The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-11
BEAT way
AROUND
WORLD.
Harry Kemp Started With a
Capital Of SO Cents ESCAPED
Many PerIIs.

Newark. June 1i.-1'here dropped from
a freight train I'm Arlington, N. j., yester-
day boy OF eighteen, who since he left
his home there, fourteen months ago. has
travelled on an original capital of nifty
cents around the world as tramp, stow
away and worker.
He forced his way 20 the forefront OF
the fighting In China, was shot at in the
Philippines and underwent a variety of
adventures in other parts of the globe.
lie is Harry Kemp. who left Arlington
high school graduate. who had distin-
guished himself In English and Latin
and has returned a bronzed. manly look
ing adventurer. content 10 settle down
to the comparatively humdrum life I'm
that city. lie is the son OF w. f.. Kemp,
a prominent resident.
Harry embarked March %. 1900. on the
Pestazoln bound for South American
port, as cabin boy. The ship went from
South America to sydney, Australia.
where. tired by the long voyage, Harry
deserted.
BY deserting he forfeited his wages. but
on the maxim that a fair exchange is no
robbery ne APPROPRIATED the captains re-
volver and carving knife. After short
stay I'm Sydney, during which he Travelled
much through the surrounding country
Kemp learned OF the Boxer outbreak In
China.
He Immediately became a stowaway In
the Maori King, bound for Taku with
cargo Of cattle. He was found ana put
20 work having several narrow escapes
from the horns and hoofs OF the Austria
liam steers.
At Taku the Maori King was halted by
the blockade OF the Powers and compelled
to unload it's cargo into lighters. Deter
mined TO reach China az any cost the poy
with considerable difficulty boarded one
OF the lighters and again hid, this time
without discovery.
lie reached Tien-Tsin and Pekin In
time 20 witness the looting OF those cities
All the food and stores were under mil
itary guard, and after existing without
food at Pekin for three days the youth
ful globe trotter went to an American OF
ficer and made known his condition. lie
was furnished with food and got en-
ployment on a steam launch patrol al
/ $40 month. Soon uring OF this. HAIRY
/ drew two weeks salary due him and re-
I turned 10 Tien-Tsin.
lie was undecided where 10 go, when he
saw a company OF marines marching tt
the United States battleship Indiana
which had been ordered to Manila. kemr
followed them, and hid away In the
/ hold Being found by one of the officers
/ he was set at work at odd painting jobs
! Kemp stayed at Manila a month OF
/ more. seeing much of the life of the FIJI
! ipinos. on one occasion he was fired up
on from ambush by robbers. or ladrones
| as they are known in the island. and
| barely escaped with his life. Awaiting
| himself of a good chance, Kemp hid OF
United States transport. and was soof
| landed at Nagasaki. Japan. He there OBJ
| tanned a position a waiter in hote
! and after an accident he was discharged
| He next spent several days in pleasure
4 trip around Japan. and then became
| stowaway on n United States transpor
| that later landed him I'm San Francisco.
Kemp walked to Los Angeles, six hun
| dred miles, and afterward Jumped
freight trains to come East. He rod
| through Arizona and New Mexico, an'
was I'm Beaumont, Texas. during the OF
| boom.