New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-23
MAMANT'S LONELY DEATH.
HE WAS A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND.
BELLEVUE HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES DENY THAT
HE OR HIS FRIENDS WERE REFUSED

HE OR HIS FRIENDS WERE REFUSED
ADMITTANCE.
1t Is n pathetic little story that Ia told OF the COM
Ing TO this country from OF the Indian giant Jose
saptos Mamani. who died ut the Bellevue Hospital
last Friday, and who buried In the Grove plot In
Cypress Hills Cemetery sunday. The story Is that
death came TO the wandcrcr. not from physical all
mcns. but from broken heart. Away from his
country and the people he loved. and In land where
they neither spok, to him words he could understand
nor understood words he could speak 10 those about
him. the simple, big Peruvian lad pinned away and
died.
Mamani, so the story Is told, came to the United
State, few weeks ago. expecting to go To Chicago
"a, OF the representatives 0f his people, descendants
Of the Peruvian meas. There were eighteen III the
party and they We're under the care Of SENIORS Pena
Del Vale and Surocco, who acted rs their managers
On arriving here, however. the Indians found thnt
the Worlds Fair mana cement did not want them, and
they thrown upon ihir own resources lhey
could speak only the strange tongue OF their lana ana
were helpless. In phia they exhibited for
week. hut made money. Then they came to New
York on foot. Here they We're found by Miss Emma
G. slchlcs sleeping in sheds and picking up what they
could TO eat
Miss sIckIes has long been known missionary
among Indians and she set about finding employment
for them. This She did by making arrangements 10
have them appear the Press club Fair. where II was
that santos. the giant OF the party. was taken
strangely III.
santos was great favorite at the fair. never ceas'
Ing I'm his attentions 10 those who were kind 10 him.
Early last week the Indian taken Ill. Inc atteh-
lions given to him AT the fair proved insufhcien ana
ON Thursday evening Santos was removed To Bellevue
HOSPITAL. where he dicd Friday morning from prom
chiS and ncphrltis
santos had not been buried an hour. however, wheh
the rimor wa, started that he had not been properly
cared for stories published yesterday accusing
The hospital authorities OF first refusing admission
In the Indian because hc foreigner ana,
finally after he had been admitted through the inter-
vcnton Of the Rev. DR.. Stone OF the AsDhry
Methodist Episcopal Church, OF refusing 10 allow
Sunless friends who called at the hospital. TO WISH
him.
Warden O'Ronr,c. Of Bellevue. when he read these
Stories Yesterday, wondered at their origin lie told
a Tribune reporter that there was no foundation Tor
the stories: that the Indian had not been relnsed
admission to the hospital nor had any OF his friends
h.nn refused admission. for no one had called ana
made a request To the Indian. II" had only been
M the hospital night, and had been UNCONSCIOUS
all that time. -, ,,., 81. -.
Dr. C. J. strong tine hospital physician who at
tented >antoS, that the Indian appeared 10 De
suffering exposure he had slight trouble Win
his heart ami generally weakened from ardsiips:
lilo TOO denied the story Of the refusal of The hospital
authorities to admit santo''s friends 10 See him.