The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-15
Salt Laker who Was With the
Cuban Hero.
UNDER HIN IN MANY FIGHTS
DESPERATE COURAGE OF THE
LIoN-HEARTED GENERAL.
His Battle Cry of Remember the
Hut" Recalled By the Slogan This
Year of Remember the Maine
Some of His Observation-Disclosures
Notes-Military Orders.

The Characteristics and peculiar traits
of ion-hearted Garcia, the dead Cuban
general, are very interestingly por-
trayed by cap Davis of the Utah
Guano company, who followed the dead
soldier in many a battle on Cuban
soil
Cap" whose real name is Davis j.
Price, was a sailor, born and raised on
the sea, and was foremost of the band
of 1ST patriots who left Key West in
June Of 1873 to aid in avenging the
massacre of the Virginius' crew. In
the band were sailors, cowboys and
everyday citizens, who, upon reaching
the land Of bloody deeds, were divided
among the several corps of the Cuban
army. To Davis fell the lot of a place
in Garcia's command, and in the long
service he experienced, ample opportu
nifty was afforded for the study of the
Cuban.
Garcia" said cap" yesterday, was
not by any means an ordinary Cuban,
but was a noted exception to the rule
in many respects. In the first place. he
was not conceited, he did not hold him
self above everybody else, as a Cuban
or Spaniard will invariably do if the
chance is presented. 'Gallia Pere'
(Father Garcia), as he was known to
his men, was as polished a gentleman
as could be found, and yet there was
not a man in his army who could not
shake his hand and chat with him
without fear of jeopardizing his stand
ing. He was sociable always with his
men, and, in passing, would speak a
word to them in addition to the usual
salute. For this alone he was wor-
SHIPPED by his followers.
In fight he was a demon, and at
the same time cool and collected. He
fought a swift battle, but hard one.
''The old man was not particularly
vindictive. He would allow no cruel
ties to be perpetrated, but when pris
oners were taken, ordered them shot in
a civilized manner Only upon one oc-
casion did / see him completely lose
his temper or show a spirit of yindic-
tivenesS, and every man present that
day shared the same spirit. You know,
Garcia was great man to head little
expeditions. If he heard that body
of Spaniards were located in the neigh
borhood, he would at once pick a small
band of men and start in pursuit. 1t
was upon one of these occasions, during
August of '73, that we came to a little
hut, and on the outside were the dead
bodies of an old man, a young man, a
young woman and d baby. The babys
head was split open with a machete,
and in every conceivable way the
fiends had mutilated the bodies. Gar
cha approached the hut, viewed the re-
voting scene for a moment, and
never will forget the expression on his
face as, turning to his detachment, he
exclaimed:
Great God, men, look at this! Some
one viii answer for it! Don't let it
pass out Of your memories
I'VE were then on the way to Bro
bano, and arrived there after dusk
Our crowd numbered 200. and we found
$40 Of the enemy in the town Under
ordinary circumstances Garcia would
have delayed an attack, but not this
time. He passed word back, 'Remem-
Der the hut, and gave the order to
charge. Garcia never fought SUCH d
battle before. We killed or captured all
but five of the enemy, and the general
ordered the captives shot, but would
not allow a sign of barbarity, though
the men were ready to tear them limb
from limb.
He was a stern disciplinarian, but
kind and charitable, and, I believe,
would have been a great help to the
United States in settling the Cuban
question. He held: Any intelligent
man is capable of generating himself
And upon this principle his most sue
cessful battles were fought
Cap once spent some time in Ma
Mia, and he believes the country is rich
in a great many ways. IF I was a
young man." he said, you couldn't
keep track of my dust, I'd get down
there so quick."s