The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-05-21
Shipping Dressed in Gala Attire.


The decorations along the water
front wcr. exceedingly lavish and all
the shipping in the harbor Was
dressed In gala attire The majority
ot the ships fl.w the American ensign
nj the main and the Cuban colors III
tn. fore or mi1l.n The United States
armor,d cruiser brooklyn. which WAS
Ia tak. General Wood away and the
steamer Moro Castle OF the Ward
line. on which the troops were To en-
bark n wcll as tn. foreign warships
which had been sent hy their govern
m.nts 10 l.. present II the birth of the
new republic were dressed With
streams OF signal flags. fore and aft.
man of war fashion. The American
.olurs. which @er. To b. hauled down
In "A few hours. stll iloai.d above I'll.
grim walls Of the foriresscs which
guard tn. entrance OF the harhor.
Tn. early morning vas cool and de
lighiful and the entire population. r..
inforccd hy thousands of visitors. was
abroad soon after daylight All was
animation and cNpectnaey The
streets were ihronged and the air was
rll.d with ccasclcss din. The bah
Die tI VOICES WAS nlbHi iitb ~ wv "t.'. u
cries OF drivers and the clanE OF warn.
Ing bells.
Much curiosity was aroused ny Il
statue oi freedom. which had been
raised during the night IN Ccnfral
park. uron the pedestal where Tor cen
turtles n statue oi Queen Isabella had
stood. During the morning hnunfliui
breakfast was given 10 several thon-
sand poor children by Mr.. Paine oi
noston. who has passed the winter III
Havana for many years.
Inspiring Sight for the cubans.
OWING to the limited space the peo
nj, were To have no sight 81 me cefe
uony in thc government chailh'i'
uhi.h WAS Ia constitute them nation
+ fore the world. but outside the.
v.r. to witness spectacle Whl'h
would stir their pulses. for they were
Ia see The beloved hyc-hariod ana SIN
gle starred flag which Ccspcdcs Nfs'
,h,,w 10 the breeze In l>"S M the
or,niug OF the Ton Years war. raised
Nv the act OF the United states aho''
m, palaec This thing which was 10
hanpcn had been the dream ol thei'
n,ns and of their ancestors LOT zen
.,o,ions Their parents. brothers ana
1,,.nds had gone 10 their deaths 10 ac-
,ouulish IL No strange wonder theh
,hai hours before the time set they pe-
ran focktng here from all quarters OF
the city. Many were already pelo',
the palace with the rising sun nn'
ecmc even slept in the PARK 10 ~ '''
tain not 90 miss this sisht'
A portion Of the plaza was hrI' '"a'
hv rho policc very carly. Inc ~
ma,ndcr was packed with people, >"
thick that the grounds seemed ans..
soon nil the side streets running
into the plaza were choked mo sonu
,r,ss of humanity. and every door anu
w,pdow fronting the square was wa4l.u
q, w,th faces. white and black. o'u
and yM,ny. male and female Inen
.row.i. sought the roofs. ovfrno"ihs
c,ery building that commahde" w"
If the flagstaff on the palace 80
% Tho cvc could sec the rooi 'i",s
were fringcd with human ir'iGh.. !"
,voa n sight to live forever IN m'"'"'
Drawn nm below. In the open sla..
=. .ha n,oya were eight dismouh.eu
.r,ona ~ the Seventh cavalry: WV"
sabrcs nj their heels. lhe'' ..namer ]
were already on board the ste""iea .na
which was to take them back 10 '"'
United States. those
shortly before 1880 a. M. ,"J,,s hc.
Ohio were To witness the c'r.,num. =
Gan to arrive. In carriages, tnro"s" AZ, u
street kept clear by the pom, l., fmli
tho naval officers were arrayed ~ nu .m
uniform. respondent IN gold pI"'" con. "
niumcd chapeaux. the oun.' ,.a white
orally. wore black frock T.nn s"a.s, formed
waistcoats and silk hats. Ihey iann . as
n distinguished looking assen'n" ham.
they gathered in the audience '
- Ceremony Brief and Simple
rho ccrcmony itself was brlel n""