The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17
A NOTED EXPLORER
A Herald Correspondent Talks
With DR.. CHASER.
HIS EXPERIENCE IN AFRICA
Disguised as a Priest and Performing the
Duties OF One, He Faces
Untold Perils
HIS EXPERIENCE IN AFRICA
Especial Correspondence of SUNDAY HERALD.

Ispecial Correspondence of SUNDAY HERALD.
XII
Ihave written so much of my own trav-
els that now 1 will give my readers a
change, and tell them of a visit 1 had from
DR. Edward Chaser, the famous Arabian
traveller. l heard that he was stopping at
the Grand hotel, on his way to Arabia, and
thinking it would be interesting for Amer
leans to hear about his travels, at the same
time to become acquainted with this noted
man, | sent him word that / would call on
him as correspondent for THE SALT LAKE
HERALD, and requested an interview. The
courteous gentleman responded in person,
as he would not allow lady to come to
him. The doctor is medium-sized man,
with black hair and beard and a sparkling
eye that, while he speaks of his travels,
betrays the enthusiasm that sustains him
in his work His life among the barbar-
ians has not in any way influenced his gen.
tlemanly and courteous manners.
DIR. EDWARD CHASER
was born in the hop district of German
Bohemia in 1855 and is therefore only
thirty-six years of age. He graduated al
the German Polytechnicum in Prag as q
professor of science. AS child he already
possessed a great desire to visit Arabs
and when boy he began with steady
will to study the Arabic language prepare
tory for his expected trip. In 1875, when
a student in the Polytechuicum, he went tc
the geographical congress in Paris on foot
because be had not the means to pay bis
fare. He arrived there in pretty bad con-
dition, but was fortunate enough TO be
seen by one Of his professors at the Poly
technicum who gave him enough money uC
save him from want while in the great
city, and when the congress was over the
young man made his way home on foo
again In 1916 and 1877 ne served in the
Austrian army and then went TO Vienna Il
conclude his studies at the Orienta
academy, the PoytechGicum and at the
university. Up to 1880 he was assistant a
the astronomical observatory in Vienna
and during this time was constantly in
creasing his knowledge of Arabic and the
Arabians For this same purpose he wen
to Tunis to obtain personal knowledge Of
the natives and took part in the war be-
tween Tunis and France.
AS WAR CORRESPONDENT.
He made extensive trips through Tuni
and was the first European explorer il
Kairvar, then one of the holy cities, Blu
now profaued. In 1888 he crossed Tripolis OF
his way to Egypt and arrived there on thu
9Th of February, which was the day OF
which Arab Pasha started his famous re
bellion. Dr.. CHASER took part in many bat
ties during the rebellion and was one o.
those who escaped from Alexandria du
ring the massacre. After the battle O.
Tel-El- hibir, in which he also fought, b.
left Egypt for Arabia.
In Arabia ne at once met with great oh
gtacles European traveller had jus
been killed there which caused trouble be
tween England and Turkey. The Turks
would not admit the explorer into the
country and he succeeded in reaching Sana
the capital of Yamen, only disguised as
civilian. In Sara he was kept g prisone
for whole year, when the Austrian gov
eminent succeeded in getting him free
DR.. CHASER relates the killing of the un
fortunate European traveller LANCER a
characteristic Of the Arabians. LANCE
was taking bath in a creek not far fror
English Alden. He had LETT his clothe
and his gun at the border of the creek. Al
ut once his own camel drivers took his gur
and shot at him, and while the wounde
man was turning over in the water an
shouting
"AMAN,n WHICH MEANS MERCY,
the bandits rushed upon him and finishe
the murder by piercing him with thei
spears The whole tribe of the vicinit
then came and distributed among them
selves the little property which LANCE
had.
During his Imprisonment in Sana, Dr.
CHASER was never idle. He founded al oh
servatory and BY his shrewdness got a
the information from the Bedouines that b