The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-03

tortured lnto fny SlCai "'SNN'
A Chapter of Horrors Which Is
Not Fiction, But Hard Facts.
Henry Savage Lnndor's story of his
capture, torture and final escape from
the unknown land of Thibet horrified
the entire civilized world only few
months ago SO revolving story was
il that only the wounds and physical
suffering of the victim caused MIN 20
be believed. His complete story has
been published i'm London by william
Heinemann. and is certainly the book
of the year" in the field of travel ana
exploration. 1t is entitled I'm the
Forbidden Land: An Account OF a
Journey in Tibet. Capture by the IT,
hetan Authorities, Imprisonment, Tor
ture and Ultimate Release" and wins
extended mention in the London Gra-
phic and Black and White, Mr.. Lam
dor set out for Tibet active, strong,
a typical wiry young EnClishman; he
returned broken in health, physically
disabled, weary and old.
TIBET AN UNKNOWN LAND.
There are few less known regions
on the earths surface than Tibet. Ow-
ing to the jealous eXclusiveness of the
chinese authorities, the religious fanat-
iCism of the Tibetans themselves, ana
the Wild and difficult nature of tn
country. Tibet has remained isolated
from the world longer and more com
pletclv than any other region I'm Asia.
Nevertheless, from the fourteenth cen
tury onward Europeans have entered
and crossed the country. y foW have
even penetrated to Lhassa, including
one Englishman, Manning, in 1871. But
since two French missionaries got there
IN 1S4j European feet have rot en-
tered the capital of Tibet. The praC-
tical reason why, which is the out
come of the causes just mentioned,
will be found in Savage Landor's ac-
count of his reception by the Lamas
and the tOrturos hc endured at their
hands. When the fir~' accounts OF his
suCferings reached EnGland there was
a not unnatural disposition to regard
them as "trdVelcrs tales" but Mr..
Landor, has, very properly, appended
to his own statement the official doe
umepts of the government inquiry in
to his case, documents which complete
ly establish the truth of the tale of
the terrible cruelty to which his love
Of adventure exposed him.
WARNED NOT TO GO.
Mr.. Landor attempted to reach the
sacred city Of Lhassa from the Indian
frontier. In spite Of most elaborate
preparations his secret leaked out and
he got into the hands of the Tibetan
authorities, who did all in their power
to Illustrate his plan. They removed
the bridges that make easy the passa2e
oG the most likely pass, but Mr.. Ian
dor made his way through a more diff
fcult gorge, after having overcome al
most insurmOuntablc obstacles. Final
ly he succeeded in reaching the sacred
lake of MansarOwar, lying among the
Himalayas. 1900 feet above the sea
level. Thence he reached GunkNo lake,
which emptcs itself into the Erahma e
putra. From the lake he made ar eX-
tensive exploration of the upper Prah-
maputra basin, gathering results that
should be of great geographical and
ethnographiCal value. One by one his
following of servants left him or hai
10 be left, and finally his escort re,
duced itself TO two faithful servants
Chanden Sing, an Indian eX-poliCem&n
and Man Sing, a leper.
lie was engaged in buying horst
Whel' he ana these two servants Wer,
treaCherously attacked by an over
whelming force, of Tibetans, thrown
down, beaten, kicked and finally lee
,h, ,,c.a,,,, ~ tt,o -, - -, ,-l',.
ernor Of the provinro
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HIS lohlu Rh BEGINS.
At first Mr.. Lardor himself was no
tortured, the "pombo" only trying L
intimidate him by the sight of the crue
scourging OF the unfortunate Chan
den Sing. Then, on pretense of con
ducting him to the frontier the ri
'betans put Mr.. Iandor on a PONY an,
took him for gallon across countrv
which he describes as follows:
The saddle of the pony | had beeI
thrown upOL is worthy of description
1t was in reality a wooden frame -
very high backed saddle from III,
back Of which some five or six shar,
iron spikes stuck out horizontally A,
sat On this imnlement of to,tura IN,
cd BY ysotS Or h"'y O@S% %on%Sa nUs%S% %S,
win m"SkCtS ana SWOruS, We SET Of