Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-29
OFT OF HAVANA HARBOR.
Cubans Sped the Parting Guests
With a Magnificent Friend
ly Demonstration.
HAVANA HARBOR FILLED With CRAFT.
~tifcatiOns Were Black with PeO-
pie, Who All offered a Noisy and
AnectiOnate Farewell to Gen.
Wood on Board the Brooklyn.

Havana, May 22.-Dramatic as was
the remarkable demonstration when
the flag of the United States was low
cred and the flag of the new republic
hoisted in its place, Tuesday, on the
palace whence Spain had ruled the is
land for centuries, it was hardly more
stirring than the magnificent friend
ly demonstration which attended the
departure of the cruiser Brooklyn as
she sailed out of Havana harbor a
few minutes before four o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
The Harbor Filled with Craft.
A flotilla of harbor craft, loaded to
the guards with people, and dressed
with bunting from stem to stern es-
corted her to sea. The water front
was a solid mass of people, and the
old Notifications at La Punta, which
with Moro castle opposite, guards
the entrance to the narrow neck Of
the harbor, was a human hillock. The
Brooklyn's anchorage was near the
wreck of the battleship Maine, whose
black, shrunken skeleton was deco
rated with American and Cuban flags,
by order of the city council. When
the beautiful cruiser steamer slowly
by this pitiful memory, the American
ensign at her taffrail was dipped and
the sailors generally dotted their
caps. AS she passed the grim walls
of Cabanas and Moro castle, the
Brooklyn moved swiftly, the Ameri-
can flag at her fore and the Cuban
flag at her main peak, sailors man
ming her sides and the flag at her
stern dipping continually to the
storm of viyas from shore and afoat.
Irregural, But it Went.
The Cuban colors on both fortresses
were lowered three times in salute,
although it is not military etiquette
for a fort to salute except with
guns. But an army four hours old
is not expected to know this. Gen.
Wood stood on the bridge of the
cruiser and acknowledged the ovation
he received by bowling and touching
his cap.
The fotilla of small craft kept on
in the wake of the Brooklyn until
she was hull don on the horizon;
then the boats turned back, and the
people at the entrance of the harbor
returned to their jubilations.
People Mad With JOY.
The enthusiasm in the city was
boundless. Many persons were liter
ally mad with joy owe their new
born liberty.
The streets were full of surging,
cheering men and Motley
professions paraded the plazas. Fire
crackers of the giant variety were
exploded on the sidewalks and even
in the cafes.
One hundred thousand visitors
were said to be in the city, and the
police were utterly unable to cope
with the joy-intoxicated people.
Stern business Ahead.
But President Palma and his cab
met did not give way to rejoicing.
There was stern business ahead for
them, and they went quietly to work.
AS soon as the new government was
installed, congress met and pro-
claimed the constitution and appen-
dix. President Palma reviewed $4,000
school children before the palace,
and, at four o'clock, he went to the
cathedral, where a tie deum was sung
for the new republic.
President PaImO at Work.
President Palma then devoted an
hour to dinner and attending to some
urgent matters, among which was the
postal relations with the United
States. By his direction Washington
was informed that Cuba would like
TO continue the present arrangement
temporarily.
Havana Illuminated.
In the evening the city was illum-
mated as never before, and a great
pyrotechnic display was given on the
walls of MORO castle and Cabanas,
across the bay.