The San Francisco call., 1899-01-02

ONSOAA~
Infantry and the 161st Indiana Infan-
try.
Major General j. w. Keifer rode in
advance of the last two brigades. form
ing the Second Division.
Every man in the last company Of
the One Hundred and Sixty first In
diana Infantry as he entered Central
Park drew from under his uniform
small Cuban flag and waved it before
the aSSemblage. The CubanS went
nearly wild with cheers and excitement,
and General Lee Immediately sent the
inspector general, Lieutenant Colonel
Curtis Guild -Jr., to order the IndiananS
to put away the flags, which they did.
1t is reported that the entire company
is under arrest.
General Lee turned in after the col
unn passed, the crowd pressing close
around his horse, shaking his hand and
making other, demonstrations of aftec-
tionate interest. His orderly was heav-
lily burdened with flowers for the gen.
eral.
The corps was up at daylight at
Camp Quemados, took coffee, then
marched leisurely to Ell Vedado: a dis
tance of five miles, arriving there and
had breakfast, after massing hayer-
sacks, reaching the foot of the Prado at
noon and getting back to camp after
rests at 4 o'clock, having marched
nearly twenty miles-hot, footsore anu
tired.
Havana harbor presented a striking
appearance this morning. The stars
and stripes were conspicuous en- the
American men-of-war and merchant
men across the bay, while launches
were constantly plying between the
shore and the ships. The docks were
crowded with sight-seers, many of
whom wished to enter MORO Castle
and Cabanas fortress, but they were re-
fused admission.
When Lieutenant Lee. son Of General
Lee, with Lieutenant Jones and Lieu
tenant Colonel Livermore OF the army,
Ensign Webster, Boatswatn Hall and
Gunner Applegate of the cruiser
Brooklyn, representing the navy, en-
tered Cabanas, they found no Spanish
flag flying from the staff and the hal
yards were tangled. Two sailors OF the
Brooklyn rove off new halylrds, ana
Lieutenant Lee requested the Spanish
officer in charge, Lieutenant Cache, TO
hoist the Spanish flag, that the Amerl-
cans might salute it. Lieutenant Cache
was about to do this, when Lieutenant
Colonel Cavetstany, Governor OF tEe
fortress. said it would be unnecessary
Then on the signal from the Brooklyn
the sailors under Gunner Applegate
fired twenty one guns at CabanaS, AFTER
which Lieutenant Lee, who was IN fuH
dress, hoisted the stars and stripes, the
Spaniards firing twenty-one guns in sa-
lutte and Lieutenant Colonel Cavestany
handing the keys Of the fortress and an
inventory of its contents to the Alnerl-
can officer
At Morro Castle Lieutenant Wade,
son Of General Wade raised the Stars
and Stripes and Quartermaster Ser
geant Morsoig hauled down the Spanish
flag amid cheers. Lieutenant Colonel
Birnie of the ordnance department, who
has a receipt under the evacuation
agreement for the contents Of the forts
to Lieutenant Sancho, the Spanish Gov
ernor, then turned over the fortifica-
tions to Major Russell Harrison of Gen
eral Lees staff, who in turn made
formal delivery to Lieutenant Patter-
son, 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 cordial
farewell on leaving for the transport.
Lieutenant Wade was refused pos
session Of the Spanish flag, the Spanish
officers saying they must take 1t with
them About noon a Cuban produced
a spectacular effect by letting loose a
big Cuban flag from kite string high
over Morro Castle, where 1t flew all the
afternoon.
The United States military commits
sioners wired President Mckinley at
1880 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:
at congratulate the commission upon
the successful termination Of its mis-
sion and the peaceful occupation Of
Cuba by the United States.
"WILLIAM MCKINLEY"
General Brooke also received the
Presidents congratulations. AS Cap
tain General Castellanos was escorted
to the wharf by Generals Clous and
Chaffee the band played the Spanish
royal march. General Castellanos
thanked General Clous, and as he
stepped into his launch wept. Crowds
of Spaniards. men and women all
dressed in black gathered upon the
seawall and silently watched the fleet
pass out There was not a shout, not
a handkerchief waved Men and women
wept together. The Spanish squadron,
which sailed to a rendezvous at Mar
Unique, consisted of the Rapido. with
Admiral Manterola on board; Galicia,
Marquis de Molinas, Vicente Yanez,
Pinzo, MARQUIS de Ensenada, Vasco
Nunez and Patricia, the last towing the
transport Filipinos.