Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-11
LEE KISSED and |NSyL1ED
When He Left Havana Harbor, Satur-
day.
Each Of the Four American Ships
Jeered by the Crowds Which
Lined the Wharves as They
Steamed for the Harbor Entrance.
An English Crew Gave the Amer
leans a Ringing Cheer : The
Scenes ana Incidents OF Notable
international Event.


Scenes ana Incidents OF a Notable
International Event.
| Key West, Fla, April 10-"Tell the
Olivette to get under way at once,
Captain Cowles, signal the Bache
that the United States feet is ready to
| clear out Of Havana, and please fol-
low the Baehe out
These We're the words of Consul
General Lee, at Sis. yesterday after
noon, as he stood on the poop OF the
J Fern with a group Of correspondents
around him. 1t was evident to all that
/ General Lee intended to be the last to
leave, and a murmur Of applause went
around i'll support of his intention.
The Evelyn had already passed MORO
Castle when the Oliyette weighed an
Choir. The Olivette was close behind
and the Fern was the last in the line.
The wharves and boats on both sides
of the narrow entrance TO the harbor
were crowded with Sapiards who
KISSED AND JEERED
as each boat passed out.
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 at leaving Havana.
With one accord, each man DOTTED his
| hat in salute to the brave dead, while
silence fell on all for the space Of sew
eral minutes. General Lee being on
board the Fern, made that boat tar
get for redoubled Kisses, groans, cat
calls and whistles from the crowd on
shore.
Get out, Yankees, swine" was
among the mildest expressions used
This seemed to strike every one on
board as ludicrous. Vice Consul Sping-
er, who had been in the island thirty
years, waved his hand to a particularly
abusive group, saying in tones loud
enough for all to hear wait, wait, my
friends. we shall all be back soon.
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 Dip
ped, while the English crew gave
hearty cheer 1t is needless TO sly thai
the compliment Was returned WIN an
possible guSto.
Havana seemed dazed yesterday
when the people found that Gen. Lee
was really going, and that all the
Americans were going with him. NOT
to see the United States flag floating
from the staff at Casa Nueva struck
many residents as little less than a
calamity. The correspondents were
besieged with eager questions as to
the intentions of the Americans and
when the fleet expected a bombardment
was likely to commence. The govern
ment officials seemed as much at a
loss as all the rest A Spanish oflcer
of high rank besought correspondent
to tell him if he had any news not
made public and affecting the future
of the city.
The fact that Mr. Gollan. the British
consul, called with Gen. Lee on Cap
tain General Blanco also puzzled
many, some believing that this meant
AN ENGLISH ALLIANCE
had been settled. The truth is that
the Havana newspapers have been
under such close surveillance for
months. have been made to publish
so many untruths and have printed
SO many tales Of the United States
backing down at the demand of Ger
many. Italy, Austria and Russia that
the residents took no stock whatever
in any thing published Consequently
when they saw the Americans leav-
INC. despite the statement Of the papers
that they had no intention of going,
the people believed crisis ct hand
Under instructions from Gen. Lee,
who went on board the Fern immedi-
atelv after his farewell call on Captain
General Blanco, the consular people
and the correspondents went quietly
on board in two and threes. No one
was
MOLESTED OR INSULTED.
but the people stared curiously as the
newspaper men. TO whose presence all
had grown accustomed rode down to
the dock with their grips, canes and
other hand baggage showing their in
tention to depart. In fact, Havana
was kinder than the ocean outside
All arrived at Key West to-day in a
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 well
com, and for some hours stayed gaz-
ing at the Fern. on which Gen. Lee
could be seen pacing the deck. At
about II o'clock Gen. Lee came ashore
and received an answer from Wash
ington to his request for orders sent
earlier. After a brief reception Gen
Lee went on board the Olivette, which
had been kept waiting. and sailed for
Tampa at noon. He will go direct to
Washington. Nineteen refugees We're
landed from the Bache and 100 from
the Evelyn
REFUGEES ARRIVE.
The steamer Olivette arrived from
Havana ali two o'clock this morning
with 249 refugees aboard. Forty Of
these landed here, and the remainder
proceeded for Tampa. Among those
on board for Tampa are Miss Clara
Barton, Dr. Elwell, DR.. Eagan and four
Red Cross sisters. composing with 9TH
ers the regular Red Cross party. DR.
Drummer United States sanitary in
-.o,+ry ~ Havana ana Dr Ta4dIaya HE