The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-10-07
BURNED WITH IRONS
Experience Of Henry Landor,
the Well Known Traveller.
rhe Barbarians Exhausted Their Ingc-
nuity In Imposing the severest Of
TEXTURES Upon Him. but by . Lucky
Chance He Escaped Death.

BOMBAY, Oct 4. - Henry Savage
Landor wen known throughout English
speaking nations as an artist, traveller
and writer. has returned to India after
An experience which he Is not likely to
:orget for many a long day, and the evil
fences of which may ever remain with
him. Some time ago Mr.. Landor un-
dertook an exploring expedition into
the wilds Of that comparatively un-
known country, Thibet. His journey
was an arduous one, and finally the
members Of his company decided to
abandon him. This they carried into
immediate execution. only two poor
coolies remaining faithful.
Natives of Thibet had been for a
iong time on his track, but he succeed
ed through many stratagems in evad-
Ing them. Finally they managed to
catch him through an act Of treachery.
1t did not take them long to decide
lust what they would do with him.
trial, more farce than anything else,
was held, and he was sentenced to
death, despite his protests that his visit
% their country was purely one of Curl
osity and in the pursuit of his travel
Ing researches. Not only did they con-
1emn him to die. but determined that
ne should taste torture before being
finally dispatched.
This sentence was partly carried in
to effect. Mr.. Lander was bound hand
and foot, after being stripped and then
0ot irons We're applied all over his body.
His suffering was intense, but the un-
fortunate man soon learned that his
agony was not yet at an end
He was carried to the execution
ground and every arrangement COM
pleted for ending his life. At the very
last moment, when Mr.. Landor saw
death staring him in the face. the grand
lama, foremost chief of the Thibetans,
interviewed and committed the prison.
cr's sentence to torture by the stretch
ing log
This instrument was a species, in
rude and primitive form, of the rack,
and to II he was attached. Rollers were
then moved to and fro, with the effect
of straining his limbs severely and bad
ly injuring his spine After being held
In chains for eight days and suffering
untold torments he was released.
Mr.. Landor bears 22 wounds as proof
of the tortures he underwent. 1t is
marvel how he survived them.
He has for some years occupied a
leading position among Asiatic and
African travellers. and he has traversed
many Of the less known parts of Aus
tralia and the South American conti-
nent.
His principal publications are "Ko-
rea, or the Land Of the Morning Calm"
"A Journey to the Sacred Mountain Of
Siao-onT Tai-shan" and alone With the
Hairy Ainu. or Three Thousand Eight
Hundred Miles on Pack Saddle"
MIR. Landor has written scores Of
minor narratives Of his travels in ia
pan. China South Mongolia and the
kurile islands.
The grand lama is said to be the
most opulent individual in existence.
The great temple Of Buddha, which Is
also the residence OF the lama, Is a
vast square edifice, covering with its
precincts many acres. its center being
surmounted by gilded dome.
The interior Is said to be full OF idols.
treasure and works of art. The offer
,ngs are enormous. Contiguous to the
temple on it's four sides are four cele-
Grated monasteries greatly resorted to
by the Chinese and Mongols as schools
IF the Buddhist religion and philosophy.
Mr. Landor has been commissioned by
The Daily Mail to endeavor to reach
LHassa, the capital city of Thibet and
the residence Of the grand lama, on an
anluent of the River San Poo.