The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-03
STANLEY IN THE JUNGLE
AN INTERESTING RECITAL OF HIS
EVENTFUL MARCH


and suftering-Forests as Black as
y Nirht-In a Land of Milk and Honey
at Last.
LONDON, April 2.-Henrv NJ. Stanley's
letter describes his journey between Yam
8 unga and Albert Nyauza. 1t goes much
into detail. and is very interesting.
Stanley, after stating the orders given
bv him to Maj. Bartelot, goes on to 9
scribe the advance of the column. Tne
erDedition, which consisted of $50 officers
and men, started from Yambuuga on June
2S, 1887. On the first day the expedition
marched twelve miles along the river bank
TO Yankarde. On the approach of the
column the natives set fire to their villages
and under cover of the smoke attacked the
pioneers. skirmish followed, lasting
fifteen minutes.
SEVENTEEN DAYS WITHOUT STOP.
During the next six days the expedition
marched inland in an easterly direction
through densely populated district. The
natives used every art known to them to
rnolest and impede the advance Of the party,
but, although several conflicts took place,
Stanley did not lose a man. Finally, per-
ceivinC that the path he had been following
was taking him out of his proper course,
Stanley struck out toward the north
east and again reached the river on July 5.
From this date until Oct. Is, he followed
the left bank of the Aruwhimi After sew
enteen days Of continuous marching, the
expedltion halted for one days rest. On
Aug l, the first death occurred, the cause
bel dysentery. So far, for thirty-four
days the course had been singularly sue
cessful.
HARDSHIPs BEGUN.
The party now entered a wild country on
their nine days march, through which
their sufferings multiplied and several
deaths occurred. On Aug. 49, on arriving
at Airsibba the natives presented a
bold front, and the party lost
five men from poisoned arrows.
Lieut.. Stairs was wounded below
the heart and suffered greatly, but he re-
covered. On Aug 81 the expedition met a
party of M9nyemas, and their misfortunes
began on this date Stanley writes that he
had taken the Congo route to avoid the
Arabs. who would tempt his men. Within
three days of this unfortunate meeting
twenty-Six men deserted.
AN AWFUL MONTH.
What Stanley describes as an awful
month begins on Sept. 18 Leaving the
station Of the Arab chief, Ugarrava. when
the expedition numbered 205 men, having
lost Is by desertion and death, and having
left 30 sick with Ugarrava, the
march led to an Arab settlement, Kalinga
Tonga. The men lived on wild fruits,
fungi and nuts. Before reaching Kalinga
Tonga Stanley lost fifty-ive men through
starvation and desertion. A slave-owner
at Kalinga Tonga. named Abed Salim, did
his utmost to ruin the expedition, short of
open hostilities. He insisted upon purchas-
ing rifles, ammunition and clothing, so that
the expedition left the station begsared.
NAKED AND WEAK.
The men were absolutely naked and were
so weak that they were unable to carry the
boat Stanley was therefore obliged to
leave the boat together with
Tonga, under the care of Surgeon Parke
and Capt. Nelson, the latter of whom was
unable to march. After twelve days
journey, the party, on Nov. ~, reached
Ibwiri. The Arab devastation which had
reached within few miles Of IDwiri was so
thorough that not native hut was left
standing between UgaTrava and lbwiri.
What the Arabs did not destroy the ela-
plants destroyed, turning the whole region
into a horrible wilderness.
LAND OF PLENTY.
Stanley continues: "Our sufferings termi-
mated a. Ibwiri. We were beyond reach
Of the destroyers. We were o. virgin soil,
IN populous region ab0unling with food.
We ourselves were mere skeleton. From
2S9 persons we now numbered ia. Several
or the party seeming to have no hOpa of
life left, a halt was therefore ordered for
the purpose Of recuperahng Hitherto
our people were skeptical Of what we
told them. The suffering had been so aw-
ful, calamitles so numerous and the forests
so endless that they refused to believe that
b. and by we would see plains and cattle
Nyanza and Emin Pasha. They hai
turned deaf ear to our prayers and en-
treaties, for, driven by hunger and suffer
ing, they sold their rifles aud equipments
for few ears Of Indian corn, deserted
with their ammunition and became alto
gether demoralized.
REsoRTED TO THE DEATH PENALTY.
"Perceiving that mild punishment would
he Of no avail, resorted TO the death ZEN
ally, aud two of the worst cases were
hanged in the presence of all. We halted
Tor ID days at Ibwiri, reveling on fowls,
goats, bananas, corn, hams, etc. The sup
pies were inexhaustible and our people
gutted themselves with such effect that we
mad l73 sleek and robust men.
One had been killed with an ar
bert Nyanza, on Nov "a, we were
sui l96 miles from the lake. Given food
the distance seemed nothing. Ga Dec. l
we sighted an open country from the top of
arld2e connected with Mount Pisgah, which
was SO named from our first view Of the
"Nu VI promise ana plenty.
INTO THE DAY LIGHT.
'On Dec. we emerged upon tthe plains
ieavlng tae deadly and gloomy forest be-
hind us After 100 days of continuous
gloom we saw the light OF broad day shin
lIq9g all around, making all things beautiful
we thought we had never seen grass so
green, or the country so lovely. The men
literally leaped and yelled with joy and
raced over the ground with their bur
Gems. All! this was the old spirit
oi former expeditions, successfully COM
pleted and all suddenly revived. Woe
uetide, the native aggressor whom we may
meet However powerful, with such spirit
men Will fling themselves upon him, like
"gI'es on sheep. Numbers will not be con-
sluered 1t was the eternal forest that had
made them the affect. slavsh creatures so
1t t'ly piundered by the Arab slaves at
haunga Tonga
IN MAzAMBoM's COUNTRY.
Tn Dec. we entered the country Of the
powerful Chief Maznmbom. Villages were
scattered so thickly that no road except
tIrolgh them could be found. TIE natives
skhted us, but we were prepared. We
S9l4eu the hill as soon rs we arrived in the
enter of the mass OF villages, and
oulit zareba as fast as billhooks
Could cut brush wood. The war
cries were terrible, from hill to hill, pealing
HAas.. 10. 4