The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-02
RUNNING Up THE FLAG
Ceremony of Taking Over
Porto Rico, Oct. l8.
NO USELESS TRUMPETRY
Just a Business Matter Done
in a Business Way.

the western end OF Fortaieza Street II Is
a large and some what imposing STRUCTURE.
though OF no impressive style OF arccas-
lecture IN the shade OF an angle formed
by a junction o: the wing with the main
building. cqlere stood. a little before Il
o'clock at noon. on October Is. some two
score officers OF the American Army and
Navy. They were an IN 80 mucn OF dress
uniform as their campaign outfit per
nitted. and wore their side arms. With
them were SIX or eight civilians some In
dress and some In frock coats These
were foreign consuls and members OF the
insular government OF the island Of Porto
Rico.
Immediately IN front Of This groups and
facing the arched portal OF the palace
stood The regimental band Of the Eleventh
United States Infantry. Behind the band
filing the street from curb 20 curb. stood
two battalians OF the Eleventh. Their
uniform consisted OF campsig On hats, biue
flannel shirts. trousers OF cle kind FUR
nished 20 the troops for the campaign IN
the tropics. and the brown regulation leg
gings. They presented no brilliant spec
tacle. these tall. sunsurned soldier men,
but the Spaniards in the western part OF
the Island ran away from them a few
weeks ago Behind the infantry. Troop
II of the Sixth United States Cavalry sat
on their big bay horses. with drawn ss-
bres. They presented no more gorgeous
appearance ttlan did their fellows Who
stood in front OF them. but the Sixth
Cavalry. or any part OF IT. IL the Sixth
"a
palace stood little groupe Of ladies and
gentlemen. Among them was Mrs. Cor
don. whose husband stood with his assO-
cia.es. Admiral Schley and Gen Brooke.
OF the United States Commission, among
the group Of officials Outside the mill
tary lines. and up the adjacent streets. on
roofs and balconies. and 1t the windows
OF the palace and other buildings OF the
vicinity. were soldiers and civilians. ladies'
and children.
Just before rs1e stroke OF noon all move
ment ceases all voices are stfl. The
heads of all officials are barred. as are the
heads OF all spectators who are blessed
with any sense of the fitness OF things.
There IS an instant OF impressive silence.
To ali save the shallow and the thought
less the moment IS one Of deep solenaity.
Many eyes are wet and many 10 quivers
with intensity OF feeling Into the grave
OF the past there fall 400 years Of history
Of Spanish power IN sea-girt Porto Rico.
Il IS the end of long life n1isspent II YOU
will. but venerable in its antiquity ~ moth
ing else. Then upon the 4Iushed air there
sounds the musical note Of a distant bell.
slowly striking the hour. Upon rs t5ird
stroke a second bell chimes in. and then
a third. While they are stiIl sounding.
there comes the roar OF tie sferIal-gun.
fired BY Major Day OF the Firh United
states Artillery. from the walls OF the oId
Moro. Before the sound OF the gun has
died away the band strikes UP the sweet
strains OF our national anthem as the
stars ard stripes are slo~Iy hauled 10 the
masthead on me top OF the palace by
Major Dean and Lieut. Castle OF General
Brooke's personal staff.
With the dying OF The notes % The
Star-Spangled Banner the spectators
give three hearty cheers. the inevitable.
enthusiastic howls-tiger-r-r-r-and the
ceremony is over. The troops ma rch
away 70 eseir barracks. carriages drive
up to take the officials 20 their homes or
or 20 the hotels. and the LITTLE crowd -
1ions II was all quiet affair. There
was no excitement and but little enttus-
iasm. An hour after It's close the streets
had assumed their won;ed appearance
There was little % show that anything
important hal taken place, that BY ihs
brief CEREMONY SPANS power on the t..
land OF Porto Rico ad endel forever
There was .it;ls % Indicate - Ee. "a
can over tae frown re heights % ssn
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sngs OF the city, their shone me bright
colors or the red. white and blue. iastead
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There was a desl % hantsha king among
ne two or three Hundred American civil
fans gathered in the city. \ cork or two
popped and few Jess enervescen- snf
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down % an accompaniment o. "Weli
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took the pace Of linen nI5Uses and s<alte
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