The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-22
A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
The Romantic Story Of Maj. Gen.
Hepsy R. d. Mc1ver, Who Served
Under Eighteen Flags,


From the New York Sun
MAJOR Gen. Henry Ronald Douglas
MaeIver, a veteran Of eighteen wars
and a soldier of fortune who has re-
.ceived many medals for distinguished
service from sorereigns the world
over. died alone yesterday in board
ing house at 2ss West Twenty-second
street. He got his title of major gen
eral in the Confederate army, but in
the course OF an adventurous llfe,he ac-
auired many others, among them en-
sign in the Sepoy mutiny in India;
lieutenant under :Gafiba1di in italy;
captain under Don Carlos; lieutenant
colonel under the emperor sMaximil-
ian; colonel under Napoleon II; in
sseetor ef cavalry for stffe .Khedive of
Egypt, and chief Of cavalry and gen
eral of brigade of the army Of King
Milan of Sewia He was the author
Of Tnder Fourteen Flags published
in 1883, which gave his story sup to
that date
Gen MacIver I1aa lived in New
York of late and about two months
ago engaged a room from5Nars- Mabel
cannpben al the Fwnty-second street
house. He often spoke Of his wife,
long since dead, and oof his married
daughter, now l5sing in London Ac-
eoraing te the general there had been
an estralge beween him and his
daughter, but It was happily settled
only a few days ago. He spent much
time IN compiling sasseraes Of rezninls-
enees, which were ccornpleted and
according to Mrs. Campbell he ex-
pectea to fan heir shortly to a for
tune IN Scotland sbg virtue Of being
the last living person in along line OF
nobility. It is said .that'sh intended
gsrring married soon.
The general apparently had been
in robust health, but on Sunday night
he complained Of not feeling Well
When he did not put in his appear
ance as usual on Monday morning
Mrs. Campbell went to his room He
appeared to be asleep Not being
able 10 rouse him she called DR.. w
f. vsrcoe, of 232 West -22d street,
who said that he had been dead for
several hours. Coroner's Physician
Lehane.laeer gaxe.the cause to be ne
phritis. The body was removed to
she stepnen Merritt undertaking es-
tablisi1neat where it was said later
IN the night no one had called to
claim il. A valise Till of papers and
p small amount Of money was found
in the roo1a. There swas nothang in
the papers to reveal the address
Of relatives or friends
Gen. MaeITer was born December
25. 1871, al sea just of the coast OF
Virginia and zlis father was Rorald
MacIver. a young son Of The chief 'af
the Clan MacIver. In order that be
might be educated he was sent when
o years old to an uncle, Gen- Donald.
Graham. in Edinburgh. He got
commission FIVE years later as ensign
in the Honorable East India Cempa-
ny. and at IS was fighting in the In
dian rautiny. He was wounded and
for time MS condition was consider
ed critical. Following this he served
in the ten years war in Cuba, in Bra
zjl. in Argentina, in Crete. in Greece,
in two Carlist revolutions IN Spain, IN
Bosnia ard for four years in this
country's civil war, most Of the time
under stonewall Jackson and Jee
stuart. He was wounded four times
in the civil war.
Just after the civil war he was IN
terested in an expedition which met
win failure, as many Of his adven-
t,res did. It's members called them
selves the Knights Of Arabia ano
their object was to seize and colonize
an island. The expedition set SAD
from San Francisco. One report WAS
that they intended to suojugate tre
b,acks of Hayti and form a republic
for white men in which slavery would
be recognized. AS one of the leaders
of this nlibustering expedition Mac
7ver was arrested by Gen. Phil sheri-
dan and spent some time in prison.
General MacIver fought several
d,,els. in two of which he killed his
adversary. In one Of his numerous
scranbooks is an account Of one OF