The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01


wonderful career is the fact that he Is
one Of few who have escaped from the
coal mines of Siberia.
Orlof arrived in this city from New
York. One of the hottest days of the
year he was overcome by the heat at the
north end. Some passersby who noticed
his condition came to his aid and gave
him some whisky, while another stole
from him new electric battery, which
he had bought recently.
On regaining consciousness he inquired
his way to the nearest police station, and
was directed to station 1. Upon his ar
rival there he asked Captain Cain If he
could not lie down and rest for while.
The good natured officer of course said
yes, and the man, soon after sitting down
in the guardroom, began to doZe. The
captain, noticing his condition, sent for
DR.. Elliott.
The stranger was then taken to the
surgery room and examined by the doc
tor and his assistant, DR.. Dunn, who ap-
piled the usual restoratives. The doctors
told him to keep quiet and that he would
soon be all right, but he appeared to be
so nervous that he excited the suspicious
of not only the doctors, but the police.
In his pockets Captain Cain found a lot
of instruments. Upon being questioned
he informed the people in the room that
they were musical instruments.
Scan you play?" asked Captain Cain.
"Well, little" was Orlofs reply.
ESCAPE FROM sIBERIA'S MINES.
He was then invited to go to the parlor
of the house, where he was shown the
piano. The first piece he played was Sc
lection from Mendelssohn, and never be-
fore, and probably never again, was such
music heard inside the walls Of the sta
ton. After he had played numerous fine
selections the officers and doctors became
greatly interested in him, and began
questioning him. AS result he told
story, which was as follows:
He was born in ST. Petersburg Russia,
and was student in medical college
F, in that place. One day the rooms Of the
students were raided and lot Of infan-
matory documents and seditious papers
were found in his room. However, he
would not admit that they belonged to
him. He was arrested and sentenced to
Siberia, where he was put at work in the
coal mines, from which he managed to
escape.
! Assuming the role of an Englishman,
this he being able to do as he speaks
English very fuently as well as the other
| languages, he was easily enabled to work
his way through the country without
being detected, as he was penniless.
After a good deal of travelling and suffer
/ ing he managed to reach western China
Arriving there he was arrested on the
charge of stealing food.
1.-THE residents of this portion of China
are exceedingly barbarous, and without
trial was sentenced to have my head
chopped off However, luck was again
with me, and by some hook or crook an
English official heard of my predicament.
After a great deal of hard work he man
aged to secure my release.
81 started across China again, all the
time being afraid | would be arrested
and sent back to the awful mines. How
ever, l finally managed to get a job
aboard vessel and shipped to America,
landing at San Francisco.
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
During the Franco-Prussian war
was in the French army commanded by
McMahon, but l was directly under
Marshal Bazaine."
He then branched from his own his
tory and told of the surrender of Metz to
the Germans and the escape of Bazalne
to England.
Continuing his story, he said:
During the war, while the Germans
were besieging the city, two companions
and myself were sent up in a captive
balloon zone which had a long rope tied
to the ground) to ascertain the number
of the opposing army. When in midair
the balloon was struck by shell, caus-
ing the airship TO explode.
My companions and myself fell 10
the ground, my companions being in
stantly killed, while was knocked sense
less and the bones of my arms, feet and
hands being broken in several places.
My skull was also fractured
: Il was in the hospital at Metz for
} over year After leaving Metz l trav-
: eled considerably and was in Alexandria
s at the time Of the siege by the British
r. early in the eighties"
! Here the man, who must bear charmed
life, showed the doctors and the police
his body, which, TO say the least, was a
sight" His arms, hands, legs and feet
plainly showed that they had been
/ broken. Upon examining his skull the
physicians found inserted in his head a
o piece of platinum Of silver, where hi;
/! scalp was missing.
!. Orlof told more about his life, which
is full OF exciting incidents Owing L
the injuries with which this wonderful
! man has met his system IS naturally q
very nervous one. \ hot atmosphere al
ways affects him and be Is easily over
> come. His normal temperature Is IS. ,
A Liverpool (Englaud) man was re-
Gently sentenced TO FIVE years penal
serviSude for obtaining s. shilling under
E the prerext that II was 70 be used for a
e charitable purpose.