The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-20

eral Toral and his stan. all In full uni
form and mounted, and a select de-
tachment OF Spanish troops. What fol-
lowed took place In full View Of our
troops.
PletureSque and Dramatic.
The scene was picturesque ana drama
tic. General shafter with his generals
and staffs grouped Immediately in the
rear and with the troops of cavalrymen
with drawn sabres on the left, advanced
to meet the vanqulshed foe.
After a few words Of courteous greet
ing General Skaters hrst act was to re-
turn General Torals sword. The Spanish
general appeared to be touched by the
complimentary words With which Cen
eral shafter accompanied this action
| and he thanked the American c0mnan-
der feelingiy.
Then followed a short conversation as
to the place selected for the Spanish
forces to deposit their. arms, and a
Spanish infantry detachment marched
forward to a position facing our cavalry,
where the Spaniards were halted. The
latter were without their colors,
Eight Spanish trlinpeters thensaluted
and were saluted in return by our trum-
peters, both giving flourishes fol, lieu
tenant generals and major generals.
AT0ken OF SubmlIaiOn.
General Toral then personally ordered
the Spanish company, which in mtnia-
ture represented the forces under his
command to ground arms.
Next by his direction the company
wheeled and marched across our line
| into the road and thence 10 the place
selected for camping them. The Span
iards moved rapidly 10 the quick notes
Of the Spanish march. played by the
trumpeteers, but It impressed one Ike
the Dead March" from Saul. Al
though no attempt was made to humilI-
ate them, the Spanish soldiers seemed
| TO feel their disgrace keenly and scrace-
Is glanced at their conquerors as they
passed by.
But this apparent depth of feeling
| was not displayed by the other regl-
ments. Without being sullen the span-
| iards appeared to be utterly Indifferent
| 10 the reverses suffered by the Spanish
! arms and come OF them, when not under
! the eyes OF their officers, seemed to re-
joice at the prospect OF good food and
an Immediate return 70 Spain.
Torat Cteatiy Ftjrrtth.
General Torai throughout the cere-
mony was sorely detected. When Cen
eral shaiter introduced him by name
10 each member Of his stan, the Span
ish general appeared to be a very bro
ken man. He seems to be about sixty
years OF age and Of fraii constitution,
though stern resolution is shown by ev-
ery feature. The lines are strongly
marked and his face Is deep drawn, as
| II in physical pain.
| General Tornl replied with an ar or
abstraction to the words addressed 70
| him. and when he accompanied General
| Shafter ut the head Of the escort into
| the CITY to take formal possession OF
santiago, General Toral spoke but few
| words. Only once did the faint shadow
/ of a smile Turk about the corners OF MS
mouth. This was when the caValcade
passed through barbed wire entansle-
ment. No body OF infantry could ever
have got through this defense alive and
General Skaters remark about its re-
slsting power found the frst gratifying
echo in 41e defeated generRIs heart
Further along the desperate character
OF the Spanish resistance, as planned,
tive. IL was well done. Each approach
10 tho city was thrice barricaded and
wired and the barbados were high
enough and sufficiently strong to With
stand shrapnel.
would have been frlghtful had II ever
become necessary to storm the city.
Around the hospitals and public
buildlngs and along the west side OF the
line there were additional works ana
empIacenents for guns, though no guns
were mounted in them.
A DIiupIdNied City.
The streets of Santiago are crooked
marrow lines OF one-Htory houses, most
OF which are very diiOpidnted. But
every veranda OF every house was
thronged by It's curious inhabitants ana
dlsarmed soldiers. These were mostly
OF the lower classes.
Few expressions OF any KIND were
heard along the route. HeFe and there
vas a Shout for free Cuba from some
cuban gympathiZeT, but as rule there
we're only low mutteringS'
The better class OF Spaninrds remain
I'd indoors or satisfied their curiosity
from drawn blinds.
down carriages averted their faces as
The sdualor in tho streets was fright
sui The bones OF dead horses and 9th
or animals were bleaching In the
streets and buzzards tame rs eparroWs'
hopped aside to let us pass.
The window OF the hospitals. In which
there are over 1900 sick men, were
crowded with invnllds, who dragged
themselves there TO witness our incom-
ing, In ono square, a relic OF an old
fnerry. .go-round told OF happier days,
but on every side there were evidences
OF tho pltIless Siege, and OF starva-
tlon. =.
Tho palace was reached soon after 10
O'Clock. There General Tornl Intro
duccd General Shaftcr and the other
American generals 10 the alcndc Senior
Fornr and to the chief Of police Senor
Gulitlllerrez, as well as 10 che other
municipal authorities.
Luncheon was then served NJ the pal-
ace. The meal consisted mainly OF rum
wine coffee, rice and toasted cake. This
scanl fare Occasloned many apologies
from ihe Spnnlardu, but It spoke elo-
durntiy Of their heroic resistance Tho
frul, Gnpply ~ r1c city was absolutely
exhaustcd and the Spaniards had noth-
Ing to live On except rice on Whlcl inc
soldiers IN the trenches OF Santiago nave |
subsisted for tho last twelve days IN