Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-09
A RUSSIAN HERO.



II Is scarcely known evan T., ~
was Commodore SkrldlofI Wiz s.al is mat y
accompany Admiral Gervais 4, ~ e ,,.s
=. tns reception OF Cronstadf ana ., Il,e
AIersnt me nigh honor which Fmneror
Ai,sAander paid 10 his French hos.s NV ,hl
secretion Remained almost sesrs, Y nus tls
ias hafionovitch Skridlof now ls reat ni.n i9
II Ia On ine polnt Of becoming rear admiral
his breast the cross 81 81 iaa,r,,aN e si upon
est order That can be conferred ~ pn ,ihn-
ipr an act OF daring bravery which s,s,,s1i'
Rvssia az s1 ueg ,rI IN the war OF 1877 between
The Russian army vas nren,,,r,. =. -
the danube on pontoous, when two TnriisI,
monitors NO appeared. Young lieutenant s,iid.
The Trrti 1890 80. 10 oppose the advance cf
III. ~ iurAish vessels, with six sailors and his
Friend, the painter Nercstcharin' who a.
sisted upon going with him stridineg
Doarded me pleasure yacht OF tie late Em.
peror and prepared TO put torpe,locg 1,ndnr
the monitors. LET nj take a ri,ss ~
snerry, said he to Herestchnrin when fba
ia W., moved out; lit win doubtless he our
The Turks were asionished n, ho a.,
proach of the little craft and sent 4 per.
Iect shower OF shot at Il; but, fearing 10 be
I I9Tn 70 pieces they quickly steamed back,
ieaSlhE me russians 10 cross the river nm,
melespdA The lSclutka, HAVING 'orco,n-
plshed hsr mission, brought back Lieuten
ant Skridlon with fOnr serious wounds ia
ms ms the hrst man wounded IN the campaign.
'i anti III p[ nrsery Won for the young man
In 1851 he was captain Of the strelock n
warshlp OF 1900 tons. He was cruising I'm
the Atlantic during the Afehaniston dtai'
Guilty. Ii VIII be remembered fhaf tha pps
sian General komuron fortified tue strnte.
gic Inc OF the river kOuschka thus threat
emmy inc English in India. war rumor
passed over Europe. The English govern.
nent Instructed It's ambassador Mt 81 Pc
tersburg 10 obtain from tho oznr n refusal
70 sanction the action Of Komnroff under
a sIs nSinalty Q, rupture o. all amicable ne
EQUATIONS. Alexander III. was not intim.
dated, and bis bold reply WAS that Konnr-
ron had acted under his orders Every.
BODY expected a declaration OF war Charged
Win secret mission for the United States
Skridlom was followed by an English vessel
OF 4 tonnage double the size OF that Of his
cruiser and the big Brltlsher was com
manded by Captain Hand When anchored
IN the hnfbor ut Newport Skridloff resolved
20 escape from the EnglishmAn. and this is
the way he managed il: II was Saturday
ana Aperformance was 10 take place at the
theatre In the evening In the afternoon
Skrldlom ordered all the linen OF his sailors
TO he hung out on the yardarms, as is the
custom on washdays. He himself, went
ashore, and proceeded to the theatre, ac-
compnlied by number Of his officers
At tue close OF the performance he in.
Nlted the actresses anu Captnin Hand to
supper The Invitation was accepted
Toward midnight he made an excuse for a
temporary absence from the dining room
but didn't come back. He quickly boarded
MS vessel, weighed anchor and escaped,
and Captain llnud wis afterwards court
Sireioek nut into san Domingo, where Cap
tain Skfidluu sent two officers ashore 10 get
ncws from the continent. Tue Haytians
arrested the Russian officers.
After several hours Of waiting the cap
tain went ashore himself and demanded the
immediate rclense VI his officers, us wen az
u written apology duly signed; Otherwise he
would have the place bombardcd ut once.
In order TO have no mistake about the