The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-12
WELCOME TO PALMA
HAVANA RECEIVES FIRST CUBAN
PRESIDENT.
THOUSANDS CHEERED HIM.
CUBAN FLAG FLIES FROM MORRo
CASTLE.

Met I'm Havana HarbOr by a Great
Maine TO the Wharves, where Vice
President Esteve Greeted Him.
Thence TO the Palace where GOV.
Gen. Wood Received Him-PaIma
Grntihed with His Reception.
Takes Up Temporary Residence
with Gen. Gomez Until the InauS-
urntiOn.
Havana, May 11.-At 1877 o'clock this
morning a large Cuban flag was hoist
ed over MORO Castle here
This was the signal that the steam
er Julia, with President-elect Estrada
Palma and his party on board, had
been sighted, and cheers went up from
the thousands on shore opposite Nor
70 Castle, who had patiently awaited
the Julia's arrival since daybreak The
crowd cheered for the President and
for the flag which was hoisted over
the famous fortress for the first time.
1t was a moment of exulta ton for
the Cubans. and the fact that the
Stars and Stripes foated from its Gus
tomary Flagstaff beside the Cuban flag
over the castle did not lessen their en-
thusiasm.
The Cuban flag flying over MORO was
the same one which was first raised
| over the Senate chamber. 1t was sent
to the castle yesterday and fastened to
the halyards of the flagstaff used to
signal the nationality of incoming YES
sells. When the smoke of the Julia was
|. seen in the direction of Matanzas, the
! flag was hauled up. AS it rose the
bands stationed along the water front
played the Cuban national hymn.
steamers saluted and church bells were
rung.
Two hours later, after the last of the
great fleet of vessels that gone out to
| escort the Julia to the harbor, had re-
turned past Moro Castle, this nag was
| lowered and raised over the Senate
chamber.
There was continuous saluting as
the Julia sailed between the rows of
tugs and barges, and there were cheers
from the crowded wharves. The sew
eral warships in the harbor were dec
Grated The Stars and Stripes fioated
over the wreck of the Maine, and I'M
der this flag the Cuban Commission in
charge of the Festivities had caused
a white and black. pennant to be plac-
ed. &
The Tug DnuntIess Led.
The steam tug Dauntless, the old
| filibuster was given the right of the
/ line in the marine procession.
When he arrived at the wharf the
| President elect was welcomed by Vice
| President Esteve i'm a brief speech. A
| pretty feature of the reception here
was Senior Estrada Palma's welcome
| by twenty-three young Cuban women
dressed in costumes representing the
| American republics. Sonora Durio,
| who represented Cuba, delivered an
| address and read a poem.
From the wharf the President-e,ect
was escorted to the palace by members
of the rural guard. Gov. Gen. Wood,
| his staff and the secretaries received
President Palma at the palace. From
here the Prcsident-elect proceeded to
the municipal council building. where
speeches weie made by the mayor of
Havana and Senior Zayas. The latter
welcomed Senior Estrada Palma in be-
half of the people of all classes and all
political beliefs.
Replying, Senior Estrada Palma said
that his reception was a gratifying ex-
perience and judging from what he
had seen since his arrival in Cuba, the
people were unanimous in support of
the incoming government. This, he
said, BODIED well for the republic.
At Gen. Gomez Residence.
Gen. Wood accompanied Senior Es-
trada Palma to the residence of Gen.
Maxine Gomez, where the President
elect will reside until his inauguration,
May 90
At a dinner given Tonight by Gen.
Wood, Senof Estrada Palma, Gen.
Gomez, the Archbishop of Havana.
the secretaries ard a number of prom
inent Cubans were present.
At q banquet given in honor of the
President elect at Matanzas last night
the toast The United States" was res
pended to by Gonzalez de Quesada,
formerly Cuban commissioner at Wash
ington. The speaker referred to the
gratefulness Of the Cubans for the i'm
provemepts made in the school sys-
tenn and in sanitation by the AmerI-
cans since their Intervention. His re-
arlre