The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-02
YESTERDAY.

heavily burdened with flowers for the
general.
The corps was up at daylight, at
Camp Quemados, took coffee, then
marched leisurely to Elvedado, a, dis
lance of five miles, arrived there and
had breakfast, after massing haver-
sacks, reaching the foot of the Prado
at noon and getting back to camp, af-
ter rests, at 4 o'clock, having marched
nearly twenty miles, hot, footsore and
tired.
Havana harbor presented a striking
appearance this morning. The stars
and stripes were conspicuous on the
men across the bay, while launches
were constantly plying between the
] shore and the ships. The docks We're
crowded with sightseers, many Of
whom wished to enter MORO castle
! and Cabanas fortress, Eut they were
refused admission.
AT CABANAS FORTRESS.
When Lieutenant Lee, son of Gem
| eraI Lee, with Lieutenant Jones and
Lieutenant Colonel LiTeTmore of the
/ army, Ensign Webster, Boatswain Hill
! and Gunner Apologize Of the cruiser
! Brooklyn, representing the navy, en-
tered Cabanas, they found no Spanish
! flag flying from the staff and the hall
| yards were tangled. Two Sailors of tn
Brooklyn rove off new lGndyards and
Lieutenant Lee requested the Spanish
officer in charge, Lieutenant Cache, to
/ hoist the Spanish flag, that the Amer
leans might salute il. Cache was about
TO do this, when Lieutenant Colonel
| CaVeStany, governor of the fortress,
said it would be unnecessary. Then, on
signal from the Brooklyn. the sailors
under Gunner Apologize fired twenty
one guns at Cabanas, after which Lieu
tenant Lee, who was in full dress,
hoisted the stars and stripes, the Span
iardS firing twenty-one guns in salute,
and Lieutenant Colonel Cavestany
handing the keys of the fortress and
an inventory of its contents to the Am
erican officer
At Moro castle, Lieutenant Wade,
son of General Wade, raised the stars
and stripes, and Quartermaster Ser
geant Morsoig hauled down the Span
ish flag amid cheers. Lieutenant Col
onel BRINE of the ordnance depart
ment, who gave receipt under the
evacuation agreement for the contents
Of the forts to Lieutenant Sancho, the
Spanish governor, then turned over the
Notifications to Major Russell Har-
rison of General Lees staff, who in
turn made a formal delivery to Lieu
tenant Patterson, First North Carolina
infantry, who has a garrison force of
ten men.
Then the Spaniards were escorted out
of the castle by American troops under
Major Harrison and given a cordial
farewell on leaving for the transport.
Lieutenant Wade was refused posses
sion of the Spanish flag, the Spanish
officers saying they must take it with
them.
About noon a Cuban produced a spec
Tacular effect by letting loose a big
Cuban flag from kite string high over
MORO castle, where it flew all the af-
ternoon.
MKINLEY'S CONGRATULATIONS.
The United States military commits
sioners wired President Mckinley at
1890 that the governor general of Cuba
had formally surrendered to the COM
mission the government of Cuba and
that the American flag had been hoist
ed. In reply, General Wade received
the following:
Il congratulate the commission upon
the successful termination of its mis-
sion and the peaceful occupation of
Cuba by the United States.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
General Brooke also received the
presidents congratulations
AS Captain General Castellanos was
escorted to the wharf by Generals
Clous and Chaffee, the band played the
Spanish royal march. General Castel-
lanos thanked General Clous and as he
stepped into his launch. wept Crowds
of Spaniards, men and women. all
dressed in black. gathered upon the sea
wall and silently watched the fleet pass
out. There was not a shout. not a
handkerchief was waved Men and
women wept together. The Spanish
squadron; which sailed to a rendezvous
at Martinique, consisted of the Rapido
with Admiral Manterola on board Ca
licia, Marquis de Molinas, Vicente Va
nez, Pinzon, Marquis de Ensenada
Vaseo Nunez and Patricia, the last
towing the transport Filipinos.