Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-20
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Incidents Leading Up to the Raising Of the
STARS and stripes Over Santiago.
copyright, Associated Press.)
Santiago De Cuba, July Is. via Kings
ton. jamaica July 10, Ills a. m.-The
events preceding the hosting of the
American flag over the governors pal
ace here, amid the booming of guns,
the strains of martial music and the
wild cheering of 10000 men along seven
miles of entrenchments were full of in
terest.
Shortly after 6 o'clock on Monday
morning Lieut. Crook, of Gen. Shat
ter's staff, entered the city and all the
arms in the arsenal were turned over
to him. The work of removing the
mines which obstructed navigation at
the entrance of the harbor had been
progressing all night. AT about seven
o'clock Gen. Toral, the Spanish COM
mander, sent his sword to Gen. Shafter
as evidence of his submission, and at
S:45 a. m. all the general officers and
their stats assembled at Gen. Skaters
Headquarters. Each regiment was
drawn up along the crest of the heights.
Gen. Shafter and his generals with
mounted escorts of one hundred picked
men of the Second cavalry then rode
over trenches to the open ground at the
foo. Of the hill on the main road to
Santiago, midway to the then deserted
Spanish works. There they were met
by Gen. Toral and his staff, all IN full
uniform and mounted, and a select de-
tachment of Spanish troops. what
followed took place in full view OF our
troops.
The scene was picturesque and ORA
matte. Gen. Shafter with his generals
and staff grouped Immediately IN the
rear and with the troops of cavalrymen
with drawn sabres en- the left, advanced
TO meet the vanquished foe.
After a few words of courteous greet
ing Cen Skaters first act was 10 re-
turn Gen. Torals sword. The spanish
general appeared to be touched by the
COMPLIMENTARY words with which Gen.
Shafter accompanied this action ana ne
thanked the American commander feei-
ingly
Then followed short conversation as
10 the place selected for the Spanish
forces to deposit their arms. and span
ish infantry detachment marched forward
to a position facing our cavalry, where
the Standards were halted. The latter
were without their colors.
Eight Spanish trumpeters then saluted
and were saluted in return by our trum-
peters, both giving fiourishes Tor Lieut.
Generals and Major Generals
Cen Toral then personally ordered the
Snanish company, which in miniature rep
resented the forces under his command
| to ground arms.
| Next by his direction the company
wheeled and marched across our line into
the road and thence to the place selected
for camping them. The Spaniards moved
! rapidly TO the quick notes of the Spanish
| march. plaved by the trumpeters. but il
| impressed one like the Dead March
| from Saul" Although no attempt was
| made to humiliate them, the Spanish sol,
diers seemed to feel their disgrace keen
| ly and scarcely glanced at their conquer
| ors as they passed by.
| Rnt this apparent depth Of feeling was
| rot-,ai.p,~,Ad by the other regiments
| without being sullen the Spaniards APP
peared to be utterly indifferent to the re-
verses suffered by the Spanish arms and
! some of them, when not under the eyes OF
their officers, seemed to rejoice at the
prospect of good food and an immediate
return to Spain.