Show CUBA IS FREE government in turn I 1 to abo people mid ducle sam withdraw benor palma attached his to a document as president 0 the anba republic after an exchange of condrat in the audience andi ence chamber of the palace at noon tuesday and with the old veteran general godinez ascended to the roof of the palace lie was instantly recognized and met with a great demonstration of welcome general wood himself attended the hal yards on the flagstaff and lowered the american colors As they fluttered down the cavalry below saluted their flag like an echo of the cheers that arose came the distant boom of one of the great guns of cabanas fortress across the bay it was followed by another and another in succession until forty five shots biad been fired one for each state in tl e union As tho first gun bloke tl e flags on borro castle and tl ose on 11 e baffa clara and punta fortresses were low ered the jurisdiction of the united stales had ended in the meantime a cuban flag had been bent on the halyards ot 11 e palace wagstaff ag staff and with hia own hands general wood raised it as an act ol 01 tl e united states general gomez assist ing him As the flag flew free the streets below fairly waved with the cheer that arose it was caught up by the people on the roofs and rolled aver the city again the cavalry below saluted and again then guns 0 the cubans spoke this time with a national salute of twenty a guns ahe bands ata on the plaza at cabanas an 1 at malecon crashed out with pride of country and the revenue cutters and battleships in the harbor thundered their strength of war the foreign warships hoisted the flag of cuba at their mast heads the ensigns of great britain and italy had recognized the republic general wood and his adjutant gen eral col scott with two aides after a last exchange of gool wishes were driven to the pier wl ere II 11 ey entered a launch and were fl eked away to the brooklyn both ships got under way as soon as possible and steamed out of the harbor the man at tl e of the brooklyn was kept busy dipping the flag in answer to the salutes of the thousands upon tl e water front wl watched her departure A laige flo ellla of various water craft escorted the brooklyn to sea while this was occurring at havana a similar scene was being enacted at santiago ban tiago wl ere general at noon turned over the aull ly to 1 is cuban successor and called aw ly with two troops of the E gl th cavalry oi ly eight batteries of american artillery remained on cuban soil A cl apler 0 american 1 astory was ended and tl e first chapter of the republic of cuba was begun |