Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-04-16
EERED At AND NS|Q1ED.
Ihe Departure of Consul General
Lee and other Americans
from Havana.
PEOPLE BELIEVED A CRISIS At HAND.
departure the Signal for All Sorts of
Vie Expressions on the Part of the
ep"n'ard' who Lined the Shore as the
American Fleet Passed Down and Ont
the Harb0r.

hEY WEST, Fla, April l1.-"Tell the
oilvette get under way at once. Capt,
, ~'w'es!s,sn"i @ thel}ache that the United
States fleet is ready to clear out of Ha-
Vana' and please follow the Bache out -
lhese were the words of Consul-Gen.
eral Lee at 5:l5 Saturday afternoon as
ne stood on the poop of the Fern with
aeroup OF correspondents around him.
~ was evident to all that Gen. Lee was
10 pe the last to leave, and a murmur
OF applause went around. The Evalvn
nao already passed Moro Castle when
.he ollvette weighed anchor. The
nache was close behind and the Fern
was last of the line.
The wharyes and boats on both sidos
Vi The narrow entrance to the barbor
we're crowded with Spaniards, who
"ie"eu ana Jeered as each boat passed
OUT As the Fern rounded to. heading
,or the open sea, She passed near the
maine wreck, The group on deck had
oeen laughing and expressing their
satisfaction at leaving Havana. With
one accord the men doffed fbeir ba+s i,
salute to the brave dead, while silence
leli on the crowd for several minutas
uen. Lee being on board the Fern
, ,n"oe ,hat vessel target for redoubled
ii'sses' groans, cat calls and whistles
from the crowds on shore.
Get out, Yankees, swine. was
a l
among the mildest expressions used
ihls seemed to strike every one on h
board as ludicrous. Vice.Consul y
springer, who had been on the island q
81 years, waved his hand to particu. il
larIy abusive group, saying in tones t
louu enough for all to hear: "Wait. Fl
walt my friends. We shall all be
back soon" V
mere was one pretty incident. On p
ne Cabanas shore British steamer
vas unloading at her wharf As the II
ern passed the Union Jack was dipped III ~
vhile the English crew gave hearty u, u,
heer. III is needless to say that the II
ompliment was returned with all nos. a;
ible gusto. p0' "
'NNiAiSNf tuLttl W0tn the nnO- | ~
ie FOUND that Gen. Lee was really 90. Il
~ and that all the Americans were II
olhg with him. Not to see the United
lates nag floating from the staff ot
asa uevo struck many residents as
Tue less than calamity. The cor.
'spondents We're beseiged with e,oar ter
'estiohs as to the intentions of the is
inerlcans, and when the fleet expected fat
ooih hoaraihent was likely to take fca
ace Inc government officials seemed 49,,
Huch at loss as all the rest. A -
'ahish officer of high rank besouobt
correspondent to tell him if he had H.
y news not made public and affect hn
the future of the city. ent
lie TACT that Mr.. Gollan. the British low
lsul, called with Gen. Lee on Cant T
H. bianco also puzzled many. some and
leving that this meant an Anglo exn
n Rlonoa -. n"" oeeh settled. otht
H. biahco refused to see Gen. Lee. ~
he truth is that the Havana NEWS
'ers nave been under such close sur. '"''
lance Tor months; have been made iiio'
publish 50 many untruths and bov, pass
n'eu 50 many tales OF the United pass
tes backing down at the demand OF cars
many, Italy, Austria and Russia in r;
the residents take no stock what. mile
IN anything published, conse. mile
htly when they saw the Americans salal
ing despite the statements of the of t'
ers that they had no i,,on,ia,, - ploye
lg, the people belioved . 80; VI 500
d. "' cludt
noer Instructions from Gen. Lee onn o.ane
went on board the Fern immedi- oha,,,
y after his farewell call on Cant. nosso
- '"uoo' 'ne consular people went 1921
Wy vi ooaro. NO one was molested S91 g
isulted, but the people stared curi. opera
y as the newspaper men, to whose come
ence all had grown accustomed. after
down to the dock with their grips G31 o:
S and other hand baggage. show. railw;
tnelf intention to DEPART In fact gers
ana was kinder than the ocean ont. S73;
as all arrived at Key West in 'asse' se
te OF wreck. Everybody was sick. t'foo'
more so than Others. Even the ioi
men did not escape. @,'''
'm the crowded decks of the oil. 17s1a
hearty cheers went up as the 0a3 OG
III from the Fern. with the CORE. and f
tents and consular agents on 945 m
|, put ashore. Several hundred Mos
ms on the dock added their shouts June
is lusty welcome and for some In |
stayed gazing at the Fern. on ralroa
ten. Lee could be seen pacing The
eek. by st,
about II o'clock Gen. Lee came from I
g and received an answer from comm
ington to his request for orders io'o ~,
earlier, After brief reception 80 oea a"'
Zee went on board the Oliyette ' -
had been kept waiting and Me-,
for Tampa at noon, whence he milos
direct to Washington. Nineteen 4N *.
'es were landed from the Bache operati
70 from the Evelyn.