The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-11
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KEY WEST. Fla, April lo.--"Tell the
ollvette to get under way at once. Cap
taln cowles. Signal the Bache that the
United States fleet Is ready TO clearJout
of Havana, and please follow the Bache
OUT. Y X n'I5
These were the words OF Consul Cen
eral Lee at 5:l5 yesterday afternoon as
he stood on the poop OF the Fern with n
group OF correspondents around him. 1t
was .eyiden. to alr that General Lee In
tended to be the last to leave and muir
mur OF APPLAUSE went around In support
OF his intention. The Evelyn had al
ready passed Moro Castle when the OIL
vettc weighed anchor. The Bache was
close behind and the Fern was the last
of the line. The wharves and boats on
both sides OF the narrow entrance to the
harbor were crowded with spaniards
who hlssed and jeered as each boat pass-
ed out. 4. +.
As the Fern rounded to, heading for
the open sea, she passed near the Maine
wreck. The group on deck had been
laughing and talking, expressing their
satisfaction ut leaving Havana. With
one accord, each man doffed his hat In
salute to the brave dead. while silence
fell on all for the space ot several min
u,es. General Lee being on board the
Fern, made that boat a target for re-
doubled llisses. groans. cat calls and
whistles from the crowds on shore.
GET OUT, YANKEES, SWINE
WAS AMONG THE MILDEST EX-
PRESSIONS USED. THIS SEEMED
TO z STRIKE EVERY x ONE " ON
BOARD AS'LUDICROUS. VICE CON-
SUI SPRINGER, WHO HAD BEEN
IN THE ISLAND THIRTY YEARS,
WAVED HIS HAND TO A.PARTICU-
JARIIY ABUSIVE GROUP, SAYING:
IN TONES. LOUD ENOUGH FOR ALL
TO HEAR, WYATT. WAIT, MY
FRIENDS, WE SHALL ALL BE
BACK SOON" Z.
There was one pretty incident. On
the Cabanas shore a British steamer
was unloading at her wharf. AS the
Fern passed the union jack was dipped,
while the. English crew gave q hearty
cheer. It Is needless to say that the!
compliment was returned with all possi-
bic gusto.
Havana seemed dazed yesterday
when the people found that General Lee
was really going. and that all the
Americans were going with him. Not to
see the United States flag floating from
o.GCaua NaNua ytrirlf many
residents as little less thun a, calamity.
The correspondents were, besIegei with
eager questions as-stott the Intentions of
the Americans, and when the fleet ex-.
pected "a bombardment was likely 10
commence. The government officials
seemed as much at loss as all the rest.
A Spanish officer OF high rank besought
correspondent to tell him X he had any
news not made public, and affecting the
future OF the city.
The fact that Mr.. Gollan. the British
consul. called with General Lee On Cap
tain General Blanco, also puzzled many,
some believing that this meant al Eng
lish alliance had been settled. The
truth Is that the Havana newspapers
have been under such close surveillance
for months. have been made 10 publish
SO many -untruths and have printed so
many tales Of the United States backing
down at the demand OF Germany. Italy,
Austria and Russia, that the residents
took no stock whatever In anything pub
lished. Consequently when they saw
the Americans leaving, despite the
statements OF the papers that they had
no intention OF going,the people believed
crIsIs 1t hand.
Under instructions from General Lee,
who went on board the Fern Immediate
ly after his farewell call on Captain Gen.
eral Blanco. the consulate people and
the correspondents went quietly onboard
In twos and thrces. No one molest-
ed or insulted, but the people stared
curiously US the newspaper men, TO
whose presence all had grow acustom-
ed. rode down to the dock with their
grips, canes and other hand baggage,
showing their intention 10 depart. In
fact, Havana was kinder than the ocean
outside, All arrived at Key West to-
day in state OF wreck. Everybody
was sick, some more so than others.
Even the naval men did not escape.
From the crowded decks OF the Olivette
hearty cheers went up as the launch
from the Fern with the correspondents
and consular agents on board put
ashore. Several hundred persons on the
dock added their shouts to this lusty
welcome and for some hours stayed gaz-
ing at the Fern, on which General Lee
could be seen, pacing the deck. At about
II o'clock General Lee came ashore and
received an answer from Washington,
to hts request for orders sent earlier.
After brief reception General Lee
went on board the Olivctte. which had
been kept waiting and sailed for Tampa
at noon. He will go direct to Washing
ton. Nineteen refugees were landed
from the Bache and 10 from the Evelyn.