New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-08
4 SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
BRILLIANT CAREER or WARD IL COMMAND OF THE
FOREIGN LEGION.

BRILLIANT CAREER OF wAkD IL COMMAND OF IHk
FOREIGN LEGION.
Tn. remarkable career OF Ward. the American
soldier of fortune who preceded Grdon III command
OF the Foreign Legion China was related TOT IKiB-
uSE reporter recently by friend Of the soldier. who
knew him from boyhoOd. lie said: Ward was nost
rernar able man-a greater man. IN my opinion, Than
Gordon. though the hero Of Kbartoum commands my
deep admiration Ward was bora in Salem, Mass aud
when he was a boy wont TO with his father. who
VIA A sbipmaster When the Crimean War broke out
ysung Ward enlisted in the French Army and became
. nb-lieutenant Unfortunately he became in,olved
iu n quarrel with his captain and resignng his com
mission. he challenged that officer to duel The
challenge was accepted and Ward killed the captain.
Year. alter when fortune smiled hun, Ward sent
large sum Of money to Paris to be invested for the sup
BORT of the widow and ckild OF his former captain
Wardis next venture was q commercial one 10 Vera
Cruz II proved unsuccessful and he then sent BY
ME TO the Yves: Coast of Mexico buy lot OF brass
cannon W ich had been condemned. He embarked on
this in vessel which took down to Central
America a lot Of Walkers Hhbusters. The advehtur-
ous character Of Walkers enterprise appealed II
Wards fancy but ne in 1t much to condemn and
40 much that repugnant TO him In the character OF
a large part of those who made up the Glibustering
party. that he did not join the expedition.
Having completed his work on the West Coast Of
Mckee Ward went TO San Francisco and got berth
AZ an oioer Of ship going TO China He received his
rye in China and entered there the Of the
Emperor. lie rapidly in favor and rank aud or
gained tho Foreign Legion TO fight for the Emperor
against the Tapping rebels Ito marries Chinese
aav of high rank and was made mandarin Of their
most az allied order In order to marry woman OF tho
rank winch he did he told that he must renonnce
Christianity lie declined TO do this and the matter
was dnaly settled by his marrying her by proxy. rs
became a citizen OF China and o subject oil the En-
peror Once he seized by the English and FRENCH
Admrals and kept Tor some time q prisoner ne was
told that II he would claim American eitlzenshlp ne
would be liberated. This he refused to DO saying
80 WAS born Ia America and love my DatiVe lana.
but have sworn allegian 10 the Emperor anu an
Chinese ,,.
He was finally released and continued his most
successful and brilliant military career lie
srdered three gunboats built in America which were
"a 20 up the Pekin River and the canal and ny ms
Mandarin flag before the gates OF Pekin. was Dulle
ing the boats for him wht he was killed ne was tho
most powertul in china and had be liveu' DC
leve he had the genus aud the daring to have mate
himself abe olute master OF the Chinese Empire "hcn
aur Civil War broke out he wrote to me Ny heart IS
with nv native land In her struggle against rebellion
Were free would return at once to ofel my 1ie ana
NV sword TO nv country But my work Is here lie
Was killed while rashly exposing himself In recon
uo.sauce before some city which he was beseeng ne
was one of the bravest, most temperate upright ana
honorable of mem boundless ambition and dazzling
genius He was Young maa only thirty six or thirty
seven at the time Of his destb Thsugh he nevsr re
ceiyed liberal education no was one OF the best In
formed men ever saw, constant student, good
iinU,st ana A great reader Of books Of ali KINDS"