New-York tribune., 1900-01-15
THE PASSING THRONG.

George Burbank. OF Council Bluffs. IS an old
Harvard graduate. who maintains HIS love for his
Alma Mater with enduring fresh
\ TRUE ness. which he has proved for
SPECIMEN years by taking the long Eastern
OF DISCORD Journey from his home for the sole
purpose OF witnessing the annual
boat race At the Gilsey House yesterday he told
Of an experience he had IN New-LondOn at one OF
the races OF the early nineties. follows:
I was at the Pequot House. and while the night
previous to the there was good deal OF
noise. usual. going & the vicinity Of the
Pequot it was only what was TO be expected under
the circumstances and not at all disturbing 70 an
old stager like myself. So along about II O'Clock 1
turned In, IN order to secure good nights rest.
but that was one time when I was fooled. The
Thames from above the railroad bridge below
the Pequot was practically solid mass OF yachts
anchored and OF course a large part OF them were
owned by either Harvard Yale sympathtzers, and
many Of them by men actually in college on
the Pequot was collection Of Yale boats had
been asleep perhaps an hour or two when was
I have had listen 70. It was apparently
intervals you could detect the semblance OF the
tune, Way Down Upon the Suwanee River but
cassed ~ va 8 On .he aiiI uitsti -
uOn. have heard circus and so 900 minstrel bands
POSSIBLE BUT neTsT beors oE Sce R haTe heard
anything that even approached that nights expert
euce for uncauny and complete discord. They kept
It up hendishly until it after o'clock before
The next day foregathered with a Yale man, who
told how it was done Some twelve men with
yachts. and a chap with eornet-a-piston played
the tune and all the others played continuously
angling and sleep numbering efeet read dsI1y my
yG1ung TREND lecture which seemed rather to
PLease MIN tnan otherwise, and was Just going 70
get angry when l remembered that I myself had
been guilty OF similar things in my salad days"
Frederick Cortland PenheId was for a number OF
years the diplomatic of this country at Cairo
Egypt and from his experience
KITCHENER there and actual contact with latter
IN SOUTH day Egyptian life published work
AFRICA entitled Present Day Egypt"
which has received considerable
notice. both In this country and in England Dur
ing his residence in Egypt Mr.. Penfeld became
well acquainted with General Kitchener while his
large commercial interests in South Africa have
made him familiar with the situation there and
qualified him to speak as who knows OF the
Boer war. When at the New-York Club yes
terday Mr.. Penfeld said:
Yes Britain ls clearly pinning her faith on
Kitchener TO revtvify her campaign in South Africa
The Sirdar is a remarkable soldier and executive,
and the British Government admits this by turning
Roberts is Kitchener's senior in years and rank.
the stage IN the reorganized attack upon the Boer
word tba Be5 best m The has Of + the the
canpaign-and Great Britain has called in her
to little short Of genius Kitcheners forte is Of
adapt himself to conditions in South Africa He
and Roberts will deliberately, and it is probable
that they will make their move upon Pretoria from
entirely new base. Their campaign is almost
possess some novel features.
England is certain 10 win-must w1n-fOr she
has no intention Of dropping to the rank Of a
fourth rate power; but the Beers are aSsuredly
going TO make England pay an appalling price for
success, even as KRUGER promised II Roberts and
Kitchener emerge from the campaign with no sert-
blunder charged against them. the gratitude OF
the British people will know bounds Roberts s
will then be glorfously ended, and Kitchener.
not yet fifty. and with twenty years OF usefulness
ahead Of him, will be the man OF the period
1T may seem a startling prediction, hnished
NIr Penheld. but IL would not surprise me II
Kitchener became Lord WOlseley's successor as
cOmmander-in-chief OF the British Army