The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-25
Letter From DR.. Zertucha
~ Relating His Side.
eOEs INTO THE PULL DETAILS.

3
Major General Antonio Maceo. / owe
It to myself to state how the event hap.
pened
Major General Antonio Maceo, at 8
o'clock p m. Dec. 4. accompanied by
part Of his general stan. namely Gems
Miro and Diaz, Colonies Nordcz and
Gordon, Majors Piedra. Ahumada and
Penazen and myself. as surgeon OF
headquarters, with four orderlies and
Lieutenant Francesca Gomez, crossed
the military line between Mariel and
Majana. AZ 0 o'clock next morning we
joined some % cavalrymcn belonging to
Colonel Sartorius' command at Mosqui.
TO and on the 9Th we started toward
Laracoa.
During our march some so men Of
Lieutenant Colonel Acosta's command
were Incorporated with our ranks. To.
gether we went that night to the graz.
ing farm CPotrcro) Of San Pedro, be.
tween Rineon and Covea There we
met the forces under Brigadser General
Sanchez and Colonel Delgado, number.
ing soue 400 omen, all cavalry.
1T was O'Clock In the afternoon OF
the next day when word came TO our
camp that the enemy's forces were NOV.
ing in our direction, following the trail.
We prepared for the engagement. The
left flank was commanded by the gen.
eral Of division, Colonel Diaz The
right was under thecommand Of Colonel |
Delgado and Lieutenant Colonel Aoosta.
Brigadier Sanchez took command Of the /
center.
The fight was under way when
General Maceo. accompanied BY Brig.
Miro, his adjutant, Juztis and sauvan
and myself, started towards the battle.
field. Maceo issued orders rs he pro.
eeodod. He then took his position at a
point outside the sphere OF active oper..
tons, but all Of the enemy's FIRE 3, 4
denly concentrated upon that point, 4.
was lead rather than air that we breath.
ed General Miro was to the right and
l 70 the left Of General Maceo. He
raised his sword and saying to Brigadier
Miroi This COOS well, and fell as II
struck by lightning. from the horse he
was riding 10 the ground.
Il was on the spot at once, examin.
ing his wound. A Mauser bullet had
'ntred the right side Of the chin, caus.
ng a fracture Of the lower Jaw in three
places, coming out OF the left side Of the
ieok. The bullet in is course severed
IN artery, which caused death in min.
ite.
THE moment General Maoeo was
wounded, called to his assistance those
Who accompanied him. Bullets were
towering over my head rs stood en-.
renched behind the generals horse.
At that moment young Gomez appeared !
'ofore me- He had been wounded in the
boulder during an engagement which
e had had ON Dec. D. His arm was in
sling Ho said to me, I'm help you, 6
oc;or l.
I'VE again raised the body Of Maceo =
nd placed IL upon the horse. Young a
iomez took hold Of the horses bride. Il
Thile held the general by the feet.
hen We started towards gate, which n
.as the outlet to the inclosure We were G
}. Gomez was then pierced by a bul. y
6, completely shattering his elbow. T"
g sank to the ground. IwerS to his q
sistance and General Macsos body ~
Il from the horse. >
"What TO do then I know not. The 50
iemy was close upon us besecched %
omez 10 LET me carry him out. but b'
thing availed. Then. almost crazcd, VI
jumped ON the generals horse and ca
lrted toward our forces. which, owing
the incidents Of the engagement. were :.
a fair distance on. met Sanchez
d informed him Of what had hap.
opened.
Had young Gomez died from the I"
'unds he had received in the chest ~ ~
d armsl No. He was stabbed over -
left side, near the breast He had :"
ar his forehead also maehese wound ~
It had divided his skull. The bodies ~ ~
a been stripped Of their shoes and .S y,
cldngA Ate O'Clock that night the =, ~
lies were taken to the Negras farm. 49, 49,
After 81 ting the facts as they 90. =. -.
red, Iwi h to speak about my hum. -
personality. w.
Who XII cd Antonio Msceoi Who ~.
led jose Gomezl Was II the enemy's ~, -
lets at Elgato and San Pedrol -,
No, ! will say thousand times mr.. -,
y were killed through the men Of ~ .''
Ir country through those who. hav. 49,
received money from the spanish ~. 49,
crnment, afterward demanded places '"'
Oh did not belong to them in the
Is Of The revolution in whose behalf L
have done nothing, But they or
% take places at the feast sail
Dr. Hernandez. ask DR.. Dom. Is I
Portuondo They win tell has
ere'