The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-27
Mr.. SANKEY'S Address Before the British
Scientific Society at Brighton.
PEN PICTURE OF LIVINGSTONE.
The Great Traveller and the Herald Core
spOndcnt Exploring Lake Tanganyika.
THE SIZI RIV e r
Return of the Explorers
to U.jiji.

The following paper was read before the geo.
graphical section of the British Association for the
Advancement OF Science ut the meeting at Bright
on, August Is, by Henry NJ. Stanley, correspondent
of the New York HERALD
GENTLEMEN OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SoCIE-
Ty-I have been invited to deliver an address here
before YOU or rather to read paper on the Tangan
yika. Responding to that invitation came here;
but before entering upon that subject, which seems
to interest this scientific assemblage, permit me to
say something Of your distinguished medallist'
and associate, Or. David Livingstone. found him
in the manner already described the story OF
which, IN brief is familiar to everybody. He was
but little improved in health and but little better
than the ''ruckle OF bones he came to Viii. With
the story Of his sufferings, his pers, and
many narrow escapes. related as they We're,
by himself, the man who had endured
suffered lar eclipses that which Ulysses suffered,
and Livingstone needs but narrator like Homer
to make his name as immortal as the Greek heros;
ana, TO make another comparison, can liken his
detractors In England and Germany only to the
suffers who took advantage OF Ulysses absence to
SANDER him and torment his poor wife. The man
lives not wno Is more single minded than Living
stonc--who has worked harder been more perse-
vering IN so good cause as Livingstone-and the
man lives not who deserves higher reward. Be-
fore going to Central Africa in search Of Liv-
heard or read about him. Never was a man
more gullble than ]. l believed it possible
snat tine tne afe0s gehemans story VINO
princess might be correct. believed, or was
nearly believing. the gentleman who told me per-
grabbed soul, with whom no man could travel in
peace; that Livingstone kept journals notes,
and that II he died his discoveries would surely be
lost to the world. believed then with the gentle
man that Livingstone ought to come home and let
a younger man-that same gentleman, TOR in
Btance-g0 and finish the work that Livingstone
had begun. Also inconsistent as it may seem--but
warn you. again that was exceedingly gullible-
l believed Nat this man Livingstone was aided in a
most energetic manner; that he had his letters
from his children and friends sent TO him regularly,
and that stores were sent to him monthly and
established and settled at ujUi. ! believed also
that every man, woman and child In England adj
mired and loved this man exceedingly. | was
deeply Impressed with these views OF things when
James Gordon Bennett Jr., OF the New YORK
stone, to find him and bring what news coun or
him. simply replied with u few m0nosyables in
the Affirmative, though thought it might prove
very hard task What If Livingstone refused to
see me or hear me ? "Nomatter," said to myself
In my innocence, 81 shall be successful if only see
him." You yourselves, gentlemen know how |
would stand to-day If l had come back from the
Tanganyika without a word from him, since but
few believed me when Livingstone's own letters
appeared. But how faaciOus were all my beliefs
Now that know the uprghtness and virtue OF the
man nont wonder d how 1t WAS was possible tina, that
stone was married to an African princess and had
settled down. Now that ] know the strict moral
j feel ashamed that entertained such thoughts OF
him. Now that know Livingstone's excessive
emability, his mild temper, the love he entertains
tor his fellow-men, white or black his pure Chris
tlan character wonder now why this
maligned. wonder now whether Livingstone is
she same man whom a former fellow traveller OF
bis called tyrant and an unbearable companion.
fwonder now whether this Is the traveller whom
believed TO be decrepid and too old to follow up his
olscOVerles, wnOm younger man ought to dis
place. now that have become acquainted with his
enthusiasm, his iron constitution, his sturdy frame,
MS courage ana endurance. ! have been made
aware, through newspaper published In London,
called the Standard that there are hopes that some
Association meets and Mr.. Stanleys story is sub
tect 70 the sitting and cross-examination OF the
people may have fallen into through some story
have told cannot at present imagine, but probably
after the reading OF this paper the experts will
explain away this confusion" / shall be most
happy to DO 80: There are also some such ques-
tons ss the following propCnnded why did not
the great traveller so uncommunicative TO all but
the NV YORK HERALD why did not the relief
Kirk been doing all this time at Zanzibar
HxRH ARB G0UR QUESTIONS WHICH ADMIT OF VERY
r. "a A.. easy soLUr,oS Secouse ne din not
want TO come with Mr.. Stanley; and, may ask,
was Mr.. Stanley DIT. Lvingstone,s keeper, that as
B00n as ne had found him he should box hin up
With the superscrption, 'This side up with care Y'
10 the second would answer that DIR. Livingstone
Easnot aware that there was another correspondent
present at the interview when he impaired his in
formation to the correspondent Of the NEW YORK
HERALD To the third question, "why did not the
answer that Livingstone was already relieved and
needed no stores. To the fourth question, "what
I would reply that DR.. Kinks relations in
England may probably know what he has
been doing better than ] do. Also, in an.
swer to that article In the Standard and to similar
articles In other newspapers, must confess that
cannot see wherein those letters OF DR.. Livingstone
to Mr. James Gordon Bennett are disturbing, gro.
tesque or unexpected, unless the editors believed
that Dr. Livingstone Yas dead and that his ghost
now haunts them and disturbs their dreams. We
"DR. LIvINasToNE's REPORTS
are strangely incoherent;" that Sir Hepry Rawlin-