The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06
Burnham, the Scout.

ma. Novs,ob.r number OF Pearson
Magazine contains an interesting ,s
tho first Authentic, account OF p,rn
rnarltabi. exploits OF Maj. r. X huin
nstn. the famous American SCOUT, viz
was called poet haste 10 South Atfies ~
the early stage OF III Boer ~sf. An,eh
relating ths various aSh,eNsIn',h ,hs writer
gives a few details Of biz adNfptureh !"
his third campaign in South Atrita.
re entered 'he noer lines as sl'nori Ts nturSd TS
activ a hundred times, ana was caP'"'''
once but cot away ia thre| DAYS. a.
Al Zand river he spent an AFTERNOON ~,
side a kanir hut. while on oencn oss
side we're ranged D number OF boer oi
rsrs Watching the movements of the BIlt
iSh ia The distance The scout. Win NJ
eve 81 y hole in the thin mud plaster va
IN inch from tss s;cscr ns.d o the NE process
inrs There vss only one room ~ ~
hut, and when some of The hoefs nec'ns ~ a a
10 come In snt 80 inside the scou. ,,,,,,r ns,.
20 fuuip for = pile OF skins I'm one cotnoI
and iie notionless underneath one OF theiil
FOR two hours while one OF the loers sa'
80 close that he could have touched bu'"'
harm without risine from his seat.
The Incident Illustrates one OF MAJ.
p,,rnhams rnayims "TnVisibintA hs
SAYS "is iumobility; but he adnr,
IN not easy 20 remain mouonlers IN, ~
YOU keep an eye on the man YOU Mlsn :,
avoid when YOU lose sight of him yuii
inns eination I, likely IN SGT ine upp',
hand Of your judgment-spd your hs'''
a.
AT another lime ne lay two dayr ano ano
twn nights i'm an antrbear hole. Just his
enough 10 keep lir~ concealed iToul
neiuhborin9 comma ndo. He was accom-
panied by one black boy iadth Wl'h - -
plosivss who slsc had TO use the s"'''
Kind OF shelter. ~, -,
The diet and the hard travelling, wer'
TOO much for the black boy. VINO nsh De-. %
chosen for his great strength and euuu
ance So Burnhsm took the sul-C",'S, ~,
with which his comps Mon was lsuen .,n, ~,
went on alone. while the poH sN"es
back In the British lines. ,a.,
When the Beers moves on. bIruiltiu
| blew nm the railroad between fretorl,,
| and Johannesburg. enabling tire htI'l.,
10 capture number of engines s,y" r,t" Ssy
on the expedition. living the last fou
dayS on raw meslies only. =,
1 Another exploit, which nearly cost III
| ne was 10 destroy the railroad ca, %
Pretoria and prevent the boefs gct,n
| the British prisoners away bN tram. pu
| rben some distance from the line, y
| rod. into comrnsn ndo. VINO holnp'
| opened heavy Ere upon him Not
| shot of the shower of bullets thsl ,o'
lowed him struck him. hlt wheh ls @ va
dashed back some go YARDS. ms III" " ~ y
! shot and foil with Burnham underhest "a !. l,
! 'rb. scout laV several hours insentloi'
! but The night was SO dark that the Boei
] never found him. and at daybfeAk ~ ~ ~
] covered consciousness. saw tnat ~, ~
poefr had gone. dragged hiinseli 20 w
! - tIe ears For two DAYS aud nign,'
| yritkout food aud more dead thsn suN
vrt,+.t-+l@- -iaS hid, then clsils
| 90 crawl 10 Pretoria on his hands a.,
! knees beiug unable to stand unris.ntt. ~ ~
was soon overtsken by stray Brlush ps
,roi and carried IN Pretoria. where u Va
found that he had been daueetouS'
| r,of1naea irtefnsll<.