Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-11
Reached Key West With His Staff
Early Sunday Morning.
JEERED BY 4 MOB IN HAVANA
The Crowds Shout: "Get Out, You
Yankee Swine"
HIS MESSAGE TO BLANCO

| Springer of Havana and Consul Barker OF
Sagua la Grande, arrived here on the light
| house tender Fern. with large number OF
| other Americans, at 80 o'clock this morn
ing.
| General Lee came ashore about II o'clock
| and received an answer to a telegram ne
| had sent to Washington. The general SAIL
| ed for Tampa at noon and will arrive there
| Monday morning. From that port he Will
| go direct to Washington. A number or
| popular demonstrations will be held along
| the route.
| At 10 o'clock yesterday morning General
| Lee, accompanied by British Consul COL
| lan called on Captain General Blanco to
| bid him goodbye. The captain general
| sent word that he was very busy and coulo
not receive General Lee.
The American flag upon the consulate
| building was taken down by consular en-
| ployes. General Lee then went on board
| the Fern.
| 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 follow the
Bache out"
| These were the words of General Lee at
| SIS O'Clock in the afternoon, as he stood
on the extreme stern decking OF the Fern
| with a group of correspondents near him.
| 1t was evident to all that General Lee in
tended to be the last TO leave Havana and
| murmur of applause went around in sup
| port of his intention. The Evelyn, with
crowd of American passengers. had al
] ready passed Moro Castle when the Oil
| vette weighed anchor. The Bache was close
| behind and the Fern was the last of the
| line.
| Salute to the Mafne's Dead.
| The wharves and boats on both sides of
| the narrow entrance to the harbor were
| crowded with Spaniards. 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 satisfaction at leaving
havana With one accord each man DOTTED
| his hat in salute to the brave dead. while
| silence fell on all for several minutes.
| General Lee being on board the Fern
| made that boat a target for redoubled
| misses, groans, cat calls and whistles from
| the crowds on shore. Get out, Yankees,
! swine was among the mildest expressions
| used This seemed to strike every one on
| board as ludicrouS.
| Vice Consul Springer, who had been on
| the island thirty years, waved MS 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 I'M
loading at her wharf. AS the Fern passed
/
.lsh crew gave hearty cheer. 1t is need
| less to say that the compliment was re-
turned with all possible gusto.
| Havana Was Surprised.
Havana seemed daxed when the people
| found that General Lee was really go;n;;
| and that all the Americans We're going with
| lin. Not to see the United States flag
floating from the staff at the consulate
| struck many residents as little less than d
| calamity. The correspondents Were be-
| siegcd with eager questions as TO the inter-
| tons of the Americans and to when a
| bombardment was likely to begin. The
| government officials seemed much at
loss as all the others. A Spanish officer Of
| high rank hesought correspondent to tell
him if he had any news not made public
and affecting the future of the city
| The TACT that Ar. Goiian, the British
consul, called with General Lee on Captain
| Genefel Bidnco also puzzled many, some
| believing that this meant an English ALI
| ance had been settled. rhe 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 many tales of the United
States backing down at the demand of
| Germany. Italy, Austria and Russia, that
| published. Consequently, when they saw
| the Americans leaving, despite the state
ments of the papers that they had no in
| tehtlon OF gong, the people believed /
crisis at hand.
| Hearty Cheers ut Key West.
| The Americans arrived at Key West in a
state of wreck. Nearly everybody on board
| the vessels was seasick, some more so than
others. Even the naval men did not es-
| cape.
From the crowded deck of the Oliyet,e
| hearty cheers went up as the launch from
| the Fern. with the correspondents on
| poard. put ashore. Several hundred per
sons on the dock added their shouts 20
| TINS iusty welcome, and for some hours ro
| manned gazing at the Fern, on which Cen
eral Lee could be seen pacing the deck.
| Later the consul general went ashore and
| received an answer from Washington to his
| request for orders sent earlier. Then ne
started north.
Nineteen refugees We're landed from tb,.
Bache and one hundred from the EVELYN
Inc oilVette carried PAT Passengers
Parting shot From Lee.
Consul General Lee was so indignant at
the conduct OF the crowds who watched the
departure OF the refugees from Havana YES
terday that he wrote this note TO be sem
by pilot to Gen. Blanco:
| You have broken every promise ,,,odo
me. we have been whistled at AMI irsulted
as we go. We will return, and your whistle
| will be turned into another tune"
| Gen. Lee tore this note up however .,d
as the pilot was leaving the Fern he turn-
cd TO him and gave this verbal message to
| Bianco: "se ~
GU may tell Gen. Bianco for ne that
the l. ern Is the last ship of lhe Amer;r,n
navy that will ever go OUT OF his Uarana
haroor while the Spanish nag flies over
| Moro" o'ei
beneath the shadow of MORO Castle some
one brought out bottle of champagne a nd
glasses and Gen. Lee gave this toast.
here's to the officers and men Of tho
mine" 'p''ii'h
IN responding Mr.. Ackers, an English sub
Ject, said: May fifty guns speak for each
OF the Names dead and each gun mean
nifty Spanish lives
L asked Lee If his toast was Significant
He replied. ut is significant as sneaE
from the heart, not from the head
is 1t true l asked him. that Won hay.
evidence showing Spanish implication in ia
blowing up of the Maine?' e
Il nave report to make on the Mai,a >,
he said. which will be n The Presidents
hands Tuesday. but have no evidence T"
Gen. Lee again denied in Kew Veg The =
lie had any positive evidence TO add 70 W.,
the court of inquiry had lepo-reI. SneaIt
ing to me about possible loslilities. Gen.
Lac caid: A'
WANTS.