New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-01
ON THE CONGO WITH STANLEY
HERBERT WARDS INTERESTING PICTURES
OF CENTRAL AFRICA.
CUSTOMS AND NAMES or THE cANyfBAL TRIBES
PHOTOGRAPH OF PILE OF IVORY
WORTH 1850, COX

PHOTOGRAPH OF PILE OF IVORY
WORTH $3.50 coo.
Herbert Ward. the intrepid young English explorer
Of the Dark Continent, who, Mt the age OF twenysT
years has record Of almost decade Of adventures IN
Bornco and Africa delivered his first lecture under
the management Of Major J. b. Pond last evening az
Chlckerlng Hall 1t was an interesting DISCOURSE and
tho young lecturer won his audience as much by MS
modcsty By the graphic account Of bis experiences
IN the heart Of a continent the study Of which VIII
occupy several generations TO come. Mr. Wari WIS
somewhat hampercd by embarrassment during tho IN
PRODUCTION his talk but after he displayed before his
audience, by tho aid Of thc sereop'ioon the pho'o
graphs and sketches that he had mado In the midst
Of the canniba tsinos Of Central Africa,
900 miles from tho sea, he grew more
eloquent and his lecture became rcpieie
with brightness and wit. The speaker has keeA ap-
probation Of humor. and tod some remarkably fnnny
st'ries about horrible looking savaces. whose P'-
cullarities OF countenancc were sufficient to make
courageous heart quake.
Tho explorer appeared on the platform IN cveNng
dress. his attire forming notable contrast to tho
photccrarhs which depicted him in the crud" dreSs
OF pioneer. The audencc largo and sympathetic
one, expressed their appreciation OF the speaker at
whom he appeared, and received HIN with ap
plausc.
He at once entered a short Introductory re-
view Of Stsneys work in the Dark Continent and
ard $500 miles by canoe, with the aid Of a large
map of the country that he AMI his at colleague
have traverscd. His story simple during the IN
PRODUCTION and devoid of detail but evidently was In
tended merely to he skeleton for the subsequent
word cturcs Of The characteristics OF the Topography
and OF tho nations that he had observed. 1he dry
ness which repetition Of staneys work threateneh
avoided by I've speaker. and he confined himself
eventually discussion Of the tribes which no alone
bag al an trnff n of a
Nevertheless his short tale of the 900 days OF Stan
ley's march the continent from the coast OF
Zanzibar 10 the mouth OF trio Congo was full Of IN
terest. The slirerIngs Of the American explorers
followers especially during the last 300 miles from
Ieopoldsyie, Stanley Pool TO the Atlantic were
drawn with great force. Mr. Ward told touching
stories Of occasions when the chief Of the expedition
was compelled to leave some OF his native friends
in the hands of hostile savages IN order to save the
lives Of the rest of his company.
Mr. Ward went the Congo country
in 1854, year before the establishments
Of the Congo Free state lie reached Bunealla and
thence made expeditions into the wilderness for two
years and half. and was in the Cataract Region on
his way home when he met Stanley at the beginning
Of the Emin Pacha Relief Expedition. The young
explorers ambition was not satisfied. and he was
accepted by Stanley "a volunteer officer IRe
speaker referred only briefly to the horrors Of his
experiences whIlo with Stanley and afterward, and
OF Major Darttclot and Mr.. JanisOn.
The first slide shown sketch by the speaker
Of a chaGm-dOctor," This person. h. said was a
necessary part of the composition OF every village
His duties principally to protect the community
mmnh after The plan of the Indian medicine man, By
dancing and hOwling AT intervals the charn no sa
~ the Inunca country picks some unfortunate
Derson usually a woman as tho possessed one and
the victim Is expected az once to Withdraw ltS tno
forest and poison herself The speaker tohl SUD-
hoO ne
only to have her escape anu take ahcther sto -S'i
phoiotraph of a village on the Lower Congo fol
loved and uslated horrible story story OF n nass
found by the explorer 70 be nLaDiea "
epidemic visitation which LEFT not Peson age
q creepc,s. and aGOrdng strange' pc5nre,s .l
eec. Pedsd sees o sdr c Oh gr hal
most remarkable names, one of them, for example,
being called Ranadia, which, in English means give
ma food The faithful carriers OF Mr.. ward,
motley crowd OF thlnshanked black men, whose en-
durance the speaker described "a marvellous, ~gio
next contrasted with a group Of women laden "l'h
Iaughable sketch of heavy carrier clinging 10 t.i
crown of young tree in order TO await me furious o
slaught of a wounded buffalo was accredited by Mr.
Wari to f. j. Gave. the African buiialo-hunbr, who
WAS ,rs for qGE Wad ncSna S s the
artist present in the hall and me audience at
until Mr. Glaye appeared on the stage lie was was seee e
enthusiastically and explained Hd mo ss no" ne hS
The next few slides represented types o. female
baautv among tho UngangaS cannbals, ana the COlcf
dcscrhed some of their pecuarities of dress ana &C.
centricites of character. The apparel OF Tie ECuls
women consisted simply of what the speaker caIN
. grass costlmeo and about as much Oh q cover,
ing as a diamond necklace would eioIu MI ""''
tod of the gratitude of these people 30 sa,o tt. uc
had the rare fortune said he 20 save IRE ils
% woman,s baby, and the mother was transIorle1
With low | mean that had cured the lnianl III
moss iy medicine The next day the erateiul molnel
came 10 mo and said: white man, you nave sa'VI
NV darling and | want to make you pfesenc
am poor however. and cannot give you tohcn oe,
fttinc the greatness Of my gratitude navy a HeIo
the one egg which my hens have lad lot he V-u"''
| Take &C. 1t IS yours , A., ,,oo,,or & and
| ueditated over the noble trait had dlscovefH III
| Mis savage until that evening. when ofuctei my
servant no fry that egg, II was found 70 DO Dad.
The rest OF the discourse was descrlpuVo VI do
graphs of scenery the upper congo anu vi ; ,ve
and habits OF TlpnoO Tib and his horie OF IaD . ,U
y ades vonde rful photograph Of collection OF IVORY
| $3.50 600 created great interest Nh Nan. , Nav
desc ribed the habits OF the Yangandar ana ahoa
on the Ariwhimi River. All the the ulDY I ,'o,s
there he said, cannlbals anu spOhe ldns,SSs
the pronunciation of which he taItN W 'N t,'rI,
heca,se he was unfortunate enough not 10 wear cnnh
| Of ivo< or a nshbonc in his pierced upper Up. ino
lecturer told some of the names attachcu W ma y.
eating chiefs. These appcllatiOps were enough ~
| make Sitting Bun and Spotted Tall wild win envS
one of them. about thirty syllables IN iengtn, NE
GO-and shoot anelephant at-three0 clock Inc con
| cluson Of the lecture was an eloquent ttlOiG y
Henry NJ stanley AMI the picture of the great Amea
| can explorer was loudly applaudcd