The daily sentinel., 1905-05-09

INTENSELY
INTERESTING
Was the Illustrated Lee
ture of Robert L.
Dunno.

one OF the most interesting and in
structiye entertainments given in the
| city in many months was the illus
trated lecture of Robert L. Dunno.
the war correspondent and photogra-
pher for Golfers Weekly. who an
peared last night at the Congrega-
/ tional church under the aupices OF
] the Woman Club.
The attendance was nothing like as
large as IL should have been those
who failed TO attend missed rare
treat, and those who were there were
more than delighted with the lecture.
First in Korea" The many street
corner orators who claim to know
all about the war and really would
make you think that they mad inside
Information regarding the movements
OF the great armies, We're conspicu-
Gus by their absence.
Mr.. Dunno was the first CORES
pondent and photographer to enter
Korea. He arrived at Chemulpo a
few days before hostiltes began and
witnessed the first naval engagement
of the war, which took place in the
habor OF Chemulpo. He took many
pictures of the war vessels before and
after the fight, and visited the ruins
.ot the great Russian ships as they
lay in the harbor
The lecture was illustrated with
100 fine stereopticon views made
from the original photographs of Mr.
Dunno which appeared in Golfers
Weekly. These pictures were thrown
upon the canvass by DR.. S. NJ. Brad
bury, and the series was the finest
collection OF war pictures ever shown
in the city. Mr. Dunno stated that.
while in the far east, he made nearly
5000 photographs. and those shown
last night We're chosen from this
large number.
He told of the landing of the ar
mics at Chemulpo. and the pictures
taken during the landing were in
tcnsely interesting. Mr.. Dunno,
against the wishes of the command
ers of the Japanese either followed
or went in advance of the great army.
making pictures for his paper. He
worked under the greatest difficulty.
Fifty Korean horses were needed to
carry his supplies and 100 men were
needed to care for the horses and
give him other assistance. At times
and terrific drill in the mountains. of
advance of the army, and laid in wait
for days in order to get photographs
Of the great caravan of Japanese.
The pictures illustrating the great
and terrific drill in the mountains of
the Japanese army oil 10000 men,
lasting for three days and three
nights, and held for the purpose of
thinning the ranks of the wealS-''a
survival of the fittest" t"-were among
the finest shown. Mr.. Dunno stated
that, as the weak men succumbed.
they were thrown into a great ere
mating pit and burned,
His pictures of native Koreans,
scenes in Seoul and other towns of
Korea, were splendid. His descrip-
ton of the encounters he witnessed,
OF the daily life and customs of the
japanese and native Koreans was
highly entertaining. Several times
Mr.. Dunno was thrown in prison, and
was finally forced to return to Amer
lea However. he outclasses all other
correspondents, inasmuch as he was
the first in the field and the only
one that witnessed the first naval
engagement.
Mr.. Dunne's narration OF his many
adventures was delightfully."- given.
At no point was his talk uninterest-
ing. The audience thoroughly appre-
ciated the opportunity of hearing a
man who has been on the bloody
fields OF Korea-one who knows
whereof he speaks; who tells what
he has seen, not what others have
seen and written.
Mr.. Dunno certainly proiited by
his stay in the far east. He is en-
titled TO great credit for his daring
and dangerous work accomplished in
order to let the American people
know what was going on at the seat
Of war. and surely he deserves to be
classed as one of the greatest war
correspondents of the day.
Mr. Dunno Is a young man, not
over 2S years of age. of small stature
pleasing address, and Is necessarily
man of iron nerve. great courage
and undaunted grit He is again
en- route to the seat of war for the
purpose of following the armies. He
viii reach Manchuria in a few weeks
Dunne has been with Golfers Week
lv several years and is one of the
highest paid correspondents in the
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