The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-01-03
UNDER NEW FLAG.
The Stars and Stripes Are
Kissed by the Cuban
Breezes.
Spanish Sovereignty in the Gem
Of the Antilles Comes
to an End.
Capt. Gen. Castellanos Formally
Transfers the Island to the
United States.
His Address and Response by Gen. Brooke
His Address and Response by Gen. Brooke
He weeps as He Leaves
the Palace.
Perfect Order Is Maintained in City
Of Havana During the Cere-
monies. Which Were Simple.

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States at noon Sunday. The form of
the transfer was simple, consisting
only Of an exchange Of speeches in the
salon of the palace, the hauling down
Of the Spanish flag and the raising in
Its stead of the flag Of the United
States on the Flagstaff ON the palace
roof. Salutes were fired from the
heavy guns of the forts and the war
ships before and after the change of
flags. The raising of the stars and
stripes was greeted with cheers by the
people who covered the roofs ofMthes
buildings around the palace and the
plaza. ssss
No Crowds Permitted.
No crowd was permitted to gather in
the streets in the vicinity Of the palace
to witness the epoch-mahng function.
At nine o'clock q guard comp pased the
Second battalion of the Tenth infantry
marched into the Plaza de Armas, un-
der command of Capt. Van Vliet and
formed around the square. Capt. Gen.
Castellanos watched them with inter
est from the balcony of his apartments
as they entered the square and were
stationed at all the streets approaching
the plaza. No one was allowed to enter
without pass and all the doors of the
palace facing the square were ordered
to be closed.
The Preliminaries.
Brig. Gen. Clous, the master Of cere-
monies of the day, at 10:30 issued in
structions to the officers who were to
take charge of the various desartments
of the government at 12 o'clock
AT 11:10 Maj. Gen. Wade and Mai
Gen. Butler. of the American evacua-
tion commission, arrived from Ell Va
dado, on horseback, accompanied by
their staffs. They were met by Brig.
Gen. Clous and Maj. L Bentley Mott,
Gen. Ludlow ard staff At the same
moment Lucien j. Jerome. British vice
consul, arrived He was warmly
greeted by the American officers. Mai.
Gen. John r. Brooke, governor of Cuba,
and Maj. Gen. Ludlow, governor of the
city of Havana, accompanied by their
staffs. arrived at half past eleven in
carriages.
AS the carriages drove up, the sec
ond company of the Thirty-eighth
Spanish infantry, under command of
Col. Don Rafael Salamanca, presented
arms, and the American band started
up with THE Stars and Stripes For
ever" the Spanish colonel saluting.
Americana Enter the Palace.
At t1l:45, Maj. Gen. Lee, military gov
ernor of the province of Havana, with
his staff. joined Gen. Brooke. The lat
ter then crossed the street to the palace.
Gen. Lee on one side of him and Gen.
Chatfee 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 carried
machetes. A flourish of trumpets
greeted the procession and the Spanish
troops presented arms as the Ameri-
cans entered the palace.
On entering the palace, the American
generals went to the salon facing the
plaza. which is on the second floor. 1t
is lofty chamber. decorated with mir
rors of deep gilt frames. while satin
draperies and the scarlet arms of Spain
over each door and window.
| Captain General Appears.
Capt. Gen. Castellanos was at this
time in a private room off the throne
room. He had given farewell break
fast at ten 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
Americans now grouped themselves
near large mirror between the two
central windows. The Spanish staff be-
ing on the rigAt,while on the left were
the American SLAMS. he Cuban gen
ly Capt. uos entered the
sa'on y; from the left
and gr 'e and others
isn't.