The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25
General Gomez and His Troops
Enter Havana.
A GREAT DEMONSTRATION
CITY ABLAZE WITH FLAGS AND
ENTHUSIASM.
Fourth Anniversary of the Com
mencement- of the War of indie
pendence Populace Went Wild
Over the chief
Marched at Head of 1000 Soldiers

Havana. Feb. 2i-General Maxine
Gomez. the Cuban commander in chief,
entered Havana this afternoon, escorted
by General Ludlow and his staff and troop
!. of the Seventh United States cavalry.
He marched at the head OF 1000 armed
Cuban horsemen and footmen. There was
great enthusiasm
The festivities today in honor of the
fourth anniversary of the beginning of
the Cuban struggle for independence were
most spontaneous and widely enthusiastic.
Havana has never seen anything ike it
before. The whole town was decorated
and the streets Were packed with a crowd
twice as large as that which turned out
at the Garcia funeral
General Gomez arrived on the edge of
the town from Marianao at 1880 p. m.
escorted by the Second Illinois band and
three battalions. These battaliOnS then
returned to their camp and did not enter
the city.
General Gomez and his escort came into
the city in the following order: The band
OF the Seventh United States cavalry,
mounted: Company L of the, Seventh
United States cavalry; the stan OF Gen
eral Gomez, with escort; General Mayia
Rodriguez and staff; General Maxine
Gomez upon whose right was Major Gen
eral Ludlow; the members Of Major Cen
eneral Ludlow'S staff; then great num-
Der of Cuban generals and officers, some
mounted and some in carriages; and final
ly 1900 Cuban cavalry and infantry.
As General Gomez passed the crowd
went wild with vivas, hats were flung in
the air and women showered flowers on all
sides.
The procession stopped frequently:
eventually filing into the main streets OF
the city passing Central park and arrlv-
ing at 2:30 O'Clock at the palace The
Prado and other avenues were lined with
patriotic clubs. taking up various posi-
tons of vantage and then joining me pro-
cession as it passed the palace, from a
balcony of which the procession was
viewed by General Gomez
Once Mt the palace the CUBAN command
er in chief was welcomed by Senior Fred
erico Nora the civil SoVernor; Mayor
Lacoste the members OF the city council
the junta patriotict. the members OF the
assembly. officials OF all classes anu NUM-
erous patriotic clubs.
Following the procession were many
private carriages filled with women repre-
senting the best society some -aneso ic S,l
dressed and others waving flags. The
Cuban bands played the Cuban national
hymn. varying this with Dixie Inc
Star-spangled Banner. The stars ana
Stripes Forever" and popular American
marches
CUBAS LIBERATION.
There were many floats expressing the
friendship between the United states ana
Cuba. Two attracted particular atten-
ton. each drawn by three YOKE OF oxen
one represented the Cuba OF yesterday
a woman standing with mar acled hanas.
a broken Wheelbarrow and Otner signs OF
desolation at her feet; the other the
Cuba of tOday-a woman under a pail.
smiling and surrounded by evidences or
prosperity The contrast was very enec-
tive and everywhere aDplauded.
A handsome carriage. containing lanleS
and decorated with large Spanish. Amerl-
can and Cuban flags draped together with
white ribbons and bearing the legend;
Unity peace and concord was Voclfer-
ousIy cheered. Still another float. repre-
scented a. Cuban woman holding an Ameri-
can flag. with the shattered crown OF
no fewer eSS than =. 600 people were in line,
requiring three hours TO pass d given
point.
scrawny and ill-fed and the cavalrymen
are clad in a vague Cuban uniform. All
carried Remington carbines, with nom
descript bundles of clothing and bedding
They marched In lines of twos- The In
fantry occasionally kept step and as they
passed the palace presented arms. Most
of them carried Cuban flags stuck in their
rifles
The enthusiasm of the crowd was direct
ed TO General Gomez and certain well
known commanders rather than to the
troops themselves, As compared with the
way the American populace welcomes
back sOld!ers-the men who have done
most and suffered most-the Cubans to-
day seemed neglected.
After the review at the palace General
Gomez, accompanied by his stan, pro-
ceeded to Elvedado to visit Governor Cen
eral Brooke This evening he attends
the charity ball at the Tacon theatre.
where the best Havana society will be
present. Boxes for the function have
sold at a high premium. As darkness
approaches the streets are still crowded.
fireworks are exploded and the returning
bands play over and over again the ma
tional hymn. The theatres tonight give
patriotic performances and there will be
fireworks and music in Central park.
After the ball General Gomez will go to
Quinto de Molinas, the former residence
of the Spanish captain general, where he
will reside. with his staff and escorts.
The foreign consuls raised then respec-
crowds throughout were orderly.