Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-03
colonel Don Rafael siamanca, prsented


governor Of tie prvince Of Havana, with {
his staff, joined General Brooke The
latter then crossed the street 20 the pal.
ace. General Lee on one side Of MIN aud
General Chaffee on the other, fol owed
by the other American generals and Gu
ban oflicero. The Cuban officer. wose
dark blue uniforms, brown felt hats,
gray gloves aud they carried macheict
a flourish Of trumuer greeted tle
procession aud tne Spanish troup. pre-.
sented arms as tine Americans entered /.
the palace The Cubans rrmuned olt
side until escorted Ia by mem 1ers 20. F.
General Brooke's staff. tine Spanish .
soldiery remaining all the present
arms" As soon as all were within. tna /
Spanish troops formed columns OF four
and marched around the right II 10 OF /
the plaza 10 the docks, while the band Of
the Second Illinois volunteers pllyci |
the SPANISH royal march.
On entering the palace the American
general went 90 the salon facing the
plaza which Is on the the second hoor.
Here we're gathered the members OF the
captain generals stan. Colonel Celpi.
Lieutenant Colonies Belled. Girauta
and Bonitas, Major Priego Captain RI
tent and Captains Adolfo and Ramon
Castellanos. sons OF the captain gen
| eral.
Captain General CastellanOs was 90
this time In a private room of the
throne room. lie had given a farewell
breakfast az 10 o'clock 20 the mem
hers Of his STAFF ana had spent the rest
OF the morning virtually alone. looking
az the Americans from the balcony.
| The Americans now grouped them
selves near large mirror between the
| two central windows. the Spanish
| staff beinc on the right. while on the
let We're the American STATS. the Gu
ban generals and the correspondents
Suddenly Captain General Castelar,
rs entered the salon without ceremony
from the loft and greeted General
| Brooke and others After shaking
hands Gen. Brooke sat upon q sofa
while Gen. Cnstellanos moved towards
the group OF Cuban generals British
| Vice Consul Jerome introduced dim to
Gen. Maria Rodriguez Shaking both
the hands OF the Cuban officer. in the
usual Spanish fashion, General Castcl-
lanos said.
I'VE have been enemies. hut ! re-
spcct you for your correct attitude aud
opinions. have pleasure IN shaking
your hand" Gen. Rodriguez replied
Il thank you. general. feel sorry
for the Spanish army which has de-
Tended the banner is was sworn 10 de-
fond ! also have pleasure In shak-
Ing your hands"
Captain General Castellanos then
took his position near Major General
Brooke The buzz OF conversation on
the American side Of thee hamber con-
trasted with the silence on the Spanish
! side.
There was a marked difference too
between Americans and Spaniards the
former tall. heavy and wearing much
gold cord; the latter small and SLIGHT.
; In blue striped cambria uniforms The
! Spaniards were depressed the Ameri-
cans were cOrrespOndingly buOyant
At the last stroke OF H. the boom of a
gun brought all eyes TO the point IN
. the room where stood the captain gen
J ernl who was talking with an Amer
lean officer. Immediately all was ST.
lence. The captain general stepped 20
the left. taking his position directly
I'm front Of his stan On his right
o stood Cantain Juan S Hart. interpret r
! TO the United States military commits
. sion. Next to Captain Hart. Ia the or
der named. we're Generals Chanee
ID brooke. Ludlow, Lee. Wade. Butler and
9 Claus. Immediately behind General
d Chafee was Senator Jno. W. Daniel o.
. Virginia.
At this moment the band on the
q plaza was playing the Spanish national
4 hymn. As tine guns at Cabanas fortress.
, ceased firing there was breathies.
pause in the salon. Everybody knew
: that the American flag was beng raised
j. on the stan on the roof OF the palace by
, Major Butler, son Of General Butter
ana that the stars aud stripes were 90
y ing up on all the other official staff. IN
n Havana. After this second OF sileno,
+, the band on the plaza played the stat
Spanglod Banner, while the guns Of Oh,
fleet and iortresses began to roar out IN,
- national salute OF ~ guns.
= Captain Castellanos handed the man
~ uscript Of his speech 10 Captain Harr
10 and began 10 speak. Amid the Stain
% Of the baud aud the noise Of the guns II
B. was impossible 10 hear him. Major
ia General Brooke replied in few brie
but appropriate remarks.
Ia General Brooke and General Castel
=, lanos then shook hands, after whici
" General Castellanos and stan retire,
" from the throne room, shaking hand
= with Mr.. Jerome, who stood near tn
70 door OF exit. Generals Cious and Chat
h fee acted as escorts to General Castel
lanos
d Al the docks Generals C.ous an,
n ChaiIee babe him farewell and the retir
a ing captain general put of for the Span
ish transport Rabat, on which he vii
= proceed 20 Matanzas lie will be nc
companied 10y "a battalion OF the Thirty
y eighth infantry.
It General CAstelanos thanked Genera
lie Clous, and as he stepped into his launch
h wept Crowds Of Spamards, men AM
Z. women, all dressed m black, sat on th
a wall and silently watched the fleet pas