The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-14
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Mr.. Churchill then told the story of
his famous escape from Pretoria. II
was put up in the State Model school,
where l remained a prisoner for little
less shan a month. Cooped up on a
place hundred yards square, for a
month, with bad food-the service was
| shocking - constantly receiving the
most discouraging bad news of the OPP
erations of my countrymen, you may
imagine that the experience was not
easy.
II frequently asked the Beers to let
me 20 L knew no reason why they
should let me go, nevertheless I tried
may ways to persuade them. They
were perfectly reasonable and were
not persuaded So I finally made the
attempt to go without their permission.
| The school was surrounded by cor
rugated iron fence, which could be sur
mounted without much difficulty, but
with good deal of danger, for it was
| guarded by three or four armed Boer
sentinels who were likely to treat es-
capped prisoners in a very untimely
manner Added to this. the fence was
Kept illuminated at night, except for
the shade of two or three little trees,
which made patch on the corrugated
IRON fence which showed like black vel
vet in the surrounding glare.
we noticed these trees and the black
shade they cast, that if man got out
there he might escape. So on the 18th
Oh december last year, a year ago last
night, succeeded in getting out Of my
prison. By the help of my companion
who was to escape with me and a
friendly hedge, I made my way to the
dark patch of shade, and crossed the
fence with but single mishap. NV
Walstcoat caught on the ornamented top
OF the fence, and for a minute I was
IN ticklish situation I remember the
occasion well. The Boer sentinel near
est me was busy lighting his pipe with
MS back toward me. The last thing |
saw was the glow of the lighted match
through his fingers as | finally slid
safely down on the other side
Once outside, Mr.. Churchill waited
more than an hour for his companion,
who had crossed the illuminated space
outside the prison and been captured.
He then made his way to the first rail-
way, which by good fortune led to-
ward Delagoa Bay
Spending an uncomfortable night on
the train, he jumped off in the early
morning near the Whitbank colliery.
Dirty, wet and draggled he finally fell
IN with friend in the person of Hen
ry Howard, manager of the Transvaal
collieries, who kept him in the bottom
of the mines for four days with rats
for company, and at last shipped him
to Delagoa Bay packed in a carload of
wool.
Mr.. Churchill closed his lecture with
an illustrated description Of the cam
paign which resulted in the relief of
Ladysmith He was modest in his ex-
preston of loyalty to his native coun-
try, and appealed to Americans to help
by their sympathy in the final peace
able reconstruction in South Africa
which will terminate the long and dis
astrous rivalry of the two nations.
At the conclusion of the lecture Mr..
Churchill was made the guest of the |
club. Major Bromley was
chairman of the committee appointed |
by the club for the entertainment of |
was had and everybody greatly en- |
joyed the young Englishman's COM |
pany. He was introduced by the pres |
ldent of the club and made delightful |
little extemporaneous speech, which |
was greatly appreciated. The club had |
no opportunity to make formal affair !
Of the visit of Mr.. Churchill as the !
time of his visit to the club was wholly |
uncertain. AS it was the distinguished
visitor was most happily entertained. |
He left on the 11:50 train for Washing
ton, D. G. Another visitor to the Grad
uates' club last night was Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff of New York, who
was in town to pay a visit to his son,
who is i'll at the Yale infirmary. Mr..
Woodruff has been In town several
lines of late to visit his son. He ar
lived at the club just as Mr. Churchill
departed.