The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-04

In the picturesque group that kiplins
drew in The Light That Failed" the
modern professional war correspondent
liz we'll typihcd There arc nlnc Amcri-
cans who can safely be clnSsed as great
among the scores "who have been 10
wars TO write thereof and one of these
Is Captain Archibald
Charles Battcll Loomis, the humorist.
was the bright spot in a drcnry civilian
dinner To a famous general not long ago.
and I'm his rare drollcry described tho
dramatic moment preceding the general s
greatest victory by quoting the general
tion?" Yes" said tic chief OF staff.
la the center property supported by
artillery Yes, replied an aid, Has as
Richard Harding Davis been unlcashed?"
Yes. General" " said pale faced adlu-
tant. HAS Frederick Palmer .: *
the plan of battle?" Yes" said The
second In command "And has Captain
James r. j. Archibald had bis decora !,
tions and initials properly hung around
his neck? He has, YOU say" Very well.
advance and open fire! On 10 victory
boys'
Seriously. however. spy man Uho makes
the reporting OF the grim realltes OF the
worlds wers. largo and small, 3 means
OF livelihood Is likely 10 have his share
OF adventures and TO he 4. competent
Judge OF heroism. The following tale
from Captain Arehihalds personal Oh,
servations he classes as the bravcsi deed
lie ever saw.
without the eclat Of Hervc Ricl. Ar
mold WinkeIried or Paul Revere, htlle
and pass into oblivion. Brave as was
his act. il did not have the setting, IT
did mol have the high dramatic purpose
and " was an attempt that failed. Also
the little bards OF his native land sing
their songs merely on the borders Of
things. There is no great minstrel 10
itnmor;alizr him.
When one has seen thousands or acts
M bravery In twenty years in tue neld
their relative merits become confused
and II is difficult 10 pick and choose
In idle hours transport. in camp or
in tho trenches the subject is ono fro~
auently discussed. Who is the brsvar
man-the ardent unsclfSh man who
rushos TO sacrifice himself: the stole VINO
walks calmly into peril and out again
or crumples down and lies still. the man
who commits the little unseen deed mat
IS not likely TO come l" INC 2ttcnu9n
Of his superiors the nau who Is AFRAID
but forces himself 10 20 forward. TO som"
deed of vslor? In general men Win
whom the sight nf such exhibitions IS an
ordinary occurrence arc OF very niuch
divided minds. Little Garcia Paz how
ever. completely fills my demands as to
what should and should not constitute
a hero.
II was In The last Matos var i'll Veno
zuela one of those wars which Afford
much amusement to tho ignorant IN the
north. but in which | have found cam
paicnIns as arduous. lighting as bloody
brave and capable as in aftalrs between
greater powers. II was in The Barceiona
campaign of war. and was Win tns
expedition against tho rebels.
We departed in four warships from La
Guayra with 1vc thousand mon. the naS-
ship of the fleet being converted Gould
Yacht rerhristened the Restaurador. She
was a fine steel craft. speedy and neat
TO handle and mounted heavy an
armament as her structurc wou'd PCT
NIT. Her commander was Chalhaud- -Dci-
hat l,1.Na
yenrs old but had been through three |
wars with high credit and is now an
OF the Venezuelan navy.
One OF Chalbaud- Dclgadc's junior oNl- !
GERS was Garcia Paz. also a mere boy in /
years, but wise I'm the ways Of war In !
a country where children OF twelve ana |
arc given rifles and put In uni
form 7 have seen coloncls OF regiments !
not vet of legal age who were really men |
of sufficient training and experience 10 |
military divisions. Garcia Paz
and as 7 had learned TO know him, was
careless cool. able youngster from |
whom anything In the way of daring |
might be expected.
Mission of Garcia Pas.
In the purple dawn We drew near the
tiny port OF Guante, which is the iirst |
seaport Of Barcelona. was quartered IN
the captains cabin. and tho first event 1
OF The day was when Garcia Paz came IN
TO say good-by 10 me.
Good by? Where arc YOU going
''I have been given command oil the
ships boat that Is 10 carry in the sum
mons TO the rebel commander OF the port
10 surrender" -,
But don't you know that they, VIII
riddle YOU before you can ever reacn tne
custom house dock2 Don't you KNOW
that your little white Gag VIII be no 20, more
than cigarette paper!
''Certainlv. Captain, certainly. but they |
are our countrymen and We cannot BON,
bard tho port without giving them an
TO surrender. and someone
must take in the boat. Why should !
moi be sent as we'll as anyone else!
we viii be going In a few minutes, as
soon as ii is daylight. think II is Go1
ing to be great fun and az ! may not
como back 7 came in 10 say good by
| liked the little chap immensely ann
that he should come 10 see me peforc go
ing pleased me greatly. so l hurried ou'
10 sec him bff.
The long, low-lylng buildings on shore
showed no signs Of life. The rebel nag
fapped In the rising morning wind. but
nowhere was there human being IN
sight no iahorers ON the piers. no nghi-