The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-28
Grnrral Funston's Cuban Expert
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Gcn~raI Funston's Cuban Expert
enCcS.
I.om Br gadier- General FREDERICK
! tU>~IO>'~ iuban "reminiscences, now
appearing IN Seminars Magazine, one
gets q different idea Of the military
spirit ~ the insurgents during the last
struggle with SPAN from that enter.
tanned bv the officers and men Of the
american army during the Santiago
rampaign.
Contempt was really the feeling III"
americans had for their allies There
was provIatIon for ~ The Cuban
soldiers w"r" "A ragged, hungry. acquisl-
tive lot and they consumed American
rarlons without showing much stomach
TOR fighting The troops Of intrepid old
CALINTo GARCIA We're numerous enough.
uo-tN u"grO.-S who carried rust eaten
R"mrngtous and who -lou,h.Ni along the
trail without spirit or apparent purpo--
General F~CARIO on his forced march
from Man1anllo 10 Santiago had some
-kIrml-hes with them. losing elghty-one
officers and men IN killed and wounded
bu' oth"rwi-. their assistance Ia the
Nm.rroaus was gniican' C.sTIIIO's
CuhauS did not appear uIon IA. field Of
GuasImas until the fighting Was over.
the General was asleep when II began.
and an american officer sent by General
NoUNG to notify CASTILLO Of the AL
vance was told that the Cuban leader
could not b. disturbed A. neither
Can-v nor san Juan were IN. Cubans
Conspicuous. and General SHAFTERs
only concern was 10 S-at them "o,Ir-
'..ou-lv a. nominal allies IN. American
soldiers left Cuba with ~. impression
that The story Of Ins'Irg"ut resistance 20
spanish troops before he war vas an
.xasperarIng fiction
According 70 General Er'NSToN VIII"
Joined the rowing command ~ General
M VINO GOMEI ~ CamaGI"v N August
S's a. an amateur arfIllervman there
Wa no lax - personal bravery among
IA" cuban patriots and 10 -plt" 81 their
poor equipment Ley often engaged
'ha ~panlari- with = -teadIns>4 that
would have been credl'able io regular
IFibhIt-. "a HIilhIfls " "
captured after an Investment If sew
"raI dave Il was here that OsGoOp
Of Cornell was killed while pointing
field piece FrNsTOS saw Lieutenant
LUiS MIRANDA Climb the hagpola on q
bID'khor-" 'p take down IA" spanish
"nlor~ under a heavy hro from 'h-
.uemv'- Entertainments D'--cr bing the
scene he Am"rran volunteer saws.
Every Span'ari In 70 s,irA-o ~. " -. -,r
aui b,us,s % rsh -: - rr g - yAusrt
f-urE down RIU''. h'ss-i AMI ~'sr..I A.
Abosi snd b'st ,pr.'srt s'',o I- no bloc.
holss Inc po'- aao,- ~ zoos ,.-I w.s ~
several tur. Toy fsw mon 80. 40. ss.m.i
sna.-s, W- lno>ei m IN an Agrr. p -n,rs.
-Ir~r'ng every moment - zee l.r r,.r- -ra,f
~ fog1 90 ne u- roof v, r-.g.f rim ,o
give 10 up .nf vs,t 'or r'ghr ~ 10 49,, or
reached ~ Gag ~.' % lop.- ui'1 hls pp,.-t
sn''~ sii down ne poi. 9TH q, ran ~ no -. -
arf -Ap~d 10 ne ground G'"sn f.s' ~ 90 o.,
~D.i 10 dl-cIii % luagrra tea - more .sc.
~. daring ant So have hear. ,rrrs ~ m, op1
ro.r'rym~n damn - snos e.. ban psop.
rare - r0varas
Tl"'own was fihaliv taken hy . rhargc
after dark ~ the moral effect - the
yi,tnry General FUNSTON -ny- tor ~.
hr-' time they Tho Cuban-l nAd mad.
assaults on men N tr"n'hr- and pro-
'",foi by barb wire "n'ang i"fHrnf-
~" defenders wer" all spanish regulars
pr mon II tho second Battalion Il
1arragpna There war onv nua cuban
n the plau" and he trying a. get through
~" lr'-- With dispatches for General
,,-rtirANOs VIA caught and sImmar-
Is banged hv herc" old GOMFZ That
rN" hru'.ng n Tins guerrilla warfare Wa
not 'h' 'N'haugo 81 shots ~ long range
Thar u"iTn,tDT- ~ tho C'IbHns H--O,rats
WI't '''.. "-I-f,n'" ~ IN" SpanlaTd-.
C"rof,i lrN~TUS t"-tIii"@ - remark
about 'h" a''ars "n another town. Car
cprrt speaking 81 h"idlng an artillery
p"- non uud"' steady fire from the
spanish 'r"r'h"- h." -ay-
lac 2, a. =, y. 20 aarr,rpA,. N . good
.rr. 'gf.. r r, tru pot, rr..pp.b,. hat
no. 90 ar.~.,rs 'r.~ seen u. s4.ar ~ vhat
&C. .. .rsf 'n.r .H..us ne ro., mar 20 helf
s.. .....'n' me 49, 49,. 'e.r, slts vIr1 ~.
,.. .i.'r. -. ara rrs.r ra,'sr 49, n,. tts -.
80 pc .n.'. see 90 .r.-.,a'' ,ra' - go 10
. f.-r 'r.H..rr O.. .n No. hen rr.t.--
.. -,..-., r.,s. ,,t,.. o.. .rnor, am .rsg
10 .. o.. rr7' --r' rs.r'r's1
w. NV" newer drIhr"d that tho
cuban. lighting fpr thor frasdom we're
apaDIc - gallan'ry IN actIon worthy |