The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25
MACEO AT CLOSE RANGE.
STORIES M AN AMSRICAN VINO
WAS ON HIS FF.
Personal Appearances or the Cuban Leader
-Life at itis Hesdausrtors-No Likinr
for Display, bat . strict Disci plins risn.


for Display. bus . strict Dis~cipiinsris..
from the Minneapolis TIMES.
Readers Of the Times will remember the in
tercst which was created q year and . half
ago In the probable fate Of Franc R. e. Wood
ward, . newspaper man who was supposed to
have been killed in Cuba at the time OF the
death Of President Jose Marti. Later reports
were received of his escape from the Spanish
soldiery by whom he had been condemned TO
be snot. bis perllous I'D ventures with tho Gu
ban army. . rccapture and escape with zen
companions after Eve comrades had been shot
by the brutal Spanish butchers.
Capt. woodward's homo 10 in Minneapolis.
He returned to this city about q year ago, and
has since remained with his mother At 1929
Hennepin avenue.
While with the Cuban army Capt. Wood
ward.scrved under Gen. Antonio Macoo, and
several :times no was on detached service with
the brother Of the great leader. jose. who
was shot n fowsmonths ago in battle. Capt.
Wood ward is probably the only white man In
tho world to-day who can toll something. Of
tho characteristics Of the Cuban leader. IS he
passed almost three months In camp with
him, seeing him every day. marching with
hiu, eating with him. and sleeping In q ham
mock alongside Maceo. For q time he COM
manded the personal cavalry escort and acted
IN Enkitsh sccrtthISs btSchuiuk v NV W.T.
respondcnco incidental to the tour which was
made by the little army when It was still In It's
infancy. and whom It was recruited by q march
around the entire eastern end Of the island.
''lhs first time saw Gen. Maceo." said
day morning in 1895. ] had been mnxing
forced marches, In company with a scouting
whom / had been travelling since l left tho
mountain hospital at Jirawaca..
UAtrl I hraf avW NhA grant htarL taaAar nnE
changed animals a half dozen times that
J'ciock. / was astrido a homely. camei-nec ted
brute whose sides l had cruelty lacersted With
the. spurs. and the blood had concealed along
stood by tho roadside and stared at me as |
'ode along by tho side OF Capt: Marco. followed
like almost anything but soldiers. 1t took us
but a short time to pass the halted infantry.
Suban army. Imagine a collection OF sS arthy,
ragged. cheerful-looling men, CARRYING all
sorts or arms and accoutcrcd In al! styles; their
lean jaws set In determination and with bright.
Intelligent eyes seated on n lot of round bar
relied horses OF a generally faded appearance.
airy as It appeared at the beginning Of The
war. Col. Gouiet killed ut BayomaI sat at
s ross p as%a and ~ / f lifted % %y = ,i ssai's s. and in mod s.l 8.
"A group OF q score OF ho!semen OCCUPIED a
knoll to the right of the road and q rod or two
ing and Gen. Maceo wa. making his frst re-
vie n. He was mounted on an immense sorrel
In the whole aggregation. and with erect head.
shoulders thrown back and features alert. he
spoke to the various Officers and men as they
lAboriously marched past He wore a broad
brimmed Panama hat. a clean coat OF native
linen of n light brown color. trousers OF the
bits OF palm atraw: coarse, strong shoes OF na:
1.-Two leather laced with rawhids thongs. Around
entiv an old saddle eirth. aud attached TO this
was a revolver. holster IN which nestled a
chilla or native knife. something ike q shoe
makers knife, sharp a. a razo-, He wore q
tho mustnche could DO seen when he smiled
strong white teeth. which looked wolhsh when
snsry' III, Jaw wa, s9 ~ w,i and nIm; is showing Wing
finely SHAVED. His hands md feet we're small
aud his nails wero we'll kept. In stature he
and powerfully limbed. In every glance and
every movement. there was command. His
features were well formed and pleasant to look
by his SIDE "a, Con; RAt,; the cavalry
Major Raphael Portuondo. nov Secretary Of
Foreign Affairs in this country for the Cuban
directed his attention to our little sand as we
came toilinu along up the alone OF the hill.
white man in the entire assen,blase; az /
afterward learned. in the entire army. That
them Il; as. Of w q iish, I bnSs Ea0. ms f iUst s,n' %; n as' S 81
left. the escort and ,purred my beast toward
him in efforts to put some life into It. hut
fancy he appreciated the situation. ana thtre
was . twinkle in his eye as ! pulled up in front
90 Soc n,n' aad s"Inted with niSN the worn words. my breast
Dispatches for, Gems, Maceo and Gomez
from the Jun.n in New York,
stretched out his hand in welcome to me. !
felt proud TO have my hand grasped before all
the brave %sn He motionoG me 70 repises the
Dispatches until we struck S camp. and fell In
There was no Formally about tina head.
quarters. In front OF the door ga. Pancho. the
bualer. mcndine a pair OF tori trousers, while
armorer WAS Just inside the door tinkerlng
with n Colts ride. and a little ways further in
the room were three men loading paper shells
TN. General politely asked 4 ! had rested
in New York: what Congress- was talking
about. tho possibility or probability OF the
There were tears in the eve. Of Gen. Macs
whom I told him OF, the public meetings which
f Mssss S for shs se' CAUSE Isl, Of %'1 ir- ,as Goua and w ra,:anf
concluded with q statement that ] was SURF
the government would recognize the belliG,
eront rights Of tho Cubans he placed his hand
on my shouldor and in broken words called Z
blessing on my head for the good tidings
a aas s : In eoaa escss H VIM my % nsiienS
training. examined with interest tho magnih.
cent revolver which l had brought from tht
United STATES through tho limos OF Span
ish Custom House officials. and then nld m,
that l should remain with his stan until I has
perfected myself In the language OF the countr,
and act rs his English secretary. Major Por
tuondo then made his report onthe cipher mes
saGes which I:had brought. and the General TOLD
mo that tho contained was OF the
greatest importance TO the cause. as It was II
relation TO the shipment Of largo quantltiel
OF arms and ammunition frtm Now York.
From tnat time on for q period Of almos'
three months was in the company OF the Gen
moods. AT tliner when we would be chattini
and laughing softly, principally over my effortl
at pronouncing, tho LIQUID words of their Ian
Quage. he would sternly giro tho command
's.lencin.' have seen him ride for hour
with his head bent and brow corrugated witt
thought. Not one word would he speak. ant
every one spoke in whispers 80 that he woulS
not hear n VOID
Gen. Maceo was always the leader In actor
rs well as In theory. He was intrepid In tn
face OF the enemy. and ! have seen him In tn
saddle In pain sight If the spanish shar y
shooters gazing at their lines through a helt
glass. without nm appearance OF noticing tn
whistling bullets. AZ that time l was acting a
the commander of his personal cavalry escort
and tho ar1unus Al ntisa nj That nasifinn combat