The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-07-22
TORAL'S SURRENDER
Details of the Turning Over of San
tiago to the Americans.
scene PICTURESQUE AND DRAMATIC.
A scant Luncheon served at the Palace
Gen. shafter Turns the City over to
Gen. McKibbiD---p parish SoI-
diers Deluded.

diers Deiuded.
Santiago de Cuba, July 20.--The
events preceding the hosting of the
American flag over the governors pal
ace here, amid the booming of guns.
the strains of martial music and the
wild cheering of 10000 men along
seven miles of intrepchments were
full of interest shortly after six
o'clock on Monday morning Lieut.
Crook, of Gen. Skaters staff, entered
the city and all the arms in the arse
nal were turned over to him. The
work of removing the mines which
obstructed navigation at the entrance
to the harbor had been progressing
all night AT about seven o'clock Gen.
Toral, the Spanish commander, sent
his sword to Gen. Shafter as evidence
of his submission and at S:45 a. IN. all
the general officers and their stats as
sembled at Gen. Skaters headquar-
ters Each regiment was drawn up
along the crest of the heights.
Gen. Shafter and his generals, with
a mounted escort of 100 picked men of
the Second cavalry, then rode over our
foot of the hill on the main road to
Santiago, midway to the then deserted
Spanish works. There they were met
by Gen. Toral and his staff, all in full
uniform and mounted and a select de-
tachment of Spanish troops. What
| followed took place in full view of our
| troops.
The scene was picturesque and dra-
matte. Gen. Shafter, with his gener-
ais and their stats grouped immedi-
ately in the rear, and with the troops
of cavalrymen with drawn sabers on
the left, advanced TO meet the van
pushed foe. After a few words of
courteous greeting, Gen. Skaters first
act was to return Gen. Toral's sword.
The Spanish general appeared to be
touched by the plimentary words
with which Gen. Shafter accompanied
this action, and he thanked the Ameri-
can commander feelingly. Then fol-
lowed a short conversation as TO the
place selected for the Spanish forces
TO deposit their arms, and a Spanish
infantry detachment marched forward
TO position facing our cavalry, where
the Spaniards were halted. The latter
We're without their colors. Eight
Spanish trumpeters then saluted, and
were saluted in return by our trum-
peters, both giving flourishes for lieu
tenant generals and major generals.
Gen. Toral then personally ordered
the Spanish company, which, in min
iature, represented the forces under
his command, TO ground arms. Next,
by his direction, the company wheeled
and marched across our line into the
road, and thence to the place selected
for camping them. The Spaniards
moved rapidly to the quick notes OF
the Spanish march played by the
trumpeters, but ii impressed one like
the Dead March" from Saul"
Gen. Toral accompanied Gen. Shat.
ter at the head of the escort into the
city to take formal possession of San.
tiago. The palace was reached soon
after ten o'clock. There Gen. Toral
introduced Gen. Shafter and the other
American generals to the alcalde,
Senior Forer, and to the chief of police,
Senior Guiltillerrez, as well as TO the
other municipal authorities. Luncheon
was then served at the palace. The
menu consisted OF rum, wine, coffee,
rice and toasted cake. This scant fare
occasioned many apologies upon
the part OF the Spaniards but
it spoke eloquently Of their heroic re-
sistance. AT noon, after the Ameri-
can flag had been raised, Gen. Shafter
turned the city over to Gen. McKibbin,
who, with the Ninth infantry, will en-.
force order in conjunction with the
civil authorities The Spanish sol
diers are encamped between the lines,
on the reverse slope of the hill on
which are our intrenchments. Many
of them believed, as they had been
told so, that the United States had
purchased the island of Cuba and that
our government would give them their
arrears of pay and return them &c
Spain. They repudiate the idea that
they have surrendered.