, 1877-12-04
FRANK POCOCK'S DEATH.

subjotneti is tho letter addressed to tho father
of Edward and FranN. rncock by Mr. Stanley:
LoAxpA, scpt. 2, 1s77.--dfu Dnar ~. To-
rock: BY means OF rnT icl,Rrams u the LaaW
7fieyrn7A you haze, no doubt, Nh Idea as To the
rcason that Induces rue to write 10 you. Tue
subject Is ycry scrous aud satl. 1wouI1 to Goi
Tint frank hn,1 to write tn you about my death
rather than should be compelled to write
alr,ut Franks death. The feeling 4 ftll' fresh
tlat lt,nE, long hleep Tram Which there Is no
waking, for VIZ were passing through o most
troutlous period; hunger nnh hick'less hnti de-
stroyed a1l that tentlIusasttc eneT9s wiih WhGh W
had lost snany m:n III Dlr lflccssant wars with
tho natives; sickness and despair tla'! worried |
u,ans otlcrs ~ their drntt. Still our work |
sessa to ay NJ ei" nd %e e1I. e%a1 ~. reW sss
heavier mid htavter. u!,til We had hli sixty
three IT. for work. ! lad About hEteen men
down frutl, ulcers and ten men from dy5entery
and nv ,y;ats crew fc. u,yself able to endure
aid flt.tt It Out-knyu4cs Of tataraets. It mat
tered itot lntlch which. II there were hostile
ssrages VIC felt ourselves allie 10 Cit through
them; If thesc forests through whtsll roals
must hc luade, VIC would make them: II VIZ lla!
u pull our eanors over tnuuhtalns, We would
puii them uF 1t wts fnly question of time.
Anda this time Franz etteereH nc Gh anu saad
There were two terlcs Of cntnIartt and rnrius.
ru u,,er kertes co,sIssc,l uf az separate tails;
the lower Aeres csls!sted VI teSGnty'soGr talls.
urtat ami sr,a sapd', Gtty-fereh o1 which yniy
already ttas.cI thrty.IIve seIaratH talls anu rap
ids, hut there were oniY three u1oec rally dau.
Verous. II was Willie pushing thu thlFty'sev-
cnth fall-Masassa-tha Frank lost his life.
Tie truth Is that Frank wAe fost through h!s
own rasl.css and immense CONTEMPT for Tho
water. He, had beun p'acrl on tn: sick LIT. be-
cause fur tGt, ur twelve days prryt!usly he vas
incapss1tascl frunl duty through Ulcers on 10Th
{cr, III q lio*t painful kind, and n inan On the
ark-Ilst ought not to have as*'e,i III: fespoii-
sibitty Of Commanding activc-1utY tnen to
| proceed TO execute t!anEtEous "ufk, anu tnke
him with ttc,li, when lie could attuaily 10 noth.
| Inv to psalst them N supes.tenu tletn. Frank
was scarcyy ailr to stau., icast Ut all to tlItnb
| Thu r,Hks L, takc q gEJd riew pl the taucess
aheal t' that be might Judge u his sstuAtiot.
| 10 tic ganue-thu rckcuc tnlt"c--lnanuci "lth
lie most AarTn. yun1lg fellows III ihc cxpetai-
lion. lleal.tl by the ni'st d1riug u1,d dcsterate
young fellow cyer Encw, AMI, ,t"sp'te all Ie.
thctu to ca%t III. still fruuk might have been
sale IT, wltn the last el.anco WIS given HIN, ha
would hayu permitted hinIscif to reflect Upon
a,ntltio,t, The Chief acted prl4cntly enough
Ii, what he did. though he would hayu done b-t-
ter a, more to my satisfaction Lad hc dollc cx-
artly rs i.nl taught him when over toFty,one
| {ulk3 NIIu Tapult J. Wl4 4S4AS*s AAeS ~aANH
s;cercd lis canoe Into acove tust above the
| mil. md started I rceunHuitrc, to take a E0o1
LOOK ut the fnil. an'l hc eaiuc back and told
Frank tl.at It was linmHslble tu shut OVER tue
| {a1l-tlIAt. lii fact, II WIS very lAl place. frank
wu,id not lwllcvo him, Int ecnt the youngsters
70 look nt the fall auu rrln,Et u.Wu It. They r..
| turned with the Aalac Stnry,--tHat !hs I'M
was very bad. have no doubt tna' !;a1 ;l, tanS
hccp nhle 10 view the SCENE tttnte!t lln Wu1!'l
l.avu a.rced with thtm; hut FFans. seated III
lis cs,,,,c. unable tu move. tluught''as he camc
luwu the river to thu rove wlerc inc? were ton
sulting, that he had seen III mta.rscr Plat x
course argued with the crew upon the strength
It tcrms that he remembered what had tolt
lltu, few days bsiufe-that wtens'St xa, w. Wv.
! s1ndcrtukiu. II was nut fair to give the lima
word without extosns to t!'ctn ~ tAv unnger
o 1t and asking ihc!n y give Their ju4:ni;sn
lie undertaking they alloud not tW cu'nptllrs
, n, II. Ffa,1x hlntel to tIe crew Ut this t!In{
: that lie kucw exactly who f!ad told me 81 ltls
Ru.l therefore, lest liz should bc CHARGED ny ~
with having rlskcd sho lives Of othcrs' hc "ou''
: 4 .i;ut.n 10 asked, "tell mt, what an, To DO
t. I loyp cutcn nothing today, and here am
lame. unable u n9ye. VIII you leave uie her
sot., III ~ no." i saii thu Chief, ~ will SEMI
i man at once for your fuod, and for men to caI
il ~ YOU, aud lu q cuuple ot huurs they will b
here" 40,
"Ol,, very WELL" saId Franz; 'uo as yo'
pirakc," and Fsank assumed the iooR ol on
badly and tl!sagrceably Used. ara taen lie toi
then, That they were uEways alra1 @ ~ INC aa IT,
= little wasc, mid other gucTe'oos th,hcs, Wne
!. only alck shan WOULD Masc talu' Ioor rl*n !.
:, WAS only pushing himself nearer anu neasc1
u dcMth. u,,,.,. ,,.,,,x ... =,
|, The Cntcf then knta' - Lite nlastet, W. VI
!: not afraid Of the river: ! think hAVe prove
J an, not afraid, and, II eay tho wofa, thss
!, h,ys 1T ulnc Will follow me 10 the BOLTON ;!so
= Master has tol't Us not to play N sIe rssef,.
= not 10 Do sanytltng doollsh,=anu u must 81
:, WAS here. lie would tell Us that tao ial. VI
y daugcraus., Dnt u unythsng s,lolia nappes'' per,
=. u you will take tho blame, tar ana ny prop
arc ready, aud II VIC dia, We diui II w arc saSs'
~ We are saved" ,,.u ..xa ~. ,,,,n
"Olt, never fear; ! viii take lhe plnin
20 Nothing will lap,,ci,. DID NOT sce tho rty
Is we came dowut Cast oil, then, and let
t. ~ ,,,n,,. ,,,.,r.ra ,bov xcro over I,
f. fais and III tho tlrpths al fearful whirlpool
and out oi the eleven men that wcnt down b