The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-09
This is the Report That
SeemsTo Be Of a Truth
ful Character.
Said to Have Been Killed After
He Had Passed the West
ern TrOCha.
BODY FOUND ON BATTLEFIELD
With the Gallant Leader Also Fell the Son OF
Gomez-Identity Seems to Have Been
Clearly Established.

Habana, Dec. 9.-It is stated in most
positive terms by the Spanish authorities
here that General Antonio Maceo,
the great insurgent leader and
the heart and soul OF the Cuban cause.
has been killed In Habana province,
after having effected the passage of the
western trochc near Mariel, at it's north
ern extremity. With the Cuban leader
died the youth Francisco Gomez son of
Haximo Gomez, who accompanied the
mulatto general on his passage Of the
trocha-
Most explicit details or the finding of
the corpses of the fallen Cubans and of
the facts relied upon for their identifica-
tion are at hand through the report OF
the Spanish commander. Major Cirujeda,
who contested the passage Of the trocha
unsuccessfully on Dec. 0ast Friday
with Maceo. and who sustained another
conflict on Monday with the forces under
the insurgent leader. 1t was in a re-
connaissance after the latter engage
ment that the Spaniards found the two
corpses. not separated In death, which
they have identified as those of Antonio
Maceo and Francisco Gomez.
The Authorities no1v permit the publ
cation OF Major Cirujeda's official re-
port that the engagement with Maceo
on Dec. 4, when he forced the trocha,
was "a fearful combat" which is TIE
first official admission that Maceo
brought with him across the trocha a
considerable and well-equipped follow
ing, and fought q hot engagement to
effect his passage.
After the Cubans had passed into Ha-
bana province the Spanish commander
effected n fresh concentration in that
province ard awaited the arrival OF
Maceo. He had received confidential in
formation Of the proposed movements
of the Cubans and arranged his forces
accordingly. He had, in addition, re-
ceived detailed description of the horse
which Maceo was to ride, as well as of
Its caparisons.
After the fight the Spanish troops made
reconnaissance Of the ground previ-
ously held by the Cuban forces. Here
were found the two corpses lying to-
gether, and. indeed, almost locked in an
embrace in death. The one body was
that of mulatto, a stout man, with
gray, crispy hair, and the other that of a
slender dark haired youth.
Both were dressed i'm white linen duck
suits. When the linen suit was removed
! from the corpse of the elder of the two
he was found to have on a fine under
shirt, with the initials "A. M" upon it.
The pair of black silk socks on this body
contained the same initials worked in
red silk There was a gold ring on the
finger containing on the inner rim the
engraved inscription, 'Antonio Y.
Maria" A revolver with an ivory
handle and aSsmall gold mo anted tele-
scope were Also found on the body.
The head of the younger mans body
was resting upon the BODY Of the first
There was found on 1t silver watch, an
ammunition bag, several han.lkerchiefs
bearing the initials IF. Co." q travelling
valge, a portfolio containing g number
of papers and a SINAI! book, which had
apparently been bought in New York.
judging from the marks on IL.
Among the papcrs was one contain
ing a daily record sf the fights in which
the force Of the Insurgents had been en-
gagged, beginning with Nov. "A and clos
ing with an entry for Dec. z. According
to this record, Macee's forces had made
a preliminary exploration Of the line of
the trocha on Dec. 2. The passage OF
the troeha 10 recorded under date of
Dec. 4. ,On Dec. they encountered
LieutenaIt vasquez with his forces.
On Dec. Ssaga,n they met Colonel Acosta
and Colonel Sartorius, and on Dec. Z.
GENERAL Sanchez. Here the record ends.
The diary Of Maceo's operations found
on the body. in addition to details al
ready stated. says that Maceo himself
was wounded before crossing the trocha
IN a skirmish at Vejerano Dec. 3. After
crossing the trocha on Dec 4 he Joined
the local Habana bands Of the insur-
gents.
Major Cirujeda arrived in Habana at
noon yesterday with the documents
Wnlch nave been taken from the bodies.
Rheumatism Cured In q Day.