The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-20
SURPRISING RCNNING.
Going from Paris TO Moscow In Less than
Fourteen Days.


The feats OF our pedestrians, though sur
prisinG enough. are cast into tho shade by tho
recorded exploits u Ernst Mensen. u Norwe-
present century. Although for a long time
known 10 Ills shlpmates rs an extraordinary
FanhR q rom 5Si aS'Gd p%GG BP2n by
tance Ut seYenty-threc mil -. IN nine hours, on
n wager that he could notaccomplhh the feat In
= Liverpool. 100 miles in thrty-twO hours.
Menscn did not quit the sea until he had distin-
Cu.-hed himself in the baltic " Nayaruo in
1921, but shortly after THAI date no becamea
professional runner. After vim M number
~ lessor matches he was INDUCED o. undertake
the great lent oil running from Paris 20 Moscow.
He started from the Place Vend lme at O'clock
in tho afternoon Of June II 1881 ana entered
ing a tomulishod the distance Of / 100 miles 10
thirteen days and eighteen hours
THIS feat a. might bo supposed, created u
decided sensation Throughout Europe AMI Tho
empl3yment OF Mepsen rs courier extraorll-
nary by kings aud princes became aQopuar
from country 20 country and from court 10
eoutt, bearing messages Of congratulatlon.
lance. and whenever matched against the reg
ular mounted courler9, easily suHeeded in
boating them He always carried with him
. map. compass, and rs many Biscuits
and ounces Of raspberry syrup as there
were TO be lays occupied on the Journey In
winter, no took with him pair II long, slon-
always chose tho most direct line turning Out
noithcr for mountains nor rivers, but climbing
the one AMI swimming tho other. lilo never
walked. but Invariably ran, keeping up Il long.
sWlnGing lupo Tor hours ~ - tine, without rest.
Ills only reiTcshmopt was ono biscuit and an
ounce OF raspberry syrup per day ami iva
short rests ~ ten or fifteen minutes each in
twenty-iour hours These rests he took whIo
standing aud leaning against tree or other
object q support, 40 such times ho covered his
face with "A handkerchief ana slept. AMI. aitcr
such nap, he would pursue bis WAY, appi-
reu.ly "a refreshed as though he had slept tor
hours,
June g. with despatch - from tho h!Lg Ot Lava
rim % his son Onto King OF Greeoo These les
spatohes wero Delivered at Naupua At 9 A, NJ,
July / or sevrn days sooner than II they had
loon sent lY tho tnsular I lst IN 1876 while in
the employ of tho British East India Company.
Ncuson was charged with tho conveying OF de-
through Central Aala. Tho distanc, 10 sos
miles winch tho messenger accomplished in
llty-ulLr days. OF "a Oue-tAIrd ~ Tho time Iudiu
hy tho swltest caravan. On this wonderful
Journey hH made his way across terrible dea rs.
awful adt sWampe, WAeru Tor Auudluda III miles
he saw u, liyins being, and through countries
wnu5e Inhabitants were savage robbers aud
AZ last tho PROJECT was hroachel 80 Mousen 10
explore the Milo aud attempt to aONe lue most
lEteresilng geographical problem VI the age.
me discovery 81 the source OF that great river.
lie set out from Sileslu On May III, 1872. and ran
10 Jerusalem, and thence 10 Cairo and up the
western bank = the river into Upper Egypt.
Hero. Just outside tho village Of cyluo. no was
soon - stop and rest leaning against palm
tIoe, with, his face covered by handkerchief
He rested 80 long that sOm0 uorson5 tried 10
wake him, hut they tTlcl IN vain. Tor TO waa
dead lie was buried al tho foot u tho tree and
1t was years before his irlop4S IL Europe knew
what late had be!alen hin