The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-16
A HERO OF EIGHT WARS, WHO
HAS SERVED UNDER FOUR
FLAGS

records that any soldier in the world
can show. He has been in "only
eight wars in command { men. He
has served with distinction under four
flags and is yet only 40 years old.
Wherever there has been wild work
in the past ., score years could be
found this dabntless challenger iof
fate. Since peace has befallen the
world in the last few years, he has
withdrawn from his martial pro-
fession and become a surgeon. He Is
now recognized as an authority in
his new field and is professor of mil
itary medicine and surgery at the
Chicago College of Medicine and
Surgery.
Although an Bnglishman by birth,
he has twice served under the Stars
and Stripes, once in the China expedi-
tion for the relief of Pekin, and
again throughout the Philippine cam
paign 1t was in the latter that he
rendered his most distinguished serv-
ice.
When Uncle Sam was making hur-
ried preparations to rush 100000 men
into the Orient, Major Ferrcll was one
of the first to volunteer his services
TO General Anderson. Major Farrell
was in the first detachment to leave
and in a'position to command. He
WAS perhaps the most prominent fig
ure I'm the capture of the island of
Qua, was the first of the troops to
set foot in the philippines and was
the only American soldier to cross
the island Of Luzon, through the hos
tile Filipino lines atb the outbreak ogy Ss1t
of hostilties.
The whole Filipino insurreCtlon
holds, no more daring episode thar
that journey Of 1886 miles through d
wild country, infested with savage
enemies, and no mission that was
rraught with more important results.
1t was on Major Farre!l's report after
his Luzon trip that the plan of the
successful campaign was based. But
rhghting savages, he says, is an ev-
eryday sort of business. p"
Major Farrell is the son of General
Farrell, noted Irish officer in the
British Indian service, and was born
in Calcutta A. years ago. Owing to
lis remarkable physical Develop
mon, he was admitted to Woolwich
at an earlier age than most boys
and before he was 20 was commits
stoned a subaltern and saw his first
service in India during the Alfridi
war. He returned TO England a vet
eran when most lads of his age were
still at school, and at the outbreak of
the Zulu war he was again at the
front. In this campaign he was SER
iously wounded Near him the French
prince imperial was Killed. AT the
close of the Zulu war Ne was sent
to the Soudan and served lin the Cor
don relief expedition.
Back on horseback, in one OF the
skirmishes with the dervishes OF the
mahdi he received another almost
fatal wound. He and his command
charged three ties into the thickest
of the mahdi's men. He was Is
months In the hospital after that.
After that he visited South Africa
and India again, and also went to
Manila. AT the outbreak OF the
Tonquin war between China and
France he offered his services to the
Chinese governent. He was given
command of a regiment and fought
through the whole campaign. Unfa-
miliar with the language OF his men,
he was forced to invent a System of
whistle signals in order TO give COM
mands when his men went ipto ac-
tion. ,s,. ..I....... ,t l,.,
At the close of the war he drifted
to Australia and became member Of
the governors staff in Queensland as
Inspector Of mounted police. Hear
ing of a possible mlxup between the
republics Of Guatemala and San SAL
vador, he came TO America. but re-
mealned in San Francisco until the
Chllian revolution. lie Joined joined
the army of General Balamaceda in
the conflict cf 1891 and after his com
mander's defeat found himself a pris-
oner for two months, Only the fact
that he was a British subject pre-
vented his being shot.
There are two episodes Of his life
Of which little Is known. One is that
of his supposed connection with the
expedition to carry arms to Chill,
which was nipped by the capture OF
the schooners Robert and Minnie by
the United States government. The
second was mysterious mission
from which he returned with SER
ious wound, which confined him 70
the hospital for several months. 4.
Major Farrell is an ideal soldier
in appearance. He stands over six
feet tall, without an ounce OF over
weight, and Is erect and 1.-THE in car
riage. Ten years ago he married an
American girl after steamer court
ship, vOyaging from Honolulu and Is
the father of five children. His boys
are all trained athletes, horsemen and
marksmen. His two youngest ASTON
ished the keeper CT shooting gal
lery recently by making fiVe bllllSeyes