The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-07-23
Q d Gloryls thrown to the Breeze
Over the Cityof San
tiago,
THE SPANISH FLAG COMES DOWN
Inspiring Ceremony Of Taking Pos
session Arouses the
Troops,
sPAalaRDs GIVE UP THEIR ARMS
shafscr Says II Wonid Have Cost
Five Thousand Lives to Have
Taken the City by
Storm.

In Front OF Santiago, July 10, Guam
tanamo Bay.-Old Glory is now float
ing over the Notifications of Santiago.
At 8 o'clock Sunday morning
the Spanish troops under command of
General Toral lefttheir trenches and
marched into lines, where, one by one,
the regiments laid down their arms.
At the same time the Spanish flag
was hauled down and the stars and
stripes hoisted in its place.
The work of loading the Spanish
prisoners on transports preparatory
to sending them back to Spain will
be commenced as SCOT as the ships are
provided.
The authorities Mt Washington have
been urged to use haste in this mat
ter. 1t has been suggested to use
Spanish transports for this work, fear
being expressed that the use of Amer
lean vessels would result in rendering
them dangerous for use in moving
American troops on account OF the ex-
posure of the Spaniards to yellow
fever.
Amid impressive ceremonies the
Spanish troops laid down their arms
between the lines of the Spanish and
American forces at 9 O'Clock yesterday
morning.
General Shafter and the American
division and brigade commanders and
their STATS were escorted by a troop
of cavalry and General Toral aud his
staff by 100 picked men.
Trumpeters on both sides saluted
with tlourishes.
General Shafter returned to General
Toral the %lattcr's sword after it had
been handed to the American COM
mander.
Our troops lined up the trenches
and We're eye witnesses of the cere-
mony. General Shafter and his escort
accompanied by General Toral, rode
through the city, taking formal pos
session.
The city had Leen sacked before
they arrived by the Spaniards. AT the
palace elaborate ceremonies took
place. Exactly at noon the American
flag was raised over the palace and
was salnted by twenty-onc guns of
Captain Capron's battery. At the same
time all the regimental bands in our
ranks played "The Star Spangled
Banner" after which President Me-
Kinley's congratulatory telegram was
read to each regiment.
The Thirteenth and Ninth regiments
of infantry will remain in the city to
enforce orders and exercise municipal
authority. The Spanish forces are to
encamp outside of u lines.
General McKibben has been APP
pointed temporary military governor.
Details Of the Ceremony.
The ceremony of hosting the stars
and stripes was worth all the blood
and treasure it cost. a vast concourse
of 10000 people witnessed the stirring
and thrilling scene that will forever
live in the minds of all the Americans
present. A finer stage setting for II
dramatic episode would be difficult to
imagine. The palace, a picturesque old
dwelling IN the Moorish style of nrclii-
lecture, faces the Plaza de In Reina,
the principal public square. Opposite
rises the imposing Catholic cathedral,
On one side is a quaint. brilliantly
painted building, with broad veran-
dns, the Club Of San Carlos; on the
other, a building of much the same de-
scription. the Cafe dc la Venus.
Across the plaza was drawn up the
Ninth infantry. headed by the Sixth
cavalry band. In the street facing the
palace stood a picked troop of the Sec
ond cavalry, with drawn sabcrs, under
command of Captain Brett. Massed
on the stone tagging between the
band and the line of horsemen We're
the brigade commanders of General
| Skaters division, with their stats.
On the red tiled roof of the palace
stood Captain McKittrick, Lieutenant
Miley and Lieutenant Wheeler. 5Imme-
diately above them IN the flagstaff
was the illuminated Spanish arms, and
the legend, viva Alfonso MIL" All
about, pressing against the veranda
rails, crowded to windows and doors
and lining the roofs, We're the people
of the town, principally women and
non-combatants. AS the chimes of the
old cathedral rang out the hour of 12.
the infantry and cavalry presented
arms. Every American uncovered.
and Captain Mcllittrick hoisted the
stars and stripes. AS the brilliant folds
nnfnrled in a gentle breeze against a
Reckless sky. the cavalry band broke
into the strains of "rhe Star Spanglel
Banner" making the American pulse
leap and the American heart thrill
with joy.
At the same instant the sound of The
distant booming of Captain Capron's
battery, firing a salute of t%wenty-one