A Message to Garcia

The conditions of war made it impossible for anyone to send mail or telegraph to General Garcia because no one had direct access to where he was and he was held up in Cuba deep in the remote jungle. Despite the conditions President McKinley had to deliver a message to him which was very crucial so as to explore an agreement with him and no one in the president’s government knew exactly where Garcia was located and if he frequently moved or not (Halverstadt et al. The president sends Rowan with a message in water prove bag or oil-skin pouch as they called it then and asked him to deliver it to Garcia. As a good messenger, Rowan did not ask any questions or make objections he just left instantly to start his mission.