The times., 1898-06-09
A FAMOUS INVENTOR.
Col. INrag. of the Norwegian Army.
Visits Washington.

Visits Washington.
Col. o. Krag, inventor of the famous
Krag- g-Jorgensen> rife and chief of the
ordnance department of the Norwegian
army, is in Washington, registered at the
Ebbitt House.
This is the colonels first visit to Amer
lea. Upon the advice OF his physicians he
decided on a brief American trip, and re-
signing the cares of army life he sailed
from Norway for New York, where he ar
rived scarcely a week ago. After spend
.ng several days with friends in the
Borough of Manhattan Col. Krag decided
to visit the capital of a country for which
he processes very great love. He is ac-
companied by August Reymert a we'll
known Norwegian lawyer of New York,
who has been instrumental in introducing
the Krag-Jorgensen rifle into military
favor.
Yesterday Col. Krag paid his respects
to a few officials in the Ordnance Depart
ment, the Swedish and Norwegian min
listers and also called upon Senator Mel
son. who is the only pure-blooded Norwe-
gian in the Senate Today the colonel
will be presented to the President.
Col Krag is in America purely for
pleasure. and his visit is not in any way
health his physicians advised a sea trip.
and he Immediately decided upon visit
to the United States, which is a country,
he says. where nearly every family in
Norway has relatives.
Sitting in his room at the Ebbitt House
last night Col. Krag submitted himself
to an interview He said:
Like every other foreign military Of
ficer. | am intensely interested in the
A fc destined
teach many lessons to students of mod
ern warfare, and q close study of events
now transpiring on this side of the At
lantic will yield very satisfactory re-
suits to those interested in problems of
war.
II speak for my country, I think, in
saying that the sympathies of Norway
are with the United States in this con-
fiict. We consider this a war in behalf Of
humanity. and hope for its speedy sue
cess. Your country has absorbed a very
large percentage of our countrymen, and
there is Hardly a family in Norway that
has not relatives in the United States.
Our fighting Vikip. blood is well repre-
sented iH the American army and navy,
and we are eager that the legends of
heroism founded upon historic Norseman
valor shall be vindicated as our sons de-
fend the American flag.
Every military official in Norway de-
lights in the deeds of heroism already
enacted by the American-Navy, and hopes
that your army viii be given an opportu-
nifty 10 prove its metal
Speaking of the prospective Anglo
Saxon alliance the colonel said:
we also hope for such an alliance.
Norway believes that the AngIo-Saxon
race are the very salt of the earth, and
hope for the time when the two greatest
powers of the earth shall be allied
Col Krag was exceedingly modest in
speaking of his famous rife. which has
been adopted by the War Department
and of which about 6. 900 are now in use
in the American army. He is confident
however, that IL will suDersede every
other make Of army rifles There was no
need, he thought, to speak Of its numer-
Gus advantages, since its adoption by the
War Department is sufficient proof of its
superiority. Still he is intensely inter-
ested, as are many other army officials,
in the showing the Krag-Jorgensen rife
Will make in the present war.
Col. Krag expects to sail for Norway
in about a week. He Will remain in Wash
I ington but few days. He has many
warm personal friends whom he intends
/ to visit before leaving.