Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22
THE FORMAL
SURRENDER.
When the Spanish
Troops Threw Down
Their Arms.

Santiago dc Cuba, July 1T.-Noon-
Amid impressive ceremonies the Spanish
troops laid down their arms between the
lines oi the Spanish and American forces
ut O'Clock this morning.
Gen. Shaiter and the American division
aud brigade commanders and thcirstafis
were escorted by troop OF cavalry and
Gen. Toral and his staff by 100 picked
men,
Trumpetcrs on both sides saluted with
ilourishes.
Gen Shaftcr returned to Gen. Torn the
latter ssword after it had been handed to
the American commander.
Our troops lined up ut the trenches,
where eye witnesses oi the ceremony,
Gen. Shaitcr and his escort, accompanied
by Gen. Toral, rode through the city TAX
ing formal possession.
The city had been sacked before they
arrived by the Spaniards.
Atthepnlacc elaborate ceremonies took
pace. Exactly at noon the American
flag w;ls raised over the Governors pal
ace and was snutcd by twcnty-onc guns
by Capt. Catrons battery. At the same
tine all the rcgimentul bands in our line
played "'rhc Star Spanglcd Banner" nj
ter which President Mckinley's congrat-
ulatory telegram was read to each rcgi-
ment.
The Thirteenth and Ninth Regiments
OF Infantry will remain in the city TO en-
force order and exercise municipal au-
thOiily. The Spanish forces nre to en-
camp outside OF our lines.
Gen. Mckibbin has been appointed
temporary Military Governor.
The ceremony OF hosting thcStarsand
Stripes was worth all the blood and
treasure it cost. 4 vast concoursc OF | o,
600 people witnessed the stirring and
thrilling scene that will live forever in
the minds OF all Americans present. 4
finer stage setting ior u dramatic episode
it would be difficult to imagine The
palace, picturesque old dwelling in the
Moorish style OF architecture, faces the
Plnzn de la Rcina, the principal public
square. Opposite rises the imposing
Catholic Cathedral. On one side is n
quaint, brilliantly-painted building, with
broad verandas--thc club of San Carlos;
on the other, building OF much the
same description, is the Cafe de In Venus.
Across the plaza was drawn up the
Ninth Infantry, headed by the Sixth Cav
airy Band. In the street facing the pal
ace stood picked troop OF the Second
Cavalry, with drawn sabres, under com
mand OF Capt, Brett. Massed on the
stone flagging, between the band and the
line of horsemen, were the brigade COM
mnnders oi Gen. Skaters division. with
their staifs.
On the red tiled roofof the palace stood
Capt. McKittrick, Lieut.. Milry, and Gen.
Wheeler; Immediately above them, upon
the flagstaff, the illuminated Spanish
arms and the legend"Vivc Alfonso XIII."
All about, pressing against the veranda
rails, crowding to windows and doors
and lining the roofs, were the people OF
the town, principally women and non
combatants. As the chimes of the old
cathedral rang out the hour OF 12, the
infantry and cavalry presented arms,
Every American uncovered, and Capt.
McKittrick hoisted the Stars and Stripes
AS the brilliant folds uniurled in a gentle
breeze against O fleckless sky the cayal-
ry band broke into the strains OF "'rbo
Star Spanged Banner" making the
American pulse leap and the American
heart thrill with joy.
At the same instant the sound of the
distant booming OF Capt. Capron's bat
terry, firing salute OF twenty-one guns,
driftcd in. When the music ceased, from
all directions around our line came float
ing across the plaza the strains OF the
regimental bands and the munIed. hoarse
cheers of our troops. The infantry came
to"ordcr arms" moment Infer nftar
the flag was up, and the band played
Orally Round the Flag, Boys" Instant
iy Gen. Mckibbin called for three cheers