The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-11
AN AMERICAN RETURNED
Has Been Crippled for Life Fighting
for Cuba.
THE WAR WILL NEVER RE ENDED
Until the United states Intcrfercs,
a. hath sides Arc Determined
ON Hoxtiltttcs 10 the End.

New York. January to---Among the pas
sengcrs who arrived today on board tbs.
steamer City of Washington from Havana
was Frederick Funston. Cuban insurgeut
general, who comes to this country for
medical treatment. Funston is also we'll
known ms an Alaskan explorer, He llas
been ON the staff OF General Garcia as
chief of artillery for more than twelve
| months, and was captured about four weeks
ago at Puerto Principe, Tie gave iieti-
tious name and was released shortly ar
forwards,
Mr., Funston Is suffering from the effects
OF a bullet wound in his thigh.
Frederick Funs,on'S rank is lieutenant
colonel. He is the son OF former Congress-.
man Il. h Funston OF lola. Kan. lie tells
an Interesting story Of how he came 10 at
tain the highest rank held by an American
IN the insursent ranks Il Went 10 Cuba
In August 1885, he said ''as u member
OF the Carrera expedition. which suited
from Charleston With tMcnJy-siN men. en
landing took command OF Gomez artii-
lpry. WIKI the rank oil captain. We had
only a few Iioces then. but the Hotehlslss
gun did good service, especially at me
stoge OF Corrola, and at tho siege OF Que
marc, where osgoed, The American iootball
player and then chist OF ARTILLERY, was
killed. Upon CSsood's Death / became
CHEZ of artillery with the rank OF major
took part In twenty-five hatncs IN East
err C9iba. ! fired the deadly dynamite gun
when il was first used, At the battle OF
Sima. In May OF last year. | was shot
through both lungs, BEFORE this i had
been shot through the arm, Last October
my horse fell upon ME, crushing both my
legs.
MY departure from Cuba was market Ny
several exciting incidents, 10 Obtain my
furlough | hal 10 apply to tho iusnrsent
civil government, some distance from
where was then stationed. was accom-
ranied by Lieutenant Perry, formerly or
the United States. now OF the Cuban
forces We were surprised by party OF
SIX Spanish soldiers, Lieutenant Perry
and | were captured, ! was taken to ru.
erto Principe, where General Custolano
convened a special board of inquiry TO Ia
vestigatc my character and case As was
not in uniform, had no papers With me
and had given II false nainc, stating that J
WAS presendande, coming 10 surrender
was released on my oath NOT 10 fight
against Srain. By swearing this saved
my life after having fought twenty-four
battles for Cuba. being crippled for life
and all bunged up, ] ana not going back
TO Cuba. | shall 70 to n hospital bore and
then 20 to my home IN Kansas. The out
come q the struggle in Citha deponds alto
gether on the United States, The Guiana
will never give mn, nor viii the Spaaiards"
He said that ipeurgeut Officers aud sol
diers are not paid. and can nat bo raid IN
fun unless they win. In which case Colonel
Funston would receive about 5000. He
said the food and cies hing of the Insurgents
is rcof and their iiyi-g precautions bat
their courage and hgs7e are unboundcA
He said the Spanish soldiers aiso were not
raid, but We're fairly we'll fed,
Co.onol Funston said that while a pris-
oner In Puerto Principe he was well treat
cd by tho SPANISH forces and found no dis
content In their ranks, He declared that
the atrocities mon women and uhidrru rn-
norted from time to time were invariably
pcrpe,ratcd by the gneri'las and not by the
regular troops.