Evening journal., 1901-04-03
HOnOrCd for HrrOiSm by
America and England
RECEIVES VICTORIAN SCARF
Dead Queen Knitted The Article With
Her Own Hands During Her
Last Days

After making for himself and his
country a reputation for hurC.sln that
Is wOrld-wiiIs Leonard Chadw elk has
returned % HIS home In Wilmington.
No. l2l Justiacn street. where he is
resting up after several years exciting
experience on sea and ashore with bull
let's, shells and cannon balls whstling
dangerously nsar him. He is we'll
known In this city, and his friends
glory in his heroic triumphs. He not
only gained recognition by his BRAY
cry at Clenfuogos in cutting cables In
tl4e face OF a destructive and Calling
bomhardmcnt from the Spanish guns,
but he has made a great name in the
lransvdal while in the service Of Eng
land.
His bravery In action In the war with
the Beers gained fer Mr. Chadwick q
wooltn scarf. knitted by the hands OF
tho late Queen Victoria. IL s known
as the Victoria Scarf" and Is priced
highly by Mr. Chadwick.
Neither blue books nor the who is
who publications chronicle the exist
ence of the dashlng young American
and WilmlngtOnian, Leonard Chad
wick. whose bicod-Quickening deeds OF
heroism in Cienfuegos bay and on the
South African veldt have won honOrs
from two great governments.
For what he did In Cuban waters one
, fine morning in May more than two
years ago the Unted States presented
Z him with a craven medal cOmmemora-
, tive Of that audaclous cable-cutting
/ event, and for his daredevil courage In
carrying a succor dispatch across a fire
, zone that sized and sputtsred like fry
. ing fat England deemed him worthy of
ono Of the four kahld-colored scarfs
fashioned by the lamonted Victoria as
tokens OF her approval Of acts OF hero
ism well done.
Only four OF these emblems were
, made by the queen, who. whila knitting
the fabric into shape had Ia mind her
/ brave subjects from far away colonies.
, IL was her own wish that one should
90 to the brayest Canadian. another 10
him from Australia who should be pro-
nounced worthy, the third to some
daredevil New Zealander. and the
fourth to the soldier of the Cape Col
ony outfit with a heart to carry him
where Chadwick went
The prize IS a simple design Of soft
wcrsted yarn OF a hue selected 10 blend
with the dead grass Of parched veldt.
but There are thousands OF young men
, In the world who, for an opportunity
TO win II, would will ngly face death.
When n became known some months
after the relief OF Kimberley that the
Victoria scarf was 10 be given 20 an
American considerable dissent was
voiced among those of the South Afri-
can regulars and irregulars. who
thought such an award should be given
TO q native born. a citizen OF the
queens colony. These voiced protests
reached the ears OF the commanding
officer, Lord Roberts, who decided that
the American being a regular enlisted
trooper In the regiment OF irregllars
known as Roberts Horse. was eligible.
and furthermore that his actions under
fire had entitled him to be the right
2 ful possessor. This decision was fol-
p lowed by letter to Chadwicks COM
= mander. OF which the following is a
I copy;
d, Headquarters Of the Army Of South
Africa,
. Pretoria. July 10, 1900.
Sir am desired by the fold mar
shal commanding-in-ch to forward a
scarf which was knitted by her mai
esty, the queen.
Lord Roberts wishes this scarf to
b presented by you TO No 2479
Trooper Leonard Chadwick. in recogni-
, tion Of his conspicuous gallantry dur
ing this campaign.
Please acknowledge by telegraph
, the receipt OF this scarf, and inform
, me at an early date what action you
, have taken In the matter
Il have the honor to be- s'r, your
,obedient servant,
NEVILLE CHAMBERAIN
Colonel, Private Ssc'y.'
( ITO the officer commanding Roberts
!; Horse Rold forces. South Africa
But higher priced than all else in the
mature of tribute to bravery ia