The evening world., 1893-05-20

An undertaken was engaged this morning,
and he went to the Morgue to measur, the
dead gi'nt for his comm.
santos was feet 3 inches tall in his native
sandals and weighed $50 pounds His story
IS a sad one.
lie was twenty-six years old. and his bio Cd
was descended from the ancient lncas, as
pure as that OF any royal scion. Modern
progress had driven his people to the
wall as surely as the North
American Indians nave been, and Santos was
poor farmer, raising potatoes on q small
piece Of Government land near the village
OF Huancane, in the Andes Mountains,
and by the shore OF Lake .Tittcaca,
whose springs are the fountain head
for the great Amazon River. He left a wife
and flve children there last Fall 10 come 10
the great Republic TO seek his fortune at the
Worlds Fair.
Of seventeen Indians who came from Bolivia
with SeIors Pena and Del Vale. Pena is a
councillor OF the city OF La Paz, wealthy and
influential. Del Vale is his nephew. 1t cost
them 81 1000 to bring their sixteen Bolivians
and san, os to America under the manage
ment OF senior sirrocco, q snowman.
The venture did not pay. They showed in
and nnally the little band started for
New YORK They stopped at New
Brunswick, having travelled half the way
OH foot, and were exhibited there three
nights when Manager Sirrocco left them And
came on to this city.
lie says he came to make better engage
mcnts ior his tribe, but he inadvertently ior-
got TO leave any money or food with the
South Americans.
Miss Emma L. sickles, Chairman OF the In
dian Department at the chicago Fair, was IN IN
Ledger, when a story came In on the wire OF
the suferings OF these stranded strangers al
New brunswick.
for the appearance ut the New York Press
club Fair OF tribes OF Sioux and Cherokee
Indians. They were on the other side OF the
foGnsn' ev.4s sHS %S ss ns.s
less She hurried to New brunswick,
and at midnight OF sunday, May Z, she
mlrched Them, unalded, into the Press Club
Fair Building.
Ihcy have been there since. receiving their
bonid and lodging In recompense for their ex.
hl6itiop. Manager sirrocco Joined them there
been trying to straighlen out their affair.
ever since.
The Indians were all light-hearted lot
SIKH noor quarters. but santos-he wa,
alone. He spoke different language and he
was frequently lonesome and homesick.
lie took great delight in the prattle Of lit
woman OF the children's booth in the
Children @ Ney yose,hers this Veeni swe.tIsoes tIaees
sunny .haired little one OF the stage, ana the
great, coffee brown son OF Inca, with his
matted hair OF raven black and his voice o
mountain thunder.
perfectly, and santos was the proud
he strobe about the Grand Centra
Palace with that mite Of feminine
perfection Iercned en- his shoulder.
! Hut santos had received his death blow ir
the exposure and suffering at New Bruins
wick. HIS lungs hurt him last Tuesday anc
yesterday death ended his sufIerinys.
When Zelda Sanders was told last evening
that her ofg, black friend and devoted lOvel
ing. She wopt and sobbed Til /,
! was thought advisable TO take her away from
] the excitement OF the Fair, and that is why
the little woman was not In her place as pre-
siding genius OF the childrens booth las
evening.
: She will be among the mourners ut hi.
! funeral, which will probably be held at st
| Andrews Chrcuh Monday morning.
| santos was Roman Catholic and b,
lie will be buried in Caivarl
Cemetery. The tribe Of sixteei
Bolivian Indians will attend the funeral in
body, and viii he permitted to perform thei
/ native funeral rites over the grave.
/ The family OF tho giant Will be notified ant
the body, which will be embalmed to-day
will be- sent TO the family II they express
surh n hpsira