Evening journal., 1889-04-03
ALETTER FROM STANLEY
Thrilling Experience of the
Dauntless Explorer.
IN THE WILDERNESS OF AFRICA.

Encounters with the NatiNes-His meet
ing with Emin Pncha.
LONDON, April 3.-sr Francis de Winton,
chairman Of the Emin Pacha relief commit
tee, makes public the letter which ne received
from Henry NJ Stanley. 1t is dated Bungan-
geta Island, on the Aruwhimi, Aug. Is, 1883
After confirming his short dispatch Of Aug.
II, already published announcing that be
had relieved Emin, stanley proceeds 10 relate
the story Of his movements from June 2s
1887. He says he had established palisaded
camp at Yambuya, on the lower Aruwhimi,
just below the first rapids and appointed
Barttelot commandant with Jameson as
socated with him. On the arrival Of the
men and goods from Stanley Pool and Bolobo
the other officers were to report TO Barttelot
for duty but no important action was TO be
taken without consulting Messrs. Jameson,
Troup and Ward. The officers admitted that
the instructions were explicit and clear
Barttelot had 257 men, He was 70 stay at
Yambuya until the steamer arrived from
Stanley Falls with mon and goods, and If
Tippoo Tib furnished the carriers promised
he was to march, following the track blazed
out by Stanley's advance column II the
carriers did not arrive, Barttelot might dis
regard these directions and begin short
journeys until Stanley should come down TO
his relief
THE LONG MARCH.
Stanley's column set out June 2s 1887,
from Yambuya with $50 officers and men.
On the first day the natives they met fired
t,.It
mish lasted only fifteen minutes The natives
continued for five days along the march 10
impede the advance In every way they knew
Of but not a man of Stanley's party was lost
The party reached the river again on July 5,
and from that time till Oct Is followed the
left bank. After seventeen days continuous
marching they halted one day for rest On
the twenty fourth day they lost two men by
desertion. They made only four halts in July
On Aug the first death occurred II was
from dysentery. They now entered wilder
ness which it took nine days 20 march
through. Their sufferings began 10 increase,
and several deaths occurred. The river
| helped them. as the canoes relieved the men
| Of much Of their burdens Aug. 13, on arriv-
| ing at Airsibba, the natives attacked them,
and five men were killed by poisoned arrows
Lieut. Stairs was wounded near the heart
and suffered greatly for month before re-
covering On Aug. IS Mr.. Jepson command
ing the land party, got too far inland and
was lost His contingent reioined the mair
party on the 2lst On the 18th they arrived
in the district Of Airjeli and camped for 4
week opposite the mouth Of tho tributary
Nepoko.
AN UNFORTUNATE MEETING
On August 81 the party fell in with a cars
van OF Mangema under Uledi- Balyus. Thi,
was NEST unfortunate, as Stanley had taker
the route he did in order to avoid the Arabs
As expected, several Of his men were tam
pered with by the Arabs, and within thres
days twenty-six had deserted. On September
10 Stanley arrived at camp opposite Ugar
rowwas. He could not rely on friendly rela.
tions with the chief, and finally made a trade
with him, leaving flfty-six sick men with him
and s. month a piece was to be paid tn,
chief for taking care of them. Three days
later Stanley left Ugarrowwas and on Octo.
Der IS reached a settlement belonging q
Kilingalonga, a zanzbarese slave OF Abed
Bin Salin, the fierce old Arab who has made
SO much trouble in the Congo state.
SUFFERING AND DEATH
Stanley says: "This proved an awful
month 70 us Not one member Of our ex-
petition, white or black, win forget ii Out
Of the $3.50 men with whom we had started.
we lost sixty-six by desertion and death be-
tween Yambuya and Ugarrowwas, and left
ffty-six sick at the Arab station. On reach
ing Kilingalonga we found we had lost fifty
five more men by starvation and desertion.
We had lived principally on wild fruit and
nuts Abed Bin Salim's slaves did their ut
most short of open hostilities TO ruin the ex-
pedition. They induced the men to sell rifles
and clothing, so that when we left we were
beggared and the men nearly naked We
were too weak to carry the boat and seventy
loads Of goods, and we left them at Killing.
alonga under Surgeon Parke and Capt Mel
son, the latter OF whom was unable to march
After marching twelve days we reached
Ibwiri The Arabs had devastated the whole
country, 50 that not native hut was stand.
ing between Ugarrowwas and Ibwiri. What
had not been destroyed by slaves Of Abed
Bin Salim the elephants ruined, so that the
whole region was turned into a horrible
wilderness But at Ibwiri we were beyond
the utmost reach Of destroyers We were on
virgin soil, in a populous region aboundina
with food. Our suffering from hunger, which
began Aug. 81, terminated on Nov l2. Our
selves and men were skeletons Out OF tn,
$3.50 men we now numbered only ia, and sew
eral Of these had no hope Of life eft A hal
was ordered for the people to recuperate
Hitherto they were skeptical Of what we has
told them. The suffering had been so awful
the calamities SO numerous, the forests 5.
endless that they refused 70 believe that b,
and by we should see plains and cattle an,
the Nyanza and the white man, Emin Pacha
We felt as though we were dragging then
along with chain around our neclxs sBe
( yond these hardship said /, lies a countr,
untouched, where food is abundant an
where you viii forget your miseries; so chee
up boys; be men; press on a little faster
; They were deaf TO our prayers and entreatie.
for, driven by hunger and suffering, the
sold their rifles and equipments for a fe-
ears Of Indian corn, des rIed with the ammI
milton and were altogether demoralizet
? Pereeiving that prayers and entreaties an
+ mild punishments were OF no avail, / the
. resorted to visiting upon the wretches Il
death penalty. Two Of the worst cases weI
{ accordingly taken and hanged in presence ,
+ all. We halted thirteen days in Ibwiri an
j revelled on fowls, goats, bananas, corr
!. sweet potatoes, yans, bans, etc The SUI
v plies were inexhaustible The people glutte
il themselves. The result was that | had Il
!. sleek and mostly robust men when set OF
for Albert Nyauza on Nov. "a lQne ma
h had been killed by an arrow.l We were sti
/. l26 miles from The lake, but with food sue
a distance seemed nothing. On Dec. ! "
!. sighted the open country from the top Of th
Z ridge, which was named Mt Pisgah hecans
. it was our first view Of the land OF promis
u and plenty. Dec. 5;h we emerged ON IN
q plains, ana the gloomy, deadly forest was *