Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-12
GENERAL GARCIA DEAD.
eob,', pasls, end Soldier Passes Away at
Ms Rc'el in Washington.
,uoucars 10 The LAST FOR cUsA.


v,,,ninsgon Dec. n.--Gtn. GaiN'o
=, tbs d.r.inruiahpi culpn VAR
"a lander. and 10 had Of the
ari.s,cn eic,tci BY the Cuban as
800, 10 v.slt this country. di-d here
~ ,,srfi1g shotsiy after 10 O'Clock at
N. Noel Rlirlsh, where ih' commits
~, b,s ~ headquarters. The sudd n
80 fr.,n TIM warm c'ma,e 81 Cuba
-. an. hardships he had there an
49,, d, the wirtry weather OF New
~ ard waaifngton, u rtsF1nslhic
IN pneumonia which resulted IN
Hs ,',.. ric,ei saght c1l In New
W which did nnt assume an a.aim.
~. s.tro ufrii me curly para OF lst
.sek. on Tucfdtr ni@hi ttu. 1871,
!. csnflny with she ahtr members OF
~ ,'nrrissou. attended q dinner
W. tn he honor by Goa. Miles. und
~, rnrHt % the cxTlsu-c there
80 ruimlritcd IN ha dcieh.
n,rIrr the evolve burr or more pre-
a. fashiutiuu. Con. Garcia was
',rli1sfslus most % the time. a. IN.
,'f,5is be- recognized one "s more VI
,h,se uhIui tim.
IAIltlO1 To THE lfNNis
,rbir diving moments. as all tituurh
~ busy and active lifc. he Thoughts
-, ~ hls beloved country und IT,
,'.ipis. and nm1ng his LASTS words were
i,rs,sanil mut.erngs In which ~ Eiye
10 10 h'a SON, who q on hiS nau
~, H. iuitic vnlch he supposed was
=, ,..rur i1murrow.sud In which h. I'M
.,-sssf therr were only 400 Spaniaris
,se5riui. Jur; before he died NJ cm-
brood Die son.
nov Father MaEco Of 81. Pisrlrks
thnrth. yfis called IN during she day
"a Wus with Gen. Gafvia uff.il the
"a Mountaineering the hast r1ieA OF the
,oaim .iln, and Sir. 1iuhens. thor
r,frsf II Hhis country. wcre uls1 IN
,bs had chamber when {he end came.
Tho remains were Immediately pre-
pif.d fr burial ard were placed on n
bff 'r me room IN which he died.
nrsa cuban hlE served as d covering
ari thN had rfHtTd on pnc % smaller
dInonHln. tn face uui buli were
IN sxp. "a 10 public view. The f'l-
iuf.s Tad a remarkably hf--;ike ap-
tiflu.r and CAV" no lniftuton ~ ths
guFsf.r Whlrh 'ie drrsnfo1 hal horne
iud aulyc The head rested "A n1gnin-
coat Dora, piece ~ rcd and white fuses
ana cfla palms tied with pure whiic
fhlln. uy direction ~ Ma. Con. Miles
= suh urilllery. NJ the barracks here.
urfsf tImmard - Iaeui. COX. was de-
tailed as bDdygnrd Tor she remains.
CUBAN GOVERNMENT APPRAISED.
Afi,r G1n. Uarcia's death atcra were
taxa so notify the guVcrnm NJ also.
ard also she committee ~ the cuban
assembly. which hs 80 hcadquarteri
% Narnnuo. cuba. Secretary jose VII
hon O., she commission sent q tslrgfln
q ulsncntion to Mendes Cap1tf. The
PRESIDENT Of fhr Cubua assembly. vino
Is nuw In iiayuna.
A. soln a. the dcaih became known
number Of visitors. including many
pubs men. cune fu The h0ief ~ sN-
ir;sl shrir condolences. President Nc
klaisy manifested ha symrufhy by
ending " suitably wordc1 leWer uEi
We President Hobart Hurt lna cara.
Amung those who called wcrn senai3rs
fopkar,t AMrgy. Proctor aud chrd.
llr md MaJors-Gcncial LTwton and
Mdcclfr.
Den. Garcla ief, a harry family. only
one " them, Jusio, ana Cip.iln
a. hli stan. was wi;h him when he
d.l. His widow arl Merceds. "a
1luFlfaf Il years q age. are az Thorn
tfvie, Ca. whcfr the Eirl IL quite lh,
Nlri1. "a son 10 years u ugc. IL with
'he mu.her az Tbs maf,illr; and Col.
NAIN" NfNNNfNt NNNlNNN NNlIt o. VI 'WNAs
\ daughter, Lennorn, who married an
American. " now living In Paris. den.
Oarcaa mother II Htlll alive and re-
gdcu Ia Havana.
dARcIAs CAREER.
Gen. Garcia. whose name VIII BE- ever
linked with those of other patriots wh1
have fought agnlnri unequal odds for
The freedom of hin country, has had "A
most active aud varied life. much of
which has been spent In lighting for
NE cause 81 Cuban liberty which he
tld The satisfaction ~ seeing accom-
Death.
he was man ~ culture and refine
reiE, " splendid education aud came
ifoin distinguished family of jail
guam, VI Santiago de cuba province.
We WIS born la c1Hquln, October ~,
~, ana was therefore ~ his Goth year
o. rs uge. Gen. Garcia was educated
u Havana. ana In Spain. In 1861 he
VA married To Isabel N"lez.
Gen. Garcia was the original con-
'plfhtor In the uprising NJ the cubana
Nalnft spain In 1865. and In That war.
unief tomez, he attained she rank
~ hrisadlur general. In October.
~. ~ captured the town Of Jalqunnl
shd llllre and recruited many hun.
ieds ~ PATRIOTS. lie had command ~
We .nitrrn departments during that
,Minlph, hfier is1i. ana won many
v,o,nhlr victories, including those az
n.ohtH ana AureH. While the revo-
I.,lon was In a critical stage IN the
eh'r provinces and ~ outcome was
t,rtAln, he maintained Il with vlgor
" me territory under his command.
DEATH BEFORE CAPTURE.
IN 100 while accommodating with his
,.f'' he was surrounded by 200 Span
iua ffofrtrng death 10 capture and
s.usfnuUut death az the hands ~ his
.hlth, he attempted suicide by place
M revolver under his chin and
nhg, The bullet came out between
~ eyebrows. For months he lay be-
ss,h He and death. but was saved
'ally by spanish surgeons. who pos