Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-18
AT THE SURRENDER
Ceremony Worth All the Blood and
Treasure 1t Cost.
THE STIRRING SCENE At SANTIAGO
Hearts and Pulses of Our Soldiers
Thrilled With Joy.
OUR FLAG OVER THE CITY
Copyright, 1898; by the Associated Press

Copyright, 1898; by the Associated Press
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. July II, noon
Amid impressive ceremonies the Spanish
troops laid down their arms between the
lines Of the Spanish and American forces
at o'clock this morning.
Gen. Shafter and the American division
and brigade commanders and their STATS
were escorted by a troop of cavalry and
Gen. Toral and his staff by 100 picked men.
Trumpeters on both sides saluted with
iourishes.
Gen. Shafter returned to Gen. Toral the
latters sword after it had been handed to
the American commander.
Our troops lined up at the trenches, We're
eye-witnesses of the ceremony. Cen Shat
ter and his escort, accompanied by Gen.
Toral. rode through the city, taking formal
possession.
Sacked the City.
The city had been sacked before they ar
rived by the Spaniards
At the palace elaborate ceremonies took
place. xactly at noon the American flag
was raj i over the governors palace and
was salt ed by twenty-one guns by Capt.
Capron's battery. At the same time all
the reg. mental bands in our line played
THE STR Spangled Banner after which
TIeSlueil. Mchlnley 5 CCnSTdtuldlOry tele-
gram wa read TO each regiment.
Tha 18th ana Gth Regiments of Infantry
will remain in the city to enforce order and
exercise municipal authority. The Spanish
forces are ID encamp outside of our lines.
Gen. McKibbin has been appointed tenn
porary military governor.
The ceremony of hosting the stars and
stripes was worth all the blood and treas
ure it cost. vast concourse of 10000
people witness ed the stirring and thrilling
n 10 iniS nj
all the Americ ans present.
A Thrilling Scene.
A finer stage setting for dramatic cpl
scde it would be difficult to imagine. The
palace. a picturesque old dwelling in the
Moorish style of architecture, faces the
Plaza dc la Reina. the principal public
square. Opposite rises the imposing Catho-
lie cathedral. On one side is d quaint, bril-
ltantly painted building, with broad vsran-
das-the club of San Carlos; on the other, a
building Of much the same description, is
the Cafe de la Venus.
Across the plaza was drawn UP the 9th
infantry, headed by the 9th Cavalry Band.
In the street facing the palace stood a
picked troop of the ID Cavalry, with drawn
sabers, under command of Capt Brett
Massed on the stone tagging, between
the band and the line of horsemen, were
the brigade commanders of Gen. Skaters
division with their staffs.
On the red tiled roof OF the palace stood
Capt. McKittrick, Lieut.. Miley and Gen
Wheeler: Immediately above them upon
the flagstaff the Illuminated Spanish arms
and the legend ''Vive Alfonso Kill" All
about, pressing against the veranda rails
croWdinS to windows and doors and lining
the roofs, were The people of the town.
principally women and non-combatants.
HOisted Old Glory.
AS the chimes of the old cathedral rang
out the hour of II the infantry and cav
airy presented arms. Every American I'M
covered and Capt. McKittrick hoisted the
stars and stripes. AS the brilliant folds
unfurled in gentle breeze against a fieck-
less sky, the cavalry. band broke into the
strains of The Star SDangled Banner"
making the American pulse leap and the
American heart thrill with joy.
At the same instant the sound of the
distant booming of Capt. Capron's bat
terry, firing salute of twenty-one guns,
drifted in. When the music ceased, from
all directions around our line came float
ing across the plaza the strains of the
regimental bands and the muffied, hoarse
cheers of our troops. The infantry came
TO order arms a moment later after
the flag was up, and the band played RAJ
iy Round the Flag, Boys" Instantly Gen
Mck1bbin called for three cheers for Gen.
Shafter, which were given with great en-
thusiasnl, the band playing Sousa's The
Stars and Stripes Forever
The ceremony over Gen. Shafter and
his staff returned to the American lines
leaving the city In the possession of the
municipal authorities. subject to the con-
troll of Gen Mckibbin