CHAPTER I.

THE SHRINE OF THE WHITE CITY. r&3B.

Reproduction of the convent where Columbus and his son once took refuge — Court, cloister and corridor — The
first Cross erected in America — Coins made from the first gold found in America — Letters patent and auto-
graphs from Ferdinand and Isabella — Collection of paintings on wood and rare Mosaics loaned by the
Vatican — Two bells with a history — One of the cannons of the Santa Maria— More than a thousand paint-
ings in all — Model of the Norse Ship — Books written by Marco Polo and Americus Vespucci— The sepul-
cherroom — Many pictures and relics of the last days of Columbus — La Rabida, the meccaof many pil-
grims— The remains of the great navigator — The Battle Ship Illinois — A superb counterfeit man-of-war —
A vessel that has never tossed on billows — The lighthouse and life-saving station — Hospital service . . 409