The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-09-11
A Life of Adventures.

THE Kansas City Times says G. ].
Il l.. Cook, who is in the city, Is a
remarkable man. He has served under
the flags Of the United States, the Con-
federacy, Mexican, Austria, Egypt and
Cuba, and is now on his way to Mexico
to seek fortune again. He is a native
of San Antonia, Texas. His parents
were Germans. In 1854 he was admit
ted to the West Point Academy. He was
SO young that his real age was conceal
ed. He was not more than fifteen years
of age. He graduated in 1858, was COM
missioned as second lieutenant of the
Second Dragons, and sent to the from
tier. He later entered the service of the
Confederate government on the staff of
Stonewall Jackson, where he was chief
of engineers. After Lees surrender he
accompanied John G. Breckenridge to
Europe, but returned soon afterwards,
and entered the Mexican service under
Juarez.
At the close of the year 1865 he found
himself in Mexico. Macmillan was on
his last legs, and the American free
lance felt no inclination to enter the i'm
perial service. Making his way into
Northern Mexico, he volunteered in
General Escobedo's division in the Lib
eral army, and was promoted to the po-
sition of brevet brigadier general. With
the success of the Liberal army he went
to Europe, offered his services to the
Austrian government, was assigned to
service in the typographical engineer
department, and went through theshort
and disastrous campaign which lost to
Austria and gained to Prussia the con-
troll of the German States. In 1867 he
entered the army of the Khedive of
Egypt. Soon after entering the service
he had a dispute with General Kirby
Smith, which resulted in duel, and his
own resignation.
From Egypt he went East, and cir
cumnavigated the .globe. After his
tour round the world, he went to Cuba,
arriving there in July, 1868, where he
opened hotel and entered into the Gull
tiyation of tobacco. His hotel became
the resort of the revolutionists. His
smypathies being with. the patriots, he
was soon an object of suspicion, and
finally his house was burned, and he
barely escaped with his life. He made
his way to the revolutionary army,
where he did some fighting. He was
one of the agents who went to New
York to assist in raising funds and mu-
pitions Of war. 1t was his fate to be
one of the passengers on the ill-fated
Virginius on her last trip to Cuba, and
he was captured with the unfortunate
Captain Fry and his crew, and taken to
Santiago de Cuba. He was led forth
with the doomed men of the Virginius
to be shot, and he would certainly have
been butchered with the rest had not
Sir Walter Lambton Lorraine, of the
British war ship Niobe, saved his life
He claimed British protection, and was
one of the two men on whom the
British commander threw the English
ensign.
Next, schooner named G. ]. L,
Cook was purchased and placed under
his command. She was loaded with
war materials, and Cook started again
for Cuba. This time he landed his cargo
on the South coast of Cuba, at the base
Of the Sierra Maestro. He remained in
Cuba and again entered into active
service. 1t was his misfortune to be
captured by the Spaniards, who caught