The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-07


stan he was passed from station TO
station by Siberian officials. usually
~ 4 small bodyguard
though often having nothing more than
one guide, and on few occasions alb
solutely alone during the lreary rides
between posts
1t was not until winter came on that
his real hardships began. but with the
chill Of autumn. sleeping on the open,
wind swept plains became difficult,
and when Nhe frightful rigOrs Of win
Ter closed In and the Thermometer fell
10 40 degrees below zero, and on oc-
casions TO 60 degrees below, it became
d fight against the elements for exist
Fnce itself
Advancing on schedule as he did, i
was necessary for him TO take great
risks III going on, and again and again
he rode with freezing face and fingers
and toes III binding snowstorms, the
party sometimes losing their way so
completely AS 60 necessitate their bur
rowing into snow banks to protect
themselves against the piercing winds
and cold and waiting for the cessation
81 the storm.
Now and again their food gave out,
ana on one occasion they rode forty
eight hours ii starving condition,
melting snow with tallow candle 70
Stake their thirst At the time the
general made ellis trip the Transsibe-
rian railway was only 4 magnificent
conception but IN general way he
followed the proposed route from end
10 end
One Of bis Horses met with a asgious
accident which neeessiated It's being
| killed. but the other safely accomplish
ga Tie journey and was brought BY the
4 general 10 Japan, where it was care
fully looked after until It's death few
! years ago. The skin now stands stuff
i ed III one Of lapans museums. IL
/ should also be noted here that all the
/ travel stained fur garments worn by
/ Fugushima on this remarkable jonr-
| ney are on exhibition tn d glass case
iii the military museum near the war
4 temple lit hudan, Tokyo, and i i in
| teresting to watch fhe attitudes al
most Of yeneration. taken by the Slim
Pile country folk as they crowd around
| the doors and gaze upon these relics.
After the Japan-China war. in which
| General Fukashlma look an active
part, lie again began official travels for
his government going through the
western countries of Asia, aud once
again at the close Of the Picking cam
| paign, during which he distinguished
/ himself as a brilliant fighter and an
able field commander. he took a long
journey through China. Manchuria
and Afghantstan, skirting the Himaia-
yas to the north Of Tibet
| All the mountain travelling was done.
Of course, on the backs OF hardy native
ponies, and attitudes of 5000 feet
were reached where tile vegetation
was often so scanty as TO afford in
sufficient forage for the animals. The
semlnomadic fanatics Of the region
were distinctly hostile to this invasion
even Of men related to them racially
ana it was only by the greatest dis
play Of diplomacy that the party sue
ceeded IN completing their Journey
While III the high mountain country
the general fell N with one Of the
dread pesnlential diseases Of the ORR
emit aud for several weeks Bis com
panlons desnared OF bis life At the
most critical stage Of the fever this
brave man urged the others to proceed,
as they were almost without food, say
ing that the chances were he would
die anyway, ana il was far more i'm
portant for them not to endanger the
lives Of the entire party and thus per
haps lose all the valuable fruits Of the
expedition
Ills fne constitution pulled him
through and weak and emaeiated, he
mounted his horse as soon as the rack.
ing fever left him, and, by eiinging to
the saddle, tie rode on ana on to the
end Of the journey. gaining strength
slowly as he travelled though the food
was scarce and unsulted to the needs
Of an invalid II Is said he has never
quite recovered from this terrible ex
perience, but hts present unceasing ne
tivities seem 10 belle Tie statement