The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-19

The Golden Rod is now anchored in
the upper bay. Santiago in defeat Is
silent and somber Many of the houses
are deserted. Save for the measured
tread of the American troops, who are
patrolling the city, no sound is heard.
Women on the shore wave their hand
kerchiefs timidly in welcoming The
Call-Herald dispatch-boat, and the Red
Cross steamship State of Texas. But
II is a silent welcome, such a one as
might be expected in anticipation, of
succor with the element of enthusiasm
lacking. Residents of the city seem
uncertain of their ground, moved al
ternately by regret that Spanish SOW
areignty has ceased to be potential in
Santiago Province, and by a feeling Of
happiness that Americans are here to
feed them and keep the Cubans in the
leash.
Absolutely nothing is left in the city
except wine, so that the residents for
the present must be dependent upon
the Americans for supplies and upon
the Red Cross staff for medical attend
ance. The Cubans resent the occupa-
ton Of Santiago by the Americans
They think General Garcia should be
made Governor General of Santiago
and threaten to make trouble if they
are ignored.
In the harbor some rich prizes have
been taken to-day. Lieutenant Doyle
of the Brooklyn. who controls the ship
ping Of the port, during the afternoon
seized seven Spanish vessels, manning
them with prize crews from the New
I'D in
clude the gunboat Canonero, the pas
Benger steamship Mexico of Barcelona,
the passenger steamship Reina de los
Angelo of Cienfuegos, the freight boat
Mortara, and a sister ship, the name
of which has been removed, a tugboat
and the sloop Josefa. The four steam
ships are fine vessels, worth in the ag
gregate a million dollars. In addition
TO these prizes half dozen fishing
smacks have been taken.
The steamship Thomas Brooks, owned
by the former British Consul has not
been disturbed About 200 marines have
been distributed among the vessels In
the harbor AS 1 write several Of the
prizes are getting UP steam, and / un-
derstand they will be attached to the
transport fleet. The water supply OF
the city will be restored at once and
thus enable the transports that are to
take General Toral's army back to
Spain to obtain a complete supply OF
coal and water here, and this will facil-
itate the removal Of the Spanish
troops.
Rear Admiral Sampson and Commo-
dore Schley did not know until to-day
how badly Morro Castle had been dam
aged. Even greater doubt existed as
to conditions beyond MORO. The sur
render Of the Spaniards opened the way
for close inspection. Promptly at noon
to-day in accordance with the terms
Of capitulation, the Spanish flags were
taken down from MORO. Estrella,
Socapa and the western batteries The
American officers to whom the forts
were delivered had not been provided
with the stars and stripes, but one OF
the men at Moro Castle carried a
pocket edition of Old Glory and wasted
no time in raising the tiny bit of bunt-
Ing over the old fort The flag fioated
In the breeze for time, but eventually
was carried away by the wind.
Immediately after the American col
ors had been raised over Moro Ad-
miral Sampson sent a detail of men un-
der Assistant Naval Constructor Hob
son to remove the mines from the chan
mel. Hobson and his men went about
this work in a launch. and were thus
employed when I boarded the flagship.
I'VE are handling these mines our
Selves" said Admiral Sampson. pre-
ferring to do the work in our own
way"
The mines are not being taken up, but
VIII be exploded so as to clear the chan
mel. Admiral Sampson in reply to a