Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-20

OF real grandeur The scaffolding was COW
cred with canvas painted in imitation of
marble and from a distance the Illusion
was complete. Bunting spread on Venetian
masts canopied the deep, narrow streets
from the rays of the sun. Beneath these
canopies the Cuban colors and palms graced
the open doorways through which glimpses
could he caught of luxuriant gardens, in
ccol inner courts Many of the balconies
jut;ing from the whte-walled buildings were
adorned with roses. Nature seemed in har-
mony with the spirit of the festivities. The
parks were literally aflame with tropical
flowers. and the vaulted sky might have
been chiseled out Of turquoise. Above
every red-tiled roof rose a Cuban flag. The
whole city seemed suddenly buried beneath
a forest Of waving banners
Decorations Along the Water Front.
The decorat tions along the water front
were exceedingly lavish, and all the ship
ping in the harbor was dressed in gala at
tire. The majority of the ships flew the
American ensign at the main and the Gu
han colors at the fore or mizZen The
United States armored cruiser Brooklyn,
which was to take General Wood away,
and the steamer Moro Castle of the Ward
line. which the troops were to embark,
well as the foreign warshps which had
been sent by their governments to be pres
ent at the birth of the new republic. We're
dressed with ines of signal flags fore and
aft, man-of-war fashion. The American
eolors, which Were to be hauled down in
few hours. still flOated above the grim
walls of the fortresses which guard the en-
trance of the harbor. Not another bit of
color showed upon them.
The early morning was cool and delight
ful. and the entire population, reinforced
by thousands of visitors was abroad soon
after daylight All was animat ton and ex-
pectancy- The streets were swarrning with
: people and were filled with ceaseless din.
The babble of voices was drowned by the
sharp cries of drivers and the clamor of
warning bells. AS the coachmen drove
their carriages madly over the stony pave-
ments pedestrians had a busy time keeping
out OF the way of the wheels There arc
4ooo public carriages in Havana and tb;s
morning each one of them seemed racir,
somewhere on life or death mission
Statue of Freedom.
Much curiosity was aroused by statue of
te.uoii' "hlch mad been raised during the
"eh' III central Park, upon the PEDESTAL
~here, for centuries. a statue of Oueep
isabella had stood. During the noornine a
Dount1ful breakfast was given to several
thousand poor children by Mr. pawn. .,
BOSTON, who has passed the winter in Ha
vana for many years
AS the day advanced the heat of tho s,,p
became intense and the weather grew hot
Ter every minute Hot air from the bo,
streets quivered In the hot sky. until the
whole landscape wavered
Inc actuab transfer of the control Of tho
noon, Havana time, which is 1870 Wash
noon Havana time. which is 1890 Wash
inSton time, but those invited to witness
the ceremony We're requested to be at th,,
palace at 1l:30 a. m. They included. he
sides the American officers and the MON,
bers of President-elect Palrna's cahfne,
the members of Congress- the supreme
court judges. the governors of the nrov-
lnces, the ofhcers-of the visiting. warsbi,s
the foreign consuls William Jennings
Bryan, the other visiting American states
men, several of Senior Palma's Central VAL
ley (New York; neighbors: Horatio Rubens
counsel for the former Cuban junta: Col
william Astor Chanler and n few other
specially invited guests
The Palace an Imposing Structure.
Inc palace is an imposing yellow stone
structure. the upper stories of Its front
oeing built over a stone coionnade. giving it
hne architectural effect. For centuries IT
was the residence of the captain general of
Spain. Since the American occupation II
mas been the official headquarters of the
military governor. 1t fronts an exquisite
park, the Place de Armas with its stately
royal palms and species of banyan trees
Called ianreis of India" In the center is
hne statue OF Ferdinand VII. Through
the center of the building an archway
leads, as In all Spanish palaces, to the patio