The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-09

Among the most distinguished adopts /
in this difficult and pefilous art is
appropriately enough-one OF the .
nest popular officers In the British
ARMY leutenani-Coion Willoughby-
Werner. Of the Riae Brigade. who d.
a. this moment. a professor Of mill
iary science az sandhurEt
While stationed al Gibraltar. be-
tween 1874 and 1850. Colonel Werner
had splendid opportunities for indulg-
Ing his favorlie pastlme. THE lowest
las TO situation and also the very
first eagles nest ever took. vas that
Of an Imperial eagle-a tree-nesting
species This nest was In a stunted
tree. only 20 feet high. In the middle
Of an almort lmpeuetrable thlckct
which was surrounded by a largo
swamp covered with reeds 10 feet
high" Here the great bird relied for
security on the solitude Of the swamp.
and the difficulty Of access 10 the tree.
Certainly. Colonel Werner would never
have reached that nest were 4 not
for the assistance rendered BY a couple
Of harc-logged Spanish leech-caichers.
who beat down the reeds for him with
their poles. The gallant Colonela
highest nest los compared with the
lowest. mentioned abovel was that %
A Golden eagle. which took up iis abode
IN dizzy crag. 2soO feet above Jimenn.
IN Andaluala.
Asked aa 20 the details Of his clin-
climbing outfit. Colonel Werner said
II alke with me $50 feet Of i-inch
Alpine rope. 90 feet Of pinch rope for
bad places: a ball Of strong twine
with lead weight attached. Tor com
muuicating up or down. a nest OF tin
boxes for egrr. carried In q loong
crcei. fold-rlamon, dagger canvas
belt Especially made for me by a blue
jackcl: water-bottie and provisions.
o hand camera. and a set Of cgg-hlow-
ing instruments packed In n case"
To these may be added a IS foot
rope OF pure Elik. weighing but a few
onutcs. yet capable Of supporting two
men. This rope was given 20 The Col.
oncl hy the late Crown Prince Rudol.
o. Austria. who had used q himself
whilst chan.ols-hunt.ng In the Tyrol
One of our illustrations shows iu
quite a startling manner the frightiul
positions In which clln-climheu quite
commonly end themselves. This dar'
lng man Is AIR C. Kcarion. Of Elarce
Hcrts. askcd Mr. Kcarton 70 de-
scribe his method Of making a descent
and this IL what be- said Perhaps o.
would be better FIRST OF all. II ! faid
a word or two about that photo. In q
I am depicted climbing down clln
on the south coast q Ireland ! am
about ffty feet down. and the clln was
nearly 800 feet above the sea. The
photo vaT taken By a naturalist friend.
before starting on a clin-climbinr
expedition" pursued Mr.. KearIon u
FIRST procure couple o. ropes about
the thickness Of ones thumb. and IN
length from 200 feet 10 900 feet Next
crowblr. which Ok firmly In The
ground some distance from the cdee OF
the clln. one rope tthe guide rope
IA securely tlcd To this crowhar. ant
then held by the man who is LETTING
me down. Attached 10 the end ar'
three loops. which are placed roun,
ny body and under my legs TO proven
me from falling out With the Camer
slung over my back. and the guide
ropc In my hand. I deliberately wall
backwards over the brink OF the clin
the rope being controlled by a mai
who uuwinds Il at given signals. %
arlng my revolver. the situation OF
nest q az once revealed by the sud
den alrht of the birds. As am low
cred. I carefully dlslodge with my Zee
every loose be Of rock with my reach
20 as TO avoid q possible shower q
rubhlo and stones ttho result Of con
tact with the ropel when below. TIL
Is vitality Important Az will, ! can 81
IN the Grin or s,ing. A. the soun
Of ones voice ia Lost when AZ a dept
down the clid of about ffty feet, au
other man O. stationed al a point wher
1 can see him; and q is through hi
agency that the man nc the crowha
receives my signals The nest To B
photographed may be- found on a fair
" accessible ledge, ln which case N