The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-12
GEN. GARCIA DIES
ON FREEDOM 5 S|)|[..
Cuban Patriot a Victim OF
Deadly Pneumonia.
HIS ERRAND UNFINISHED. {
Head of the Commission Elected
to Visit America.
The Sudden Change In Climate
From the Tropics to Blisaardlan0
the Cauae Of His Death-The One
Thought UppermOst I'm His Nina
Was Of Cuba. and Even In Hia
Dying MOments He Gave Orders
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF Llherty~
Loving People VIII Mourn Hins

WASHINGTON. Dec. ll.-Gen Galixta
Garcia. the distinguished Cuban warrioa
and leader. and the head OF the commits
sion elected by the Cuban assembly to visit
this country, died here this morning short {
ly after 10 O'Clock at the Raleigh. the COM
missions headquarters.
The sudden change from the warm elf.
mate OF Cuba with the hardships he had
there endured. to the wintry weather Oe
New York and Washington, Is responsible
for the pneumonia which resulted In his
demise. He contracted a slight cold il .
New York, which did not assume an alarm
ing stage until the carly part Of last week. .
On Tuesday night Gen. Garcia In COM :
pany with other members OF the comnnis-
sion. attended dinner given In his honor ,
by Gen. Miles. and Il was a result of ex- .
posure that eliminated In his death. Dur
Ing the twelve hours or more preceding
dissolution Gen. Garcia was UNCONSCIOUS
most of the time At intervals he rccog- !
nized one or more of those about him. In :
his dying moments. as all through his busy
and active life. his thoughts were for hia
beloved country and It's people, and among
his last words were irrational mutterings
in whsch he gave orders to his son. who - !
on his staff. for the battle which he sup
posed was 10 occur tomorrow, and in which
he held there were only 400 Spaniarda to
combat Just before he died he ernbracns1
his son.
Rev. Father Magee. OF ST. Patrick'n
church. was called In during the day and
was with Gen. Garcia until the end ad.
minis,ering the last rites OF the Catholic
church.
Other members OF the commission, and ;
Mr.. Rubens, their counsel In this country. 3
were also In the bed chamber when the
end came
Bodyxuard Of Americas Soldiers,
The remains were Immediately prepared !
for burial and were placed on q bier In the
room in which he died. A large Cuban nag
served as a covering and the head rested
on one OF smaller dimensions. The face +.
and bust were left exposed to public view.
The features had remarkably llfe-iike ]
appearance and gave no indication Of the :
suffering which the deceased had borne. :
Just above the head rested a magnificent
floral piece Of red and white roses ana
cross palms tied with pure white ribbon.
BY direction of Maj. Gen. Miles a detach.
ment of soldiers from Battery e. Seventh
artillery. under command OF Lieut.. Coz.
was detailed as a bodyguard for the ro. :
mains.
After Gen. Garcla's death stems were
taken TO notify the government and also
the committee OF the Cuban assembly.
which has its headquarters at Mariana.
Cuba Secretary Jose villiaon, OF the COM
mission, sent a telegram Of notification 70
Mendez capofe. the president of the Gu
ban assembly. who is now In Havana,
Az soon as the death became known Z
number Of visitors. including many public
men. came TO the hotel TO express their
condolences President Mckinley r.ani.
Tested his sympathy by sending a suitably
worded letter ard the vice president hip
card. Among those who called were Sem
ators Foraker. Money. Proctor and Chan.
dler and Majs. Gen. Lawton and Wheeler.
Gen. Garcia left large family. only
one OF whom Justo. just OF age, and can
tain on his stafY. was with him when re-
died. His widow and Mercedes, daughter
seventeen years OF age are at Thomas
Vile. Ga. where the girl Ia quite ill; Mario.
Il son nineteen years old. Is with the moth.
er at ThomasviIie, and Col. Carlos Garcia
another son. Is In Cuba A daughter.
Leonora. who married an American n
nov living in Paris. Gen. Garcias mother
IL stiil alive and ressdes in Havana.
Life Full Of Incfdents.
Gen. Garcia, whose name viii be evcr
linked with those OF other patriots who
have fought against unequal odds for the
freedom OF Cuba, has had most active
and varied life. much cf which has been
spent In fighting for the cause OF Cuban
liberty which he had the satisfaction Of
seeing accomplished SO short tisna be-
fore his death He man of culture
and refinement. OF splendid education and
came from distinguished family Of
Jaiquani. of Santiago dc Cuta provinces.
He Was born In Cogquin. October II, 1879.
and was therefore In his sfxtierh year. Gen.
Garcia was educated in Havana and I'm
Spain. In lsA be was married To Isabel
Eelex.
Gen. Garcia waa the original eonsplrator
In the uprising Of the Gsibans against
Spain In lsss and ia that war under Gosnez.
he attained the rank Of a hrfgadier gem
eraI. In October. Isss. he captured tha
towns OF JsiquiafE and Bsrei and recruit
Ell many hundreds os patriotA Ho Aad
command OF the eastern departments dur
ing that revolution and won many nosabIs
Victories, including those at Mesonex and
Aures- While the revolution was In
critical stage In the other provinces ana
its outcome was uncertain hs maintaiue<afs
n with 1fxor In fhn faxrfforv stnx1Sn ~