The times., 1898-07-25
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stars ana Ssripss at her foresopmast and
ianran turned her nose so~ard the Bay
and steamed cat % sea.
As the hOarse whistle announced that
the time of departure had come a mag
nifcent new American flag shot up the
forward mast and replaced the "blue pc
ter which had snapped In the wind since
early morning. Two thousand men and
women on the pier cheered the national
emblem. Many of them were Cubans. ana
tears coursed down their cheeks.
OF the people who cheered and wept
perhaps a dozen, all told. realized that for
the first time IN the history Of the United
States ship was leaving for a foreign
port with the American emblem at her
foretopmast-meaning that she was
bound for port held by Americans.
Prior TO yesterday whenever u steamer
has cleared for Santiago the Spanish flag
has been run aIoft But now that San
tiago has fallen into the hands of Gen.
shafter and mis- valiant army the port
becomes American. knowing this, Capt
John Chambers gave the necessary order.
The Philadelphia IS the first merchant
steamer 10 leave America for Santiago
since the city was captured. As soon as
the cables announced Skaters victory
Cuban refugees swarmed about the offices
of the West Indian steamship companies
anxious to learn when the first ship was
TO sail for the island The Ward line was
1T.
tion and as a result every stateroom was
engaged soon after the Philadelphia 5
sailing schedule was announced.
While the sixty-fiye cabin passengers
were being booked the steamer was warp
ed into her slip and loaded with all kinds
| of merchandise. Merchants who had long
I studied the needs of the Cubans in San
| tiago brought quantities of breadstuffs
and provisions, which they expect TO sell
! at good prices Some of the goods were
! consigned TO native merchants. but many
men took provisions in their own names
/ with the idea OF selling them as soon as
/ they land.
| Canned goods were shipped in large
! and fruit in small quantities. The fruit
| which consists largely of watermelons. is
! consigned TO Gen. Shafter TO be used
! among the wounded In the hold were
| many crates of chickens, which will be
sent to the hospitals. where they viii be
I killed as needed
/ So great was the demand for room that
/ the Ward line officials determined 10 do
/ away with the steerage accommodations
/ and fit that section of the ship as a sec
| ond cabin. This did not prove adequate
! and. it is said. many sailed who will be
/ obliged 10 sleep in hammocks.
! The passengers and their friends arrived
/ at the pier hours before the steamer was
/ scheduled to sail. They were mostly Gu
| bans who had been forced TO leave The
| island, but now and then an American
| went up the gang-plank with a we'll
| filed pocketbook and a deal of enthu-
! siasm.
| Stalwart Cubans. hardly able TO realize
| that they were at last to return 10 the
! land OF their birth. shook with emotion.
| One old man. with white hair hanging
! well down over his shoulders, sobbed for
! joy.
Thank Cod" he said. that at last
/ can go back to my beloved home 10
| die
| Among the passengers were Enrique
| TrujilIo. editor of FL POrvenir, a news
! paper published in the interests of the in
| surgents. When the war broke out
/ the Spanish authorities ordered Senor
| Trujino TO suspend publication. Know
| ing that a refusal to comply with the
I demand meant death. the editor closed
/ his office and came to this city, where
| he issued FL Porvenir once a week. He
| is now going back TO open his old Office
I and start his work over again
! DIR. S. Reyes Zamora was one Of those
| fortunate enough to procure a passa ge
! in the first cabin. At the opening of the
| war he had a lucrative practice in San
/ tiago. his native city His republican
views were well known to the Spaniards
/ and three years ago he fed to this couu-
| try TO avoid arrest. Here fortune did not
| favor him But the doctor was too full
! of JOY yesterday to care for that. He be-
/ iieves that he will become wealthy now
| that the freedom of the island Is assured
''ft means good times for all who will
! go there" he said "a great field is be-
! ing opened for American skill and enter
prise. IL will be a parJrcularly good
! ground for professional men, such as den
| lists. physicians lawyers and civil en-
| gineers. There will be the greatest
| chance for manufacturers. and those who
| go there and put in money will reap
] rich harvest
! Another passenger was Capt. Theodo-
! sic Cajigal. AT one time in the Cuban
| army having been member of the
! Aranguren cavalry which made itself
/ famous by capturing sixteen Spanish Of
! ficers a few miles from Havana. For
| eighteen months he served his country,
| and then. forced by Illness TO seek cool
| er climate he came to New York where
| he was engaged as correspondent of the
Panama Railroad.
| Before he became a soldier SeIor Cali
! gal was a planter and a wealthy man.
| He owned the well-known ST. Lawrence
sugar estate near Havana, and other in
! terests in that vicinity. lie knows that
| the entire estate has been burned. but ne
| is hopeful of rebuilding 1t as sool as Ha-
/ vana falls into the hands of She ATaari-
| cans.
| F. Anzas was aboard the steamer early
| looking after his baggage. He said shat
| he was formerly a planter in Santiago
| Province and that his estates had been
| burned AS soon as he reaches the ISL
| and he will lose no time In building them
! up.
| Two wealthy brothers of the name of
/ Jane were among those booked. They
! stand ready to put every cent they own
| into Cuban ventures. When the war
| broke out the father of the young men
! cast his lot with the Spaniards and they
| with the insurgents.
| One of the brothers came to this coun-
try to work for the cause and the other
entered the army. The latter was cap-
! tured and sent to Spain. He was re-
/ leased just in time to make New York
| before the Philadelphia sailed \ third
brother is now with the insurgents.
/ A. BarrieE,os. civil engineer. who has
| done well in this country. was glad TO
| return. He viii open an office in Santiago
! and expects to have all he can do. He
says that men of his profession are badly
needed in Cuba. and that great chance
/ awaits all who go there.
One of the last men to board the steam
er was Walter A. Donaldson. deputy ma
val officer As soon as the Philadelphia
| reaches Santiago MIR. Donaldson will be