first\\nmass celebrated in America, in 1565.\\n31. Interior of the Convent. The convent is quite an inter-\\nesting place to visit. You can obtain fine hand-made laces and\\nother rare fancy articles manufactured by the good Sisters.\\n32. The Old Slave Market, facing the Sea-wall, in the Plaza,\\nis one of the most interesting views in the ancient city.\\n33. Spanish Graveyard, showing some of the oldest tombs\\nin the country.\\n34. New Light-house, showing Anastasia Island.\\n35. New Light-house. Large. This is one of the finest on\\nthe Atlantic coast, the light alone costing 16,000. Well\\nworth a visit. You can easily from the light-house reach\\nthe Coquina Quarries.\\n36. United States Barracks.\\n37. Sea-wall, looking south.\\n38. Sea-wall^ looking north.\\nBoth views give an excellent idea of the water-front.\\n39. Old Spanish Light-house. The ruins of which can still\\nbe seen on Anastasia Island, a short distance from the New\\nLight-house.\\n40. Pyramids of Major Dade, in the Post Cemetery, a full\\naccount of which is given in Bloomfield s Gidde of St. Au-\\ngustine.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0111.jp2"}, "112": {"fulltext": "100 BLOOMFIELD S HISTORICAL GUIDE.\\n41. Plaza St. Augustine.\\n42. Plaza zvith Lightning Express or Florida\\nCracker.\\nThese views show both monuments, and are very inter-\\nesting.\\n43. An Orange Archway^ at Mrs. Ball s fine orange grove,\\non Tolomato Street.\\n44. Episcopal Ch2irch.\\n45. Interior of Episcopal Church.\\n46. Inmates of Colored Home, showing some of the cooks\\nand chambermaids of George Washington.\\n47. A Birds-eye Viezv from Florida House, showing a\\ngreat many objects of interest.\\n48. Corridor of Old Spanish House, situated on Hospital\\nStreet, next door to Mrs. Foster s boarding-house this view\\ngives a good idea of a Spanish house.\\n49. Old City Gate, looking into St. George Street.\\n50. Old City Gate, looking out on Shell Road.\\n51. Old City Gate and Fort in the distance. This old\\nstructure creates more ideas, why it stands there, than any-\\nthing in the city.\\n52. Entrance to St. Augustine, through a lovely live-oak\\nlane, admired by all.\\n53. Monument in Plaza, erected in 18 12, Plaza de la\\nConstitucion.\\nIndia?is who were prisoners here from 1875 to 1878.\\n54. Minimic and his Son.\\n55. Howling Wolf.\\n56. Indian Woman.\\n57. Indians in Soldiers Clothes.\\n58. Indians in Native War Costume,", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0112.jp2"}, "113": {"fulltext": "bloomfield s historical guide. ioi\\nOTHER VIEWS IN AND ABOUT ST. AUGUSTINE.\\n59. Ball s Carriage Road, in Mrs. Ball s grove, showing\\norange arch.\\n60. Productions of St. Augustine. This view shows the\\nonly real production.\\n61. Hunting Slaves at Matanzas^ gives a good idea of how\\nthe runaway negro was caught before the war.\\n62. Mag?zolia Grove, about five miles from St. Augustine,\\nshowing the live oaks in all their magnificence, draped with\\nSpanish moss.\\n63. Picking Oranges, at Dr. Anderson s grove.\\n64. Uncle Jack the oldest negro in St. Augustine.\\n65. MoonligJit on Matanzas River.\\n66. Fort Matanzas, an old, old relic.\\n6j. An Hour s Search, sometimes called Hunting in Flor-\\nida, at any rate a hunt that is always crowned with success.\\n6Z. Date Tree, in Dr. Peck s yard, corner of Treasury and\\nSt. George streets.\\n69. Palmetto Tree, with Fort Matanzas in the distance.\\nHOTELS AND PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSES.\\n70. St. Augustine Hotel.\\n71. Florida House.\\n72. Magnolia Hotel.\\n73. Sumiyside House.\\n74. Tyler s House.\\n75. Hazeltine House.\\n76. Edwards s House,\\nyy. Patterson House.\\n78. De Me did s House,", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0113.jp2"}, "114": {"fulltext": "102 OCKLAWAHA RIVER VIEWS.\\n79. Mrs. Hernandez s House.\\n80. Mrs. Fostej^ s House.\\nPRIVATE RESIDENCES.\\n81. Mr. Ammidown s Residence.\\nS2. Dr. Anderson s Residence.\\n83. Mr. Spear s Residence.\\n84. Mrs. BaWs Residence.\\n85. Mr. Lorillard s Villa.\\n86. Presbyterian Parsonage.\\nO0KX.AWAHA RIVER VIEWS.\\n87. Mouth of the Ocklazvaha River.\\n88. Near Graham s Landing, Ocklawaha River.\\n89. Swamps on the Ocklawaha River.\\n90. The Long Stretch, Ocklawaha River.\\n91. Palmetto La7tding, Ocklawaha River.\\n92. Near Sandy Bluff, Ocklawaha River.\\n93. The Long Beach, Ocklawaha River.\\n94. Wilderness, Ocklawaha River.\\n95. Leaning Tree, Ocklawaha River.\\n96. Devil s Elbow, Ocklawaha River.\\n97. Devil s Punch Bowl, Ocklawaha River.\\n98. Blasted Tree, Ocklawaha River.\\n99. Living Arch, Ocklawaha River.\\n100. Great Cypress Gates, Ocklawaha River.\\n1 01. Silver Springs, Ocklawaha River.\\nThese Ocklawaha River views are undoubtedly the finest\\ntaken, and every one should have them, for they depict the\\nmost wonderful scenery in Florida.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0114.jp2"}, "115": {"fulltext": "VIEWS OF ST. AUGUSTINE. IO3\\nFLORIDA\u00e2\u0080\u0094 FRUITS, FLOWERS AND PLANTS.\\n102. Orange Tree.\\n103. Cocoaniit Tree.\\n104. Ba7iana Blossom.\\n105. Banana Tree with Fruit.\\n106. Date Tree Blossom.\\n107. Date Tree at Mrs. H. B. Stowe s Mandarin,\\n108. Annunciation Lily.\\n109. Spanish Bayonet in Blqssom.\\nno. Cherokee Rose.\\n111. Magnolia Blossom.\\n112. Prickly Pear or Cactus.\\n113. Scfub Palmettos.\\n114. Live Oak Draped wth Moss.\\n115. Group of Palmetto Trees.\\n116. Pineapples, growing.\\nSOUTHERN AND FLORIDA VIEWS.\\nSt. John s River Viezvs. It is rather difficult to mention\\nthem singly, therefore, I can only say, that they are all ex-\\ncellent views, taken from interesting points. I have 12 (M-\\nferent subjects.\\n117. Mrs. MitcheWs Place, opposite Jacksonville.\\n118. Entrance to Harfs Orange Grove, opposite Pilatka.\\n119. A Tropical Scene, showing the alligator in his native\\nhome.\\n120. Fifteenth Amendment, or the Darkey and his Mule.\\n121. Canal, connecting Halifax River with Mosquito In-\\nlet, cut out of solid coquina rock.\\n122. Camping in Florida.\\n123. Cherubs Real nigger angels, a long way after Ra-\\nphael.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0115.jp2"}, "116": {"fulltext": "104 bloomfield s historical guide.\\n124. Florida Lightning Express, or The Cracker s Rig.\\n125. Mrs. H. B. Stowe s Residence, at Mandarin, with the\\nStowe party.\\n126. Mrs. H. B. Stowe s Place, without party.\\n127. BatJmtg Pool, Green Cove Springs,\\n128. Gfeen Cove Springs.\\n129. Bonaventure at Savannah, Georgia,\\n130. Fountains in Park, Savannah, Georgia.\\nI have also a fine assortment of Cabinet and Large Mount\\nviews for portfoHos, at very reasonable rates.\\nTOURIS TS, ATT ENTION.\\nAfter you have purchased all the views you want, buy a copy of\\nBLOOMFIELD S\\nILLDSTRATED HISTORICAL (JOIDE OF ST. AU USTINE\\nin which all events of interest appertaining\\nto the old town are recorded. Price only\\n50 cents.\\nContaining also a Condensed Guide of the\\nSt. John s, Ocklawaha, Indian, and Halifax\\nRivers.\\nThe Map alone is worth the price. For\\nsale by all booksellers and newsdealers in\\nthe State, or sent to any address on receipt\\nof price, by MAX BLOOMFIELD,\\nST. AUGUSTINE, FLA.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0116.jp2"}, "117": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0117.jp2"}, "118": {"fulltext": "PUBLICATIOIS ON FlQBM\\nBloomfield s Illustrated Historical Guide of St. Augustine, $0 50\\nDe Soto and Florida, 1512-1568 [Shipp), 6 00\\nFlorida; Its Scenery, Climate, and History (Lanier), l 50\\nFlorida; For Tourists, Invalids, and Settlers [Barbour], i 50\\nMooer s Orange Culture, 1 00\\nOrange Insects\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Illustrated (Ashmead), 1 00\\nManual of Gardening in Florida (Whitner), 50\\nColton s Map of Florida, 75\\nColton s Sectional Map of Florida, 1 25\\nDewhurst s History of St. Augustine, 1 25\\nFairbank s St. Augustine, 1 00\\nFairbank s History of Florida, 2 50\\nBrinton s Guide of Florida, 35\\nSouthland (Upham), Describing Manatee River, 25\\nThe Ancient City (two numbers Harper s Magazine), 70\\nSouvenir of St Augustine (Views), 35\\nViews of the Sunny South (Album), 25\\nAncient City Gems (20 Views), 50\\nAny of the above books mailed free of postage\\nupon 1 eeeipt of price. Address all orders to\\nMAX BLOOMFIELD,\\nBookseller, Stationer, and Newsdealer,\\nST. AUGUSTINE, FLA.\\nP. S.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 A few rare books on Florida and St.\\nAugustine no^Ai^ on hand will be closed out at\\nlow figures.", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0118.jp2"}, "119": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0119.jp2"}, "120": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0120.jp2"}, "121": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3327", "width": "2247", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0121.jp2"}, "122": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3569", "width": "2467", "jp2-path": "bloomfieldsillus00bloo_0122.jp2"}}