The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21
HIGH SCHOOL MESSENGER
Christmas Number S1ives n sketch Of
Jack Richardson

A very interesting number of the High
School Messenger is out and is known as
the Christmas edition. 1t contains many
selected articles and one of the features
which is of special interest. gives a short
sketch of the career of Jack Richardson,
who is so well known to the many Wich-
tia High school students and others. A
short synopsis of the article is given as
follows:
No name is more familiar to the stu
dents, or to those who have graduated
from the Wichita High school within the
last eight years than Jack" Whenever
it is said This is Jacks opinion" there
is never the question Jack who?" but
every one understands that it is Jack
Richardson, the friend and companion of
the boys, the admirer-and the admiration
of the girls.
Every boy knows something Of Jack S
life, some interesting adventure in the
Bermuda Islands, or perhaps, on the man
of-war on which he served, and the girls
know that Jack has travelled at least 500
miles to every mile of any of the profess
sors in our beloved High school.
But every one is always anxious to
learn more of Jack. He is eagerly sought
by the boys at noon. and at our recep-
tons he has crowd of girls around him.
But each one cannot find out all he wants
to. so it is the object of the writer to tell
to every one a few pointers" IN Jack S
life.
Jack Richardson was born in the town
of Corey, county of Waxford, Ireland, in
1860 but his child life was spent in Dub
lin. Here he attended the national schools
for seven years; then at the age of IA
he entered her majesty's service at Ports
mouth. England, and received his train
ing on that famous man-of-war, the Duke
of wellington. Having finished the de-
tails of training in one year, he was pro-
NOTED 10 the gunboat Agamama, launched
at Chatham, England.
The Agamama having received Jack on
board. Immediately set sail for Gibraltar.
Here they received orders 10 set sail for
the Canary Islands. but before sailing
southwark, Jack, being in command oil
the captains gig. had opportunity to
visit Cadiz and other seaports. Having
reached the Canaries, and having stayed
there a fortnight, they received orders to
set sail for Cape Town, Africa, on account
of the Zulu war, in 1873.
Here, Jack being an ambitious young
man, resigned his position on the Aga
mama, and went on board the man-of-war
Northampton The Northampton receiv-
ed orders to bring from Portsmouth, Eng
land, two cavalry regiments. the Six
teenth Lancers and the Eighteenth Hus-
sars, to take part in the Zulu war.
Landing these regiments at Cape Town,
the Northampton went after another regi-
lnent of Irishmen. like Jack, which was
stationed at Madras, India After this
trip Jack and his ship crossed the equator
four times, sailing around entire Africa
twice.
The Northampton landed this regiment
of Irishmen at Cape Town, and remained
there about six months, until the Zulu
war was nearly ended. Here Jack had
the pleasure of seeing that famous Zulu
chief, Cetawayo. with his twenty-seven
wives. who were made prisoners in Cape
Town castle.
The Northampton then sailed for Eng
land. going I'D the River Thames, and
down the Midway to Chatham. Jack had
been 10 London numerous times before
this. but on this trip TO England he spent
a great deal of time in London, taking in
all the sights of the Crystal Palace, that
most wonderful glass building.
In Aldershot he stood within few feet
of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. and her
bodyguard. John Brown. The Prince of
Wales. with his wife. was sitting in the
carriage with his mother, and the Prince
of Austria was near them on handsome
grey horse. The occasion was the parade
of s., 900 troops.