The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-02
PARADE OF TROOPS.
streets Crowded with Curious hut,
for the Most Part, Silent Spectators.
General Leo Receives - Personal

oNhAluHt
The parade OF the United States
,roops showed the feeling OF the Cuban
element OF the population. The march
was from FL Yedado. along the AchlR
del Norte. the PraGo and Central Park
10 ccrro and QucmHdoS. About every
fourth house displayed some dccora'
ton. palm branch, bit OF red. white
and blue bunting, or Tag. Not a
dozen flags were TO be seen In the state
ly Prado. In the AchIa del Nortc tho
troops passed under the skeletons OF
lrlumphal arches. left unfinished when
1t was decided 10 postpone the demon
stratlon. The roofs. the streets, the
parks and the waySldc In the suburban
districts were crowded with curious. but
for the most part silent spectators. Now
and again there was Il cry viva les
AmerICnnos," followed by u burst OF
cheering, but there was no general ex-
Major General Lee, who rode at the
head OF the column on Il gray charger.
received n personal ovation along
nearly the entire route.
Major General Brooke, Major General
Ludlow, and the others generals re-
Viewed the corps, standing OIL bench
In front OF the Hotel lnGleterra and
surrounded by their STATS. AS the col
umn swung into Central Park. past the
lonely looking statue OF the Queen Re-
gent, 1t made an impressive appear
lnce. General Lee left the procession
and Joined the reviewing generals. At
this point there was more cheering than
elsewhere. the crowd being immense
and densely congested.
Waved Cuban Flags.
Every man In the last company Of the
One Hundred and Slxty-hrst Indiana
Infantry as he entered Central Park.
drew from under his uniform n small
Cuban flag and waved 1t before the as
semblaSe. The Cubans went nearly
wild with cheers and excitement, and
General Lee Immediately sent Inspector
General Lieutenant Colonel Curtis
Guild. jr.. TO order the Indinnans to
put away the flags, which they did.
II IS reported ;hut the entire company
Is under arrest
rGenefsSLce turned IN sftsr the cof-
umn passed, the crowd pressing close
around his horse, shaking his hand and
making other demonstrations OF afIec-
tionate interest. His orderly was heav-
lily burdened with flowers for the gem
eral.
The corps was UP at daylight at Camp
Quemados. took coffee, then marched
lelsurely to El Vedado, n distance OF
five miles, rested there and had break
fast. after masslng haversacks, reach
.inS- the foot OF the Prado at noon and
getting back to camp after rests at 1
| o'clock, having marched nearly twenty
| miles, foOt-sore and tired.
Havana harbor presented n striking
appearance this morning. The stars
and stripes were conspicuous, while
launches wcre constantly plying be-
tween the shore and the ships. The
docks were crowded with sICht-seers.
many OF whom wished to enter Moro
Castle and Cabanas fortress, but they
were refused admission.
When Lieutenant Lee. son OF General
Lee, with Lieutenant Jones and Lieu
tenant Colonel Livermore, OF the army,
Ensign Webster, Boatswain Hill and
Gunner Applegate. OF the cruiser Brook
lyr. representing the navy, entered Ca
barfas. they found no Spanish flag fly
ING from the staff, and the halyards
were tangled. Two sailors from the
Brooklyn rove or new halyards and
Lieutenant Lee requested the Spanish
! ei!ieer IN charge, Lieutenant Cache. TO
hoist the Spanish flag. that the Amer
leans might salute 1t. Lieutenant Cache
ttSwas about 10 do this, when Lieutenant
Colonel Cavestany, governor Of the for
tress, said 1t would be unnecessary.
Then on q signal from the Brooklyn the
sailors under gunner Applegnte fired
twcnty-onc guns at Cabanas. after
which Lieutenant Lee, who SRs in nm
dress, hoisted the stars and stripes. tho
Spaninrds firing twenty-one guns in sa-
Lutte and Lieutenant Colonel Cayestnnv
handing the keys of the fortress and M,
inventory OF Its contents to the Ameri-
eau officer,
At Moro Castle.
At Moro Castle Lieutenant Wade,
son Of General Wade, raiscd the stars
and stripes, and Quartermaster Ser
Seant Mersoig hauled down the SponIsb
lag amid cheers. Lieutenant Colonel
Blrnie, of the ordnance department.
gave receipt under The cvacuntInn
agreement for the contents of tho fort
to Lieutenant Sarcho. the Spanish gov
erRer, then turning over the fortIiIcn-
tons 10 Major Russell Harrison. of
General Lees STAFF, who In turn made a
iorma! delivery 10 Lieutenant Patter-
son, First North Carolina infantry, who
has garrison force of ten men,
then me spantards were taken ou, of
INC castle by American troops under
MaJor niarrison anu given cordial
lareweti on leaving for the transport
Inc United States military commits
sioner3 wired President Mckinley ut
LOU that me governor general of cuba
hId formally surrendered 10 the COM
mission the government of Cuhn md
thnt the American nag had hran hnist.
ed. In reply General Wade, prcsidrnt
OF the commission, received the follow
ing: wv"
Il congratulate the commission unon
the successful termination Of its mis-
sion, and the peaceful occupation of
Cuba by the United States.
+ tslgEeG) "WM. M'KINLEY."
General Brooke also received ,hn
Presidents congratulations. Az cnn.
tain General CnstcllanOs was esrorted
TO the wharf by Generals Cleus and
Cllnfree the band played the Spanish
Royal March. General Castc,Innos
thanked General Clous and as he
stepped into his launch wept. Crowds
of Spaniards, men and women. aIl
dressed In black. gathered upon Tho sci.
wall aiid silently watched the fleet PASS
out. There was not Il shout. not IL
handkerchief was waved Men and wn-
men wcpt together. Tho Spaniah Yuuud-
rCn which sailed to rendezvous a, Mar
Unique. consisted OF the Rupido Will,
Admiral MaDtcrolu on bourd: GnlIcp,
Marques dc MollnaS, Vincantn Yanez,
1'sn2p1, Marques dc Ensenudu. .Vasco
Nunea and pat"iota, the last towing the
transport Flllplnos, fsr