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  Morrell, Daniel J., 597

  Morton, Captain, 157

  mosquito, 95 illus., 406

  conveyors of disease, 142–43, 315, 422, 423

  different kinds, 409

  fight against, 410, 448–49, 452, 467, 468, 502, 572, 573

  malaria carrier, 410, 416, 418–20, 468, 502, 572

  yellow-fever carrier, 413–14, 416–421, 429 illus.

  Mosquito Brigades (Ross), 410

  Mount Hope, 522 illus.

  Munsey’s, 263

  Murdock, Jessie, 416, 425

  Murphy, Grayson M.-P., 355, 356

  Naos Island, 155, 539, 548, 549

  Napipi River, 29, 44

  Napoleon I, 129, 141

  Napoleon III (Louis Napoleon), 50, 51, 55, 56, 67

  Nashville, U.S.S., 300 illus., 360, 364, 365, 367, 371, 372, 385

  Nast, Thomas, 89 illus.

  National Geographic Magazine, 522

  Naval War of 1812, The (Roosevelt), 252

  Nelson, Wolfred, 134, 145, 149, 163, 170

  New Algonquin Club, 284

  New Edinburgh, 21

  New Granada, see Colombia New Orleans, 141

  New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal, 142

  New Panama Canal Company, see Compagnie Nouvelle du Canal de Panama

  New York:

  Lesseps’ visits, 118–20, 192

  Amador’s visit, 343

  Panamanian insurgents in, 343, 345

  Bunau-Varilla in, 349, 356

  Panama’s investment in, 399

  New York Chamber of Commerce, 187, 285

  New York Evening Mail, 304 illus.

  New York Evening Post, 188, 270

  New York Globe, 303 illus.

  New York Herald, 56, 268, 341, 450

  New York Journal, 264–65, 268

  New York Sun, 278, 317

  New York Times, The, 19, 102, 265, 303 illus., 360, 462, 496, 605

  on Bunau-Varilla’s role, 391

  on T.R.’s “sordid conquest,” 381

  New York Tribune, 117, 120, 150, 183, 486, 505

  on death rate in Panama, 172, 173

  on Lesseps’ “unscrupulous audacity,” 199

  on Panama Affair in France, 212, 223

  on putrid conditions in Colon, 406

  New York World, 106, 107, 271, 273

  on Lesseps’ appearance, 119

  on U.S.-Colombia crisis, 334, 338, 339, 381

  T.R.’s libel suit, 385

  New Zealand, 30fn.

  Nicaragua, 11

  earthquakes and volcanic activity, 82, 283, 285–87, 299 illus., 315–318, 323

  exploration for best canal route, 26–32, 40, 65, 312, 612

  U.S. relations with, 265, 340–41, 348

  Nicaragua, Lake, 28, 29, 75, 80, 271, 316

  Nicaragua Canal Commission, 264, 274, 284, 311

  Nicaragua Canal Construction Company, 407

  Nicaraguan canal (proposed), 31–32, 38

  apparent project of U.S., 123, 240, 253, 259–65, 281, 308–9, 313, 326–327

  construction plans, 83, 269

  location favored by Menocal, 74–77

  location favored by U.S. Commission, 59

  Roosevelt’s attitude toward, 253, 266–67, 269, 326–27, 332, 334, 340–41

  Senate vote against, 324–27

  still-possible alternative, 328, 332, 334, 340, 341, 348

  Nipsic, U.S.S., 20, 25, 40

  Noble, Alfred, 274, 278, 313, 482, 484–85

  Nombre de Dios, 112, 594

  Normandie, S.S., 612

  North American Review, 333

  Northwestern Christian Advocate, The, 381

  Nostromo (Conrad), 380, 385

  Nott, Josiah Clark, 142–44, 412

  Nourse, Joseph E., 59

  Nuñez, Rafael, 175, 179, 335

  Obaldía, José de, 362, 366, 369–71, 401, 588

  Obaldía, Señora, 588

  Obarrio, Nicanor de, 300 illus.

  Obispo, 549

  Obispo, Rio, 111

  Olmsted, Frederick, Jr., 603

  Ometepe, 316

  Oregon, U.S.S., 254–55, 257, 315, 608

  Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, 470

  Orinoco, S.S., 375–76

  Osier, William, 407, 426

  Ossa, Maria de la, 341

  Ossa, Senorita Maria Amelia de la, 363

  O’Sullivan, John, 31

  O’Sullivan, Timothy H, 20, 42

  Otis, Camp, 568

  Otis, Henrietta, 571

  Our Times (Sullivan), 573

  Outlook, The, 441, 474, 556, 557, 563, 585, 586

  Pacific Mail Steamship Line, 35, 106, 176

  Padilla, S.S., 363, 371, 376

  Painter, Joseph H., 565

  Palais de Justice, Paris, 223

  Palais d’Hiver, Paris, 203

  Palmerston, Lord, 53, 55

  Panama, Republic of, 11, 334–35, 339, 343, 445

  Chinese-exclusion law, 475

  revolutionary secession, 339, 343, 361–69

  Roosevelt’s part in creation of, 379, 495, 512

  treaty negotiation with U.S., 334–335, 338–39, 387–400

  U.S. role in revolution, 343, 363–367, 379

  Panama Affair, 212, 223, 228, 231, 232, 235–37, 289

  see also France, Chamber of Deputies

  Panama Canal

  accidents, 545–46

  Americans at, 135, 145–47, 157, 365, 372, 425, 452, 491, 557–59, 586–87; see also Canal Zone, social life in

  beginning of French work on, 131, 147–48

  contracts, 148, 150–51, 155–56, 169–70, 491, 601

  cost of, 75–76, 81–83, 117–18, 151, 183, 184, 194–96, 235, 308, 483, 610–11; see also Compagnie Universelle; Compagnie Nouvelle

  dams, 165, 307, 308, 484, 488–89; see also Chagres River

  dredges, 156–59, 193, 311, 607

  dynamiting, 545–46, 581, 607

  earthquakes, see earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

  electrical components, 599–603

  engineering problems, 130, 155, 165ff., 193, 479–81, 506, 539–40; see also Chagres River; landslides (this entry)

  equipment, 148–49, 156, 170, 241, 267, 440–42, 464–65, 470–71, 545fn., 546–47, 598; see also dredges (this entry)

  excavation, 155–59, 168–69, 184, 195, 267, 440–41, 529–31, 537, 546–50, 610–11; see also Culebra Cut

  failure of French project, 182ff.; see also Compagnie Universelle

  health hazards, death rate, 159, 161, 171–73, 464–65, 501, 581–85, 610; see also malaria; yellow fever

  health and sanitation facilities, 134, 174–75, 406, 421–22, 450, 466–68, 500–501, 575; see also hospitals; Gorgas, Wm. C.

  housing, 133, 444, 478–79, 542, 577, 585

  International Advisory Board, 481–85, 531

  labor: living and working conditions, 133–34, 159, 174, 180–81, 444, 450, 465, 472, 502–3, 544, 567, 577–79

  labor: recruitment and supply, 131, 137, 147, 170, 178–79, 181, 444, 469–78, 559

  labor: unions, 490–91, 533–34, 579

  labor: wages, 158, 161, 181, 472–73, 478–79, 559–60

  landslides, 165–69, 180, 531, 550–554, 613

  locks: design and dimensions, 195, 539–40, 590–604

  lock-type plans, 189, 192–93, 237–238, 481–89, 531, 539

  management personnel (French), 131, 138–39, 148, 153ff., 162–65, 180, 185, 191

  ——(U.S.), 438, 444, 449–50, 459, 469–70, 490fT., 540–43

  opening of, 605–10

  reorganization of project, 540–42

  Roosevelt’s favoring of, 266–67, 327, 334–35, 339–41, 379–80

  Roosevelt’s supervision of, 449, 462, 467, 491–92, 507, 511

  Roosevelt tour of, 493–500

  Russian purchase solicited, 279

  sea-level plan, 116–17, 189–96 passim, 237, 307, 446, 481–88, 531

  statistic
s, 184, 529–31, 545–47, 589–599, 610–13

  and Suez, comparisons, 49, 130–31, 155, 188, 199, 235, 239, 530, 579, 610, 611

  surveys, 136–39, 154–55

  transportation (of spoil) problem, 169

  U.S. interest in, 240, 262–63, 270–271, 590

  U.S. purchase of (projected), 188, 266–69, 291–94, 399–401

  U.S. takeover, 402

  see also Canal Zone; Isthmian Canal Commission

  Panama City, 21, 28, 133, 267, 276, 332, 335, 392, 401, 476

  earthquake, 149, 606

  health, sanitation, 142, 175, 419, 428 illus., 447, 448, 454, 466, 467

  history, 111–15

  housing, 444, 445, 467, 477, 478, 577

  Lesseps’ visit (1885), 186

  Prestan Uprising, 175–79

  recreational facilities in, 560–61, 563

  Republican revolution, 345, 352–353, 355, 363–67, 372–73, 378, 379, 382

  Roosevelt visit, 493

  Panama Expedition of 1875, 143

  Panama Lobby, 127, 263, 265, 271, 273, 280fT., 292; see also Bunau-Varilla, Philippe; Cromwell, William N.

  Panama or Nicaragua? (Bunau-Varilla pamphlet), 285

  Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 608–9

  Panama: Past, Present and Future (Bunau-Varilla), 279, 281

  Panama Pathwork (Gilbert), 453

  Panama Railroad, 21, 62, 66, 106, 147, 169, 173, 178, 423, 464, 555

  condition, equipment, 148–49, 440, 470–71

  and Cromwell, 273, 342–43

  earthquake damage to, 149

  French acquisition of, 67, 81, 118, 135–36, 150, 197, 240

  history of, 33–40

  Lesseps’ trip on, 110–11

  personnel of, 147, 470–71

  and Panama revolution, 361, 366, 371–79, 385, 393, 440

  racial discrimination, 576

  removal of, in Gatun area, 489, 507

  role of, in excavation, 548

  U.S. military protection of, 177–179, 330, 377–79

  U.S. purchase and operation of, 266–67, 333, 341–43, 567

  Panama Star & Herald, 113, 146, 318, 505, 532

  on Lesseps’ visit, 116, 199

  management connections with revolutionary elements, 343, 345

  obituaries, 171

  on Roosevelt visit, 495

  yellow-fever report in, 452–54

  Panama Steamship Company, 471

  Paraiso, 111, 148, 180, 194, 493, 585

  Paris:

  anti-Semitism in, 205, 223, 235

  International Canal Congress at, see Congres International…

  Lesseps’ popularity in, 59, 201, 203

  newspapers of, see France, press

  riot in, 223

  rumors and conjectures, 191, 228

  Paris Exposition of 1889, 195, 204, 208

  Paris-Lyon-Mediterranee railway, 127

  Park, Trenor W., 67, 106, 115, 135, 136, 185

  Parker, Alton B., 442

  Parra, Aquileo, 63–65

  Parsons, George, 285

  Parsons, William Barclay, 407, 408, 482, 487

  Pasteur, Louis, 143

  Paterson, William, 21

  Paúl, Jose Telesforo, 114, 160

  Pauncefote, Sir Julian, 256, 257, 259, 264, 292, 330

  Pavey, Frank D., 280, 282, 284, 292, 391

  Peck, Harr y Thurston, 248

  Pedrarias, see Avila, Pedro Arias de

  Pedro Miguel, 484, 496, 539–40, 543, 546, 571, 592–93, 606, 607, 609

  Pelée, Mount, 316–17, 319, 325

  Pennell, Joseph, 525 illus., 559, 591

  Pennsylvania, U.S.S., 539

  Pennsylvania Railroad, 595

  Pére Lachaise Cemetery, 234

  Perez, Raul, 333

  Periere, Isaac, 60

  Périvier, Samuel, 207, 223, 225

  Perkins, George C, 324

  Perry, Matthew, 39

  Petit Journal, Le, 126, 191, 230, 232

  Pettus, Edmund W., 324

  Philadelphia, 141, 285

  Philippines, 254, 255, 257, 459, 506

  Piercy, Norman, 583

  Pim, Bedford Clapperton, 171

  Pittsburgh, 487–88, 598

  Piza, Nephews & Company, 347

  Piatt, Orville, 325

  Plume, S. W., 165–67, 173, 306

  pneumonia, 454, 465, 501–2, 577, 581, 608

  Poe, Colonel, 542

  Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain (Humboldt), 29

  Porto Bello, 594

  Port Said, 25, 51

  Portsmouth, N. H., 460

  postage stamps, Nicaraguan, 285, 323, 325

  Powell, John Wesley, 24

  Prairie, U.S.S., 379

  Prescott, Herbert G., 342, 361–64, 366, 368, 371, 374–75

  Prestan, Pedro, 96 illus., 175–79, 372

  Prestan Uprising, 96 illus., 175–77

  Princeton University, 285

  Prinet, Henri, 207–9

  Puerto Rico, 254

  Pulitzer, Joseph, 385

  Queen Elizabeth, S.S., 612

  Queen Elizabeth II, S.S., 612

  Queen Mary, S.S., 612

  Quellenac, F., 482

  racial discrimination, 474–77, 557, 574–83

  Raggi, Arthur, 610

  Randolph, Isham, 482

  Raspadura, Lost Canal of the, 29–30, 39

  Rattazzi, Madame, 61

  Reclus, Armand, 103, 131, 133–35, 148

  canal-survey expedition, 62–63, 65

  canal-tunnel plan, 66

  at Congres International, 75, 76, 78

  Red Star Line, 321

  Reed, Thomas B., 273–74, 294

  Reed, Walter, 407, 413, 414, 417, 422

  Reid, Whitelaw, 120

  Reinach, Jacques de, 60, 98 illus., 228, 235

  agent of Compagnie Universelle, 191, 197, 209, 218–20, 224–25, 231–32

  and Drumont, 217–19

  and Herz, 218–20

  death of, 210–13, 220

  Reinach, Joseph, 210, 220

  Renault, Leon, 216, 227

  Rennie, Sir John, 25

  Republican National Committee, 291

  Republican Party, 291, 460, 506

  Reynolds, Russell, 228

  Ribot, Alexandre, 212, 228

  Ribourt, Engineer, 77–78

  Ricard, Louis, 209, 210, 212, 219

  Richardson, Henry H., 246

  Richier, Commodore, 148

  Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 562

  Rio Grande, 80, 111, 114

  Ripley, Joseph, 482, 485, 489, 542

  Rixey, Presley, 493

  Robeson, George M., 19, 21, 26, 44

  Robinson, Corinne, 347

  Robinson, Tracy, 104, 106, 116–17, 145–47, 157, 557

  Rock Creek Park, 592

  Rodgers, Raymond, 158–59

  Rodrigues, J. C, 107, 108, 113–17, 121, 183, 184

  Roebling, Emily, 120

  Roebling, John A., Sons, 599

  Roeblings, 24

  Rogers, Henry Huddleson, 272

  Rome, 143

  Roosevelt, Alice, see Longworth, Alice Roosevelt

  Roosevelt, Edith Carow, 248, 493, 495, 588

  Roosevelt, Kermit, 493, 498, 499

  Roosevelt, Nicholas, 348

  Roosevelt, Theodore, 15, 26, 207fn., 295 illus., 302 illus., 304 illus., 316, 320, 546, 570fn., passim

  background, 247–69

  and Bunau-Varilla, 277, 292, 350–351

  for canal in Central America, 249rT., 317

  and Colombia negotiations, 332, 334–41, 348, 379, 384–86

  and Congress, 258, 262, 266–68, 317, 381, 500, 502–3

  election victory (1904), 442

  expansionism and imperialism, 255

  family, 248–49

  Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, 255–59

  and Isthmian Canal Commission, 266–67, 406, 449–50

  libel suit against World, 385
r />   and Lesseps compared, 249

  and Mahan, 250–53

  for Nicaraguan canal, 253, 259, 261, 266

  for Panama canal, 269, 326–28, 379–86, 390, 616–17

  Panama Canal purchase, 400

  and Panama revolution, 351–53, 355–57, 362, 373, 379–86, 390, 396–97

  Panama visit, 430 illus., 492–502, 577, 581

  personality, 12, 332, 347

  and the Presidency, 247–50, 258, 320, 442

  sea-power advocate, 250–55

  White House life, 248–49

  Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr., 397, 499

  Root, Elihu, 348, 380, 383, 384, 450, 492, 509, 588

  and Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, 393

  Secretary of State, 460

  Ross, Ronald, 144, 405, 409–10, 415, 422, 426

  Rothschild, Baron Alphonse de, 53, 223

  Rothschild family, 59, 126, 206

  Rough Riders, 494, 495

  Rouleau, Sister Marie, 172, 178

  Rourke, Louis K., 541

  Rousseau, Armand, 185, 186, 188–90, 224, 432–33 illus.

  Rousseau, Harr y Harwood, 510, 511, 542, 568, 588

  Rouvier, Maurice, 219, 220, 228, 231, 233

  Royal Geographical Society, 22

  Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, 375–76, 476

  Russel, S. C, 563

  Russia, 279

  Russo-Japanese War, 460

  Saavedra, Alvaro de, 27

  Sagamore Hill, 341, 347, 348

  Sage, Russell, 120

  Sahara desert, 57–58

  Said, Mohammed, 51–53, 103

  St. John, Clifford, 580

  St. Lucia, 501

  St. Pierre, Martinique, 316–17

  Saint-Simon, Claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de, 48, 559

  Saint-Simonianism, 49, 206

  St. Vincent Island, 317

  Salazar, Captain, 370, 376

  Salgar, Eustorgio, 64

  San Bias, 44, 62–63, 77

  San Bias, Gulf of, 43

  Sanclemente, Manuel, 336

  Sands, William Franklin, 557, 568fn., 587

  San Francisco, 34, 65, 71, 83, 213, 542, 606, 608–9

  San Francisco Evening Bulletin, 214

  San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua, 38

  San Juan River, 27, 65, 15

  San Lorenzo fort, 566

  San Pablo, 133

  Sans-Leroy, Charles Francois, 196, 217, 222, 227, 229, 231, 232

  Santiago Bay, Battle of, 255

  Santo Tomas Hospital, 341, 447

  Saratoga, U.S.S., 611

  Saturday Evening Post, The, 537

  Savalli, Paul, 171

  Savoy, Edward, 259

  Schaefer, Will, 450

  Schildhauer, Edward, 594, 597, 600, 602, 605, 610

  Schulze, Lieutenant, 42

  Scientific American, 530, 550, 589, 591

  Scott, Irving M., 315

  Secunderabad, India, 409, 410

  Seager, John, 451

  Sedan, 12, 55

  Selfridge, Thomas O., 19, 23–27, 40–44, 71, 73–74, 82, 283, 616

  Seligman, Isaac, 289

 

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