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are iron slats or grates giving a draft from garret to cellar. The bed rooms all have cots or single beds, I see no others, and room & halls are lighted by candles set under large glass cases to prevent their being blown out by the wind--Our dining room is on the Restaurant style, food served by men, & cooked up in real Spanish style. The only familiar dishes to see today were Unclear soup, baked custard in a cup--Have had visits from some of our Steamer friends today, Dr. Way starts for City of Mexico to night, poor old man I hope he will get through safely--