The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-11
spAN1ARDs INSULT RrruGEEs.
Called Them yankee swine" as They
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Key West, April 11.-"Tell the OIL
vette to get under way at once. Cap
tain Cowles, signal 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 Cen
eral Lee at 515 Saturday afternoon as
he stood on the poop of the Fern with
q 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 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 harbor were crowded
with Spaniards, who hissed 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 doffed his
hat in salute to the brave dead, while
eral minutes. General Lee being on
board the Fern, made that boat a
target for redoubed Kisses. groans, cat
calls and whistles from the crowds on
shore. "Get out Yankee swine," was
among the mildest expressions used
This seemed to strike everyone on
board as ludicrous. Vice Consul
Springer, who had been in the island 80
Ia fe TO 10, ,-I,r
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 a
hearty cheer. 1t is needless to say that
the compliment was returned with all
possible gusto.
Havana seemed dazed when the peo-
pie found that General Lee was really
going and that all the Americans were
going with him. Not to see single
United States flag floating from the
staff at Casa Nuevo struck many resi-
dents as little less than a calamity. TIL
correspondents were besieged with
eager questions as to the intentions of
the Americans, and when the fleet ex-
pected a bombardment was likely to
commence. The government officials
seemed as much at a loss as all the
rest. A Spanish officer of high rank
besought a correspondent to tell him If
he had any news not made public and
affecting the future of the city.
Lee and Gollan Visited BIanco.
The fact that Mr. Gollan, the British
consul, called with General Lee on
Captain General Blanco also puzzled
many, some believing that this meant
an English alliance had been settled.
. The truth is that the Havana news
papers have been under such close
surveillance for months, have been
made to publish so many untruths and
have printed so many tales of the Uni
ted States backing down at the demand
of Germany, Italy, Austria and Rus
sia that the residents take no stock
whatever in anything published. Con-
sequently, when they saw the Ameri-
cans leaving, despite the statements
of the papers that they had no inten-
tion of going, the people believed a
crisis at hand.
Under instructions from, General Lee
who went on board the Fern immedi-
ately after his farewell call on Cap
tain General Blanco, the consular peo-
pie and the correspondents went
quietly on board in twos and threes.
No one was molested or insulted, but
the people stared curiously as the news
paper men, to whose presence all had
grown accustomed, rode down to the
dock with their grips, canes and other
hand baggage, showing their intention
TO depart.
In fact, Havana was kinder than the
ocean outside All arrived at Key West
yesterday in a state of wreck. Every
body was sick some more 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 agent on board, put
ashore. Several hundred persons on
the dock added their shouts to this
lusty welcome, and for some hours
stayed gazing at the Fern, on which
General Lee could be seen pacing the
deck At about II o'clock General Lee
came ashore and secured an answer
from Washington to his request for
orders sent earlier. After a brief re-
ception General Lee went on board the
Olivette, which had been kept in wait
ing, and sailed for Tampa at noon. He
goes direct to Washington. Nineteen
refugees landed from the Bache, and
100 from the Evelyn.
The OlIvette's Motley Passenger List
The steamer Olivette arrived from
Havana at o'clock yesterday morn
ing with 249 refugees on board. Forty
of these landed here, and the re-
mainder proceeded for Tampa. Among
those on board bound for Tampa are
Miss Clara Barton, DR.. ElWell, DR..
Eagan and four Red Cross sisters,
| composing, with others, the regular
| Red Cross party DR.. Brunner United
| States sanitary inspector at Havana,
and DR.. Dudley, his assistant, and
Messrs. Lawton and Childs are also
| among the passengers bound for Tam
| pa. Messrs. Lawton and Childs are ac-
companied by a large staff of clerks
| lately employed in the banking houses.
The passengers filed ashore after un-
| dergoing a cursOry examination,
With few exceptions the passengers
were either colored or Cubans, and
spoke the tongue of the land from
which they had just fled. good sized
crowd greeted them, and much kissing
| patting on the back and jabbered well
come ensued. 1t is hard to believe that
these We're American citizens, for whose
sake the action of congress had been
delayed. Among the few educated per-
sons on board the Olivette considerable
surprise was exhibited at finding them
selves once more in their native land
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