New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-30
ENTRY INTO THE FALLEN CITY.
sPANIARDs SHOWED MORE JOY THAN soR-
ROW OVER sURRENDER-FEEDING
THE HUNGRY

sPANIARDs SHOWED MORE JOY THAN soR-
ROW OVER sURRENDER-FEEDING
THE HUNGRY
Correspondence Of The Associated Pre..)
Santiago de Cuba. July 19.-Not with fire and
sword did the victorious soldiers Of the United
States enter the ancient capital Of Cuba, but
bearing meat and bread for her starving In.
habitants and disarmed defenders and they
| were received not in fear and trembling. but
with outstretched hands-for the people of San
tiago starvng-rich and poor, merchant,
soldier and vagabond.
The soldier, whose heart had never been in
this war. retoiced openly that he would soon be
returned to Spain; the civilian gave thanks that
no more bombs would come screaming over the
| hill from the ocean no more dead and wounded
men be brought in from the forts and trenches
outside the city. Everywhere was seen rejoic
| ing. rather than mourning sullen hostility
not a woman wore the red and yellow colors OF
| Spain, refused to answer the courteous salu-
tation Of the American newspaper correspond
ents The merchants were aTabty W.
shaking hands cordially with every departing
! patron. and responding to Viva America
with a hearty viva" and a OF the hard.
1t mattered not TO the people Of Santiago that
! SPANS honor has been furnished; that old
| Cortez, who sailed from Santiago four centuries
ago to ravage Mexico. would have died witn his
last man rather than surrender; Santiago had
been saved from starvation and further blood
| shed.
ARRIVAL OF RED CROSS SHIP
| The curious people who went down to the
wharves after the surrender expecting to see
the terrible American warships sail up to the
city beheld instead the approach Of big black
merchant ship with a red cross painted on each
side. Red Cross flag at her peak. and kindly
faced women on the decks. 1t was the relief
! ship State Of Texas. loaded with food enough to
! give every in Santiago something to eat
The relief ship. n1oored al the principal wharf.
! opened her ports and began to issue food to the
people who thronged TO her side. Questions to
! the applicants were unnecessary: their ENACT
ated faces and eager eyes told that they were
| desperately hungry. The children were pitiful
objects. They were not naked. as in the news
| paper pictures but their arms and hands seemed
feshless the skin drawn tight over their
pinched faces and their eyes had unnatural
lustre. In asking aims they stretched forth
their skinny hands timidy and the beseeching
frightened look in their eyes went to the heart
Of every American
The Spanish soldiers did not openly beg for
food but when questioned they said earnestly
that they were very hungry. and when food
was given to them they devoured 1t ravenously
The first American to enter Santiago after
the surrender was correspondent OF The As
ISOLATED Press who had gone among the refu-
gees at FL Caney. For the time he spoke only
| Spanish. He was Of the first Of the fugi-
tives to enter the city, and he did not resume
the use Of the English language until the cable
| office had been reopened. when his account OF
the surrender filed.
SHIPS ENTER THE HARBOR-
The first vessel to enter the harbor. aside
from the State Of Texas. was The Associated
Press dispatch boat Cynthia H. After her came
the Government tug Underwater. which showed
the way to a procession of transports. To-day
there are thirty vessels In the harbor. most OF
them troop ships waiting to unload their sup
plies Some Of them had been waiting off ST.
honey nearly a month for an opportunity 10
discharge cargo
Before the war broke out United States Con-
sui Hyatt at Santiago was feeding thousands
Of persons in and near this city. The relief
work ended at once when Mr.. Hyatt was Or
dered to leave the island. In the latter part Of
May the United States ships began to blockade
Santiago The city has always imported the
greater part Of its food supply. the surrounding
country being undeveloped. and the blockade
had immediate effect. 1t is reasonable 10 sup
pose that many Of Consul Hyatts people are
dead for when Santiago surrendered last Sum-
day even the rich were starving
A correspondent who went through the bust
ness section Of the city yesterday found the
food stores closed and empty. The tobacco
stores had not much stock left. In the market
place few Of the stalls were occupied. little
rice was being sold at an exorbitant price.
coffee. a few small fish Caught IN the bay).
mangoes cocoanuts and the fruit grown near
by In a large warehouse near the landing
place were a few sacks Of -four. dozens OF sacks
of raw coffee and larre quantity OF American
beer and Spanish liquors. There was no scare
ity of liquor in town. but II was not sold openly
A few American soldiers got drunk and we're
locked up.
There was no offensive display Of military
force by the American soldiers and the Span
ish sentry boxes at the street corners were I'M
occupied The City Hall, the theatre. where
Adelina Patti once appeared and other build
ings were occupied by the Americans, who also
kent the crowds off the wharves that the trans
ports might have opportunity to land sup
plies The local police were on duty. the ca
thedral was open as usual and matters were re-
sumlng their normal condition.
CLEANING SANTIAGO'S STREETS.
Santiago de Cuba, July 2S delayed In trans
nisson)-The work Of cleaning the city is be-
ing pushed with great activity. Over two hum
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