The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-11

commence. The government officials
seemed as much at a loss as all the
rest. A Spanish officer Of high rank
besought correspondent to tell him II
he had any news not made public and
affecting the future of the city.
Lee and Gollan Visited Blanco.
The fact that Mr.. Gollan, the British
consul. called with General Lee on
Captain General Blanco also puzzled
many, some believing that this meant
an English alliance had been settled.
The truth is that the Havana news
papers have been under such close
surveillance for months, have been
made to publish so many untruths and
have printed so many tales Of the Uni
ted States backing down at the demand
Of Germany, Italy, Austria and Rus
sia that the residents take no stock
whatever in anything published. Con-
sequently, when they saw the Ameri-
cans leaving. despite the statements
Of the papers that they had no inten-
tion Of going. the people believed
crisis at hand.
Under instructions frem General Lee,
who went on board the Fern immedi-
ately after his farewell call on Cap
tain General Blanco. the consular peo-
pie and the correspondents went
quietly on board In twos and threes.
No one was molested or insulted, but
the people stared curiously as the news
paper men, to whose presence all had
grown accustomed. rode down to the
dock with their grips, canes and other
ban hnrr a1 l,at,, l,.k~
to depart.
In fact, Havana was kinder than the
ocean outside. All arrived at Key West
yesterday in q state Of wreck. Every
body was sick, some more than Others
Even the naval men did not escape.
From the crowded decks of the Olivette
hearty cheers went up as the launch
from the Fern, with the correspondents
and consular agent on board, put
ashore. Several hundred persons on
the dock added their shouts to this
lusty welcome. and for some hours
stayed gazing at the Fern, on which
General Lee could be seen pacing the
deck. At about II o'clock General Lee
came ashore and secured an answer
from Washington to his request for
orders sent earlier. After a brief re-
ception General Lee went on board the
Olivette, which had been kept in wait
Ing, and sailed for Tampa at noon. He
goes direct to Washington. Nineteen
refugees landed from the Bache, and
l00 from the Evelyn.
The OlIvette's Motley Passenger List
The steamer Olivette arrived from
Havana at 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing with 249 refugees on board. Forty
of these landed here, and the re-
mainder proceeded for Tampa. Among
those on board bound for Tampa are
Miss Clara Barton. Dr. Elwell. DR..
Eagan and four Red Cross sisters,
composing, with others, the regular
Red Cross party. DR.. Brunner, United
States sanitary inspector at Havana,
and DR.. Dudley, his assistant, and
Messrs. LawtQn and Chtlds are also
among the passengers bound for Tam
pa Messrs. Lawton and Childs are ao-
by large staff of clerks
lately employed in the banking houses
The passengers filed ashore after un-
dergoing a curs0ry examination.
With few exceptions the passengers
were either colored or Cubans, and
spoke the tongue of the land from
which they had just fled. A good sized |
crowd greeted them. and much kissing, !
pattlng on the back and jabbered well |
come ensued. 1t is hard to believe that |
these were American citizens, for whose
sake the action of congress had been |
lelayed Among the few educated per-
SONS on board the Oliyette cOnsdera bile