The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04
Lieut.. Apollonio Jsgielio, Poiand's
Joan OF Arc

Lieut.. Apollonio JagieliO, POland's
Joan Of Arc.
In the year 1919. which put an end to
{ the last struggle for liberty made by
I Poland and Hungary, and when patri-
OTIS from those countries were fleeing TO
England France ana America, there
came TO the United States, in December
Of that year. Ladislaus Ujhazy, the dis
tinguished rebel governor Of Poland,
/ and family. America had been follow
I ing with intense interest for the past
three years the spirited struggle going
on i'm the oppressed countries. and as
there was no cable, and the Morse tele-
graph device had only been in opera
| ton five years, il will De remembered
/ that news Travelled slowly in those
I days. so the presence Of Governor Ujha-
" in New York was the signal for
newspaper correspondents and press
representative from all over the coun-
/ try. who hoCked there 10 get the condi-
4 tons and results Of the recent TevOlu-
ton in detail.
The attention. however. was soon
| shifted from Governor Ujhazy to a
| slender, graceful girl, just y. who ac-
icompanied them. A girl, with luminous
dark eyes. "A profusion Of black hair.
/ whose simple and engaging manners
won everyone who had the good fortune
/ to meet her. soon columns of space
were devoted TO descriptions Of the
[ Polish refugee, whose smile was arch.
[ soft and winning-au understandable
smile in which the woman comes out: "
! her delicate shapely hands, deft, ex-
pressire hands they We're; her exceed
ngly musical voice, expressing the
whole gamut Of emotions Now gentle
and miTthful, now earnest and passion
ate by turns. thar sometimes would
"startle YOU by n decided ring Of steel. -
| All called forth the most complimentary
comment for the strange visitor was
none other than Poland's noted woman
soldier. ApolIonio Jsgiello, whose cool
ness and daring under fire on the field
won the attention of her superior Off
GERS. and a lieutenantcy from the great
] Magyar Chief Louis KOssuth, The pa
pers teemed with the wonderful story
/ of her brilliant war record.
! Diplomatic. military and social cir
| cies at Washington were captivated by
her. whittier she hurried, spending only
a brief time in New York. for Jagiello
| had not come to this country to be feted
/ by society. nor to exploit her military
/ career. While she received all the eOur-
| tesies and attention extended her with
she never omitted an opportunity OF
furthering her misSion-tO increase the
sympathy for Poland and Hungary, and
to set on foot a movement for national
Intervention in behalf OF KOSSuth. whose
matchless OratOTy and activity had
brought about the recent revolution
and who was at the time an exile ir
Turkey with Russia and Austria
lthreateningly demanding that he b'
turned over 10 them which would 81
course mean his execution. The rims
of steel in her voice" and the resOlutt
mouth which had a habit of compress
ing the lips. were the only indications z
close observer might get of the daunt
less spirit was the undeTCurTent which
brought her mission at Washington t,
la successful conclusion. Shortly aftel
her arrival a resolution was offered anC
passed by congress in behalf of Gov
ernor Kossuth, his family and friend!
who fed with him to Turkey. to b'
turned over to the United States and
in September, 1851. the American frigat'
Mississippi steamed out on its journey
half way around the world to cOnve!
the great Hungarian leader to America
where he was accorded a reception b!
the nation such as had never occurred
since the last visit of Lafayette. Kos
, SUI0 was tAf H8llOlt : EUt<t- his Apu
one prolonged ovation. The way haC
been paved BY his faithful friends. fore
. most OF whom was JaSiello, with he
eloquent irresistible pleading, 'anC
whose patriotism had swept eveTythin:
before il.
This remarkable girl was born in era
COW in 1925. where she was educated
and remained until the year preceding
1886 which she spent between Warsaw
and Vienna. At the call Cor troops b!
her native Cracow, where women anC
children were being slain. her instinc
tive patriotism was aroused by thest
horrors and the scarcity of men. she
Immediately responded to the call. anC
Ian during that year she was seer
CARRIED in the picturesque costume OF
the Polish soldier, mounted on horse
back. in the midst of the skirmishes
where the bullets flew thicl1est. urging
commanding and directing. for she Wa.
u born leader. facing danger with a.
indifference which gave rise to the ri
NOR among the credUlOus that she bore
a charmed life. and was impervious &
bullets. she was the leader Of the sQuaJ
of soldiers VINO first planted the white
eagle" PolaDds emblem of freedom. u
, the palace and the walls of Cracow.
5 In the famous battle OF Podgurze
Nuere lle pAulol- were cNlHultDelE 2.
by the enemy ten To one. and the Aus
tians were so ignominiously defeated
Jagiello was one of the heroes.
When the revolution was finally sup
pressed and many of the patriots wer
obliged To flee. she escaped detectio-
BY resuming her wOman'S gaTb. and re
manned for several weeks under tin
very noses OF the Austrian officers. wh'
would soon have put an end To he
career had they suspected her Of beiEs
The leader Of the insurrcctionists.
She LETT Cracow for Warsaw. wher
she remained until the following year
when Cracow made another effort 70
, liberty. Again she went to its aid anS
fought with the same reckless DARN:
las before. but the cause was hopeless
land the brave CracovIlns were doome'
; To final defeat. knowing Of the sim
infamous struggle the Hunsarians wer
making under the direction of Kossuth
and realizing that any success the
might gain would strengthen Poland
cause and being impelled by her IN
quenchable hatred OF Austria and Rus