Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-02

IOuuu5u ny lu6IT SldliS. AS The COluIII
swung into Central Park, past the lone
ly looking statue of the Queen Regent,
it made an impressive appearance. Gen.
Lee left the procession and joined the
reviewing generals. At this point there
was more cheering than elsewhere, the
crowd being immense and densely con-
gested.
THE ORDER OF THE PARADE
was as follows:
Brig Gen. Lloyd Wheaton's brigade,
comprising the First Texas infantry,
the Second Louisiana infantry and the
Second Engineers.
Brig Gen. E. P Wilson's brigade,
comprising the First Virginia infan-
try, the Forty-eighth Iowa infantry,
and the Sixth Missouri infantry.
Brig. Gen. H. S. Hasbroucks brig
ade, comprising the First North Caro-
Ina infantry, the Second Illinois infan-
Ery and the One Hundred and Sixty
first Indiana infantry
Major General J. w. Keller 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-frst Indiana
IllIonlly y, Dis uS tuIG1CQ CEuIl oil oil ~,
drew from under his uniform a small
Cuban flag and waved it before the as
semblage. The Cubans
WENT NEARLY WILD
with cheers and excitement, and Gen.
Lee Immediately sent the inspector
general, Lieut. Curtis Guild, Jr., to or
der the Indianans to put away the flags,
which they did.
1t is reported that the entire COM
pany is under arrest.
Gen. Lee turned in after the column
passed, the crowd pressing close around
his horse, shaking his hand and MAX
ing other demonstrations of affection
ate interest His Orderly was heavily
burdened with flowers for the General.
The corps was up at daylight at
Camp Quemados. took coffee, then
marched leisurely to FL Vedado, a dis
lance of five miles, rested here and
had breakfast, reaching the foot of the
Prado at noon and getting back to
camp after res% at 4 o'clock, having
marched nearly twenty miles, foot
sore and tired.
Havana harbor presented
A STRIKING APPEARANCE
this morning. The stars and stripes
were conspicuous on the American
men of war and merchantmen across
the bay, while launches were constant
ly plying between the shore and the
ships The docks were crowded with
sight-seers, many of whom wished to
enter MORO Castle and Cabanas fort
reSs, but they were refused admission.
When Lieut.. Lee, son of Gen. Lee,
with Lieut.. Jones and Lieut. Colonel
Livermore Of the army Ensign Web
ster Boatswain Hill and Gunner hp-
, plegate of the cruiser Brooklyn, re-
presenting the navy, entered Cabanas,
they found no Spanish flas flying
from the staff and the halyards were
tangled. Two sailors from the Brook
lyn rove off new halyards and Lieut..
Lee requested the Spanish officer in
charge, Lieut. Cache, to hoist the
! Spanish flag, that the Americans
might salute it. Lieut.. Cache was
about to do this when Lieut.. Col. Ca
vestany, governor of the fortress, said
it would be unnecessary. Then on a
signal from the Brooklyn, the sailors
under Gunner Apologize fired twenty
| one guns at Cabanas, after which
| Lieut. Lee who was in full dress,
hoisted the stars and stripes, the Span
iards firing tWenty-one guns in salute
and Lieut.. Col. Cavestany handing the
keys Of the fortress and an inventory
of its contents to the American officer.
At MORO Castle Lieut.. Wade, son
of Gen. Wade, raised the stars and
stripes and quartermaster sergeant
Mersoig hauled down the Spanish flag
amid cheers. Lieut. Colonel BRINE,
! of the Ordnance Department, gave a
receipt under the evacuation agree
ment for the contents of the fort to
Lieut. Sanco. the Spanish governor,
then turning over the Notifications to
/ Major Russell Harrison of Gen. Lee S
staff. who in turn made formal de-
livery to Lieut.. Patterson, First North
Carolina infantry, who has a garrison
force of ten men.
Then the Spaniards were taken out
Of the Castle by American troops under
Major Harrison and given
A CORDIAL FAREWELL
on leaving for the transport.
Lieut. Wade was refused possession
of the Spanish flag, the spanish OIL
GERS saving they must take it with
them. About noon Cuban produced
a spectacular effect by letting loose a
big Cuban flag from kite string high
over Moro Castle, where it few all
the afternoon.
The United States military comms-
sioners wired President Mckinley at
1890 that the Governor General OF
Cuba had formally surrendered to the
commission the government Of Cuba
and that the American flag had been
hoisted. In reply Gen. Wade, president
of the commission, received the fol-
lowing:
i congratulate the commission upon
the successful termination of its mis-
sion. and the peaceful occupation Of
Cuba BY the United States.
(Signed.) "WM. MKINLEY."
Gen. Brooke also received the Presi-
dents congratulations. As Captain
General Castellanos was escorted 70
the wharf by Gems. CSlous and Chaffee,
the band played the Spanish royal
march. Gen. Castellanos thanked Gen.
Clous, and as he stepped into his
launch wept Crowds of Spaniards.
men and women, all dressed in black,
gathered upon the sea wall and silent
ly watched the feet pass out.
There was not shout, not handker-
chief was waved Men and women
wept together The Spanish squad
ron, which sailed 10 rendezvous at Mar
Unique consisted of the Rapido, with
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