Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-05
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soyeSai aignty OF Caba Passes to the
United States. E,'SSs
HAyAtaA, january he snvere snty
Of Cuba paased from Spain Co the LJnited
[ state at nc o6n to.d day. q rhe form OF the
transfer was simple, consist ting only OF an
exchange 81 speeches in the salon Of the
flag aud tho raising ia its stead, the fiag
Of the United State on tho Flagstaff on
the palace roof. Salutey wore fired from
tho heavy guns Of tho forts and the war
ships before and after tho change Of flags.
The raising Of the Stars and Stripes was
greeted with cheers by tho people, who
covered the roofs Of the buildings around
No crowd was permitted to gather in
the streets in the vicinity Of the palaae to
witness the epooh-maxtng function. At
O'Clock a guard composed Of tho I'd bat
tallion of the 10th infantry, marched into
tho Plaza De Armas, under command of
Capt. Van Vliet' and formed around tho
square. Captain General Casteiianos
watched them with interest from tic bal
oony of his apartments as they entered
the square and were stationed ut all tho
streets approaching tho plaza. No one
| was allowed to enter without q pass, and
all the doors Of the palace facing tho
square wore ordered to be closed. Only
those who could get on tho roofs and bal
comics OF houses in the noighborhood saw
With tho guard was tho band of the I'd
Illinois regiment, which had been selocted
for The occasion Us the best band of the
TN army corps. With tie band were tho
buglers Of tho 9th and 18th infantry.
The weather was warm; the san bmrst-
ing. at Intervals through the light clouds.
and tho soldiers in bluo who were forced
to stand in tho sun found tho heat op-
| pressiye. Tho troops wero formed in OK
tended order around the square, threo
paces apart, and tho band was massed in
| front of tho palaoe entrance across tho
street, at the edge of the park. 2
Brig. Cen. Clous, tho master of core
monies OF tho day, at 1890 o'clock issued
| Instructions to tho offioors who wero to
take charge of tho various departments
of tho Government at IL O'Clock. Col.
Dudley was assigned to tho department
of Justice, Office of tho secretary of tho
Captain General; Major l.. w. V. Ken
non, Adjutant General of tho depart
ment, to the department of COM
meroe and agriculture; Col. II. U.
mont, to tho treasury; Capt. Frank b.
Hanna, Assistant Adjutant General, to
tho department OF public instruction,
and Col. Dunwocdy, of the signal corps,
to tho public works department Each
of these officers were instructed thus:
"On tho firing of tho last gun of tho first
twenty ono at noon, you are to go to tho
place assigned you and demand posses
sion of tho Office in tho namo of tho
United States."
Iheso orders were given under tho ar-
catto vi tho palace. Each of1iccr had with
nm Cuban intorprotor,a group of whom
stood by clad in dark clothes and woar-
ing silk hats. In a carriage nearby wero
tho American flags which wore to bo
raised at various points.
At lilo Major Gen. Wade and Major
Con. Butler, of tho American evacuation
commission, arrived from El Vcdado, ac-
companied by their staffs. They were
mot by Brig. Con. Clous and Major II.
Bentloy Mott, of Con. Ludlow's staff.
About tho samo mOment, Lucion j. Je-
romo, British vico consul, arrived. He
was warmly greeted by tho American
officers.
Major Gcn. John r. Brooke, Governor
of Cuba, and Major General Ludlow,
Governor of the city Of Havana. accom-
panied by their staffs, arrived at half
past II in carriages, Gen. Brooke and
Gen. Adnn r. Chaffeo, Gcn. Broolso's
chief of staff, in tho first carriage. In
each of tho other carriages rodo Cuban
oohSi"i WIFI itlucIlCtl OluCCIS. ln0
Cubans wero Gems. Lacrot, Mario Memo
cal, Mayia Rodriguez, Seratln Sanches,
Jose Miguel Gomez, Nodarto, Rafael Do
Cardonas, Agramcnto and Vidal and Col.
Vallente. AS tho carriages drove up tho
I'd company of the 3Sth Spanish infantry,
| under command of Col. Don Rafael Sala-
manca, presented arms, and the Amori-
can band started up with "The Stars and
Stripes Forever" tho Spanish colonel
Ralutinp
At II .45 Major Gen. Lee, Military Gov
| ornor of tho Provine of Havana, with his
| staff, joined Con. Brooke. Tho lattor
then crossed tho street to tho palace,
Con. Lee on ono side of him and Gen.
Chatfeo on tho othor, followed by tho
other American Generals and tho Cuban
| officers. Tho Cubans wore dark blue
uniforms, brown folt hats and gray gloves
and thoy carried machetcs.
a flourish Of trumpots greeted tho pro-
cession and the Spanish troops presented
arms as tho Americans ontered the
palace. Tho Cubans remained out
side until escorted in by membors of
Con. Brookos staff, tho Spanish soldery
remaining all the while at "prcsont
arms" AS soon as all were within tho
Spanish troops formed q column of fours
and marched around tho right side of the
plaza to tho docks, whiio tho band of tho
"a Illinois volunteers played tho Spanish
"Royal March,
THE SCENE IN TIE PALACE
On entering tho palace tho American
Generals went to tho salon facing tho
plaza, which is on tho second floor. Hero
wore gathered the members of tho Can
tain Generals staff, Col. Geipi, Lieut..
Coils. Boiled, Girauta and Ronitas, Major
i'riego, Capt. Ritono and Capts. Adolfo
and Ramon Castollanos, sons Of tho Cap
tain General.
Tho Americans grouped themselves
near q large mirror, between tho two
, contral windows, Tho Spanish staff being
| on tho right, while on tho left woro the
American staffs, the Cuban Generals and
| tho correspondence.
Suddenly Captain General Castollanos
ontered tho salon without ceremony from
tho loft and greeted Gen. Brooke and
others. Aftor shaking hands, Gen.
Brooke sat upon sofa, whllo Con. Cas-
tellanos moved toward tho groop of Gu
ban Generals. British Vice Consul Jo-
romo introduced him to Gen. Mayia Rod
riguez. Shaking both hands of the Gu.
ban otlcor, in tho usual Spanish fashion,
Gen. Castellanos said: Two have beon
enomies, but respect you for your cor
rect attitudes and opinions. | havo ploa-
sure in shaking your hand"
Con. Rodriguez replied: II thank you,
General. / feel sorry for tho Spanish
army, which has dofonded the banner it
was sworn to dofond. also have plea
sure in shaking your hands,"
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