New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-14
AFRICAN EXPLORATION.

ADDRESSES or CmEF-JUsTICE DAILY AND BiYAED
TAYLOR BEFORE THE AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY.
Members of the American Geographical
Society met in Chickering Hall at Eighteenth ST. and
Fnh-ave last evening to discuss Mr. SANKEY'S explora
tons in Equatorial Africa. The hall was crowded
Among the prominent people present was ChefJustce
DAILY, Bayard Taylor, the Rive. DR.. William Adams
Cyrus W Field Peter Cooper the Hon John JAY the Hon
6 g. Rugces Robert L. Stuart Gen Cullen, and Others
4 committee reported a resolution which was adopted
that an exploration the river Benz in South America
was important, both geographically and commercially
resolution offered by Mr. Rugges also adopted
that committee Of five members examine and report TO
the Society the leading features political and physical
the Mississippi, Amazon, Ganges, and other great
rivers, in relation to the commerce Of The globe.
Chief Justice Daly opened the discussion OF the subject
OF the evening began by briefly narraing the order
OF exploration Africa for the last % years describing
the undaunted struggles OF KTapf and Rehmann. DIT
Knobecher Burton, Spoke, Grant Baker schweinfurth
and Livingstone, in their search for Ptolemys lost
lakes and Mountains OF the Moon" aud the source Of
the river Nile Judge Daily spoke in the highest terms o
stanley and said his teats in travelling in the wilds Of
Africa were well worthy OF American. The cSplora-
ton was not the exploration OF government, nor 81
learned body OF society but conceived and the eK
pense borne by the propretors of journals The Ae
York Herald and The London Telegraph. This was not
simply an event but era in journalism.
steroopticon views were then presented OF ancient
maps Of Africa. among them Polemy's map an Arabic
map of the ninth century map OF the thirteenth cen
tury, a map Of the section Of the globe then known
ds.ued shortly before C0lumbus's discovery and the
first map in which America appears, small part Of the
coast OF south America being represented.
Bayard Tly Tor was then introduced, and said;
# gives me great pleasure 10 be present on thls
occasion have never been explorer, in any import
ant of the term. and have long ceased to ne Wha
il called traveller bat have never lost ny mere.,
in geographical research. consider II most hting tht
Mr.. SANKEY'S recent achievements should be specially
regard to the geographical problem, affected hy his
explorations, 1t scarcely seems 10 me mat aht
further discussion il needed For nv part, have
never held any other view than thai the sources OF tE
Mic would ultimately be found among the high noun
aIBs in Eastern Africa, south OF the Equator. VIII
that the grounds 81 my belief we're not scieuc
and viii neeky accept Whatever rdlcuIc ma! IoluN
the expression of them First have always had great
80. Iiiet yxorbincss of Herodotue Sfrabo aud PiOemy
before the recent combinations Of heir stat emenls
when IS4g and 1880 krapf and Rebmanns discovery
NJ tbr great snow mountain of KilimandarO made
known to the world Immediately connected 10, IN my
naginaon win the course OF the hte Nlle as SNtH
In mes work which appeared two OF three years be
FORE The two lakes " PtOemy were stu missing an
unknown region covering OF latitude, INTERVIEWED De
tween the ~ kiimandarO and the furthest POM
which had then been reached on the White Nile Dul
united The twO-in the most Illogical manner " you
plcasand have never since been able 10 separate ne
Nv own Journey TO Central Africa Taught at least 70
understand how many high qualities of mind aud pn"y
must combined 10 make successful explorer II ls
Mr SANKEY'S great good fortune, aud that OF tho gen
erou- enterprise which him Ia Africa that ne pos
se--es qualities. When his first letters came from
Cii and he subjected 10 the most unjust accusj-
mons. tte circumstance satisfied me OF MS tfilhiu
ness-hs Arabic words were all misspcllcd. lie sptleu
tnem by the and did not always hear correctly Ihs
was mistake which fabricdtOr OF letters would never
nave made But such attacks generally come from me y
uoraucr men. not from their intelligence STANLEY
Journey Zanzibar 10 the MAMA, ana NJ exploration
Of the Of the lake. nave never hten sur
assec for boldness rapidly and by anything
ma the records African travel. We 10 the word
a "A nation claiming position second 90 no DINER oF
share 10 the closing work OF the worlds exploration
lei u most heartily acknowledge Indebtedness 70
the who our portion OF that work ana 10 1he
man who has enabled him 10 do IT, Applause.