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MUST THRILLING STORY. NARROW ESCAPE 0F COLONEL MAN AND HIS SOLDIERS. .â€" I‘ohl by a Brillsh Omccr. \v ho was AIIOM MI an Ice FlocAAul'nI lumrlcnfl‘ 0" a I’arly who “cu-c ('nuglit on the lthcr "'hcn the [cc Broke. 0f the many stories of the, perils of the frozen North and the perils of that region at the time of year when ill? ice in the rivers begins to break. (‘01- Dnel Alexander Man, of the British .ail‘m)‘. Jelatcs one of the. most thrillâ€" ing. It is best told in the Ianglltigt‘ of the Colonel: It was back inthe Seventies that 1 found myself in Yingtze, the DO“ 0‘ Manchuiia. 0n passing the, bar of the Sim. Muien, on the way tU Ylllgllev ""9 is imprtssed by the solitude that reigns on Every hand. It is not until tht‘ steamer has steered north for about an hour to a point. where the stream. after making quite ii sharp bend westâ€" ward, returns on an eastern course, and then starts almost due South again; it is not, I say. until one reachâ€" es this spot that one sees anything 119' noting the presence of human life~ save. Perhaps, a stretch of nets, M w“ tent of a. fisher family standing on the beach. or perched on some knoll overâ€" looking the liner. But the Scene changes suddenly. Across the horse- shoe marked out by the course of the river there looms a. forest of masts“ scores of junks and lorchas ranged four and five deep off the rough wharves. Beyond lie the European craft iii double tires, with struck yards and inâ€" rigged booms. As the ship is brought up into the berth which is left vacant for her near the imperial custom house one turns naturally from the setting sun and glances toward the wellâ€"built. jetty to realize that at length one has reached this little known country, which stretches away for a thousand milesâ€"mountain and valley, lake and desert, until it touches the mightv Amur, face to face with the y GRJM FRONTIER OF SIBERIA. Yingtze, referred to contemptuousâ€" ly by the Shanghahpeople as a “beatiâ€" cake paradise." is certainly not impOs- ing. It is a kind of scratch collec- tion of flatâ€"roofed, somberâ€"colored, sinâ€" gle-storied buildings; and yet it con- tains banks, shops, and warehouses of tar more aggregate value than manv more pretentious settlements seen on the way out. The mile~wide river surges pastâ€"a turbid stream, hemmed in by high brawn banks of bare alluvial soil, re- lieved by straggling trees and tiny vilâ€" lages surrounded by walls of earth. The strange stillness of the air sugâ€" gests the Egyptian desert, or the wilds of Saskatchewan. Such is the summer aspect. In winter, however. Yingtze is entirely changed, and the almost Arctic situation of the place makes itself known. The mighty river ceases to flow, and becomes transform- ed into stupendous masses of ice 40 feet thick. These great masses, piled up in ridges at the bend of the river, stretch right. out to the ocean, and are anly arrested there by the serried ranks of foam-topped breakers. In these terrible winter days the erstâ€" while dusty plain receives a vast sil~ very pail, and the low-pitched cot- tages, with their gloomy walls, look mere patches in the gleaming land- scape. Of course, river traffic disapâ€" pears altogether; even the light vesâ€" sel outside the bar sends her spars aloft. casts off from her moorings, and speeds away. All influx of waterâ€" borne merchandise, whether foreign or Chinese, ceases entirely; and yet. the activity of Yingtze is in no way abat- ed. lhe barque and the schooner are Simply replaced by the cart and the wagon; and now from Mergen and Petuna on the west, and from Ninâ€" guta and Kirin on the east, HUGH CONVOYS 0F GRAIN. Skins, opium, and ginseng struggle through the northern passes and go fp'rwai‘zl to their destination in the linglze inn-yards. It happened one day that a Governâ€" ment consiignment of specie had to be dispatched westward. and as there were rumorshof brigands on the watch the responsible, officials suggested that an escort of military police should accomâ€" pany the party. Accordingly at (lavâ€" break one morning a quartet of Optjn carts left Yingtze. having, in addition to a. couple of Manchurian troopers perched on each and a small contingâ€" ent of their comrades riding along- side, two files of smart. au\iliaries sit- ting on the shafts. An hour later this cavalcade was followed bv the com- mandant. accniiipanied by 2. European subordinate and a good specimen of the. native noncommissioned officer. Being Wt'll mounted they overtook the carts before they had gone very far, but. not. i until the Government consignment had crossed the river and its protectors were approaching a village, said to be the probable location of, the reported ambuscade. Nothing. however was seen of the bandits: on the contrary the road was declared perfectly safe by an advance runner, and we started on ‘ our return journey. In less than an hour our patrol struck the river at a. spot where in "open" weather there is a. ferry. but where during winter is found the necessary paraphernalia of a. crossing. Half way down we, Warm Weather Weakness is quickly overcome by the toning and blow enriching qualities of Hood's Siiisapai illa. This great medi- cinu cuics that tired feeling almost, :13 quickly as the sun dispels the morning trust. It also cuics pimples, boils, salt rbcum. SCIUIUIZL and all other troubles originating in bad. impure blood. sarsa- parilla In Carltan Hrwnlen’ Mc'li'ino. _81: six for 35 Hood 55 Pills cui- ~ Ililioumess, Indigestion, heard an excited cry, and the ferryâ€" man came rushing to intercept us. lllt.I§t\"I‘III.I4l-‘«< WITH EXI‘ITEMEN'I’. “Your lecellcncy cannot, proccedl Long llt'ftJIO, you are across the ice will break up, and you will be overwhelmâ€" ed. 'l'ui’n back, sir. 'l‘urn back. My humble abode can act-.omrriodate the sol- diers and cattle. as well as Your Ilonâ€" o‘r‘s, and tomorrow I may be. able to get, you over in one of the punts." 'I‘hese \vords were accompanied by iiiticli gesticulalion. and were uttered in a tone which admitted of no doubt as to the speaker's earnestness. ln~ deed, I knew him. and had much faith in him. He was a veteran, long past, ents bestowed upon him. though re- ceived with the ("elestial's apparent want of appreciation, were never forâ€" gotten when his special knowledge of the crossing could be. uSeful to his patrons. On this occasion. however, these he. addressed were in no mood to be balk~ ml, if any chance. remained of seeing the inside of their own comfortable quarters that night. For what was the alternative I It was to sit, dur- ing the long. cold hours of the, night. in a room packed to overflowing with “the Great I'n\v:i.shed"#many, as likc~ 1y as not. from the wildest parts of the country, and as evilâ€"smclliug as inly the sheepskin-clad 'l‘ai tars can be. At; any rate, I turned a deaf ear to the veteran ferryman‘s counsel, and that, notwithstanding that its warning was respectfully repeated at the last mo- ment by my own trusty Sergeant. I committed myself and those with me to a cruel and unjustifiable risk. Our cart. was restored to its owner. and our three horses INTRUS'I‘FID TO THE FERRYMAN. Not 10 minutes clasped from the time, we left land before a dull roar. like the firing of heavy cannon, announced thit the peasants prophecy was an)â€" ply verified. The ice had broken up! The great platform of ice on which we stood. and which stretched from one bank to the other, was split and riven from end to end. and from side to side, and became in a few moments a mere collection of encimous floss. dashed hither and thither by the tide. and left struggling in a turmoil in which the smaller floes were ground to pier-es by the larger ones. It was a fearful sight. The extraordinary width of the river must be, borne in mind. also the immense thickness of the ice and the irresistible force of the newly awakened river. I remember seeing the great floes bearing down upon us. and curling over on top of each other with the most appalling and deafening sounds. Almost before we realized our position, we found our- scbes prisoners on what, by God's grace. proved to be the strongest floe in our immediate neighborhood. This great flue was some, hundred feet square, and by virtue of its size and weight, it asserted its superiority as it charged irresistibly forward to take its place amidst. the whirling, contend- ing misses. Seeing how matters stood, I leaped to the highest point of the floe. where snow and rubbish had been heaped up beside the ice roadway. From this point of vantage I surveyed the awful prospect. that. surrounded me on every side, and tried to think out ii means of deliverance. At first, i remember, the men ran excitedly to and fro. with smothered cries, and a little slackenâ€" ing of outward discipline. A few sharp words in their own tongue. however, were at once heedâ€" ed, and from this time forward nothâ€" ing could exceed the steadiness good conduct. of these fine fellows. All this time. We Were whirling down the. rher toward the settlement. and our only hope lay in being able to make ourselves heard as we were swept past: it. Night was fast coming on, however, and it seemed in the last, de- gree unlikely that we should be obâ€" seived. Only too well Ikncw that sh lull our gre-it i 11nd of ice be can icd below the harbor, we. must inevitably be carried out. to sea, where, death as- suredly awaited us. Yiiu may, then. judge for yourself the ineiipi'essible relief I tell. when, just as We approached the northernmost. buildâ€" ing of Yingtee, I. heard the voice of my Scandinavian officer above the deafâ€" ening din of the crashing ice. 'I‘here was an unniistakab'e. stoppage and rocking and iumpling of the floesahead of us. and a few moments later the mad career of the one on which we ourselves were was checked. and it took instead a round and round course which caused it; to remain practically stationnry. As we were but. a cable’s length from the customs station we felt our chance was now or never. Together we fired round after round, and shout,- ed lustin in unison. But the wind Iliad risen as the sun went. down, and ltlie terrifying roar and crash of the lgiant flees as they were ground to- gether by the swirling tide defeated , our puny efforts. Just as we were heâ€" l ginning to fear the worst and had actuâ€" the allotted span of life, and little pi‘esâ€" his nautical training and : ally Temmmcnced our ghastly voyagc our salvation came. 'llie lI'I'E’SISnIiill‘ f‘m‘f’ behind the ice had evidently broken up the jam ahead. Suddenly our ('ui‘poral cried out that he saw Signals. I, sprang on to the liillock on”) “Hire, and shouted with the des- i Iii‘iate, energy of .1 man whose life and the lives of many others depended on Lb“ Imwei‘ (if his lungs. It, Sf‘enil‘al that Um ire bed had been rivcn asunder Zilitl subdivided below, as well as above, lbf‘ biwn. and the check that h-vd brought ' ndslill had been mass itself, re- jamming helpâ€" 118 to a temporary stu ‘caused by the, central leased but, unbroken, 195‘le in the llICND UP THE GIANT RIVER. 'l‘ht‘ advancing upâ€"river floes were thus arrested until some, portion of the obstruction had come. away. It, seems that one of tiny staff in the town itself, guiug on night. duly, thought be de- scried human figures on one of the fines as he was gazing from the jetty at the appalling war of the, ice masses in th.n river. He could not. recognize individuals, of course, but he saw felâ€" low creatures in sure peril, and lit‘ acted with prninptitudc. and skill. “'illmul a, moment '5 rlvlav he dashed off to the barracks and called out the men. In a wonderfully short space (if time he. had our lifeboat. ready for lauuv-liing. Now. before joining thi- Chinese service, Mr. 'I‘. 1].“. been an officer in the mercantile marine, and certainly stood us in good stead that night. He calr culaled that the career of the, flocs wuuld soon be blocked again in the big bend, and he felt sure that, a, back curâ€" rent. Would be set. up under the, near bank. It turned out exactly as be had anticipated. Ilis boat was then carried over a. rough region of. ice. to the lane of water made, by the eddy aforesaid, and soon eight stalwart rowers were pulling in our direction. Will my readers try to imagine the feelings with which land my ballâ€" dazod comrades suddenly heard the sound of oars in the IUWlOt'kS. almost instantly followed by :tclieery Hugâ€" lish hail. "Ice alloy ?" Now began the final struggle. Our rescuers were within lfill feel. of us, and between UH and them lay three, or four huge mass. es of iceâ€"smaller. however. than the one on which we stood. 'l'hese smaller Ifloss Were necessarily more sensitive ‘ than our own to the action of the. ed- dies. and they were now tossing and whirling in wild confusion. And the 'darkness of night; began to envelop this Il'I‘TEItllY INIliESit‘ltIIl-HILIC SCENIC. Under these desperate circumstances I don’t suppose that. any sane man would have. attempted the passage to the boat, on foot, but the thing.r had to be. done. Anyhow, where land my hardy Norscmen went. my stanch Man~ clius unhesitatingly followed. \Vc ran we jumped and we slipped; we swayed like drunken men as we stepped from lfloe to floe, which rose and fell and swirled and crashed round and round beneath us; but we never actually tumbled down. At last we reached .the boat and flung ourselves into it, speechless and almost fainting. Mr. T. wasted no precious moments in words of congratulation; no sooner were we all over the gunwale than the oars swung to work once more, and the sturdy galley shot down the open passage up which she had come. We were carried into the town. for we could not walk. and, under careful treatment. no member of the party was _permanently the worse for an experi- ence which is deeply graven on the hearts of all. ___._.â€"â€"-â€"â€" TO CURE A CULD IN ONE DAY. Toke Lantive Brouio Quiniue Tablets_ All Drug. gins refund the money if it fails to Cure. 25a. __._â€"â€"-.â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€" Prof. Virchow of Berlin h'IS consent:- zed to deliver the forthcoming lluxley lecture at the Charing Cross Hospital, London. on October 3. The Iectureship was founded at, the death of the late Prof. Huxley, out of a sum raised by the Medical Selion and its friends to lcommemorate, tha- fact that Huxleyireâ€" ceived the whale of his medical educa» tion at t‘litii’ing Cross. 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