New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
TEAR DOWN CUBAN FLAGS
4 SPEEDY CLEARANCE OF THE EMBLEMS
FROM SOUTH BEACH BY OF
PENDED SAILORS

Cuban flags are at a discount at South Beach
Staten Island and yesterday there were new Amer
lean flags blank spaces whore Cuban hags nave
heretofore had a place in the decorations Of inc
hotels and pleasure resorts at tho Beach THIS d5-
appearance OF the flag OF the Cuban Republic is
partly voluntary the part of the proprietors ~
the resorts but II was primarily Involuntary. ana
there two three Of Uncle Sans sailors VINO
have seen service I'm Cuba. and some Regular ana
volunteer soldiers who have not seen n Cuban. who
have parts Of flags as memontos OF this anti-naS
movement.
The sailors were from the battle-ship Texas ana
the torpedo boat Wnslow. and they paid visit
TO South Beach on Saturday night. They feli in
with squads Of from the 9Th Artillery. sta
toned at Fort Wadsworth and members OF the
two companies Of the Sd New-Jerscy Volunteers
which are encamped on the Government reservation
al Fort Wadsworth. The sailors had plenty OF
money and IT WAS not long before they had large
following OF the volunteers and a Few or the Reg
ulars. whom they entertained with stories OF the
Santiago campaign and with liberal supply OF
beer.
The sailors we're particularly severe in their con-
dcnnation OF the Cubans and declared that the
Pearl o. the Antilles should never be turned over
TO that crowd" by the United states. About II
O'Clock the sailors par>ding along the board
walk IN company with between thirty and forty o.
the soldiers when they saw some cuban flags In
front OF A merry go-round shed occupied 10y VIII
lam Vischer These we're quickly torn down Ihen
Il was noticed that American and cuban mass were
alternately placed the merry go-round ltsef.
The sailors made dash for these flags and In less
than n minute all the Cuban flags had disappeared
Yesterday now American flags were in the places
from which tho Cuban flags had been torn. the
engineer was the only about the place when
the raid was made and h. said yesterday that as
there were forty OF the soldiers ne vas glad to
let the nigs go and make no attempt at resistance
Next the raiders offended 10y large Cuban
flag floating above the roof OF ticket box In front
o. "A Ferris wheel owned by John Harris. 1t was
twelve feet 10 the place where the Flagstaff was
attached to the roof but soldiers were raised on
tn shoulders o. Others and boosted TO the root.
Tho ing came down. and yesterday thor" was only
siX-inch piece OF the stat left 10 show where II
had been
~ the large dancing pavilion % Albert Horgcn-
han there ar. profuse decorations OF flags OF all
nations and on saturday night tn" American ana
cuban flags pr,domnatod Tn" soldiers marched
into the pavilion wh'r" about my couples were
dancing rhey CAV" ihrc" cheers for 'old Glory
and oprolnted A committee To walt on the pro-
pricior and AK permission TO remove ihr HtsS.
This Vas given and amid Tn" cheers % their com
radc- the soldiers and sailors began TO tear down
thr obnoxious "nsgns They climbed nisn above
mo floor 20 roach the NuEs and only l''t som"
small ones mixed with other flags pendant from
the ceiling In lal~ which were difficult 10 rcdcD.
arl probably escaped mott q.
Tho raid occupied l"Fs thar twenty minutes. ana
there VA no resistance and NH" disturhanr" -.
rop, m. cheering Of tho soldiers tn" attention or
Tho poii.o was not attracted and tho occurrence
s.as not reported Mr. Hergcnhan said yesterday
that ne 'o,a tho mon whom they cam" 10 MIN thl'
But he added, : think f. "as very foolish
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