Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-29

LIMA, O., July 2S.-Mr. J. n. Camp,
who has been in Central Africa as an ex-
ploring and mechanical missionary for the
American Baptist Missionary Society, ar
rived at his home in Lafayette, near this
city, after an absence of nearly three years,
and was seen by your correspondent to-day.
Mr.. Camp arrived at Banana, Africa, April
6, 1887, and left for the interior a month
later, going up the Congo river in the
steamer Henry Reed. He left the Congo
about 12O miles up, and started overland
with his party of five whites and 40 native
carriers. They arrived at Stanley Falls, 235
miles from the lower coast, on June IA, and
then proceeded 1000 miles into the dark
continent, the greater part of which had not
been travelled by white persons before.
In regard to Stanley, Mr.. Camp said that
he had followed his route for several hun
dred miles about month behind him, and
that large number of bodies of Stanley's
men, who had died on the way, were found
along the route. He also said that in April,
1887, Stanley left Leopoldville, having re-
QUESTIONED all the available steamers. and,
taking about 800 men, started for Aruwhimi,
where he arrived some time in May. From
there he
WENT IN SEARCH OF EMIN BEY
and found him, Emin agreeing to accom-.
pany him to the coast. When Stanley left
Aruwhimi he left behind him a relief ex-
pedition under charge of Major Bartlett and
Lieutenant Jameson, with orders to follow
him in one year if he was not heard from in
that time; before the expiration of the time
some 90.of the relief party died from dysen-
terry, and Bartlett was forced to resort to
Tippoo Tib for assistance in carrying the
goods inland. Terms being agreed upon, a
start was made, and on the second day out
Bartlett was shot by one Of Tippoo Tbs men
and died within a few hours. Owing to the
disturbed condition of affairs Jameson, the
next in command, decided to return to Aru-
whimi and restack the goods, and being
very ill himself he started down the river
to Bangala, where he arrived in August,
and on the day following his arrival he died
and from his diary the failure of the relief
expedition was learned.
At the time of the death of Jameson,
Ward, who was connected with the expedi-
tion, was still further down the river at
Lowanda, getting orders from McKinnon,
the President of the Emin Bev Relief Ex-
pedition. He returned to Bangala with
orders for an expedition to start at once in
search of Stanley, and, learning of the death
resulted, he again returned to Lower Congo
to report the information and get further
orders. After Ward returned from Lower
Congo the second time he found that STAN
ley had been at Aruwhimi and had
TAKEN THE GOODS LEFT THERE,
and left mail in charge of Tippoo lib to be
1888, and was the first information received
from Stanley. Stanley left all the white
men inland when he came to Aruwhimi
and brought none but natives along with
him, some of whom he left there with in
structions to Ward to send them to Zanzi- |
bar.
Ward went to Aruwhimi and got the mail |
and the men referred to, and lashing two |
large canoes together, foated down the |
river. He took supper with US at Bowemba |
station of the A. B. M. u, and left with us
two of his Nyam Nyam men. who were sick,
and who we brought to Stanley Pool, where |
one of them died and the other was pre-
sented to party there, in whose service he |
has been since.
Ward came down the river from Stanley |
Pool two days behind me, bringing the |
news that the State station of Leopoldville |
had been visited By dread disease, one of |
the sufferers being Governor Vangelle, of |
the Hangala district, who received a COM
mission from the King of Belgium to 60 |
inland and explore the great Walia river |
I learn since that he recovered. Ward toek |
the Zanzibar men he had with him to |
sent them to their homes and |
started for Rotterdam.
FUTURE INTENTIONS.
Regarding Stanley's intentions for the |
future, Mr.. Camp says: 1.-TWO days after |
Stanley had started inland he was met bv a |
civilized Arab from Tippoo Tbs company
and to whom Stanley explained his future |
intentions. He stated that Emin Bey would /
Join him and take 5000 loads of ivory and |
s, 900 carriers 10 transport the effect of his |
and that of Emin Bey out of the |
the route being the caravan road |
between Lakes Victoria Nyanza and Tan
and from thence east to Zanzibar;
Emin Bey to go with Stanley and accom-
pary him to Europe.
Later on, and after leaving the upper river,
o report reached me, which seemed to support
hat of the Arab to the effect that when
about to strike the caravan road he was
notified by his soldiers one night while in
camp, that the Arab people were preparing
% attack him the following day and rob him
Of the ivory. Stanley, according to o pre-
vious arrangement. stacked his ivory alter
nately with some resinous wood and burned
It, being the last resort to keep them from
getting it."
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