The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-20
Travels Without Money

famous young explorer ana sports
man. Mr.. T.. &. T.. Attias, arrived IN
Baltimore last week from Penarih,
South Wales Mr.. Attins travelled ns -
member Of the ships crew, according
to the conditions of the Sporting Club
under whose auspices he IL performing
a great pedestrian feat Mr.. Attiis Is
% years old and of fine physique. lie
is native Of Alexandria. Egypt Is oi
Greek descent aud was educated at the
Lycoum, Paris, and later g-ndnated AZ
Geneva as q geographer
From 1890 to 1892 he trained and
broke horses in California In 1892 he
went to Central Africa. where he met
the explorer, Prince Xlmorim lu 1871
he became chief Of the expedition to
the gold mines Of kIllmandjnro and
Rovensoury Uganda and many others
until 1898. when the Prince died After
that Mr.. Attias became sportsman.
His greatest performance SO Tar has
been a walk from Smyrna 20 - Peters
burg-5 600 miles-in IS days and
seven nights The Sporting Club OF
Smyrna had offered $500 if the journey
could be accomplished in 90 days.
He beat time by II days, walking II p
hours a day, giving lectures at various
points, the proceeds Of which We're
given to local charities.
He has been the first to cross the
terrible Balkans at Stranga, over which
his course lay, and for which he has
been decorated with the order Of
chevalier By Nicholas II Of Russia. Mr.
Attias subsequently defeated the pede-
strian champions Of Europe
He is at present collecting material
for a book giving accounts of the Gus
toms and manners Of the various civil.
lied and uncivilized inhabitants Of the
world. His present tour under the
auspices Of the London Sporting Club
is said to be for a prize Of . 600 He
started from Cadiz. in Spain. on Jan
uary / 1898. and has walked through
Spain. France, Belgium, Holland, Ger
many, Switzerland, Italy, Austria,
Hungary. Bulgaria, Roumania and
through Russia to ST Petersburg. From
ST. Petersburg he crossed through Fin
land and from Aboe by ship u Stock
holm from there he walked through
Sweden, Norway. Denmark, thence by
ship to London, through England and
Scotland and finally sailed from Penarth
for Baltimore on May 30. paying his
travelling expenses BY his lectures and
paper which he publishes as he goes
along.
Although really travelling without
money Nj Attias manages to live IN
the best style According 10 the con-
ditions laid down by his club he left
Cadiz rs months ago without cent or
any other means of subsistence, except
fertile Imagination, high spirits ard
good health His first publication was
issued in Madrid in French and Ger
man, in which he is proficient as he Is
in majority of other European Ian
Ruages He has several Royal subscrib'
ers 10 his works.
Mr. Attias proposes to spend TWO
days in Baltimore and then to pay a
visit to Washington, where ne hopes 70
have an audience with President Nc
Kinley. He will then go to New York,
where he will begin his pedestrian tour
across North America, through Chicago
to California. then southwark through
part of South America; then, by sea
and land, to Australia, Japan, Philip
pines and India, to finish in Alden, and
then terminate his 40, 600 miles in the
still humble condition OF a traveller
without money.
Capt Harry Magill, Of the Lord Duff
ferin, brought Mr. Attias to Baltimore
at the request Of Mr. d I. Philips,
formerly of Baltimore, United States
consul at Cardiff. Wales, courtesy he
rendered for the American representa-
tive. Mr.. Attias is accompanied by
two dogs and private secretary on his
trips. The secretary and dogs are in
New York, having been sent over from
Southampton with all their expenses
paid, while he had to accept, as his
contract demanded, apassage for which
be could pay nothing.