Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-14
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DIR. William Bredemeyer, now OF Salt n
Lake Guy, has had an eventful career. b
lie was bern 7h September, 1S42, in A
Cologne, Ptussis I; in lS48 he fell through 7
the ice ia little LAKE 3 uIslsldorf; in A
ls49 he WAS run over, the carrItsE y heels I
passing over both Lips 10 1858 he fell /
ouce down SHAFT 40 feet, AID smother r
time 40 feet, without bel & hurt; IN q
1859 Ru explpsiGn occurred in coal mine ,
and he esaapsd in 1850 he was cayed +,
upon and shut in for three days and I
nights iu 1851 prtnatnre b'a-t went
off close to him ; ip 1862 he hal duel
10 1858 he WAS shipgrecksd, aud few
months after poisoned 10 1865 he was
again oiose 10 an explosion and burned
ali over his face, breast and arms, and
lying horribly wounded iu the hospital
at Djokja Karts, Central Java, was right
il the midst of the tsrr f5 eauhquske
occurring in that year at t4a' P c.. IL
1863 drowned, crucif d and poisoned in
1870 he had the black smotl pox n
Jspae in 1874 hs was shot ia tus groin
at Bingham; ia 1876 in a spcwslide in
in the Cottonwoods, aud badly frozen
1879 in snowside ct West Mountain
1881, had hia tset badly frozsn in saving
a fellow miners life in America- Fork
He has not counted the nnmerous battles
with the natives OF Africa and Asia; and
yet, with all this, he is alive and strong
in health to-day at Salt Lake City, Al
years old
During the years 1868 and 1869, DR.. |
Bredemeyer was in the seIVios o. the |
king Of Upper Bnrmah, and in charge If
all the mines OF that country, consisting i
of jasper, ruby, gold, silver, lesd, copper
amber and coal HIS prluc'psl place OF
residence was Al Ihe ruby mlues Ct
Msdes, il the province 0t Oid Ava, sb nj
one days travel on horseback trJui
MAndalay, aIoAg ard up the lfIs~SddA
river. Tue mluers thsrs Consisted IL
regiment ot the klLgs o@ ~ guard, aud thu
people oi the surrounding villages. The
women and children performed The work
OF transporting the matter excsvated from
the mines, aud of saving the precious
stones by washing the earth ezcavated IL
baskets and wooder pans. Ths doctors
house was what Ii called in India,
bamboo bungalow, upon piles about Blk
feet above the ground. la front OF the
house, forming the line to the right and
lett were the barracks of the soldiers.
The soldiers were all armed with spesfs
and sabres, except six soldiers who were
detailed to act ss guard to the doctor
aud his residence day and night these
six soldiers were armed with double
bsrreled shotguns. The doctor was high
in the kings favor, having tree leave to
enter into the royal presence at any time
and being elevated in rank and position
equal to the governors and ministers. 10
April, 1859 the king desired the doctor
to marry one OF the court ladies, which
the doctor declined to do on account OF
having pledged his trOth to the daughter
of a Holland jor Of the engineer eorps
at Samarang, Java. The king rebuked the
doctor in sarcastic way by asking, how
he could object to being married TO {
daughter OF the sun, he, Cine doctor.
being only son of a race u monkeys
Although all the DOCTORS friends advised
him strongly to obsy the kiog, he kep
faith with his lady love in Java. On tn
evening of the 18th Of jane, 1869, abou
O'Clock, shortly alter having DISMISSED
Ills Off GERS who brought every evenln
the days clean up from the ruby mines
the doctor was attracted by great noia
approaching the house. Calling to hi
servants, he found they had quietly dis
appeared, as also the guard but luokil
or contrary, only God knows
they had left their guns. AT tha
moment he saw in tine bright tEoples
moonlighta a crowd OF between 800 and 4u
Burmese armed with speais bamboo,
knives and swords approaching III
avenue between the barracks, and h
interpreter and valet, hali-breed Partt
guese and Singslese (Hindoo deaceudaui
on the point of slOuuhiIg away, u
quickly leYeled q revolver at him an
ordered him to stay and shsre his tste {
die then and there After having secure
the doors and windows the iostoF fired 0
the approaching, hostile multitude, IL
Interpreter, with strong Indifference col
stsntly loading the weapons. He tht
defended himself tor three night an
two dAys, killing TO his knowledge
aud wounding many more His ammul
tion then gave out. A01ut 100 feet bsci
aud parallel with the dvctuE's hOur
stood the powder magazine OF the min
and being desperate, with sure tortu
and death staring him il the tses, VI
doctor flung open back door ard gurr
fire brand towards the luagaz ue
order 20 blow all and himself up. Luok
his efforts were uDsue3esstul. The muli
tude tore the hOusa--0r the walls Ut Il
same-down and the doctor was forced
surrender to the Sous OF The sun.
five minutes thereafter be WAS back
and cut all oyer from head ~ t'ot, al
then tied with ropes and uutst5eteasi
q cross under broilipg tr0ps-! ~
1856 degrees tempers .ure. II b-esU
after untold tOrtures, insensibls IL IL
than one hour, the tip= se-ulpgly bel
Of centuries duration IA agony a
suffering. He was hanging y the ere
for three hours, when he wa taken dow
RegaiAing eopseiouaDess, he heard t
Burmese mob consulting gtnut putt
him to death in less direct aud huna
manner than had been tLeir urisi!
intention. They arranged that liz y
to be induced to ride 20 the capital, MaEt
lay, and en- route was to b. thrown ir
the horse and drowned in the lrraws6C
at that time ljJdiug the Whole conn
with the sDow waters from the Ii malay
just as the Nile OVERT yWs Egypt T.,
argued that il they orueih-d him a
killed him direct, and the EaRlish ca
to know il, aa "a all probability tn
bsrbarians would, the BuLis.. rel&iiat
was to be f=ar-i. As may be read
imagined the prospect for 4scspe '
anything but bright or -lcoulssii
however, where there is life there il 10
and the doctor made the br-! Of
situation, but, bruised and bleeding
he was, he suffered extreme and horn
pain, which he succeeded IN psrud
deadening and allayiug by having
body bathe1 with eau de Cologne
brandy. He had five horses in his stai
one Of which had been presented to
by the king when the animal was
wild This horse was swift rum
and permitted no one to mount or &c
near but the doctor The Eufmsse
tended fret to tie him on thi- 4Ura4
observing his weak aud apparently
hausted condition, permitted him to
uniettered in their midst When ia
ness set in he gathered all his streng
tore sword from one Of the othlefs
the latter and another officer do
pricked the horse with tL- point,
away they 4w, over the hill ana ?
through orerks and rivers, past gui
houses and through villages IL
widest chase, The spirited char
seeming to be aware Of hi3 kind mast
danger, carried him to Mandalay 10
DOCTORS town residence, where they
rived at ! a. u June 20.h, tie u
horse expiring before the door Of
home.
Being ignorant at the time that all
troubles had been brought about by o.