New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-11
LEE REACHES KEY WEST.
sPANIARDS JEERED AT THE DEPARTING
AMERICANS.
INCIDENTS TFAT ENLIVENED THE SAILING OF
GENERAL LEE AND HIS CoUNTHYMEN
FROM HAVANA


Springer and Barker arrived here on the light
house tender Fern at 7:3O o'clock this morning
Tell the Olivette to get under way at once.
Captain Cowlcs. Signal the Bache that the
United States feet is ready to clear out Of Ha-
vana. and please follow the Bache out"
Such were the words of Consul General Lee
at 5:15 yesterday afternoon. as he stood on the
poop Of the Fern with group of correspond
ents around him.
1t evident to all that General Lee in
tended to be the last to leave. and murmur OF
applause went around In support OF his intcn-
tion. The Evelyn had already passed MORO
Castle when the Olivette weighed anchor. The
Bache was close hehin1 and the Fern was the
last Of the line. The wharves and boats on both
sides Of the entrance to the harbor were
crowded with Spaniards. who Kissed and jeered
as each boat passed out
AS the Fern rounded to. heading for the oren
sea she passed near the Maine wreck. The
group on deck had been laughing and talking
expressing their satisfaction a. leaving Havana
With one accord each man doffed his hat In
lutte to the brave dead, while silence fell on all
for the space OF several minutes.
INSULTING CRIES FROM THE SHORE.
General Lee being on board the Fern made
that boat a target for rcdoubled hsses groans
Get out. Yankees, swine was among the mild
cst expressions used. This really seemed 20
strike every one on board ludcrous. Vice
( Consu! Springer. who had been In the island
thirty years, waved his hand to a particularly
I opprobrious group saying in tones loud enough
FOR all to hear Wait. Wait! Ny frlenGs we
will all be back soon.
There was one pretty incident on the Ca
bauas shore a British steamer was unloading at
her wharf. As the Fern passed the Union Jack
/ was dipped while the English crew gave a
hearty cheer 1t Is needless to say that the
/ compliment was returned with all possible gusto.
+ Havana seemed dazod yesterday when the
/ people forrI that General Lee was really going.
ead that all the Americans were going with him.
No: to see the United States flag floating from
the staff at Casa Nuevo struck many residents
as little less than a calamity. The correspond
ents were bcsieged with eager questions as 10
| tho intentions Of the Americans, ana when the
| fleet was expected and bombardment likely u
! begin The Government officials seemed as
much at a loss as all the rest. Spanish officer
Of high rank besought n correspondent 10 tell
him II he had any news not made public and
affecting the future Of the city.
The fact that M Gollan, tho British Consul
called with General Lee on Captain-'eneral
Blarco also puzzled many. some believing that
The truth is that the Havana newspapers have
been under such close surveillance for montas
have been made to publish many unirut19 a.
ami had printed so many tales o. the United
/ Stale, backing don a at the demand of Germany
| Italy. Austria and Russia. that the resid"n'
take no stock whatever in anything pubshei J.
Consequently. when they saw tho Americans
leaving despite the statements a. the papers
that they had no intention Of going the people
believed crisis at hand.
STORMY TRIP TO KEY WEST
Under instructions from General Le@ who
pen, on hoard the Fern imrcdi-tcly af'cr his
farewell call on Captain General Blanco, thf
consular people and the correspondents went
c.letly Oh board ir twos and threes. No one
was molested or insulied hut The people stared
Curiously the newspaper mon. {" whose pres
ence All had grown accustomed. rode down Il
the dock with their grips. canes and other hand
baggage showing their intention to depart lr
fact. Havana was kinder than tho ocean outs'd"
All arrived a Key West to-day in q state o
wreck Everybody WAS sick. some more go thar
others. even the naval men did no. cscape
From the crowded decks Of the Olivett@ hearty
cheers went up as The launch from the Ferr
with the correspondents and consular agen' or
board pu. ashore at Key West this morning
Several hundred persons on Tn" wharf added
thoir shouts to this lustv wolcOne. and for son,'
h,urs STAYED gazing At the Fern on which Gen
ersl Lea could be pacing the deck.
! anon. II O'Clock General Lee came ashore dnt
rece. wed an answer from Washington 70 his re
ouos, for orders sent earlier After n brief re
ception General Lee went on board the Ohvette
which had been kept waiting, and sailed fo
Tampa At noon. He will go direct TO Washing
ton.
landed from the
and one hundred from the Evelyn. The Olivett'
arrived hero from Havana At O'Clock th
7 morning with 249 refugees on board. Forty o
these landed here, and The remainder proc"edo'
for Tampa. Among those on board bound 70
TAMPA are Miss Clara Barton. Or. ElweH. DR.
Fagan and four Red Cross nurses. composing
With others the regular Red Cross party. Dr
Rrunner. United States Sanitary Inspector a
Havana. and Dr. Dudley. his assistant. an'
Messrs. Lawton and Chds. are also among tn
, passengers bound for Tampa. Messrs. lawto'
and Childs are accompanied by large stan o
clerks lately employed in their banking house
SAFE OK AMERICAS SOIL.
The passengers filed ashore after undergoin'
4 cursory examination. with few exception
tbev were either colored or Cubans, and spok
the tongue OF the land from which they had jus
, nod 4 good-size crowd greeted them, ant
much Kissing patting the back and tsbbere
welcome ensued 1t is hard 10 believe that thes
vcre American citizens. for whose sake the a.
,ion OF Congress had been delayed. Among th
r few educated persons on board the olivette con
siderable surprise was exhibited at finding them
selves once more in their native land Even II
I 70 Yesterday morning they had scarcely believe
Il would prove necessary for them to lcav
Cuba
CAPTAIN Barnett has been detached from IN
pache and ordered TO Washington. Lieutenant
! Commander Davis will be temporarily IN com
. mand Of the vessel. The American consuia
, staff which accompanied Committeeman Lee