Show STORY alleged tells how maceo macao met ills his death now ile york dec 21 the herald this morning publishes the following loiter letter fro from maximo Zoi dated nl at agatin do sur cuba ec cc ill ij 1 I hae been informed of the reports c arient lit in tile the united states slaten regarding regard lne the death or of antonio maceo Nf acco I 1 owe to in myself ey 8 elf to state how the event happened hati I 1 tied 1 ma I 1 aiom gen antonio at it 8 0 clock on the evening of december accompanied by part of ills hl general stair staff namely gem alro fire arid and diaz cols cola anti and gardon garden majo maja cledra justiz Ahu niada and ren ulver cauls Bau Sau vanel and myself a surgeon of headquarters with lour four orderlies and francisco l gomez toro crossed tho the military line hric between mariel IL and lajana majana Ma jana lit at the doimer point at 9 the follow ine morning ne NO joined doorne twenty five live cavalli men m jk ili be ionizing to col Bartor Sartori luss command at Us tile iho we started toward Ilan toom during Durl nt our march same eighty mc men n of col A Ali li costas clIm mand were incorporated with our ranks together wo we went at 9 that t night to the grazing form farm beleen rincon anil and covert there ne 0 o met tho the forces under brigadier sanchez and col delgado deleado Dc leado numbering swine 10 men dion all cavarly cavalry it matt maa 2 in tho the afternoon of the next day when villen word came to our company that the forces were moving in our direction following the trall trail we prepared for the hie engagement the th left flank was enni mantled ly by the kennal ot of division pedrol birtz tho the I 1 ight x waa as under the I of C col 1 I delgarn Kelf faro and col coi Acos ici HIIR brig adler sanchez tonk command ol of the center alie th fight vaa mas underway under way when hen oen gen mac blaco co accompanied fly by miro adjutants and ami il ani an I myself started the BI maceo ace iii issued orders ordera as lie he if he e then took his big position at a point Outs outside fee the of active OIK rations lut but olt ah of the fire firc suddenly con I 1 cring upon that point it was lead lallies laL liei thana thai lr that me MC breathed agn macro moved forward to mith ich in facea me of oc it stone alone fence behind shirli the ernys en enc infantry abias ln in tren hed lloro vas mas to tha light and I 1 to tile the left of gen alacca eo ile he raised ills hig sword anti and saying to balk illin it goes well fell as I 1 ac C struck by lightning from the horse lie Ms mols 1 I mas ins on oil the spot at once ing his big wounds A mauser bullet jail had entered the right bide of the chin causing a fracture of the lower JAW in three places coming out ot or the left lateral side at the base of tile neck the in its course tore the carotid aitery bringing on a coital hemor ailace N velch aih caused death in a a minute th the moment gen macco was wounded I 1 called to ills his assistance those nho accompanied him on being told by Eil gadler aliro and maj justiz that they too loo were wounded I 1 compelled them to get out of the range of 0 tire fire A trooper then cam came e to rny my aid I 1 lie le helped me mc to rescue tho the body of my G general ithe th trooper wag waa at that moment wounded in the thigh bullets were pouring over my iny head as aa a a remained entrenched behind the generals horre by the ride bide of his body at that moment I 1 say bay Pan panchita panchito chito as aa we called the son of maj gen maximo gomez before me lie he lintol been wounded in the left during an engagement we had had on dec december ember 3rd ard ills his arm wn was s lit in a alinor he said to me 1 I w v 11 chelp you doctor docter we again raised the body of maceo and placed it upon the librae then we started toward IL a gate which was the outlet to the enclosure we were lit in was then struck by a bullet it pierced his shirt and coming out a at t his light ride completely his elbow ile he slink sank to the ground I 1 went to ills his assistance and gen M ma a aces body fell from the horse |