The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-02
EXIT THE
SPANIARDS.
Formal Transfer of the Island of
Cuba to General Brooke.
NO CR0WDING PERMITTED.
The Masses Kept Away From the
Vicinity Of the Palace.
NO CROwDING PERMITTED.
CASTELLANOS SHEDS TEARS.

The Retiring Captain General Overcome
by Emotion as He Bids Farewell to
Spanish Control on This Continent-Cu-
bau officers Took Part in the Evacuation
Day Ceremonies, and Pledged Loyalty to
the Stars and Stripes.
Havana, Jan. 2.-The sovereignty OF
Cuba passed from Spain to the Uni
ted States at noon yesterday. 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
it's 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 warships be-
fore and after the change Of flags. The
raising Of the stars and Stripes was
greeted with cheers by the people who
covered the roofs of the buildings
around the palace and plaza.
No crowd was permitted to gather
in the streets in the vicinity of the pal
ace to witness the epoch making fuuc-
llbll. Al . y ilNNh a 3 udl u NbllA A0o1A VA
the Second battalion Of the Tenth in
fantry marched into the Plaza De Ar
mas, under command Of Captain Van
Vliet. and formed around the square.
Captain General Castellanos watched
them with interest 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 a pass,
and all the doors of the palace facing
the square were ordered to be closed.
only those who could get on the roofs
and balconies of houses in the neigh
borhood 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 We're the buglers of the
Eighth and Tenth infantry. The
weather was warm, the sun bursting
at intervals through the light clouds,
and the soldiers in blue who were
forced to stand in the sun found the
heat oppressive. Brigadier General
Clous was the master Of ceremonies Of
the day.
The american Generals Arrive.
At 11:10 Major General Wade and
Major General Butler, of the American
evacuation commission, arrived from
Ell Vadado on horseback, accompanied
by their staffs. 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
American officers.
Major General John r. Brooke gov
ernor OF Cuba, and Major General Lud-
low, governor OF the city OF Havana,
accompanied by their staffs, arrived in
carriages, General Brooke and Cen
eral Adna r. Chaffee, General Brooke's
chief of staff, in the first carriage. In
each OF the other carriages rode a
Cuban general with American officers.
The Cubans were General Lacret Mario
Menocal Maya Rodriguez, Serafin San
chez, 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-elghth Spanish infantry
under command Of Colonel Don Rafael
Salamanca, presented arms, and the
American band started up with "ThC
Stars and Stripes Forever" the Spanish
colonel saluting.
At 11:45 Major General Lee, military
governor of the province OF Havana
with his staff, Joined General Brooke
The latter then crossed the street {
the palace, General Lee on one side o.
him and General Chaffee on the other
followed by the other American gen
erals and the Cuban officers. The Gu
bans wore dark blue uniforms, brown
felt hats and gray gloves and carried
machetes.
A flourish OF trumpets greeted the
procession, and the Spanish troops pre-
| sented arms as the Americans entered
the palace. The Cubans remained out,
side until escorted in by members o.
General Brookes staff the Spanish sol
diers remaining all the while at pre-
sent arms" As soon as all were within
the Spanish troops formed in column
of fours and marched around the righ
side Of the plaza to the docks, while tn
band of the Second Illinois volunteer
played the Spanish royal march.
, On entering the palace the American
general went to the salon facing tn
plaza, which is on the second floor
Here were gathered the members Of tn
i captain generals staff Colonel Gelp
| 4leutcHdAt COlOnelS SelleQ, Giraut
and BOnitas, Major Prlego, Captain
}, Ritenne and Captains Adolfo and Ra
mon Castellanos, sons OF the capital
general.
,, Castellanos Greets the Cubans.
Captain General Castellanos was a
this time in the private room Of tn
throne room. He had given a farewe
breakfast at II O'clock to the member
of his staff and had spent the rest G
the morning virtually alone, looking a
the Americans from the balcony. TIL
Americans now grouped themselve
near a large mirror, between the tw
central windows, the Spanish staff be
ing on the right, while on the left weI
the American STATS, the Cuban ger
erals and the correspondents.
Suddenly Captain General CastellanC
entered the salon without ceremon
from the left and greeted Generi
Brooke and others. After shakir
hands General Brooke sat upon a sot
while General Castellanos moved I
wards the group OF Cuban general
British Vice Consul Jerome introduc,
him to General Maya Rodriguez. Shal
ing both the hands Of the Cuban oFfc.