The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-04

battle al Montana. But hs lived 10 SEQ
Italy united. wan elected q member Of
Eariismers while under senssncs Of death.
rank and q pension and finally died In his
island homo In 1882.
OF all the relics preserved in Staten Island
Garbaldi's red shirt 10 priced most. An
vas there. The refugee bad no shirt.
Garibald had woa and said the fellow exile
could have one The ono no was not wear
ing was in the wash. Then -Qanbaldi
thought OF his old red army shirt. He
give two shirts for that, and 10 Meucci got
the priced trophy. Meucci would never
part with II. Celso Cesare Moreno once
tried to buy IL from Meuoci, who wrote:
This and all tho other objects sppertain-
ing 70 the hero will remain In my possession.
1 will not make barter OF such relics. am
extremeiy poor, but come what may, l
shall always religiously keep these souvs
Mrs 30 a. 70 be sure that when J. die they
will not fall into unworthy hends.'
They have not fallen into unworthy hands.
The 0aribaldi Society OF Staten Island se-
cured them after Tompkins Lodge, No. All,
at Stapleton. to which both Garibaldi and
Meucci belonged. buried Meucci in 1889. More
h twenty years ago the Garibaldi Society
where Garibaldi lived with Meucci which
proclaimed him the hero OF two worlds
Then the movement began TO erect a pan
theon TO surround the house. The money
cost vas about $4,000, and il 10 that build
ing that will be dedicated to-day,
One Of the colleagues Of Garibaldi who
probably will not be present to-day because
OF his retiring disposition and unwilling
vancing years. IL Michele Lemmi OF the
banking house Of Cesare Cont. He fought
In three battles almost beside Garibaldi
and bears three wounds a. his most honor
able deco.,tion; In Speaking 70 a Sun
-Garibsldi always believed In close fight
ing. He used TO cay the less you fired
at long range the better. IL wasted am
munition. BY close fighting you got quick
results; He was an early riser: used
with his long ~spyglass. He used to have
a lot of aides to send here and there with
MESA ges. Once know he called for an
aide who was not or hand. My General
sent me to him. I asked what l could
"You see that outpost over therei There
10 a brigade OF ours out there. Hurry to
them and say we expect sharp fighting
there at any moment: Tell them to be
but be ready l fastened away, gave
the message, and sure enough the fighting
soon began. was wounded through
the chest. Garibaldi himself game to see
me in h hospital and gave mo a medal
OF valor. prize IL as n OF my dearest
possession6.
II was a simple man. alert. easily reused,
very generous 10 friend and foe. He would
eat bread and water. just like the rest OF
us. Indeed. l may say he was q great
connoisseur of water He wanted IL fresh
and sweet. | fought with him afterward
in the Tyrol and was Captain OF the First
Battalion Of the Ninth Regiment. which
his son Menotti commanded. The carnage
there vas awful. l also had the pleasure
OF riding into Naples with him when he
captured H.. There were seven Of US who
went in We rode in carriages, and 1t is
one Of the most dramatic of my recollections
as l remember the salutes OF the people
and the profound honor that was paid to
this simple nam
At to-day's celebration Tompkins Lodge
of Masons will tax part. The mas
ter will make an address and Genserico
Granata. the president OF the Garibaldi
Society, will speak. He will be followed
by Count Massiglia. the Italian Consul
by members Of Greek societies and one by
DIR. Richard. the president Of the German
American Peace Society. National hymns
will be sung by choral societies. Some
thing like 81 500 has been raised to pay the
expenses OF the day. The exercises will
begin at I p. NJ.
When King Humbert went to visit King
Edward In England once it was decided
TO round up the actual Garibaldi veterans.
Ave men who fought with the great leader
were found in London. There will be-
moro than three times that number of
Garibaldi veterans at the celebration to-day.
With one or two exceptions all will be more
than seventy years old.