Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-03-17
THE LATE COL. BURNABY.
Some Interesting Incidents In His Re.
mArknble Career.

marknble Career.
In an article sketching the career and
personal characteristics of the late Col.
Fred Burnaby. the London NeDs re-
marks that in the list of the dead at
Aboo-Klea there is no line that will
strike wider chord of panied sympathy
that that which records his name. His
renown was worldwide, and he was in
many ways a remarkable man. His
personal appearance. as he sauntered
down the street or as he sat on horse
back on parade, never failed to attract
attention. The hardships undergone
by him in his ride to Khiva and in his
later expedition to Asia Minor had be-
gun to tell upon him. He suffered
grievously from heart disease, and with
his accustomed gay courage every hour
faced the consciousness of the probable
ity of sudden death.
In his youth he was passionately fond
of gymn astics. in which he excelled
above all his fellows. There used to be
in one of his clubs a colossal dumb-bell
in a glass case with the offer of a heavy
wager that no man would hold it out at
,.l Al z..uz. e s:--..x -
arm ieng'n & ior 'ne space Vi snty sec
ohus. ne Masei was ..:e He.ei "on'
'nou. pu,n. 49," th -,
coihpiisli'Ig 'ne iea'. non VI. "y -:
lates to period shortly after he Joined
the Blues. The regiment was down at
Windsor, and householder who had
come into possession of couple Of
very Sinai ponies; hau ,aAeu 'lie.n
the queen; before gong 90 inc cas,le
ne ne showed mem 10 'he oilIers ., ., .ne
blues; In Wnom naPpy lnougnt oc-
curreu. DuInapy, VINO was SaPtain
tnen, was t IN MS own room on 'ne h!s'
hlgnt. WIN some .Iouple .he Pcnles
were got up s'ails. ane 'ne uoor quie'iy
opening, they tIo,'eu IN unanhounceu
Ihis was caPl'ai yoAe' anu lau siea. =.
success: nul' us preser.iy aPPealeI' II
lau gloomy s'ue. tne POLLY pons' naa La.
sone apans q.,e 'aIS no ~ uu.
nelllieI ioros HUI en1re Tea "ou,u uI .uuuIe
mem 70 gG ao"n lne noul aPproa.n,
ed at wnlcn tney were 70 oe presented
10 tne queeh' anu the owner was III ue.
SPAR. Durnapy se'tleu .lie niatter On
Manu- Iakihs pony up ~ si'neI aii!l'
ne waiAeu uom nS'siiS "nu se' 'ne" all
'he cour,,yaru'
frooapiy no man ~ tne army OF ou.
o! IL TOOK such ihhnite pains 10 get
Killed as burnaoy did; IN times OF
peace ne was always gong up IN PAL
loon' as aIoruing .ne lnaximuin OF oan-
ger win the MINIMUM OF preparation.
he had Deen up aieoselner :hi,.een
times. his last adventure IN TINS direc-
ton was iittie less tnan tnree years
ago when, tnere having peen some ac-
cidents 10 PeoPie 'ryiuS 70 cross Inc
channei IN a oailoon, tne en'erprlse at
tracted burnapy' VINO saieiy accom-
plished the Journey. In tlhes OF war
ne ne was always eager 70 pe q! ,ne 'front.'.
!lis iirst experience oL reai hShll1s was
III INC Sains' wal "nGIe NC inaue .ne
Personal lr'enasnipoi oi D3n ION CarioS, ~nicn
ne always le'"ineu Wneu q pil'isn
eAPeul'ion was sen' W 'ne Souuan ne
"eni ou' as ,oiu ~ r. az" Was pc
.eIeiy wounleu AZ FL iep t!et.ous
" .iis ne hau sveI eouo nru nnuns
Dy 'ne sue ot aleu'iu9 % DaHer ~ ~ .ne
nusso- urh.sn war "neu Eciu oi-
seiey set ou. On 'i,e ias' eAPeul'ion puI-
Iaos Wn,anier xo.r n'n n,neh '' ;noi;,"d ~,n ~
horu "oiSe,e was muon iuoiineu "
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;a.ei ;a..;a a. ". .no 80 ra;so,sJ u aN tnun.n. u @
ina'ion was .e,eoVu Iu Ii, Ii' nomI.ei'
Va u aI haJ Ia maaa % -, ~ b;s ,;~d ~ ~ s d,. snd
, lae aau .ha f.ht o up UP IS ho nn, H. out @ anu
ST. .Ie ';ae ,"n. anu n ~ H." H L nno"
.niarn.n, una. m't TN, tha H. ,.rds mm a,,,a
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P.. Pan, h;s n nn,n s.orot ~ ,;,hholJ;n% g :, nsa
s.p. LIS h;, omn w. $50. ;n,;,,ato % sr;an eIun ~
nara m"n nn, n IN mus, : n,xstnria": ] war % .h., M he
go ~ W. - O.. T."u."a1 ~ -" e.. ~
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b;s @ tr;andS @ ~ Iandon u,.S IaornoJ e.,
= m toianr.n, annn,,no;n~ % b;s arr;rai - T ~
Kor,; = o "- announcing A'' ~
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ianrnanas @ ~ was ] ax,roard;,ar'. I ~ ~ se,,id