Show 0 I f Av GIVE UP PORTO RICO EXCO SPANISH SOVEREIGNTY ENDED FOREVER the he St Star Stars r. r and Stripes Raised In hi the Ute Capital CIt City Amidst the tho Booming ot of Cannon aud Cheers of a Free Pe People Washington Oct 19 The The United tates states is now no now v formally in possession of he the island of f Porto Rico as sovereign the rhe he war department has bas received the following San Juan Porto Rico Oct 18 Secretary of War Washington Flags Flag have ave been raised on public buildings building gs gsand s and nd forts in this city and saluted with national salu salutes tes The occupation o of f the he island is now complete Signed San Juan do de Porto Rico Oct 19 Promptly at noon the tho American fla flag g was Vas raised over San Juan The cere cere- nony was quiet and dignified unmarred un un- marred by disorder of any kind The Eleventh regular infantry with i wo batteries of the fifth firth artillery sanded in the morning The latter proceeded to the forts while the in infantry in- in fantry antry lined up on the clocks docks It was vas s II a holiday for fOl San Juan and there ther e were rere many people iri in the streets Rear Rea s r Admiral Schley and General Gordon accompanied by their staffs proceeded to the palace in carriages s. s The Eleventh Elev Elev- mth infantry regiment and band with wit h troop roop II H of the Sixth United States State s cavalry then marched through th the I streets and formed in the square op op- I posits the palace I At 1140 11 a. a m m. General Brooke Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral Schley and aud General Gordon th the e Onil United d States evacuation commissioners commission commission- ers came out of the palace with man many y naval Daval officers and formed on the right t ide lids of the square The streets behind behin I the he soldiers were thronged with townspeople townspeople towns towns- people who tube stood waiting in dead den I silence A At t last the city clock struck the ho hoof hour of 12 and the crowds almost breathless breath breath- h less ess and with eyes fixed upon the flagpole flagpole flag flag- pole watched for developments Athe At A Atthe the sound of the first fust gun gun from Fort For Morro Major Dean and Lieutenan Lieutenant t Castle of General Brookes Brooke's staff hoisted the stars and stripes while the band play played d The Star Spangled Banner Danner All heads were bared and the crowds crowd cheered Fort Morro Fort San Cristobal Cris tobal lobo and the United States revenue cutter Manning lying in the harbor fired tired twenty-one twenty guns each Senor Seno Rivera who was president o of the recent autonomous council of sec see and other officials of ot the late lat insular government were present a at atthe the proceedings Congratulations and handshaking among the American officers followed Ensign King Bing hoisted the stars am and stripes in but all o othes the flags nags on the various public building buildings were hoisted by military officers Simultaneously Simultaneously Sim with the raising of th the flag over the captain captain- generals captain palace many others were hoisted in different I parts of the city i The work of the United States evac eva nation commission is now over and a all the reports will be forwarded to Wash Washington in ington ton on Thursday |