The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-11
Interesting Narrative of the De-
parture of Americans.
SOME SPANISH SPLEEN
GENERAL LEES BOAT a TARGET
FOR HooTS AND Kisses.
Passing the Maine Wreck-Salute to
the Brave Dead-Cheers of the
British Jack Tars-Havana Dazed
Over the eparture-Arrival at
Key West.

Key West. Fla. April 10.-''Tell the
Olivette to get under way at once. Cap
tain Cowles signaled the Bache that the
United States fleet is ready to clear out
of Havana, and please follow the Bache
out
These were the words of Consul General
Lee at Sis yesterday afternoon as he
stood on the poop Of the Fern with
group of correspondents around him. 1t
was evident to all that General Lee in
tended TO be the last TO leave and muir
muir of applause went around in support
of his intention. The Evelyn had already
passed Moro castle when the Olivette
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 har-
Dor were crowded with Spaniards, who
Kissed and jeered as each boat passed
out.
PASSED THE MAINE WRECK.
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 several min
utes.
General Lee being on board the Fern.
made that boat a target for redoubled
Kisses, groans, catcalls and whistles from
the crowds on shore Get out. Yankee
swine" was about the mildest expression
used This seemed TO strike every one
on board az ludicruous. Vice Consul
Springer, who had been in the island 80
years. waved his hat to a particularly
enough fer an 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 dipped, while
| the English crew gave a hearty cheer. 1t
| is needless to say that the compliment
was returned with all possible gusto.
DAZED HAVANA.
Havana seemed dazed yesterday when
| the people found General 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 NueVo struck manyrresidents as lit
| tie less than a calamity. The CORE
| spondents were besieged with eager ques
! lions as 10 the intentions of the Ameri
cans and when the fleet expected a
| bombardment was likely TO commence.
/ The government officials seemed as much
at loss as all the rest. Spanish Of
| ficer of high rank besought a correspond
/ ent to tell him II he had any news not
| made public and affecting the future of
/ the city.
The fact that Mr.. GoIan. the British
| consul. called with General Lee on Cap
tain Blanco also puzzled many. some be-
| leving this meant that an English al
| lance had been settled. The truth is
| 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 de-
Russia, that the residents take no stock
whatever in anything published. Conss-
quentiy, when they saw the Americans
leaving, despite the statements Of the
papers that they had no intention of go
ing. the people believed a crisis at hand.
CURIOUS sTAREs.
Under instructions from General Lee,
who went on board the Fern Immediate
" after his farewell call on Captain Cen
eral Blaco. the consular people and the
twos and threes. No one was molested
or insulted. but the people stared cur
iously as the newspaper men. to whose
presence All had grown accustomed, rode
down TO the dock with their grips, canes
pnd other hand baggage, showing their
intention to depart.
EVERYBODY SICK.
In fact Havana was kinder than the
ocean outside. All arrived at Key West
today in state of wreck. Everybody
was sick, some more than others. Even
the naval men did not escape.
From the crowded decks of the Olivetts
hearty cheers went up as the Fern. with
the correspondents and consular agent on
board. put ashore. Several hundred per-
sons on the deck added their shouts TO
this lusty welcome. and for some hours
stayed gazing at the Fern. on which Cen
eral Lee could be seen pacing the deck
At about II o'clock General Lee came
ashore and received an answer from
Washington to his request for orders.
sent earlier. After q brief reception
General Lee went on board the Olivatte.
which had been kept waiting and sailed
for Tampa at noon. He will go direct
to Washington.
Nineteen refugees were landed from the
Bache and 100 from the Evelyn.