The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-26
A VARIED LIFE.
Col. Glazier Tells
About His Ex-
periences.
WAS IN SIX REBEL PRISONS.
His Trip to Cuba and the
Impressions Gathered
While There.
WAS IN SIX REBEL PRISONS.

registered at the Bay State house.
Col. Glazier is descendant of old
revolutionary stock, his forefathers
being at the battle of Bunker hill Col.
Glazier has scores of relatives in this
city and Worcester county, and will
stay here until Wednesday, visiting
them.
Col. Glaciers life has been one of
more than ordinary interest to war vet
Grams. He enlisted in 1861 as private
in the Second New York regiment,
known as Harris Light infantry. He
saw service under Gems. Custer,
Sheridan and Fitzpatrick, and while in
this war was confined in six rebel pris-
onS, among them the famous Libbey.
He proudly recalls the fact that Gen.
Fitz Hugh Lees command was the first
to capture him.
He was promoted to lieutenancy
and later for meritorious service receiv-
ed the commission of colonel. Twenty
three years ago he visited Worcester for
the first time, and until his present
visit has never been here since. In the
Centennial celebration year he was
making his famous ocean to ocean
horseback ride. He lectured in Wor-
cester for the benefit if the G. A. r. re-
lief fund.
In following a lonely trail in Wyom-
ing he was captured by the Ararakahoe
tribe of Indians, with whom the Sioux
tribe was allied, and he was doomed to
die at their hands, but through FORUM
ate circumstances and the laxity of the
Indian guards, he escaped Making his
way into civilization, he heard of Gen.
Clusters death, and his work in aid of
the G. A. r. relief fund was directed
toward increasing the Custer monu
ment fund.
Since the close of the war he has pub
lished 10 volumes, all of them having
sales that made the author reputed
Pen and Escape" dealing with prison
life in the civil war, had an enormous
sale. Heroes of Three Wars" and
"Peculiarities of American Cities" are
among others of his best known works.
In 1881 he organized an exploring par
ty of six, including college professors
and students, and explored the Missi-
sippi river from the supposed source to
the mouth in canoes. The trip was of
II days duration, and at the close, Col.
Glazier and his party were accredited
with having discovered the real source
of the river, which had previously been
a matter of conjecture, and the lake
from which the mightiest of American
rivers flows, was named Lake Glazier in
his honor.
For the next 10 years there was a
continual squabble over the decision of
the Glazier exploring party, and an
other expedition was established. John
c. Crane Of West Millbury and d. S.
Knowlton of Boston, editor of the Bos-
ton Times, were members OF the eXpedi-
ton, in addition to a score of college
professors and scientific students from
the leading universities. The lakes and
tributaries of the river were surveyed
and the decision of the Glazier eXpedi-
ton 10 years before was adjudged cor
rect, and the honor Col GlaZier had
won was firmly established and more
generally recognized than ever before.
Beginning last January, Col. GlaZier
toured the south, visiting southern pris-
on sites and famous battlefields. Later
he made a tour of Cuba and was pres
ent in Havana at the time of the cele-
bration in Gen. Gomez honor In
speaking of the Cuban observations,
Col. Glazier said:
During the six days of the Gen.
Gomez celebration, beginning Feb. a.
L
sociating with the natives and ascer-
tanned their views regarding annexation.
Gen. Gomez is the idol of the Cubans,
and although they are satisfied that
the American army put the finishing
touches to the war, yet they heap
glory upon Gen. Gomez, whom they
consider entitled to a good share of the
credit of victory, as he had led the
Cuban army against Spain's stronger
forces for 30 years.
zone day while out looking for a
photographer, l came upon a school,
the pupils of which were between 8 and
Is years old. They were all neatly
dressed and of the better class. The
teacher was absent when I entered, and
several of the scholars arose to greet
me. They cried out, 'Bueno America
not bravo Americanos!' meaning, Good
American. brave Americans They
spoke scarcely any English, yet when
l passed out, they yelled after me: we
love Americanos!'
Il rode in third-class cars that I
might mingle with the natives and
study them and their sentiments.
found them for the most part. in favor
of annexation. One day I had an in
PRODUCTION to Gen. Mayla Rodriguez,
who is noted as one of the pluckiest
of the Cuban generals. He is shrewd
and intelligent, but is a staunch advo-
cate of independence. Unlike his
leader, Gen. Gomez. he is opposed to
annexation, although he seldom enters
into an argument concerning the mer-
its of the proposed policies.
From the sentiment CLEANED from
natives, and in fact every type of hui
manity on the island, it seems more
than probable to me that the future
policy of Cuba will be determined by
popular vote on the island. Ameri-
cans think of nothing but annexation.
They are sure it will come about, and
they are investing large sums of money
believing that the island will soon be
under the laws of this country
Even the native merchants realize
that under the American flag they are
protected, and avenues for the outlet
of surplus stock opened up and they
are advocates of annexation. Strange
as it may seem, the Spanish residents
favor annexation. They dislike Ameri-
cans, but they hate Cubans with all
the bitterness that racial pride can
muster. To the Spaniards it seems an
antidote for the defeat to have the ISL
and ruled by the United States instead
of having it under Cuban government"
At the time war was declared, Col.
Glazier was in Chicago. where he had
organized a regiment of 1900 men
known as the Blue and Gray Legion"
being composed largely Of veterans Of
the civil war. Gov. Tanner was
offered the services of the reg
iment, but Col. Glaciers com
mand was not called upon. He told
The Spy man that this was the bitter
est disappointment in his career, as he
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