The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-09-20
Arrival Of Stanley on the West
.n,,,-. '1.n Coast taa .1. ..1
After a Journey Of Untold Horrors
Through the Continent, or
And a Region Heretofore Untfeddenby
the Foot Of Civilized Man.
Besst by Savage Cannibals, Narrowly Escapes
' Death by Starvation.


[csble Telegram to New York Herald
LONDON, Sept 16-After months Of anxioussus
pense, during which the grayest fears were en-
tertained for the safety Of the gallant explorer
the welcome news has come that Henry M. Stan
ley, the special commissioner OF the New YORK
Herald and the London Daily Telegraph, has ar
rived on the West Coast of Africa, alter
A Terrible Journey Across the Continent,
along the line OF the Lualaba and the Congo riv'
era Stanley's letters are dated from Emboma,
Congo river West Coast of Africa, August ION,
and Informed us that he arrived at that point on
Aupust Sth from Zanzibar with only 1l5 sous,
and in an awful condition from the long aud ter
ribe Journey through the heart oil the AiTleall
Continent After completing the exploration of
LakeTanganik agand settling dehhltely by aelual
survey the question Of the outflow OF the lake oy
what was believed to be the river Lakuga, but
which has proved 10 be only creek draining IN.
70 tho lator exeeht where the Wetefs Of the great
inland sea attain an extraordinary lead, Stanley
and his followers pushed across the country 70
NyanRWe on the Lualaba. This was the most
northerly point reached by Cameron, when he at.
tempted TO solve the mystery Of The Congo, a. d
its identity with the main drainage line Of the
Lualaba Basin Stanley lett NyapRwe on the
18th of November, 1876 and Travelled overland
through Uregga with his party. The task OF
.. Penetrating the UnexplOred Wilds
That stretch before him to the westward was cal
culated to impress him with q sense OF danger
that nothing but the stern call OF duty ana Ihe
promptings Of ambitious resolution eoula over. over,
come ne was SPuut S W vu ,SIt off rom
hone of sncCor il fortune did not favor him in his
Journey, as II he was wandering on the surface oi
another planet After an 81 dunus march Of many
Gays = ~ ,ra soort IN he shonl.
eu a " LIE nI a,nr nonnI of fnrovisions and
ueIs vi nis a.sa fEnr Tho transcontinental
olner sVoIss CS;5o aSrr,jr in simjisr manner
The sartious of the LADY Alice explori e boat and
the arms and ammunition OF ispar'y' Stanley
'OO-O -i-'-'D t
. brought 70 e'anu
By immense tracts Of dense forests, through
which all attempts &C progress were futile. Find
a,,, ,hot ba oorld not 'advance along the line he
ns '.l''' o-. I.'.adoS ~ fol,ov sanlov crosaed
nhu AZ ME. lltSnupu ~ go ~ sInn ~
the LualaOa anu conLlnueu hls e Az a..
leit DahK VI Ine IisSI, P''IL6 TIE e,his o,ts
trct known ss Norsneaes s5 o,,at yastga,d bv
he endeaVoIeo 70 1uu @ au vutieI IVY ~ ~
the jungle was 80 veise & T. trSSsibo 70,
march 30 haIAsslng tat ~ seelSu m IT,
him TO succeed lh passing tne ~
OF the forest auu ~ oe On ~,
himself opposed at every step by the
.-.... Hostile Cannibal Natives. Wink.
T.o ,orooo, allied the woods. and day ant
~ laS 800, ai-r,s of ,oisorod arro,vs on hi
peLISt ,,iIIod ond fataIlv wounded man,
parry "nloh AiiieN any .ss'''-y ~, s,.,. ~,
OF his men from every LIee anu I9ck alous " Wy
route the deadIy missles wiseu snei III, dao, iss
course ana the heAViy lseh ~ uet,. i.,
nnder their l9ads IN the usTS loIest' Vllly I3 IVY
and then could stanley ana MS nsn nsn reply 70 tnl
silent tire with thelt Ihes' ioI 'he saVases @ heo
under the dellseSI cover, anu IaIeiy eApose' p
themselves SAnlty aIcli ln,yusil .lose San
nloal regions soon Dscaile HllV7' AAei'
was r.... lr .E.......l a...t..r
No Cessation to the Fighting Day or Night
An attempt at camping merely concentrated
the sayages, and rendered iheH nre isr mor'
deadly The advance was succession
charges In rude skirmishing order by an adVanc G.
guard whose duty 1t was TO clear the rOad iOr th'
main body. A rear guard covered III IKE man
ner the retreat; for although advancing agalns
the enemy, the movement was a retreat from an
other. All Stanleys efforts TO appease the saVa
ges were unavailing. They would listen 70 NJ
overtures, dlsregarded all signals Of fnendShlI
and mildness oil intention, ana teiused 70 Oe pac
itiedwith gins. Ihe patent Dehavlor OF stssniey
men they regarded as coWardlcei SO that M
course remained open to the explorer but TO
-i aft-.f g ra,lt p,sWav nnyvord
Eish' "i' ""' ' ..
and with As little loss as possible. TO rende
1,,o,r ,o.i,6r roo,ro danlorable bis escort n
SIaniey POsi'io ss, -, -, "a ~
one hundred ana nuy .nauVeS, whom ne mao en-
gagged for the service at Nyangwe,, refused TO pro
9eeG 19eS eTs 20 by he @ eO Of the
est and continuous struggle hSt they believe
WE motto be desroyed Find
Ing thai his ranks were lhinned by the desertoI
Of the Nyangwe, the hostile natives concentrated
for grand attack on Stanley, with The object
completely crushing him. II became necessary