The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-07-12

HE FOUGHT HIS LAST AND GREATEST FIGHT
sands. and d few feet FROM ii lay u
man asleep.
"Caramba! Wake up! Wake up"
said one OF the half dozen CulanS who
came down and surrounded the sleeper
and wondered who and what he was.
"WeIl?' asked the nIan az he rubbed
his eyes and sat up.
WHO are your"
You can call me the Man From
New York.
How did You get hereT"
The man pointed to the old boat and
ros to his feet TO avn aud stretch.
What do you want lIere?' continued
the qucstioner.
Take me to General Garcia. | guess
he always wants recruits. and | am
ready to join"
That was the Introduction OF the
Man From New York. He gave no
name and no Information about him
self. He simply said he was ready to
fight for the cause, and he WAS as
signed to the ranks and given arms
After the first skirmisl. he WAS mad,
a sergeant: after the second. Il lien
tenant. He was a cool. fearless fighter
and an acquisition. No questions were
asked Of him by the Cubans. He WAS
one Of a hundred Americans who had
found their way to the isla nd to take
a hand In the revolution. Among them
selves. however. they said:
He is a fghter-to0 much Of a fight
er. 1t must be his desire to get killed
He came to MS because he had done
something to disgrace his name in the
States, and he feels that he can never
go back. We do not care to know what
it is. If we had a thousand more like
him we could capture Havana"
For a year Garcia's band neither won
q victory nor suffered a defeat in which
the Man From New York did not par
ticipate. AS time went on he grew more
morose and vindictiye. His voice was
seldom heard except in connection with
duty. and the Spaniards caIilr TO know
him as a terror. A price WAS put upon
his head. Men hunted for hin as dogs
hunt for game. but they failed to catch
him. Two or three times the roffered
| reward brought about his betrayal by
men he had led to victory through for
est and swamp. but he escaped falling
into the hands OF the. enemy until the
| cause of freedom was almost won.
A thousand Spanish soldiers bad
crossed the famous tlncha 10 beat the
forests. Garcia had piannesl their lie
~ nh oaf IN tpsasA rn. a.aa fnrsMAFlk sssat -
from every quarter.
In the gray of the morning the Man
| From New YORK led thirty men against
| the flank of the Thousand TO produce a
diversion. and for a time the tholisa nd
were thrown into a panic and suffered
great loss. Then the Cuban generals
plans went wrong. and the enemy were
allowed to take. heart and rally. The
regiment swung about and attacked the
thirty. The thirty soon became only
TWENTY-FIVE. then twenty. then ten.
Then the ten surrendered The Man
From New York stornied and raved
and entreated. He cursed them In one
breath and entreated in another. but
the ten had had enough lighting !.
$50 ii is your' exclaimed the Spanish
colonel when the leader OF the ten had
bowed to the Inevitable. Il would rath-
er-have captured ron than Garcia him
self. You shall die in the streets of Ha-
vana after the governor general and
the people have had n good look at YOU
As for the others. let four be taken on
and shot ut once. We will decide the
fate Of the others later on"
The ave Werp. confined in q suGaa