Then, General Toral introduced General Shafter and the other officials to various local dignitaries and a scanty luncheon, was brought.

Coffee, rice, wine and toasted cake were the main condiments.
Then came the stirring scene in the balcony which every one felt was destined to become notably historic in our annals of warfare, and the ceremony over, General Shafter withdrew to our own lines and left the city to General McKibbin and his police force of guards and sentries.
The end had come.

Spain's haughty ensign trailed in the dust; Old Glory, typifying liberty and the pursuit of happiness untrammelled floated over the official buildings from Fort Morro to the Plaza de Armas--the investment of Santiago de Cuba was accomplished..