The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-04-10

lambuya and Ugarrowas, ami left sc
sick at the Arab station. On reaching
kilingalongi we found we had lost Sc
more men by starvation and desertion.
We had lived principally on wild fruit
and nuts Abed Bin salim's slaves did
their utmost. short Of open hostilities, TO
ruin the expedition They induced the
men 10 sell rifles and clothing, so that
when we left we we're beggared and the
mea nearly naked. We were too weak
to carry the boat and 20 loads of goods,
and We left them al Kilingalonga under
Surgeon Parke and Captain Nelson, the
latter of whom was unable to march.
After marching 10 days we reached Ib-
wiri. The Arabs had devastated the en-
tire country so that not native hut was
Standing between Ugarrowas and Ibwiri.
What had not been destroyed by slaves
of Abid Bin Salim the elephants ruined,
so that the whole region was turned into
were beyond the utmost reach Of the de-
stroyers. We were on virgin soil, in a pop
ulous region alb 1unding with food. Oar
suffering from hunger, which began
on August 81, terminated on Move mber
y. Ourselves and men were skeletons.
Out of the $50 men We now numbered
only III, and several of these now had
m hope of life left. a halt was ordered
for the people TO recuperate. Hitherto
they were skeptical of what We had told
them. The suffering had been 81 awful,
the Gala mites so numerous, the forests 50
endless, that they refused to believe that
by and by We should see plains AMI cat
tie, ani the NyAnzl, and the white man,
Enin PAcha We felt as if We were drag
ging them along with chain around our
neck.
Beyond these hardships," said |.
lies a country untouched, where food is
abundant, and where you will forget
your miseries 50 cheer up. BOYS be
men; press on little faster" They
were deaf TO our prayers and entreaties,
for. driven by hunger and suffering they
sold their rifles and Equipments for a few
ears Of Indian corn, deserted with the
ammunition, and were altogether demon
allied. Perceiving that prayers and en-
treaties and mild punishments We're of
no avail, I then resorted to visiting upon
the wretches the death penalty.
ISyLIcriNG THE DEATH PENALTY.
Two of the worst cases were accord
ingly hanged in the presence of all. We
halted II days in Ibwiri, and reveled on
fowls, goats, bananas, corn, sweet pata-
toes, vans, beans, etc The Supplies were
inexhau.tible. The people glu;ted them
selves. Tne result was that had l73
sleek and mostly robust men when l set
out for Albert Nyanza on November II.
(One man had been killed by an arrow
We were still l36 miles from the lake,
but with food such a distance seemed as
nothing. 0a December lst we sighted
the open country from the top Of the
ridge, which was named Mt. Pisgab, be-
cause it was our first view of the land of
promise aud plenty December 5th we
emerged on the plains. and the gloomy,
deadly forest was behind us. After 100
davs' continuous gloom, we saw the light
ofdAy, making everything beautiful We
thought We had never seen grass sogreen
or country so lovely. The men leaped
for Joy, and ran with their burdens.
4 PITCHED BATTLE.
At Kilongasongas. on December9, we
came to the country of the powerful
chef Mazambrine The natives sight
ed Us and were prepared. We seized a
hill as soon as We arrived in the center ofa
mass of villages about 4P.N. on Decem-
Der a,occupied it, and built zareba of
brushwOod as fast as We could cut it.
The war cries were terrible from Hill to
hill across the valleys People gathered
BY hundreds from all points. aud war
horns and drums announced the struggle.
We checked the first advance Of the ma
tives with little skirmish and captured
A COW. the first meat we had tasted since
leaving the ocean. Night wore on, and
passed peacefully In the morning we
opened parley. The natives were anx.
ious to know who we were, and we
were equally anxious TO CLEAN news. They
said Mazomboni only held the country
for Kabbarega, who was their real king
They finally accepted cloth and brass
rods to sho Y Mazomboni, and hostiities
were suspended until morning when MAJ
omboni sent word that we must be driven
from the land. The proclamation was
greeted in the valley with deafening
cheers. Their word Kanwapa signifies
peace and kurwana war We hoped we
had heard wrongly, therefore, and sent
our interpreter nearer to inquire. They
responded "KurwAna," and emphasized
It with two arrows fired at him. Our
hill was between two valleys. | sent 40
men under Lieutenant Stairs to attack
the natives in one valley and 50 under
Jepson into the other valleys. Stairs
crossed deep riverin face Of the natives,
assaulted the first village and took it.
The sharpshooters did effective work and
drove the natives back up the opposite
slope until the fight became general.
Jepson also drove the natives in front of
him. We marched straight up the val
ley, driving back the people and taking
villages as We went. At 3 p. m, not a
native was visible anywhere except on
one small hill mile and a half west.
THEY SIGHTED MAMA.
On the morning of the 18th We con-
tinued our march. During the day We
had four little fights. On the 18th We
marched straight east, and were attacked
by new forces every hour until noon
when we halted for refreshments. At
P. ". we resumed onr march and Is min
uies later / cried: Prepare for sight OF
Nyanza." The men murmured and said:
why does master continually talk this
way? Nyanza, indeed. Is not this a
plain, and can we not see the mountains ?'
But Is minutes later, and. after our four
days march, the Albert Nyanza was be-
low them. All came to kiss my hands
in recogniztion Of my prophecy. Our
position Was 500 feet above the sea, the
lake over 2.G0O feet below us. We were
then in degree % minutes latitude
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