The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-12
nnIrIsn mERo ~ TROUBLE.
AFTER MafekinE He Came over aud
nestcErd the Tenderloin.
Erom ID - YnLk MaraId

From tho New York Herald
Capt Ronald Monericn. VINO helped de-
fend Mafokng Travelled sixty miles
through the most denscly crowded part
Of the Tonder.oin In the early hours of
yesterday morning lie made forced
! march lee q cab under the most trying
conditions at times enduring che torfures
81 thirst. and in district 80 poorly pro-
| pldsd with water BE- would have gone ill
with one less accustomed 20 privation ana
| peril The captain Is now AZ the Waldorf
Astoria, resting from his arduous jour
Hey
he began 10 raise the siege Of Mafeking
% the Tcnderloiu at few minutes after
midnight yesterday morning haiiing q
member 81 the Might Hawk Fufileers.
Nho mad cab and an atienuated sliced
Tho cab was old and rickety. ana com
pared 10 u cart such az o. used in trek
king over the voidl would have been con-
sidcrcd un equipege
capt Aioncrlcn had been the companion
in arms 81 colonel NOV Major GcneraD
Baden Powell and the gallant captain be-
lievod that b. was back a, Mafeking and
had been sent on p0.thnate with some
message Of importance Therefore he
rode with nll speed ana did not stop un-
"a be- had covered all the principal streets
of the Teuderioin. which in every truth.
seemed 10 Boz lined with layers. He stop
ped ~ every place Of which he knew. and
then az all che places the Capman knew.
and between them they covered the ground
pretty thoroughly Finally as the dawn
appeared BE- commanded the cabman to
drive toward the rsln-obscured sun.
Although the horse was tagged and the
spirits Of the cahman had begun 10 droop.
the process 81 raising tho siege Of Mnfek-
al
continued with but slightly diminished
ardor At last the cabman protested that
although he did not mind an al night
drive ne could not bar object 20 keeping
up the journey through an the succeed
ing day He ihercupon Peremptorily re-
fused 90 proceed ana demanded SIS for the
fare.
capt Moncrlen. with excessive dignity.
declared that the price was extortionatc.
and 80 he was driven IN royal state 10
the West Thirtleth street police station,
where the question Of compensation was
argued IN .xteuso and, u may b. added.
al uauaeam n was then hnlfpast nine
O'Clock. and the cahman intimated that
SIS vas not an eXtortionate price for a
journey OF nearly ten hours. lie finally
agreed however. with some show OF tears,
20 accept SO The captain did NOT have
any money with him. owing to the ex-
pandltures for supplies whilf he had been
obliged 20 make IA hts journey. and
kindly police sergeant permitted him 70
rest IN the station house.
capt Moncrien finally sent 10 the Wal
d0rf- Astoria. where his friend and distant
kinsman james Patterson Scott o. resid-
ing. and. the necessary money being
speedily provided. the gallant frontiers
man returned 10 the hotel Tor breakfast.
That his thirst Tor adventure is power
suI can be seen when it is stated that he
went out driving again yesterday after
noon.
CAPT Moucricn eongs 20 q dietin-
gulshed English family. ana Is the brother
81 the DoWager Lady Dudley Duchess %
ing the siege Of Mafekng. and r. suffer-
Athoi He endured great hardships dur
ing from a wound received IN the Boer
war II Is said that he received q letter
from the Prince 81 Wales complimenting
him upon his gallant conduct Ia the British
service
he was 90 Newport during the summer
and attracted much attention q, the lead
Ing hotels he Is nov conducting negoti-
ati0ns for the production 81 a play based
upon the siege of Nafekiug, 90 be called
THE whole World Through The ssf--
tain Will supply the local color and Air.
scott Is said 60 be the financial hacker.
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