Bisbee daily review., 1909-07-18
PROVES
 BATTLE HERO
Citizen of Bisbee is Veteran of Famous Fight Near
 Shattuck Mine
MoTHER-LovE PROMPTS
 DISREGARD OF CUPID

Though born in the state of Sonora, Trinidad Garcia, one of the few sur viving heroes of the memorable battle fought on the mountains of Bisbee. has lived for so long in the Warren district that he will not even permit the mention of name other. than Bis bee as his home. Scared. wrinkled and bearing the marks of the engage ment, Garcia bears his sixty-three years well and with the aid of an interpreter, gives a graphic descrip tion of the engagement.
 He enlisted with General Cook in 1887 but fails to say much concerning his commander inasmuch as he can see but the bravery of his lieutenant. George W. Rose, the man who proved himself such hero on the hillside, where the Spray shaft of the Queen mines is now located.
 Garcia was with the company al Tucson, where the Boys in Blue rested for a while after two or three sharp engagements with a mixed band of Indians, who had been pillaging throughout both territories and had even committed several murders. While at Tucson the word was receiv- ed that at the Tanks" where water was secured in the long drives across the sparcely populated country. band of Indians had attacked train oi campers.
 The message was rather meagre stating only that six white men had been killed and that seven wagons and a number of horses had been stolen. Owing to the temporary i'll ness of the captain, Lieutenant Rose was in command of the company of which Garcia was a member and the one that led the rush for the Tanks in pursuit of the Indians.
 Several slight skirmishes were in dulged in but it was not until the fourth day that the Indians were found in the hills about Bisbee, and behind heavy entrenchments prepared for 8 long and stubborn siege.
 The companies marching from Tue. son included 400 whites and 360 Mexicans yet when they arrived in the hills they soon learned. by scouts, that they had encountered 800 Indians, the majority of whom being Apaches, and every one of them armed to the teeth for a long seize.
 The account of the battle. as given by Garcia, and which continued for over three hours, reads like the TO nance of old and underlined in the countless attacks are deeds of bravery such as were seldom duplicated on the field of battle. Time and again tine troops attacked the Indians and upon each attack they were driven bacf with telling losses.
 When the fight seemed q hopeless task, Lieutenant Rose, accompanied by band of one hundred determined | and tried fighters, encircled the hil and with rush that simply could moi be withstood. mounted the earth works and with a yell Of defiance and victory, swooped down upon the sur prised redskins.
 Rose was wounded five times. but contrived to keep his position at the head of his men. and in the end, com pletely routed the enemy. Garcia was one of the men of the chosen ont hundred, and in the rush up the hil 1 had his horse shot from beneath him | At that time the conflict was hand to hand affair. and the same Indias who shot Garcia's horse was sent tt his happy hunting ground by Garcia! | closest friend and bunk mate. During the rest of the battle Gar cia received serious wound in tht right leg from which he still continues to suffer. Eventually. Garcia returned with the company to Fort Mcdonald | from where he was honorably dis
 charged three months later. Cupi' once mixed in the affairs of the fight ing Mexican, but he chose to remain with his mother, whom he is still sup
 porting in her feeble days. Garci;
 now owns several pieces of propert,
 about Bicbee and is one of the mos
 highly respected men of his nat
 ionality.