The Stars and Stripes floated on high exultingly from the very staff that formerly bore the Spanish colors, and we thrilled when we saw it.

The wreck of the "Reina Mercedes" could be plainly made out, and beyond her could also be seen the masts and stack of the "Merrimac"-- a monument to American heroism.
With the U.S.S.

"Yankton" (which had run out of coal) in tow, we proceeded to Guantanamo.

While entering the bay, the first fleet of transports bearing troops for the invasion of Porto Rico was encountered.

Inside the harbor a vast squadron of American ships lay at anchor--some forty vessels in all.