The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-04-03
In AFRICAN WILDS.
Facing a Flight of Poisoned
Arrows.
A BRUTAL MURDER AT SEA.
The Captain and Mate of the Bark st.
Andrews Accused of Killing
Norwegian Sailor.

June IS, 1887 On the first day the eXpedi-
ton marched twelve miles along the river
bank to Yaknarde. During the next six
days the expedition marched inland in an
easterly direction through a densely popu-
lated district. The natives used every art
known to them to modest and impede the
advance of the party, but although several
conflicts took place, the party did not lose
man.
From July until October IS he followed
the left bank of the Aruwhim. On August
l the first death occurred, the cause being
dissentery. So far, for thirty -four days, the
course had been singularly successful. The
party now entered wild country, in their
next days march, through which their suf-
ferings multiplied, and several deaths Oc
CURED. On August -, on arriving at Aio-
sibbia, the natives presented a bold front,
and the party lost five men
from poisoned arrows. August Is, the
expedition met party of Manyemas
and their misfOrtunes began on this date.
Within three days of this unfortunate meet
ing, twenty-siX men deserted. What
Stanley describes as an awful month began
on September IS. Leaving the station of
the Arab Chief Ugarrava when the expedi
ton numbered 263 men, having lost sixty
six by dersertion and death, and having
left ninety-siX sick with Ugarrava, which
led to the Arab settlement of Kalinga
Tonga. The men lived on wild fruits,
fungi and nuts.
Before reaching Kilinga Tonga, Stanley
lost tifty-t men through starvation and
desertion.
a slave owner at Kilinga Tonga tried his
utmost to ruin the expedition short of open
hOstilities. He insisted on his purchasing
rifles, ammunition and clothing, so that the
expedition left the station beggard. 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 seventy loads
of goods at Kilinga Tonga under the care
OF Surgeon Parke and Captain Nelson,
the latter of whom was unable
to march. After a twelve days
journey, the party on November reached
IDWiri. The Arab devastation, which had
reached within few miles of Ibwiri, was
to thorough that not native hut was left
standing between Vaarrava and Ibwiri.
What the Arabs did not destroy the ele-
plants destroyed, turning the whole region
INTO horrible wilderness.
Stanley continues: Cur sufferings
terminated at IbWiri. We were beyond the
reach of destroyers. We were on virgin
soil, the region Astounding with food
We ourselves were mere skeletons aud
a halt was therefore ordered for the pur-
now numbered ia, suffering had been so
awful calamities so numerous, and forests
so endless that our people refused to believe
we would see plains and tatt e, the Nyanza
and Emin Pasha. They had turned a deaf
ear to our prayers and entreaties, and
driven by hunger and suffering, they sold
their rifles and equipments for few ears of
Indian corn.
Perceiving that mild punishment would
be of no avail, resOrted to the death pen
atty, and two of the worst cases We're
hanged in the presence of all. We waited
for thirteen days at Ibwiri. Supplies were
ineXhaustible, and our people glutted them
selves with such effort that we had 143
sleek and robust men. When we started
for Albert Nyanza November "a, we were
still l26 miles from the lake Given food,
the distance seemed nothing. On De
cember 5, we emerged upon the plains,
leaving the deadly and gloomy forest
behind US. After 100 days of continuous
gloom, we saw the light of broad day shin
ing all around, making all things beautiful.
The men literally leaped and yelled with
Joy, and raced over the ground with their
burdens.
On the 9th we entered the ground of the
powerful chief Mazambini. The natives
sighted US, but we were prepared. The
war cries We're terrible, from hill to hill
pealing across the intervening val
leys. People gathered in hun
dreds at every point, war horns
and drums announcing the struggle. After
a slight skirmishing, ending in our captur
ing cow, the first beef we had tasted since
we left the ocean, the night passed peace
fully, both sides preparing for the NOR
row.
Here Stanley narrates how negotiations
with the natives failed; how detachment
of forty persons led by Lieutenant Stairs
and another of thirty left Zareba and as
saulted and carried the villages. driving the
natives into general route
The march was resumed on the 18th.
There were constant light fights all along
the route. son the afternoon of the 13th,'
SAYS Stanley 1--WE sighted the Nyanza with
Kavalli, the objective point of the eXpedi-
ton, six miles off. / had told the men to
prepare to see Nyanza. They murmured
and doubted. When they saw Nyanza below
them, many came to kiss my hands. We
were now $500 feet above sea level, and
:, 900 above the Albert Nyanza.
After a short halt to enjoy the prospect,
we commenced a ragged and stormy
descent. Before the rear guard had
descended one hundred feet, the natives
from plateau poured after them, keeping
the rear guard busy until within few
hundred feet of the Nyanza plain. We af-
forwards approached the village of
hOhOHSO, SIGudUSu DIT Cllc SuuGuWSSG COIutI
of Albert lake. There three hours were
spent by US in attempting to
make friends, but we signally failed.
They would not exchange the hand
of brotherhood because they never had
heard of any good people coming from the
west side of the lake. They would not &C
cept any presents from US, because they
did not know who we were, but they would
give US water to drink and show US the
road up to Yyam-Sassic. From these
singular people we learned they had heard |
there was whioe man at Ridgoo, but they |
had never heard of any white man
being on the west side, nor had they |
ever seen any steamers on the lake
We were shown path. We camped about |
half mile from the lake and they began to |
consider our position. My couriers from |
Zanzibar had evidently not arrived, or
Emin Pasha with his two steamers would |
have paid the southwest side of the lake |
visit to prepare the natives for our coming. |
My boat was at Kilinga Longa 100 miles |
distant, and there were no canoes obtain
able. There was no plan feasible, except |.
to retreat to 1bwiri and build |
a fort and send party back to Kilinga |
Tonga for a boat and store up every load in |
the fort not conveyable, and leave gar
rison in the fort to hold it, and march back |
to Albert lake and send boat in search of |
Emin Pasha. This was the plan which, |
after lengthy discussion with officers, 1 |
resolved upon.
On January z, we were in Ibwirri once |
again. After few days rest Lieutenant |
Stairs, with 100 men, was sent to Kilinga |
Tonga to bring boat and goods. On
the return of Stairs with the boat |
and goods, he was sent to Ugarrava. He