The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-17
4 WONDERFUL STORY.


Henry M. SANKEY'S Account of His Ire
mendOus Adventures on the Victoria
Niyanza = Desperate Encounters with
UnfriendIy Savages-Adrift on the Great
Lake-StanIey Kills Fourteen Negroes
and Wounds Eight, with His Own Hand,
I'm a Single Fight-What He Accomplished
in the Way of Survey.
TCorrespondence of the New York Herald.l
MAHYnGA ISLAND, THREE MILES FROM
BUMBIREH ISLAND, LAKE VICTORIA M
YANzA, July %, 1875.-This expedition
which YOU have intrusted to me seems
destined to meet with adventures more
than enough. When boy l loved to
read books Of adventure and travel, es-
pecially of the Mayne Reid type, and
followed their several heroes with breath
less interest through all their varied for
tunes: but since I have been compelled
lately to act the hero of the adventure
,oftener than is consistent with peace of
mind and a comfortable nights rest,
however glorious thing it may appear
on paper, you may take my word for 1t
r would much rather read Of the adven-
ture than be an actor in it.
FORMER TRIPS CHILD'S PLAY.
AS I compare my former trip to UJlJl
with this Journey am forced to admit
that the former was mere chlld's play.
The adventures we have gone through
already, if faithfully related, would fill
a good-sized volume, while, I may say,
we have but begun our journey as yet.
Continuing my narrative of our jour-
ney foon Uganda to Usukuma by the
western shore of Lake Niyanza, re-
snme it from the point left off in my
last letter-viz., the Kagera river, or the
Kitangule.
We had two canoes belonging to Mtesa
accompanying our boat as an escort,
until the dilatory Grand Admiral Magas-
ga should overtake lis with his feet Of
thirty canoes, and the day we left the
Kagara river we rested at night on a
smooth, sandy beach at the foot of the
Usongoro plateau, at a point called
Kagya. The natives were friendly and
disposed to be hospitable, SO that we
argued well for our reception during our
travels along the coast of Usongoro.
AFRICAN BEER COBBLERs.
The next afternoon we camped at Ma
kongo, and received an apparently
friendly welcome by the natives, each
OF whom was engaged, as we landed, IN
the grave occupation of imbibing pombe,
or beer, by means of long straw pipes,
exactly as we take ''sherry cobbler'' or
''mint iulip" in the United States. The
chief slightly reeled as he came forward
TO salute me, and his eyes had that I'M
certain gaze which seemed to hint that
he saw double, or two white men where
there was only one. However, he and
his people were good natured-and con-
tented with our arrival
About 10 p. m. we were all awakened
from sleep by a furious drumming, ac-
~companied now and then by shrlll
cries. The Waganda said that this
drumming and yelling was 10 welcome
20 the white stranger. / did not believe
them, and therefore put nay people on
their guard, ordered them to load their
guns and place them under their sleep
Ing mats, aud arranged all my own In a
handy and safe position. Except the
continued drumming and yelling nothing
occurred during the night, but at day
break we found ourselves IN presen ce
OF about 500 warriors, armed with bow,
shield, and spear, who had crept quietly
near the camp, and then had stood up in
semicircle, preventing all escape save
bv water, / was so astonished by this
sudden apparition OF such large body
of armed men that could barely believe
that we were still in Mtesa's territory.
SILENCE THAT MEANT DANGER.
There was also something very curious
In their demeanor, for there was no
shouting, yelling, or frantic behavior,
as we had several times witnessed on the
part of the savages when about TO com
mitthemselves by a desperate deed. They
all wore composed though stern and
determined aspect. 1t was terrible
moment TO Us. We knew not what to
make OF these hundreds of armed saw
ages, who persisted in being silent and
gave no hint as to their intentions, IN
less the forest of spears might be taken
-as clear, unmistakabLe, and explicit
hint that their object was bloody one.
We feared to make movement lest II
might precipitate q catastrophe which
might possibly be averted; SO we re-
manned few minutes silently surveying
each other.
ORDERED AWAY BY THE CHIEF.
The silence was soon broken, however,
by the appearance OF the chief who had
welcomed us Though he was then inc
briated) the night before. He had a
long stick in his hand, which he -four
ished before the faces of the savages,
and by this means drove them several
PAGES backward. He then came for
ward, and, striking the boat, ordered US
us to get of, and he himself lent hand
to shove the boat into the lake.
As the boat glided into the water an
other chief came forward and asked Us
rrhnt NO m can't lu n. arri,lcr orr hnat m