Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-03
OUR FLAG OVER CUBA,
Transfer Of Authority in the
Island PeaceabIe,
CEREMONIES At HABAAA'
TpnInencs Of Virsinians on the
Occasion.
~x,L LEE AND SENATOR DANIEL.
,.,n PRESENT at Palace Proceedings
Captain Page n Transi"tor--Lieut'
Lee Raises stars ana stripes at Ca
bopas-ith Regiment In Review
-r,,L LEE AND SENATOR DANIEL


:. tbe salon Of the palace, the hauling
-, NJ the Spanish flag, and the raising
,,. stead Of the flag of the United
e.s.ss on the flagstaff on the palace roof.
e.,,,.os were fired from the heavy guns
- ,,e forts and the warships before and
60 che change Of flags. The raising of
,,e Stars and stripes was greeted with
l,ssrs by The people, who covered the
,,,ss ~ tho buildings around the palace
snd the plaza
No crowd was permitted to gather in
-. strsets iu the vicinity Of the palace
., witness the opoch-making function At
o,clor, glard composed of the Second
,o,tal,on of the Tenth Infantry. marched
,-,, the plaza De Armas. under command
oe Cootein Van Vliot, and formed around
,,o s,uqre Captain-General Castellanos
.-,,o,s5 them with interest from the
t,,ro-y of his apartments as they entered
Che sruaro and were stationed at all
streets approaching the plaza. No one
was allowed 10 enter without a pass. and
Ell the doors Of the palace facing the
s1uare were ordered TO be closed Only
those who could get on the roofs and bal
comics OF houses in the neighborhood saw
what was going on before the palace.
With the guard was the band Of the
Second Illinois Regiment. which had been
selected for the occasion as the best
band in the Seventh Army Corps. With
the band were the buglers Of the Eighth
and Tenth Infantry.
The weather was warm. the sun burst
i4g at intervals through the light clouds.
Gnd the soldiers in blue who were forced
20 stand in the sun found the heat op-
Iressiye. The troops were formed in ex-
tended order around the square, three
PAGES apart, and the band was massed in
front Of the palace entrance across the
street, at the edge Of the park.
INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFICERS.
Brigadier-Goneral Clous, master of GER
omoEies Of the day. at 1880 o'clock issued
Instructions to the officers who were 20
take charge OF the various departments
Of the government at u o'clock Colonel
Dudley was assigned TO the Department
of Justice. Office Of the secretary Of the
N
ad1utant-general of the department. to
the Department of Commerce and Agri-
culture; Colonel r. II. Bliss. Of the Com
missafy Department, to the Treasury;
Captain Frank Z. Hanna, assistant ad-
Jltant-general. TO the Department of Pub
Die Instruction. and Colonel DunwOody. of
the Signal Corps, TO the Public Works
department. Each of these officers was
instructed thus:
"On the firing Of the last gun of the
first twenty-one at noon you are to go
90 the place assigned you and demand
possession Of the ohice in the name Of
le United States"
These orders were given under the ar
clle Of the palace. Each officer had with
him a Cuban interpreter. a group Of whom
stood by clad in dark clothes and wear
ing silk hats. In a carriage nearby were
lae American flags which were 10 be
raised NO various points.
At ul0 MajOr-General Wade and Major
General Butler. of the American Evacua-
Ton Commission, arrived from FL Veda-
o. on horseback, accompanied by their
s'a1s They were met by Brigadier-Gen-
era Cous and Major T. Bentley Mott. OF
Genera. Ludlow's staff About the same
moment Lucien ]. Jerome, British Vice
consul. arrived. He was warmly greet |
..r american olilOsis.
CIBANS RIDE WITH AMERICANS.
Aai'rG neral John r. Brooke. Cover |
DOT NJ Cuba, and Major-General Ludlow, |
governor of the city of Habana accom-
l'A'tl oy their staffs. arrived at 1870 in
iIHases-General Brooke and General |
"-na t Cnaffee. General Brooke's chief |
O.! s.-H in the first carriage. In each Of
'.e Other carriages rode a Cuban general
HH.. %. mi
1rAtfl.s Lacrct, Mario Menocal. Mayia
A'arsez Serahn Sanchez. Jose Miguel
uoN'tz, Noaarte, Rafael dc Cardenas,
"sia~ente, and Vidal and Colonel Val
--.. AS the carriages drove up the Sc
."- company of the Thirty-eighth Span
D." infantry, under command OF Colonel
i.iacl salamanca, presented arms
.t .-. I'D. American band started up with
"e stars and Stripes Forever" the
'i.hsa Colonel saluting.
c"l -." AajOr-Gcncral Lee. Military |
1.,'iAor .ot The Province of Habana.
,.. h.. l's siaf. Joined General Brooke The
. p',tl men crossed the street to the
General Lee on one side OF hm.
SDo General Chanee on the other-fol-
,, Y t1c other American generals
on. lne Cuban officers. The Cubans wore
g.. I Uniforms. brown felt hats. and
et.',', and they carried machetes.
ce..t,. 'N oi uumpets greeted the pro-
ann. ''- ihe Spanish troops presented
A.. r. .e Americans entered the Pal
e.ror,..I Dulans remained outside until
49,. by members of General
uainin.. .,. the Spanish soldiery re-
A, g5 "' 'he while at present arms"
t-oors e a '.' were within. the Spanish
MI. ,SilN.l in column Of fours and
r-~,. around the right side OF the
- 20 the docks. while the band of the
g,,..u Illinois Volunteers PLAYED the
'D-nth royal march
AT THE PALACE.
c.yl. CD entering The Palace the American
Mo-. went 20 the salon facing the
n I-s.. "L'en Us on the second floor. II Is
h, chamber. decorated with mirrors
,t, ND'p sllt frames, white satin drape
e,.t .-N me scarlet arms Of Spain over
go o''t and window. Here were gath
,s. 'ne members Of the Captain-Gene-
49, hlan-COlOnel Gebi, Iieutenants.
lf.'l' RELIED. Girauta. and Bonltas.
,,'' Fnego, Captain Ritenc. and can.
s-.' Aooifo and Ramon Castellanos
ui me Captain~General
,l -P''ih-Seaefal casteilanos was at
- 80. ''ine IN a private room off the throne
y, ,a ne had gwen a farewell breakfast
~ CLOCK 20 the members Of his STAFF
.a had spent the rest Of tho morning
lu3liy alone looking at the Americans
tle balcony. The Americans now