The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-12-14
GONE 70 HIS REWARD.


CaIIxtO Garcia, the Noted Cuban War.
rIOr, Succumbs to an Attack OF Pneu-
mOnIa While ON sn Onlcial Visit to
Washington.
Washington. Dec. 12.-Calixto Garcia
cia, the distinguished Cuban warrics
and the head of the commission elecs-
ed by the Cuban assembly to visit this
country, died here Sunday morning
at the Hotel Raleigh, where the com
mission has its headquarters. The
sudden change from the warm climate
of Cuba to the wintry weather OF
Washington is responsible for the
pneumonia which resulted in his de-
mise. He contracted slight cold in
New York, which did not assume an
alarming stage until the early part OF
last week. On Tuesday night he, with
the other members of the commission,
attended a dinner given in his honor
by Gen. Miles and the exposure that
night eliminated in his death.
Garcia left large family, only one
of whom, Justo, captain on his staff,
was with him when he died. His
widow and Mercedes. a daughter II
years of age, are at Thomasville, Ca,
where the girl is quite ill; Mario, son
19 years old, is with the mother at
Thomasville, and Carlos, another son,
is in Cuba. A daughter, Leonora, who
married an American, is now living in
Paris. Garcia's mother resides in Ha-
vana.
He was a man of culture and refine
ment, OF splendid education and came
from distinguished family of Santi-
ago province. He was born October
IA, 1885, He was educated in Havana
and in Spain. He was the original
conspirator in the uprising of the Gu
bans against Spain in 1868 and in that
war he attained the rank of briga-
dier general. In October, 1868, he cap
tured the towns of Jaiquani and Baire
and recruited many hundreds of pa
triots. He had command of the east
ern department during that revolu-
tion after 1875 and won many notable
victories.
In 1875 while accommodating with
| his escort he was surrounded by 1000
Spaniards. Preferring death to cap
ture and subsequent execution at the
hands of his enemies, he attempted
suicide by placing his revolver under
his chin and firing. The bullet came
out between his eyebrows. For months
he lay between life and death, but was
saved finally by Spanish surgeons,
who possibly had owed their own lives
| to his mercy.
For his participation in the revolu-
tionary movement Garcia was sent to
| Spain, where for four years he was
confined in fortresses, remaining there
until the peace of Zanjon. He then
returned to the United States and, to-
gether with Jose Marti, attempted an
other revolution. He landed in Cuba
with few followers, but the country
was tired of war and wanted to try the
home rule offered by Spain. He ca
| pitulated to the Spanish forces in or
der to save his few remaining follow
ers and was again banished to Spain
| in 1880, where he remained under sur
veillance until 1896, when the last rev.
olution 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 war are
| familiar to many newspaper readers
After coming to this country he en-
deavored to get an expedition to Cuba
in the steamer Hawkins, but this met
with shipwreck in storm and the
cargo was lost. Garcia was the last
man to leave the vessel. Undaunted
by his failure he made another at
tempt to ship stores for the insur-
gents, this time obtaining the ship
Bermuda. He was intercepted, how
ever, by United States authorities and
was arrested on the charge of filibus-
tering, but was released on $4,000 bail
He forfeited this bail and in a final
| attempt landed on the eastern coast
| of the island with one of the largest
expeditions that ever reached Cuba.