Evening star., 1898-07-19
yICT0RS AND yANQUisHED.
COnvfviaI COurtesies Between the
Two Armies After Surrender.
Special Gable Dispatch to The Evening Star.
Copyright. 1881

Copyright 1881
La Cruz Heights, July II, via Port Anto-
Mo, July 19-There is only satisfaction
about the trenches tonight and in the cap
tive garrison of Santiago, which is camp
ing in the valley between here and the
wide red barracks that so long filed the
enemy's firing line, there prevails q strange
content. On our part it is because over
the governors palace in the city flies the
flag of America, put there at noon in place
of the ancient banner of CASTLE, and it is
because good American rations comfort the
Spaniards' stomachs, and because in their
hearts they are rejoicing that the siege is
at an end, and that they are going home to
Spain, and that, as they said THE task
of fighting for Cuba has been transferred
to some one else.
1t was o'clock this morning when, wear
ing fresh uniforms, General Shafter and
his associate commanders, with their sew
eral STATS, escorted by the I'd Cavalry and
followed by the 9th and 18th Infantry, left
their headquarters and rode down toward
Santiago.
Midway between the lines this cavalcade
met by General Toral of the Spanish
forces and his staff, with an escort of 100
Spanish infantry, fairly in the sight of
both armies. The commanders approached
each other, lifting their hats. Then our
cavalry and the enemys infantry advanced
and presented arms in salutation of each
other.
Stacked Their Arms.
Ir formal words General Toral then de-
hvered up the city and province of Santa
go. After this General Shafter introduced
the American chieftains and the 18th In
fantry. which has suffered most in this
spanI general who bowed and solemnly
sent rward his guard to stack their arms,
submi sively, before this remnant of a
brave regiment.
linn ediately afterward, side by side, Cen
eraI Shafter and General Toral turned to-
ward the city with their staff officers and
a brave escort, and the 9th Regiment, which
to occupy the conquered stronghold.
They disappeared, and our army, regiment
by regiment, drew itself up, as If for dress
parade, along the crests of the hills.
Each regimental adjutant read the Presi-
dents congratulations on the victories won.
They could not cheer for themselves, though
their elation was great, but presently Ca
prons battery was heard saluting and the
bands began to play 1.-The Star Spangled
Banner"
They Saw the Flag.
There, beyond the long red barracks, on
the governors palace, they, indeed, could
see in the brilliant noon light fickering
speck of bunting, with no Spanish yellow in
it, and they broke into cheers as guns
break into yolleys, each regiment f1inging a
triumphant shout to the next, till the
mountains began sending back the echoes
so clearly you could fancy that they were
cheering too.
Bearning with friendliness, up to the
trenches, came the Spanish prisoners. Our
troops, across the deep bitches they had
crouched in so many nights, eager to get
shot at these same men, reached over and
shook hands with them.
Between u.s. they said, Everything now
is as it used to be- and, appearing to un-
derstand. the Spanish took bottles from
their haversacks and offered them to the
Americans. 1 need not say whether the
Americans liked this.
why, these are white men," they ex-
claimed, and hearing that their friends the
enemy, were hungry, they dived into their
own hayersacks and brought forth hard
tack Soon the officers on both Sides who
had held aloof at first, also hit it off. and
kept their orderlies running for water to
mix with cognac. while they pledged one
another In the same conviyiaI cups uniting
in sentiments disrespectful to the Cubans
Now YOU have them," said the Span
iards. I'VE don't like charging up hill on
their outposts, only to find when we get
there that nobody is to be found. Sec if
you can do any better with then.~