Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24
Tortured by the ZuIus.

Tortured by the ZuIus.
Frenchman belonging 10 the British
army in South Africa was captured b,
theIulus, but afterward made his escape
The story of his adventures, MS told in /
London letter. IL as follows After nj
our mounted men had been put 10 rout
on the said day. Col. Wcathcrley's mer
were completely hemmed in, and fought
with undaunted bravery To the last man
Only one man escaped death--a French.
man named Grnndicr. The Iulus. who
7 were cOnccrting I'm attack the next day
! on kambuin. would not Nil Grnndirr,
| but made him prisoner. to be- brought
| before Cctywnyo to be dealt with by
! him. lie was kept prisoner on this
mountain until the impi returned back
I 70 ! again after attacking Knmbuln Hin.
/ When hc was brought before CctywnyO
| the lattcr questioned him seriously con
! ccrning this column. He was asked by
/ the king If lac had had enough of II
Cctywayo thinking at this time that tho
impi hc sent tO attack this column had
completely annihilatcd us; but never
was he more chagincd than when.
while in the net of questioning the
Frenchman, the tidings of the grand de-
icat oil his best warriors were related 10
him. The Frcnchman says that Getty
wayo nearly cried ON hearing such un-
expected news, and hc got greatly
enragcd on hearing that Umbclini was
kiiIod. The king further questioned
INN - To the actual strength Of our col
umn, 10 which the Frcnchman rcplicd
that We were near 5000 strong. and
could defy the whole Zulu army. Ccty
wnyo gave him 10 understand that he
knew all about the rcinforccments com
ng out by showing him lot Of papers.
The king also told him that the Dutch
and /ulus were going To combine. and. :.
after killing all the English. hc would
turn round and kill all the Dutch and
nave All the country to himself This
Frcnchman says that a good many Xu!us
at the kings krial can read and speak
better English than lac can. so that ac-
counts for their information with regard
10 the rciniorccmcnts coming here. But
1t Is very strange thing how Cetywnyn
can get possession Of these papers.
think some undcrhand work must be-
going on somowhcrc 1t would bc "A
good job If the party were found out and
made an example Of
Cctywayo kept his prisoner for eight or
ten days, and every night hc was
stripped naked and both his hands and
feet were bound together. In the morn.
ing all the women and few men would
come and give him some severe blows
tn make him rise up, after being out in
the cold all night and quite numbcd
from its effects. The women used 10
pull small portions Of hair nj a time out
Of his head and whiskcrs. causing him
great pain. the men pointing their as
scgais and going through the form of
how they should kill I'm.
At length the time arrived for Coty-
wayo 10 decide what be should.do with
him, and, forming q ring, with the
prisoner in the center. they told him
that he should bc sent under an escort Of
women to Umbclini's party with full
instructions how they should kill him
and ayongc the death II tmhclini. nj
the same time showing him how they
would commence killing him by cutting
small pieces uT hi. legs and arms. and
thence Continuo till the whole body was
sacrificed IN iho same manner Tie c--
c"rt from there proceeded with tho-
prisoner for tmho'ini'. parry. and when
they got q good many miles on their
journey tho Frrnchman fcignrd being
tired and wanting in Nlrrp. and The r--
Cori complied with his wi hes. One af
the escort having fallen asleep by his
side and ia" uthrr having walked q short
.
himself Of an a--ogli belonging tn the
Zulu sleeping alongside vf him. and
driving 1t through him stakcd him TO
the ground Tho Other Zulu. pcrcciv-
ing his companion laid low. suddenly
took to his heels and ran for his lifc for
fear tho Same fate should hcfall him.
Grandicr did not know what place hc
was in or what direction 10 follow. oN-
ccpt 10y the rising Of the moon and sun.
Going hy thc-e two guides. ho made for
the direction Of the Xlobano mountain
20 the best of his ideas. with the intcn-
tion Of, perhaps, getting any sort Of
covering for his body which might have
been lcft there after the fight. and thence
make the bcs; of his Way to Lunebcrv
But the poor fellow lost his way aftor
leaving the /lobani mountain until
picked up in a miserable condition by our
mounted men.