Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-07-21 | Page 1 | Message to Garcia Hero is Decorated

MESSAGE TO GARCIA HERO IS DECORATED Major Rowan's Exploit Made Fainous by Elbert xtubbard WASHINGTON. Jnly 2! The war department announced today that a distinguished service cross had been awarded to Major Andrew S. Rowan, retired, of San Francisco. Cal., who carried the message to Geueral Garcia of the Cuban revolutionary army In May. 1S9S. dulng the war with Spain, whlh has since been held as one of the striking instances of heroism during dur-ing that war. The citation! said that Major Rowan, Ro-wan, then a lieutenant, entered the Spanish Hues at Orlente. Cuba, ln dis-guise, dis-guise, cros-cd the if land, "and not only succeeded in delivering B tnoSSSge to Gene al Garcia, but secured secret ln-tuimatlon ln-tuimatlon . .. of such great value val-ue that it had. an important bearinr: on the quick ending of tho atruggb: and the compltte success of the I nit -ed States armj'." At tho Same time Major Rowan wu awarded a silver star Citation for gallantry gal-lantry In action on lludlon mountain. Cuba, Philippine island. In Junuary. 1900, during tho Philippine Insurrection Insurrec-tion Major Uuwan placed and operated oper-ated a field gun In th attack on the monnta.n. under hasardous conditions. i Note Major Rowan's exploit was made the subject of an essay by tho lit" Bib) r Hubbard. Thousands of Hubbard's "Message t" Qarcia'g,were published In pamphlet form following it- i j ret publication. Rowan obeyed orders and reuched his goal In the faco , f the worst kind or obstacles. Hubbard Hub-bard urged that this fighting det,,-mlnation det,,-mlnation be adopted by those who would succeed in Industry.)