The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-12-16

zen. SaiiNto 0hTciu, tue uis'ih-
guished Cuban warrior and leader,
and the head of the commission elect
ed by the Cuban assembly to visit
this country, died at Washington
Sunday forenoon at the Hotel Raleigh,
where the commission has its head
quarters. The sudden change from
the warm climate Of Cuba, with the
hardships he had endured, to the win
try weather of New York and Wash
ington is responsible for the pneumo
MIA which resulted in his demise. He
contracted slight cold in New York
which did not assume an alarming
stage until the early part Of last week
On Tuesday night Gen. Garcia, in
company with the other members of
the commission, attended a dinner
given in his honor by Gen. Miles and
it was result of the exposure that
night which eliminated in his death.
During the II hours or more prece.
ding dissolution Gen. Garcia was un-
conscious most of the time. AT in
tervals he recognized one or more Of
those about. him.
| Gen. Garcia, whose name will be
ever linked with those of other pa
triots who have fought against uue.
quail odds for the freedom of his coun
try, has had most active and varied
lite, much of which has been spent in
| fighting for the cause of Cuban hber
| ty, which'he had the satisfaction of
seeing accomplished SO short time
before his death He was man of
culture and refinement, of splendid
education and came from disln-
guished family of Jiquani, of the San,
tiago de Cuba province. He was
born in Cogquin, October Ia, 1889,
and was therefore in the siXtieth year
of his age. Gen Garcia was educa-
ted in Havana and in Spain. In
1864 he married Isabel Valez. Gen.
Garcia was the original consprator 10
the uprising of the Cubans against
| Spain in 1868 and in that war under
Gomez he attained the rank of brig
adler general. In October of 1868
he captured the towns of Jiquaui and
Barre and recruited many hundreds of
patriots. He had command of the
eastern departments during that rev.
olution after 1873 and won many no
table victories including those at
Melones and Aures. While the rev
oulion was in a critical state IN the
other provinces and its outcome was
uncertain, he maintained it with vigor
in the territory under his command
In 1875, while accommodating with
his escort he was surrounded by 1000
Spaniards. Preferring death to capt
ure and subsequent execution at the
hands of his enemy he attempted sur
eide by placing his revolver under his
chin and firing, the bullet came apt
between his eyebrows. For months
he lay between life and death bus
was saved by Spanish surgeons, who
possibly had owned their own lives to
his mercy. The Spaniards believing
he was about to die, gave him par
don. The hole which the bullet
made when 1t entered the chin was
always visible and shows plainly in
the calmness of death. For his par
ticipation in the revolutionary move
ment Gen. Garcia was sent to Spain,
where for four years he was confined
in castles and foltresses, remaining
these until the peace of Fan Jon.
He then returned to the United
States and together with Jose Mafti
attempted another revolution He
landed 10 Cuba with few followers
but the country was tired Of vAr and
wanted to try the home rule offered
by Spain. He capltulated TO the
Spanish forces in order TO S We his
few remaining followers al was
again banished to Spain in 1880,
where he remained under surveillance
until 1895, when the last revolution
broke out in Cuba. Then he escaped
to France and later to New York.
His movements since that time and
his active participation in the wal are
familiar TO newspaper readers