The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-01-07
HAVANA EVACUATED.
A Striking Historic Scene Marks
The Farewell of the Spanish
Leaders.
AMERICANS IN CONTROL.

II
in the salon of the palace here, the haul
ing down of the Spanish flag and the rails
ing in its stead of the United States flag
ON the palace and other public places.
Statutes were fired from the heavy guns of
the forts and warships.
The raising of the stars and stripes was
greeted with cheers by people who cover
ed the roofs of the buildings around the
palace and the plaza. No crowd was per
mitted to gather in the streets in the Vi
cinity of the palace.
General Clous, master of ceremonies for
the day, issued instructions to the officers
who were to take charge of the govern
ment departments at noon. These officers
were
Colonel Dudley, assigned to the depart
ment of justice.
Major L. w. v Kennon, department
of commerce and agriculture.
Col. t. Z. Bliss, treasury department.
Capt. Frank B. Hanna, department of
public instruction.
Colonel Dunwoody, public works depart
msnt.
Each of these officers was instructed as
follows Son the firing of the last gun
at noon you are to go to the place assigned
YOU and demand possession of the office in
the name of the United States.
CUBAN GENERALS WITH AMERICANS
At lilo a. IN. Generals Wade and
Butler. of the American evacuation com
mission. arrived from Vedado on horse
back. accompanied BY their staffs They
were met by Gen. Clous and Maj. ].
Bentley Mott. of General Ludlow staff.
About the same moment Lueien J jerome,
British vice-consul, arrived He was
warmly greeted by the American officers.
General Brooke, military governor of
Cuba. and General Ludlow, military gov
ernor of the city Of Havana, accompanied
bv their stats. arrived at IL. 80 o clock in
carriages.
As the carriages drove up the second
company of the Thirty eighth Spanish
Infantry, under command of Col. Don Ra
fael Salamanca, presented arms, and the
American band started up with The Stars
and Stripes Forever, the Spanish colonel
Saluting.
LEE, BROOKE AND CHAFFEE
General Lee and his staff joined General
Brooke at IL .45 o clock. The latter then
crossed the street to the palace, General
Lee on one side of him and General Chat
fee on the other, followed by the other
American generals and the Cuban officers.
As soon as all the guests were within
the palace, the Spanish troops formed IN
columns Of four and marched around the
right side of the plaza to their steamer for
embarkation, while the hand of the Second
Illinois Volunteers played the Spanish
Royal March.
ENTERING A MAGNIFICENT SALON.
On entering the palace the American
generals went to the salon facing the plaza,
which is on the second floor. 1t Is lofty
and magnificent chamber, decorated with
mirrors in deep gilt frames, while satin
draperies and the scarlet arms of Spain are
over each door and window Here were
gathered the members of the captain gen
erals staff. Colonel Gelpi, Lieutenant
Colonies Belled. Girauta and Bonitas,
Major Priego, Captain Ritene and Captains
AdoIfo and Ramon Castellanos, sons Of the
captain general.
STRIKING HISTORIC SCENE.
The Americans grouped themselves near
large mirror between the two central
windows. The Spanish staff was on the
right, while on the left were the Ameri-
cans, the Cubans and the correspondents.
Suddenly Captain General Castellanos
entered the salon, without ceremony, from
the left and greeted General Brooke and
Others. After shaking hands, General
Brooke sat upon sofa, while General
Castellanos moved toward the group of
Cuban generals.
British Vice Consul jerome introduced
the Spanish leader to General Mayia Rod
rguez. Shaking both hands of the Cuban
officer, in the usual Spanish fashion. Gen
efal CasteIlanos said
'sWe have been enemies, but | respect
you for your correct attitudes and opinions.
| have pleasure in shaking your hands.
General Rodriguez replied Il thank
YOU. general. | feel sorry for the Spanish
army, which has defended the banner it
was sworn to defend. | also have pleasure
in shaking your hands.
A CONTRAST IN PHYSICAL SIZE.
Captain General Castellanos then took a
position near General Brooke. The buzz
of conversation on the American side of
the chamber contrasted with the silence on
the Spanish side.
There was marked difference, too, be-
tween the appearance of the Americans
and the Spaniards-the former tall, heavy
and wearing much gold cord; the latter
small and slight, in blue-striped cambria
uniforms. The Spaniards were depressed
and the Americans were correspondingly
buoyant.
HOUR ARRIVES GUN SOUNDS.
At the last stroke of II the boom of the
gun brought all eyes to the point in the
room where stood the captain general, who
was talking with an American officer The
captain general stepped to the left. taking
position directly in front of his staff. On
the right stood Capt j. S. Hart, inter
prefer to the United States military COM
mission. Next to Captain Hart, in the or
der named, were Generals Chaffee, Brooke,
Ludlow, Lee, Wade, Butler and Clous.
Behind General Chafee was Senator John
W. Daniel, Of Virginia, who arrived here
yesterday.
As the guns at Cabanas Fortress ceased
firing, there was a breathless pause in the
salon. Everybody knew that the Ameri
can flag was being raised on the staff on
the roof of the palace by Major Butler,
son of General Butler, and that the stars
and stripes were going up on all the other
official buildings in Havana.
After a brief silence the band on the
plaza began to play The Star Spangled
Banner, while the guns of the feet and
forts began to roar out the national salute
of twenty guns.
CAsTELLANoS MAKES A SPEECH.
Captain General Castellanos handed to
Captain Hart the manuscript of his final
address and began to speak. Amid the
strains Of the band and the noise of the
guns it was impossible to hear him.
s.0losa tba vindour - said some one