New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-24
SANTIAGO LION1ZES GARCIA.
,4,r cr-RAN GENERAL JOYFUL1Y Re
CEIvED IN THE CAPTURED CITY.
orxr.RaL WOOD AND OTHER AMERICAN OFF,
GERS MET HIM-A NOTABLE SPEECH AT

~>rpN WOOD AND OTHER AMERICAN OFF,
GERS MET HrM-A NOTABLE SPEECH AT
THE SAN CARLOS CLUB.
n.-.,,co 5e. Cuba. Sept 23-To the residents
> santiago Yesterday was the most important
,,ca the canitulation. as II was the coca
90 - The FIRST visit Of General Calixto Garcia
" .ha civ since he left It in bad temper on
w., l. AT o O'Clock in the morning General
I'D with a part Of General Lawtons stan
- several American officers. mot Generai
c,rc,a outside the city limits and escorted him
,..o the town. Garcia was accompanied by MS
".a1 and his son. Colonel CaliXo Garcia ny
-orv Cuban officers who have recently come
santiago. and by two hundred Cuban cavalry
non The streets through which the party
.ossed were throngeG with cheering people aho
:. was estimated that ten thousand persons
- .ho nlaya IN front Of the Palace. where
rarcia dismounted He was mot al the door
-. General Lawton. and an informal reception
=, the American officers was held in the au-
dience-roor. $500
4. night another reception was rendered Gen
eral Garcia al the san Carlos Cluh. Whlcn was
.broneed with prominent Cubans American OF 70
acars and women. The plaza was orl1aH'I3
urhted and decorated with flags. and music was
..-.,ts,od l,I the band Of the 18th Infantry The
Garcia and his officers wore white uniforms and
ticb boots In reply speech OF welcome
delivered by Senior Truiino' Edlor OF inc fo'-
vsrir" General Garcia said
.af.er thirty years Of desperate. deadly sirug-
a,o tho Cuban people to-day celebrate tho sue
ross If their efforts 1t is a day for the re-
ro,v,braoce Of the names and deeds Of those
heroas who fought and died for the freedom or
C,,ta From, the years 1858 10 1878. and for the
.or,o,,hrance Of the heroes who fought in the
rar of 1881. which was called the Little war -
,,,.,e orlv hecause Of it's short duration. hut
creat On account Of the principles defended and
tor the quality Of the men who composed the
srro,-and for the remembrance of those Nope
soldiers who ia in the struggle which began IN
tso5 over whose graves our latest tears have
fallen
.paonle 81 Cuba we owe a great debt to those
heroes for their efforts in behalf Of cuban IN
dependence-efforts which would have been use
Iess-no. not useless. for We would have TIL
umphed hut not speedily effective-if the Amer
lean people that colossal Republic with us Ia
NOUS fighters great ships and daunuess army
had not sent its own sons 70 shed their olooa
with ours A grand nation it must he when inc
sons Of millonaires. who had nothing 10 gam IN
Cuba but soldiers glory, should come here 10
die side by side with Cubans To this great
Nation. 10 this noble country. which has always
fought for the rights Of liberty. We owe the
achievement Of our independence and the con-
summation Of our ideals. Our gratitude VIII
long live for America"
General Garcia's speech. which was delivered
with considerable expression. aroused much en-
tbusiasn1 among the Cuhans present
Garcia will remain in Santiago for several
DAYS as the guest Of the Cubans Of the city.