The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-04-04
IN AFRICA.
A Pen Picture of the Expedition for
Emin Bays Relief.
FIGHTING WITH NATIVES.
The Ranks Trimmed Out by Disease
and DssertiOn.
The MEETING WITH EMIN
Returning to the Congo for the Sup
plies Left Behind.
FIGHTING WITH NATIVES.
The MEETING VITA EMIN

ley'S letter describes the journey le-
tween Yambunga and Albert Nyanza.
1t goes much into detail and is very
interesting.
Mr.. Stanley after stating the orders
given by him to Major Barttelot goes
on to describe the expedition. The
expedition which contained 329 officers
and men started from Yambunga on
June IS, 1887. On the first day the ex-
petition marched twelve miles along
the river bank to Yandarde.
On the approach of the column
the natives set fire to their
villages and under cover of the smoke
attacked the pioneers. A skirmish
followed, lasting fifteen minu ties.
During the next six days the expedi-
tion marched inland in an easterly
direction through a densely populated
district. The natives used every art
known to them to modest and impede
the advance of the party but although
several conflicts took place, Stanley
did not lose man. Finally perceiv-
ing that the path he had been following
had taken him out of his proper course
Stanley struck out toward the
northeast and again reached
the river on June 5. From that date
until October 18th. he followed the
left bank of the Aruwhimi. After
seventeen days of continuous march
ing the expedition halted for one day s
rest.
On August 1st the first death oc-
CURED, the cause being dysentery. So
far for thirty-four days the course hal
been sipgularly successful. The party
now entered a wild country in their
nine days march through which their
sufferings multiplied and several
deaths occurred. On August 18th on
arriving at Airsibba the natives pre-
scented bold front and the party lost
five men from poisoned arrows.
Lieutenant Stairs was wounded below
the heart and suffered greatly but he
recovered. On August 8, the expedi-
ton met d party of Manyemmas and
their misfortunes began on this date.
Stanley writes he had takelI the Congo
route to avoid Arabs who would tempt
bis men. Within three days of this
unfortunate meeting twenty-sN de-
serted. What Stanley describes as an
awful month begins on September Is.
Leaving the station of Arab Chief Ugar-
raya when the expedition numbered
1853 men, having host sixty-six men by
desertion and death and having left
fifty-six sick. From Ugarrava the
march led to the Arab settlement
Kalinga Tonga. The men lived on
wild fruits, fungi and nuts.
Before reaching Kilinga Bona. Stan
ley lost fifty-five men through starva-
tiOn and desertion. A slave owner at
Kilinga Tonga named Abed Satin
tried his best to ruin the ex-
petition short of open hostilities.
lie insisted upon purchasing rifles
ammunition and clothing so that the
expedition left the station beggared
The men were absolutely naked and
were SO weak that they were unable
to carry the boat. Stanley therefore
was 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 No
vember 18th reached IbidWiFi. The
Arab devastation, which reached with
in a few miles of Ibidwiri, was so thor
Ough tnat not native hut was left
standing between Ugarrava and Ibid
wiri. What the Arabs did not destroy
the elephants destroyed, turning the
whole region into . horrible wilderness.
Mr.. Stanley continues: Our suffer
ing terminated at Ibidwiri, we were
beyond the reach of destroyers. We
were on virgin soil in pOpulOus
region Astounding with food. We our
selves were mere skeletons. From 2S9
men we now numbered ia. Several
OF the party seeming TO have no hope
Of life left, halt was therefore order
ed for the purpose of recuperating.
Hither to our people were sceptical of
what we told them. The suffering
had been so acute the calamitieS Sc
numerous and the forests
so endless that they refused
to believe that bye and bye we would
see plains and cattle. the NyanZa and
Emin Pacha. They had turned a deal
ear to our prayers and entreaties, foT
driven by hunger and suffering they
sold their rifles and equipments for a
few ears of Indian corn. deserted with
the ammunition and became altogether
demoraliZed. Perceiving that mild pun
ishment was of no avail resorted tC
the death penalty and two of the worst
cases were hanged in the presence OF
all.
We halted for thirteen days at Ibid
wire, recruiting on fowls, goats, ba
nanaS, corn, yamS. etc. The supplies
were ineXhaustible and the people
glutted themselves with such effect thai
men when we started fol
Albert Nyauza. On November 2
we were still <I26 miles from
seemed nothing. On December l we
sighted an open country from the tor
of ridge connected with Mt. PiSgah
which was so named from our first
view of the land of promise and plen
ty. On December 10 we emerged uDoI
the plains leaving the deadly an(
gloomy forest behind us. After ont
hundred and sixty days of con
tinuous gloom we saw the light
| .,Ek 81, oil
all things beautiful. We thought We
had never seen grass so green or {
country so lovely. The men literally
| leaped and yelled with joy and raceC
over the ground with their burdens
| Oh! this was the old spirit Of forme
expeditions successfully completed
and all suddenly revived.
Woe betide the native aggresso
| whom we may meet. However power
| full with such spirit the men will fin:
| themselves on him like wolves an sheel
numbers will not be compared. i
was the eternal forest that made man,
of them the abject, slavish creatures, S
brutally plundered by Arab slaves
after we entered the country O
the powerful Chief Mazambom
The villages were scattered so thickl,
| that no road except through then
could be found. The natives sightet
US but we were prepared and as 500
as we arrived in the centre of a mass O
villages we built a ZaTaba as fast a
hill hooks could cut the brushwOod.
The war cries were horrible, froE
hill to hill, pealing across the interver
ing valleys. The people gathered i
hundreds at every point; war horn
and drums announcing the struggle
After a slight skirmish, ending in on
capturing COW, the first beef we ba
tasted since we left the ocean, th
night passed peacefully. Here HI
Stanley narrates how negotiations wit
the natives failed, MaZambom deciiI
ing peace Offering, anu how detacI
ment OF forty persons, led by LieuteE
ant Stairs. and another of thirty, III
der command of Mr.. johnson, Wit
sharpshooters, left the seraba, halle,
J and driving the natives into ger
eral route, the march was resume