The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-11
WILL BE BACK AGAIN SOON.
fartIng Words of Americans =.
Spanfards at Havana

KEY WEST, Fla. April 1O.-'.Tell tho
ollvette to get under way at once Cant
Co"les; signal the Bache that the Unitad
states fleet is ready to clear out of Havana
and please follow the Bache out
iheSe were the words of ConsuI Co,or,,
Lee at o:l5 yesterday afternoon as he STOOD
on the poop of the Fern with eroun of
~ re- around him. 1t was evident
70 70 az iaa .nat Gen. Lee intended to be the last
10 leaVe, and murmur of applause went
around IN support of his intention. The
Evelyn mad already passed MORO castie
Wnen the Olivette weighed anchor. The Pache
of the line. wa" Tie last
me wharves and boats on both sides of
o ome harrow entrance to the harbor were
i iaaa with Spaniards, who Kissed and
Jeereu as each boat passed out
AS the Fern rounded to- heading for tho
open sea, she passed near the Maine wreck
me me group on deck had been laughing and
talking expressing their satisfaction at leav-
ing Havana. With one accord each nan
ooned his hat in salute to the brave dead
while silence fell on all for the space of sev,
Gen. Lee being on board the Fern made
1nat boat target for the redoubled misses.
groans, cat calls and whistles from the
u ulas on shore. Get out, Yankees, swine -
was among the mildeSt expressions usad
/ ms seemed to strike every one on board as
iudicrous Vice Consul Springer. who had
oeen IN the island thirty years. waved his
i manu- 10 particularly abusive group, say
!ns, IN tones loud enough for all to hear.
Wait, wait, my friends; we shall ali na
back soon.' snail Gil pe
c. There was one pretty incident On the
Loading l9 at her wharf AS the Fern passed
the Union Jack was dipped, while the Ping
l lisn crew tn gave hearty cheer. 1t is neel-
Tess 10 say that the compliment was re-
turned with all possible gusto.
Havana seemed dazed yesterday when 1be
people found that Gen. Lee was really 90
ing; ana that all the Americans were going
nag Heating from the staff at Case Nuevo
struck many residents as little less than a
calamity. 'A"n ="
The correspondents were besieged with
eager questions as to the intentions of the
Americans, and when the fleet expected a
bombardment was likely to commence The
government officials seemed as much at a
loss as the rest. Spanish officer of high rank
besought a correspondent to tell him if he
had any news not made public and affecting
the future of the city.
The fact that Mr. GolIan the british oon
sui, called with Gen. Lee on Cant Cen
Blanco also puzzled many, some believing
that this meant an English alliance had heen
settled. The truth is that the Havana news
papers have been under such close suryeii-
lance for months, have been made to publish
so many untruths and have printed so many
tales of the United States backing down at the
demand Of Germany, Italy, Austria and Rus
STA, that the residents take no stock whatever
In anything published. Consequently when
they saw the Americans leaving despite the
StdleuueHls VI the papers lHdt Iney naQ no IN
tention of going, the people believed a crisis
a, hand
Under instructions from Gen. Lee who
went on board the Fern Immediately after his
farewell call Capt. Gen. Blanco the
consular people and the correspondents went
quietly on board in twos and threes No one
was molested or insulted, but the people
stared curiously the newspaper men, to
whose presence all had grown accustomed,
rode down to the dock with their grips, canes
and other hand baggage, showing their inten-
ton to depart.
In fact Havana was kinder than the ocean
outside. All arrived at Key West today In a
state of wreck. Everybody was sick, some
more so than others. Even the naval men did
not escape. From the crowded docks 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
Gen. Lee could be pacing the deck. At
about II O'Clock Gen. Lee came ashore and
received an answer from Washington to his
request for orders sent earlier.
After a brief reception, Gen. Lee went on
board the Olivette, which had been kept wait
ing. and sailed for Tampa at noon. He Will
90 direct to Washington. Nineteen refugees
were landed from the Bache and one hundred
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