The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-12
Dr.. Maxine Zertucha, an Insur-
gent Who Surrendered, De-
clareS Maceo Is Dead.
Says He Saw the Daring Leader
Morta'ly Wounded, but the Body
Is Not Found.

horseback, accompanied by two squad
rons of cavalry. His coming had been
made known to the public, and large
crowds gathered to welcome him. He
was given a popular ovation from the time
he reached the city limits until he arrived
at the palace. At some places along his
route girls strewed flowers in his pathway,
and he was in other ways treated as a
popular hero.
Gale Obispo, Gale O'Reilly and the
other streets in the vicinity of the palace
and the Plaza de Armas were jammed
with people, who enthusIas ticaIly eered
the captain-gene as he rode along.
When he arrived near the palace the en-
thusiastic crowd surrounded him, despite
the military, and he was compelled to
stop his horse in order not to ride down
his admirers, who greeted him with all
manner of loyal cries. a passageway was
finally opened and General WeyIer pro-
cee1ed to the palace. Shortly after he had
entered the building he appeared upon q
baltonv and was greeted with the most
tumOltuous cheering. The scene was
reminiscent of when Martinez Campos
arrived in Havana years ago after pacify-
ing the island.
Whn General Weyler called upon his
addierce to cheer for the King, for Spain
and To- the army a roar went up that
could lie heard across the bay in Moro
Castle md the fortress of Cabanas.
Whei silence had been restored General
Weylernade an address, from the tenor
of whic it would be supposed that the
Suppression of the rebellion was an accom-
pIished act. He said, among other things,
that everything that had been done had
been accomplished by the army, which
had beeIintrusted with the pacifcation
of the .land and the maintenance of
SPANS svereignty.
He VS. continually interrupted by
cheerineThich was continued after he
had left te balcony.
Later eueral Weyier gave reception
that was stended by the members of the
municipa corporation, delegations from
various soeties and prominent residents
of the city.
The city o-night presents most ami
mated aspe, rejecting the Joy felt by the
Spaniards cause of Maceo's death and
General Weer's triumph over the in
surgents in e western province.
Casa Blan, the little village under the
wals of theabanas Fortress, and Regla,
on the souern side of the bay, held
little lamentations of their own in
honor of tn victorious return of General
Weyler.
Part of e cheering that was every
where hearto-night was fo- Major Cru
jeda. IN Encouragement with whose COM
mand Macelost his life.
DR.. MAKO Zertucha, formerly the
physician oAhtonio Maceo, the second in
command ;he insurgent forces, who
after the deih. of Maceo, surrendered to
General ToralSan Felipe, has been inter
viewed by aeprter Of La Lucia, one of
the leading hSspapers of this city. DIR.
Zertucha sas bat Maceo intended to at
tempt to cro,she trocha on December 3,
but was PREY ted by sickness. On the
next day, hover, it was announced that
he would go bwater around the end of
the trocha ann eet an insurgent force on
the Havana ST. of the line. Two boats
were accordh1g prepared, and at night
Maceo and tyty-six men embarked and
passed the no1ern extremity OF the west
ern trocha ancuccessfully landed at the
point selected.
When on Dember 4 the engagement
took place beaen the rebels and Major
-Ciruieda's cohland Maceo was encamped
with 1000 menWhen the Spanish forces
appeared Ma@divided his men into two
wings and refined alone with his staff
for momenuatching the fighting, and
exclaimed: his goes we'll"
Shortly af$ard he was hit by two
bullets, one fixing him on the chin,
breaking his " and passing out at the
junction of tlaecK and shoulder and the
other stri kin i'm in the abdomen, from
which wounde expired in short time.
The rebels, wwere fighting desperately
against the mish attack, were panic
G, stricken wheney heard of the death of
their chief anIed in disorder.
=. The Spania then returned to Punta
Bravo with ir dead and wounded.
When the &c was clear some of the
rebels returnetnd carried Maceo's body
off with them
.. Dr. Zertuchays he does not know
: where the rems were buried. and thus
!: far the search de by the Spaniards has
proyed fruitlesThe deputation of CORE
=. .spoLdents anseporters OF local papers
who went 10 Ho Colora 10 to search for
The body are itinuing their investga-
tons. but MOTH concerning the result
of heir inquiryas yet known here.
There is e codeal of quiet rejoicing
in Havana overlceo's death. The press
OF Havana contes to treat OF the SUBJ ct
in Leading rite all expressing salisfac-
ton at the Insult leaders death.
An that is ptcly known here of the
movements OF qain-Generat Weyler is
that he is to-dayRincon, town twenty
miles from Havs
ROME, 1TALY.e IA sensation was
created in the Chber of Deputies to-day
when Signor Imlpi, the leader OF the
Socialist party ins Chamber arose and
said that in the ns Of the Italian Radi-
calls he sent the GINS a saIutation to
noble memory of aeral Antonio Maceo,
q. who had died forB country. "Rebel-
= lion," he declared,s Tot only the right
but the duty of Impressed. and glory
comes to those whtH in such cause"
: The remarks of Igor I'm briani were
! received with proloeA applause.
DIES MONIES, IoSDec. 11.-An Iowa
organization of frietof Cuba has been