The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-06
American General Crosses the
Island of Porto Rico.
COURTESY OF SPANIARDS
OFFICIALLY WELCOMED AT ALL
THE TOWNS.
Great Size of American Soldiers and
Horses Excites Wonder and Ad-
miration-Spanish Governor Ten
ders His Private Residence to
General Brooke.

San Juan de Porto Rico, Sept. g.
Major General John D. Brooke, MS
staff and escort have completed two
thirds of their journey across the Is
land towards this city The march has
been like a march through fr1endly
territory. On Saturday General BROOKE
stopped at Cayey. Yesterday he reacned
Caguas, 20 miles from here. This al
ternoon he enters Rio Pedras, one OF
the aristocratic suburbs of San Juan,
where he win establish his headquar-
ters. General Brooke has accepted the
hospitality of Captain General Maelas,
who graciously offered him the use Oh
his private residence at Rio Pedras.
The column, though small, is i'm
posing and is making a deep impress
sion AS il wound it's way over state
ly mountains, covered to their SUBMITS
with coffee and tobacco plantations,
and valleys, General Brooke, with his
chief of staff, rode at the head OF the
column. The natives, who had news
of the coming of the Americans, hned
the Streets their faces showing their
pleasure, although there were no dem
onstrations. AT intervals along the
way the Spanish soldiers of the civil
guards presented arms as our troops
passed. At Cayey and Caguas the
Spanish commanders received General
Brooke with marked courtesies, and the
aIcaldes paid official visits, extending
welcomes to their towns. AT CaguaS,
where 1000 Spanish regulars are sta
toned, under the command OF Colonel
Rodriguez, the ceremony was preten-
tious The Spanish buglers gave the
fiourishes for major general upon our
arrival.
Houses have been set apart for the
accommodation of General Brooke and
his staff. The infantry and cavalry
companies, camped in the outskirts of
the town, were visited by Spanish SOL
diers. There was no display whatever
of ill-feeling. Spaniards and Americans
mingling freely, fraternizing and ex
changing buttons as souvenirs. AL
ready many of the American soldiers
are buttonlesS.
Spanish flags flew at Cayey and
Caguas, but as guests in an enemy's
country, we showed no colors save the
cavalry guidon.
Our stalwart soldiers and massive
horses cause ceaseless wonder to the
natives, accustomed to men of small
stature and nimble-footed little ponies.
General Brooke will have arrived
here in advance of the American COM
missioners, who are expected on Wed
nesday by the Seneca.
The City of Cadiz of the Spanish
transatlantic line arrived this morn
ing from Corunna, the first ship di-
rect from Spain to reach here since
the termination of hostilities. She
carries the Spanish mails, is bound for
Havana and will then proceed to New
York
The French steamer Notre Dame de
Salut, which was to embark the first
installment of Spanish troops for
Spain, consisting of the sick in the
hospital and a few Spanish officers,
went aground on entering the harbor
today.
General Brooke, upon his arrival at
Rio Pedras, will be received by Colonel
Pine, the local commander there.
The sessions of the military commits
sions, it is understood, will be held in
the palace here.