The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-02


at noon, you are to go to the nlace as
signed you and demand possession Of the
olice IN the name of the United States
1hese orders were given under the arcade
OF the palace. Each offer had with him
cuban interpreter, group of whom stood
by clad in dark clothes and wearing silk
hats In carriage near by were the Amer
lean flags, which were to be raised at va
rious points.
At u:lO Major General Wade and Major
General Butler, OF the American evacua-
ton commission, arrived from FL Vedado.
on horseback, accompanied by their stats.
They were met by Brigadier General Clous
and Major T. Bentley Mott, of General
Ludlow's staff. About the same moment
Lucien ]. Jerome, British vice consul, ar
rived. He was warmly greeted by the Amer
lean officers.
Maj. Gen. John r. Brooke, governor Of
Cuba, and Major General Ludlow, governor
of the city of Havana, accompanied by their
staffs arrived at half past IL in carriages,
General Brooke and Gen. Ad4.a r. Chaffee,
General Brooke's chief of staff. in the first
carriage. In each of the other carriages
rode Cuban general with American Off
GERS The Cubans were Generals Lacret,
Mario Menocal, Mayia Rodriguez, Serafin
Sanchez, Jose Miguel Gomez, Nodarte, Ra-
fael de Cardenas, Agramente and Vidal, and
Colonel Valiente. AS the carriages drove
up the second company of the Thirty-eighth
Spanish infantry, under command of Col.
Don Rafael Salamanca, presented arms, and
the American band started up with 1.-THE
Stars and Stripes Forever" the Spanish
colonel saluting.
LEE JOINS THE PARTY.
At Has Major General Lee, military gov
ernor of the province of Havana, with his
staff, joined General Brooke. The latter
then crossed the street to the palace, Gen
eral Lee on one side of him and General
Chaffee on the other followed by the other
American generals and the Cuban officers
The Cubans wore dark blue uniforms
brown felt hats and gray gloves, and they
carrie machetes.
A flourish of trumpets greeted the pro-
cession and the Spanish troops presented
arms as the Americans entered the palace
The Cubans remained outside until escorted
in by members of General Brooke's staff,
the Spanish soldiery remaining all the while
at present arms" AS soon as all were
within, the Spanish troops formed in column
| of fours and marched around the right side
Of the plaza to the docks, while the band
of the Second Illinois volunteers played the
| Spanish royal march.
On entering the palace the American gen.
erals went to the salon facing the plaza,
which is on the second floor. 1t is lofty
chamber, decorated with mirrors of deep gilt
frames, with satin draperies and the scarlet
arms of Spain over each door and window.
Here were gathered the members of the
captain generals staff Colonel Gelpi, Lieu
tenant Colonels Belled, Girauta and Bonitas
Major Priego Captain Ritene and Captains
Adolfo and Ramon Castellanos, sons of the
captain general Captain General Castel-
lanos was at this time in q private room
off the throne room. He had given fare
well breakfast at 10 o'clock to the members
of his staff and had spent the rest of the
morning virtually alone, looking at the
Americans from the balcony. The Ameri-
| cans now grouped themselves near a large
| mirror between the two central windows,
| the Spanish staff Oeing on the right, while
ON. sthe-left were the AmeF4eazl- The
Cuban generals and the correspondents.
CAsTELLANOS GREETS CUBANS.
Suddenly Captain GenAral Castellanos en-
| tered the salon without ceremony from the
left and greeted General Brooke and others.
After shaking hands, General Brooke sat
upon a sofa while General Castellanos
moved towards the group Of Cuban generals
British Vice Consul Jerome introduced him
! to General Mayia Rodriguez Shaking both
| the hands of the Cuban officer, in the usual
| Spanish fashion, General Castelanos said:
| I'VE have been enemies, but respect you
| for your correct attitudes and opinions.
| have pleasure in shaking your hands"
General Rodriguez replied: Il thank you,
general feel sorry for the Spanish army
which has defended the banner it was sworn
| to defend. I also have pleasure in shaking
| your hands,
Captain General Castellanos then took his
position near Major General Brooke The
| buzz Of conversation on the American side
| Of the chamber contrasted with the silence
| on the Spanish side. There was marked
| difference too, between Americans and
| Spaniards, the former tall, heavy and wear
ing much gold cord; the latter small and
slight, in blue striped cambria uniforms.
! The Spaniards were depressed the Ameri-
cans were correspondingly buoyant.
At the last stroke of u the boom of gun
brought all eyes to the point in the room
| where stood the captain general, who was
| talking with an American officer. Imme-
| diately all was silence. The captain general
stepped to the left, taking his position di-
rectly in front of his staff On his right
stood Captain J. S. Hart, interpreter to the
| United States military commission. Next to
| Captain Hart, in the order named, were
| Generals Chaffee, Brooke, Ludlow, Lee,
Wade, Butler and Clous. Immediately be-
hind General Chaffee was Senator John w.
Daniel, of Virginia
THE FLAG RAISED.
At this moment the band on the plaza was
playing the Spanish national hymn. AS
the guns at C9banas fortress ceased firing
there was a breathless pause in the salon.
Everybody knew that the American flag
was being raised on the staff on the roof
of the palace by Major Butler, son of Gem
eraI Butler, and that the stars and stripes
We're going up on all the other official stats
in Havana. After this second of silence,
the band on the plaza played 1.-The Star
spangled Banner" while the guns of the
feet and forts began to roar out the ma
tional salute of twenty-one guns.
Immediately Captain General Castellanos
handed the manuscript of his speech to
Captain Hart and began to speak Amid the
strains Of the band and the noise OF the
guns it was impossible to hear him.
"Close the Windows said some one, and
the easements were closed; but the sound
bod ffraI