Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-07-22
SURRENDER OF SANTIAGO.

Kingston, Jamaica. July 30. The
events preceding 1the hosting Of the
American flag over the governors
palace here were full of interest:
Shortly after o'clock on Monday
morning Lieutenant Crook of General
Skaters staff entered the city and all
the arms in the arsenal were turned
over to him. The work OF removing
the mines which INSTRUCTED navigation
at the entrance of the harbor had been
progressing all night. At about 2
O'Clock General Toral, the Spanish
commander, sent his sword to General
Shafter as evidence of his submission.
General Shafter, with his mounted
escort of 500 picked men of the Second
cavalry, then rode over our trenches to
the open ground on the foot Of the hill
towards Santiago. They advanced to
the deserted Spanish trenches. There
they were ,.~. r. :. = . .~ r., 80 -,
j Met BY General Torsl and stan;
all in full Uniform and mounted, es-
corted by detachment OF Spanish
troops. After few words Of oourte.
Gus greeting General Skaters first act
was to return General Toral's sword.
The Spanish general appeared to be
touched by the complil Llentary words
with which General Shafter accompa.
MED this act, and he thanked the
American commander feelingly. A
place was then selected for the Spanish
for$es to deposit their arms aud they
advanced rapidly to the quick notes of
the Spanish marches. Without being
suHen the spaniards appeared to be ut.
terly Indifferent to the reverses sui.
fered by the Spanish troops and some
of them, when not under the eyes Of
their officers, seemed to be glad at the
prospect of good food and
Immediate Return to Spain.
General Toral throughout the cere.
mony was sorely detected. When Gen.
eral Shafter introduced him by name
to each member of his staff the Span.
ish general appeared to be very
broken man. When he accompanied
General Shafter at the head of the
escort into the city to take formal pos.
session of Santiago he spoke but few
words. The, appealing faces Of the
starving refugees streaming back into
the city did not move him, nor did the
groups of Spanish soldiers lining the
road and gazing curiously at the fair
skinned, stalwart framed conquerors.
Few expressions Of any kind were
heard along til aroute. Here and there
was shout for free Cuba by some Gu.
ban sympathizers, but as q rule there
were only low mutterings. The better
class of Spaniards remained in doors or
satisfied their curiosity
From Behind Drawn Blinds.
Several Spanish ladies in tumbledown
carriages averted their faces as we
passed. The squalor of the streets was
frightful. The bones Of dead horses
and other animals were bleaching in
the streets and hpzzards as tame as
sparrows hoped aside to let us pass.
The place was reached soon after 10
o'clock. There General Toral intro
duced General Skater and the other
American generals to the aloade and
the chief Of police, Is well as to the
other municipal authorities. Luncheon
was then served at the palace. The
meal consisted mainly of rum, wine,
coffee, rice and toasted cheese. This
scant fair occasioned many apologies
upon the part of the Spaniards, but it
spoke eloquently of
Their Heroic Res:stenos.
The fruit supply Of the city was abso-
lutelv exhausted and the Spanish had
nothing to live on except rice, on
which the soldiers in the trenches Of
Santiago have subsisted for the last IL
days. Since the refugees left and the
surrender Of the city was seen to be in.
evitable a reign Of terror existed.
Business was suspended, stores were
closed and the soldiers were apparently
allowed full license to plumber and
sack at will.
The Spanish soldiers are encamped
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