13.0. Arrival in SF: April 28, 1888 aboard Belgic; placed under quarantine coz of Far East cholera epidemic; but was political coz ship was carrying 643 Chinese coolies (cheap labor displacing Whites)… election was near, just about a week 13.1. In SF: at the Palace Hotel at 312 Stockton St., $4/day; Market Street – best street; Leland Stanford – millionaire senator who founded the university; under Grover Cleveland 13.2. Across the American continent: Oakland → Sacramento → Reno → Ogden → Denver → Omaha → Chicago → Boston → Albany → crossed Hudson River 13.3. Rizal in NY: May 13 (called it the “big town”; inspired by the Memorial to George Washington, “he is a great man who, I think, has no equal in this country” (letter to Ponce on July 27, 1888); left for Liverpool on May 16, 1888 aboard “City of Rome” (world’s 2nd largest ship next only to Great Eastern) 13.4. Rizal’s Impression of America: (1) material progress – great cities, huge farms, busy factories; (2) drive & energy of the people; (3) natural beauty of the land: (4) high standard of living; (5) opportunities for better life
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