Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-03-02
Gomez Enters the City Like
a COnquerOr.
A GRAND CELEBRATION.
Anniversary of the Revolutions
Birth Is Observed.
GAVE TO HIM EVERY HONOR.
The veteran Leader of Cuba's Army
Is Accorded "a Most Enthusiastic He-
ception by the People of the city ana
American Officials.

american oEhtlaiss
Havana. Feb. 25.-Gen. MaXlmo TO-
mez entered Havana Friday afternoon,
escorted by Gen. Ludlow and his stan.
The population of the city was Wlid
with enthusiasm, throwing themselves
in front of his horse, impeding IT'S pro-
gress. and peIting him with towers.
Gomez arrived on the edge of the
escorted by the Second Illinois band
town from Marianao at 1890 p. m,
and three battalions. These battalions
then returned to their camp and did
not enter the city. The festivities in
honor of the fourth anniversary of the
beginning of the Cuban struggle for
independence were most spontaneous
and wildly enthusiastic. Havana had
never seen anything like It before. The
whole town was decorated and the
streets were packed with crowd twice
as large as that which turned out at
the Garcia funeral.
At half-past - Gomez left Cerro, the
suburb from which the march was to
be made, with a procession in the FOL
lowing order of formation: The band
of the Seventh regiment, mounted,
pIaying the Cuban hymn and national
airs: Company l. of the Seventh caval-
ry. the staff of Gomez with escort,
Mavia Rodriguez and staff, Maxine
Gomez. upon whose right was Gen.
JudIow: the members of Gen. Ludlow's
staff. then great number of CuDans,
some mounted and some i'll carriages,
and finally 1000 Cuban cavalry and IN
fantry. As Gomez passed the crowd
went wild with vivas, hats were hung
in the air and women showered flowers
on all sides He bowed and raised his
hat necessarily as the crowd struggled
TO get near his horse and chung to the
animals sides as long as possible. The
procession stopped frequently, eventu-
ally filing into the main streets OF the
city, passing Central park and arriving
at the palace at 2;30.
The Prado and other avenues were
lined with patriotic clubs, taking up
various positions of vantage, and then
Joining the procession as it passed on
from the palace, from a balcony of
which it was reviewed by Gomez. At
the palace the Cuban commander was
welcomed by Federico Mora, the civil
governor: Mayor Dacoste, the members
of the city council, the Junta Iatrloti-
ca, the members of the assembly, the
officials of all classes and numerous pa
triotic clubs. The place was beautiful
ly decorated and all prevlous efforts IN
the display of banners and bunting
were surpassed by the almost endless
showing of silk-embroidered standards
and flags. hundreds of which were car
red by Havana's daughters.
The Cuban bands played the Cuban
national hymn. varying this with
"Dixie," The Star Spangled Banner"
"The Stars and Stripes Forever and
popular American marches.
No fewer than $4,000 people were in
line. requiring three hours to pass. The
horses of the Cuban cavalry are
scrawny and ill-fed and the cavalrNmen
are clad in vague Cuban uniform. All
carried Remington carbines with nom
descript bundles of clothing and bed
ding.
The enthusiasm of the crowd was di-
rected to Gomez and certain well
known commanders, rather than to the
troops themselves. As compared with
the way the American populace well
comes back sOldiers-the men who
have done most and suffered most
the Cuban troops seemed neglected.
After the review at the palace, Co
mez. accompanied by his staff, pro-
ceeded to FL Nedado to visit Gen.
Brooke. In the evening he attended
the charity ball at the Tacon theater.
Boxes for the function sold at high
premium. AS darkness approached the
streets were still crowded, fireworks
were exploded and the returning bands
played over and over again the national
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