Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

mo- man or COMPASS he knew this must
be his only guide. but he knew also
that two railroads left Pretoria. the
one along which he had been captured,to
Pietemaritzburg. and the other, the one.
leading to the coast and freedom
Which this one WAS he had no idea,
but he took his chance. and a hun
dred yards beyond a station waited Tor
the first outgoing train. About mid
night. "a freight stopped at the station
and after 80 had left 1t and before II
had again gathered Roadway, Chur-
chill swung himself up upon 1t, and
stretched out upon pile OF coal
Throughout the night the train con-
tlnued steadily toward the east. ana
so told him that II was the one he
wanted. and that he was on his way 10
the neutral territory Of Portugal
Fearing the daylight just before the
sun rose. as the train was pulling up
steep grade he leaped of into some
bushes An that day he lay hidden.
and the next night he walked He
made but little Roadway. As AL sta
lions and bridges were guarded, he had
To make long detours and the tropical
moonlight prevented him from crossing
I'm the open. In this way. sleeping by
day. walking by night, begging food
from the Katiirs, I'VE days passed
ABSENCE DISCOVERED.
Meanwhile his absence had been az
once discovered, and. by the Beers.
every effort was being made 10 retske
him. ~1eleGrams giving his description
We're sent along both railways, 5000
photographs OF him .were distributed,
each ear Of every train was searched
. and IN different paris Of the Transyaal
men who rescmbled him were being ar
rested. II was said he had escaped
Z dressed as a woman. In the uniform OF
a Transvaal policeman whom he had
hrbed. that he had never left Pretoria.
I and that in the disguise OF a waiter
I he was concealed In the house Of a
British sympathzer On the strength
I OF this rumOr the houses Of alli sus-
pected persons we're searched.
IN the Volksstem II was pointed out
as significant fact that a week before
/ his escape Churchill had drawn from
/ the library MINIS Essay ON Liberty"
! In England and over all British South
! Africa the escape created as much in
terest as n did IN Pretoria Because
/ the attempt showed pluck. and, be-
! cause he had outwitted the enemy
| Churchill for the time being became a
! sort of popular hero and % his coun-
/ trymen his escape gave as much pleas
IRE as Il was a cause Of chagrin 90 the
Beers
But as days passed and nothing was
heard of him. 90 was feared he had lost
himself On The Machadodorp mountains
or had succumbed 10 starvation. or. IN
the Jungle toward the coast, to fever
and congratulations gave way 20 anx-
/ iety
The anxiety was justified. for nj this
I time Churchill was I'm "a very bad way
/ During the month In prison he had oh.
ialued bat very little exercise The lacl
I ~ food and Of water. the cold by
night and the terrific heat by day, the
long stumbling marches I'm the dark.
ness the mental effect upon on ex.
Z tremeiy nervous hirh-strung orgaulza.
ton OF being hunted. and Of having n
hide from his fellow men. had worr
him down 90 a condition almost Of
collapse
Even though 70 We're neutral soil. ir
50 exhausted a state he dared not ven,
turn into the swamps and waste place,
~ the Portuguese territory and. slcl
at heart as well as sick In body. b,
saw no choice left him save TO civ,
himself nm.