River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-06-15
A HERO GONE.
Death OF GarIbaIdt sketch OF His
Career,

Career.
General Giuseppe Garibaldi died at
$50 o'clock p. M, June q, of bronchi-
tbs, at his home on the island of Capre-
ma. All the members of his family
were at his bedside, having been hasti-
ly summoned by wire
Giuseppe Garibaldi was born at
Nice, then part of italy, July %, 1907.
His father was the owner of a trading
vessel, and the son had strong pre-
diction for the sea. He adopted the
calling of sailor and soon became q
bold and skillful mariner. In 1880 he
had command of a brig, and about the
same time became interested in the
project of Italian unity and republican
ism, through intercourse with an ltal-
ian patriot who was passenger on his
vessel. In 1884 he made the acquaint-
ance of Mazzini and other French liber-
ais. From that time he became the
fiery patriot and implacable foe of des-
potism the world has since known. In
1884 he was compromised in revolu-
tionary cutbreak in Genoa, but escaped
to France. He resumed a seafaring
life. Later he went to South America,
lie of Uruguay when Roras, the dicta-
tor of Buenos Ayres, made war upon
it. He distinguished himself by his
military leadership, and was raised to
the supreme command of both naval
and military operations. On the break
ing out of the war between Italian lib
erals and Austria in 1S48, he fastened
home. He took distinguished part
in the campaign, and commanded the
gallant but unsuccessful defense OF
Rome against the French in 1S49,
marching out of the city as the French
marched in. He reached the coast with
his South American wife and set sail
toward Venice in small fishing craft,
but was pursued by Austrian vessels and
compelled to land. His wife died of ex-
sands by the sea. He succeeded in
making his escape through thousand
dangers and fled to America. For q
time he was tallow chandler in Brook
Ign. He took part.and did brilliant ser.
vice with the Piedmontese in 1855
against the Austrians. The elimination
of his wonderful career was in 1860
when he placed himself at the head O
the revolutionary uprising at Palmero
crossed over to Italy as its liberator, and
borne on wave of popular enthusiasm
entered Naples, the king flying before
him. For brief time he acted as die
tator. Subsequently he put to route
the royalist army which had fallen back
to Capua, numbering 5000. He ther
relinquished his command to Victor
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publicanism to his still more ardent
passion for the accomplishment of Ital.
ian unity and declining all persona
distinction or aggrandizement, set sail
for his home on the island rock of Cap
rere, where for years he resided in pat
riarchal simplicity, now and then issu
ing some string address or letter glow
| ing with republican fervor and sympathy
with every movement ag ainst intoler
ance and despotism. Caprera is 8
small island in the Mediterranean Sea
off the mort coast of Sardinia. Its length
is five miles. Gen Garibaldi owned 8
greater portion of the island, which il
Chiefly famous because of that fact
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His last appearance as a soldier was
| in the FrancC-GeIman war. When the
French republic was proclaimed he put
himself at the head of a somewhat
motley and cosmopolitan band who
gathered at his call, and rendered his
services to France. He was then old
and an invalid, suffering fortunes from
rheumatism. He marched from the
south of France as far north as Dion
| but did not reach the field of the main
operations of the war. With detached
bodies of the Germans he had some
| sharp skirmishes, a.d it was his for
tune to capture the only Prussian flag
, taken during the war. With the return
| of peace he again sought his island
home. In the winter of 1915 he was
elected to the Italian parliament, anc
on his arrival at Rome was welcomed
with great enthusiasm by the people
and King Victor Emanuel paid honol
to the stern republican chieftain. Hi
health was such that it did not permi
him to take any part in parliamentary
proceedings, and his tastes and habi
tudes were little fitted for such posi-
ton. With Mazzini, he shares the
honor Of having been the most indomi
table of the leaders in the cause o
Italian unity, and he is perhaps the
most romantic figure that has appeared
on the stage of action in the presen
century. He had the simplicity o
character united with the persona
courage and proves of the heroes G
antiquity. Without intellectual devel
ment of the highest order, he had a
grandeur of character that can hardly
be paralleled in modem times.