The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-16

warrior and leader ana the neau OF [
the commission elected by the r
Cuban Assembly to visit this cOun-
try, died here this morning shortly 3
after 10 o'clock at the Hotel Raleigh, E
where the commission has its head I
quarters. The sudden change from !
the warm climate of Cuba, with the {
hardships he had there endured, to
the wintry weather of New York I
and Washington is responsible for
the pneumonia which resulted in his
death. He contracted slight cold
in New York, which did not assume
an alarming stage until the early
part of last week.
Tributes to the Dead.
As soon as the death became
known a number of visitors, includ-
ing many public men, came to the
hotel to express their coincidence.
President Mckinley manifested his
sympathy by sending a suitably
worded letter, and Vice. President
Hobart sent his card. Among those
who called were Senators Foraker,
Money, Proctor and Chandler, and
Mai. Gems. Lawton and Wheeler.
Gen. Garcia left large family,
ONLY one of whom, JustO, Captain
of his staff, was with him when he
died. His widow and Mercedes, a
daughter, seventeen years OF age,
are at brownsville, Ga, where the
! girl is quite ill. Mario, son, nine
teen years of age, is with the mother
at brownsville, and Col. Carlos
Garcia, another son, is in Cuba. A
daughter, LeOnora, who married an
American, is now living in Paris.
r Gen. Garcia's mother is still alive
: and resides in Havana.
e Cuba Libre His LIES Aim.
r Gen. Garcia, whose name will ever
be linked with those of other patriots
who have fought against unequal
, odds for the freedom Of his country,
y has had most active AMI varied
ii life. much of which has been spent
% in fighting for the cause of Cuban
IF liberty, which he had the satisfac-
- ton of seeing accomplished so short
a time before his death. He was a
man of culture and refinement, OF
splendid education, and came from
h, distinguished family of Jiquanl, OF
Il Santiago de Cuba province. ne
- was born in COgquin October II
=" 1889, and was, therefore, in the six
p tieth year of his age. He was edu'
is Gated in Havana and in Spain.
TN Led the First Uprising.
Id Gen. Garcia was the original con
spirator in the uprising of the Gu
hans against Spain in 1868, and il
- that war under Gomez he attained
gu the rank of Brigadier General. Ii
y OCTOBER of 1868 he captured thu
lie, towns of Jaiquani and Barre, an(
is- recruited many hundreds of patriots
- He had command of the eastern de
IL partment during that revolution
to- after l873,and won many notable VIC
las tories. including those at Melone
m and Aures. While the revolutio
was i'm critical state in the othe
provinces, and its outcome was un
'ou certain, he maintained it with virgo
nd in the territory under his command
of In 1875, while accommodating wit
of his escort, he was surrounded b
vor 1000 Spaniards.
u Death Before Capture.
Preferring death to capture an
my subsequent execution at the hanC
ion of his enemy, he attempted suiclo
an. nv placing his revolver under hi
chin and firing. The bullet cam
IN ont between his eyebrows. FC
"p months he lay between life an
the death, but was saved finally /
Iaj. Spanish surgeons, who possibly ha
ed. owed their own lives to his mere
for The Spaniards, believing he wi
ioi about to die, gave him "a pardo
the The hole which the bullet mac
'out when it entered the chin and can
will ont between the eyebrows was
nd WAYS visible, and shows plainly
the caImness of death. For his pa
-, ticipation in the revolutionary NOV
'alu ment, Garcia was sent to Spal
Inu- where for four years he was cohtln
ars. in castles and fortresses, remainll
.ho there until the peace of Ian Jo
'"o He then returned to the Unit
ON States, and together with Jose Ma.
t for attempted another revolution.
of landed in Cuba with few tollowe
-, hnt the country was tired of war a
wv wanted to try the home rule offer
t is nv Spain. He capitulated to
1900 Spanish forces in order to save
few remaining followers, ana "
AGAIN banished to Spain in Is
oiv where no I6ludlutu uuuCi o"i
eN lance until 1895, when the last rev
'lnst luton broke out in Cuba. Then
eace escaped to France and later to \
Nom York. His movements since u
ni.h time and his active participation
'ii9h the war are familiar to many ne'
'olil- paper readers
It's to After coming to this country
titles endeavored to get an expedition
ia the island of Cuba in the steam
"nN Hawkins, but this met with sh
}; to wreck in a storm and the cargo
Phil lost. Gen. Garcia was the last n
hich to leave the vessel. Undaunted
- his failure Gen. Garcia made ano
u err attempt to ship stores for the
rel surgents, this time obtaining
mes ship Bermuda. He was intercept
however, by United States auth'