Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-27
ESCAPED FROM SIBERIA.
A Russian Tells a Remarkable Story Of
Escape and Adventure.

A Russian Tells a Remarkable Story OF
Escape and Adventure.
Ivan Orloff, Russian, has Just been dis
charged from the Boston City Hospital in Bos-
ton, cured of temporary attack of sunstroke.
His history is of intense interest. He is one of
a few who have escaped from the coal mines of
Siberia. He was born in st. Petersburg. Rus
STA. and was a student at a medical college in
that place One day the rooms of the students
were raided and a lot of infammatory docu-
ments and seditious papers were found in his
room. He was arrested, and, after a trial, was
sentenced to Siberia, where he was put at work
in the coal mines, from which he managed to
escape.
He assumed the role Of an Englishman, being
able to speak English very fiuently as well as
ten other languages. He worked his way
through the country without being detected.
ing and suffering he managed to reach western
China. and on arriving there he was arrested
on the charge of stealing food.
1.-The residents Of this portion Of China are ex-
ceedingly barbarous, and without trial was
sentenced to have my head chopped off," he
said. Luckily an English official heard of nv
predicament, and after a good deal of hard
work he managed to secure my release.
81 started across China again. all the time
being afraid should be arrested and sent back
70 the 3NIul ulines. however,, nnally man
aged to get . job aboard q vessel and shipped
to America, landing in San Francisco.
During the Franco-Prussian war 7 was in
the French troops commanded by Marshal
Bazaine. While the Germans were besieginR
Metz two companions and myself were sent up
in a captive balloon Zone which has a long rope
tied to the ground) to ascertain the numbers of
the opposing army. When in midair the
balloon was struck by a German shell, explod-
ing the airship. My companions and myself
fell to the ground, the other two being instantly
killed. myself was knocked senseless and the
bones OF my arms, feet and hands were broken
in several places. My skull was also fractured"
Here the man, who must bear a charmed life
showed the doctors and the police his body,
which showed the former wounds. Upon ex-
amining his skull the physicians found inserted
in his head piece Of platinum or silver where
his scalp was missing.
He resumed his story: 81 was in the hospital
at Metz for over year, and, owing to the in
jury to my skull, the doctors were able TO
satisfy themselves that nearly all the muscles
of the body are governed by the brain, which
Metz travelled considerably, and was in Alexan-
dria at the time Of the siege by the British early
in the sos
He claims he IL able, owing to his peculiar
nervous system, to either elevate or depress his
temperature by will power. The normal tenn
perature il e6.2. He stated that soon he was
going to Paris to zee his brother, who is q doc
tor in the Pasteur Hospital. Before long he in
tends TO whit South America q second time.
Orlo6 is . fine looking man. He never would
be taken for Russian. Despite his many in
iuries, he does not outwardly show their ef-
fects, except that he limps . little.