The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-17

LONDON, juno 1.-THE Empress
Maria was never nearer death than dur
ing the perilous enterprise which landed
her on the deck Of tho British snip
Marlborough at Yalta Encircled by en-
crnies eager for our blood. we won
through. but Il was a terrible cIperiehS@
and one which recall with horror
The SUCCESS Of the Lcuinc party IN
creased the danger OF our position as
prisoners and when We we're removed 10
F.katerinburg II was more SERIOUS TIM"
ever. Our guards were not well dlS-
noscd towards us, and when III" crown
ing tragedy OF the 10Th Of July last
car,e- VIC feared the dowagcr empress
must share the fate Of her son. Iha'
she did not was due entirely 10 the laCt
that the officer in charge Of the guaruS
had compassion on her gray hairs, ana
told his men he would defend her win
his life, because she reminded MIN OF
his mother.
Tho dowager-c:nprcss wished to have
q last look at the dead Tsar but W" per
shaded her that all that could result
from delaying our flight WAS IN" COM
Dlcta extinction Of the whole suite. ana
dnstruction Of the hopes Of rally I"
the Romanoffs Reluctantly We got her
a,vay from the ill-OmcnCd town. Tn"
puard- under the influence OF the oliic'c
Of whom ! have already spoken. agree
ing TO her removal out Of the diSlr"l.
We had not gone very far before ""
were overtakcn by party OF kcdS under
a lieutenant Of 1>cninc, who declared IHht
he had orders to see that Tn" wh"l" "r
the party were put to death. l.u'fiF
for rs the officer in charg" rctuSSo 1"
recognize the authority OF the new
conner and told him Ii" was G"inE !"
take the prisoners into exile nccordiEE
to his original instructions. and he and
b,s mon would resist by force any Of
tempt 20 modest them. After hca'"d
argument the bloodthirsty Reds went
back and loft us in peace"
Chased by wolves.
We Travelled most Of III" day by
slcdgcs and wore about four months IL
together on the journey TO tn" 'rim"ah
seat OF tho Grand Duke Nicholas. Who
had already fled there and was liTinS
IN retirement after rcltnQuishlng tho
command Of the army.
In September Of last year III" guards
told us We would hay" to shift Tor oar
selves and the next day, September y.
they left us. From that tiN" "h"hr"
our tourney was one OF great difficulty
and besct by dangers at every turn.
Providing bands Of Feds w"r" on ar
track with tho sole object Of m"$'arr"-
ing us. and Tho local EoNiHts snrinEinE
m all over the country. w"r" "a%"r 10
prove their devotion to tn" r"r"iut'n-
ary cause by killing off some Of IN"
tyrants.
To make matters wors" for us II"
wolves Joined in tho vendetta and Tor
ono week IN October We wcr" attacks Il
almost daily by bands Of hungry wolves
prowlinE in tn" nciEhb0rh""d NGr'er-
Gus wcro the fights W" had with tHnS"
savage brutrS. and s"r"ra! "t us ar
traces ~ our encounters with thcm.
Things got so desperate with these hard
ships and dangers thu; non" " us OK
pccird ever to get aw7y alive.
We had not. however. reached III" fun
,1tent nr tho trrro-s confronting us
until toward the end oS O~'"N"r. when
TWO acror,ancs put IN ~: app"rrarH"
and doEgcd cur march during n" Day
for nearly week. can hardly D..
IicIc that the mon on hos" narhinrH
seriously meant to injurc IS. for Ind
they been in earnest ahoHt - they could
have ended our IilCr:mar" hy dropp.r.S
bombs on IN" party.
u was mol until y few DAYS hofnr"
Christmas ,haS~v" finally got to the end
of our lorg jourr"y. md were received
a, tho palace or tho Grand lpuk" NiCh-
elias in tho CrimCa. near Nalta. W"
found tho revolution nd spread and
followed the FORMAL course "f Develop
mont hcrc and rhc grand duke was viz
tually n prisoner in his palace.
Guards Ecfure TO XIII.
Early this year. ouc comparative peace