Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-04
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Story of Stanley's PerilOus
Expedition.
MANY "HAlRBREADTH 'SCAPEs.'
Through Dangers and Obstacles OF
Every Description, he Succeeds
in His Object.
,Auociated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

{Assooiated Press Dispatches to the HERALD, {
The following summary Of Stanley's
letter to a friend in Edinburgh was
crowded out of yesterdays HERALD by
pressure of local news. 1t is given to-
day as wired from London:
The expedition, which consisted of 369
officers and men, started from Yambunga
June %, 1887. On the first day the expe-
dition marched twelve miles along the
aiver bank to Yakhynde. During the
next six days the expedition marched
inland in an easterly direction through a
densely populated district. The natives
used every art known to molest and inn
peAe the advance of the party, but, al
though several conflicts took place, the
party did not lose man. From July 4th
until October 18th Stanley followed the
left bank of the Aruwhimi. On August
LIST the first death occurred, the cause
being dysentery.
So far for thirty-four days the course
had been singularly 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 Alosibbia, the natives pre-
eented bold front, and the party lost
i've men from poisoned arrows.
On August 31st the expedition met a
party of Manyemas, and their misfor-
tunes began on this date.
What Stanley describes as IAN awful
month" begins on September 18th. On
leaving the station of the Arab Chief
Ugarrava, the expedition numbered 2S9,
having lost thirty-six by desertion and
death, and having left forty-four sick
with Ugarrava. They took the route
which led to the Arab settlement OF
Kalinga Longa. The men lived on wild
fruits, fungi and nuts. Before reach
ing Kalinga Longa, Stanley lost fifty-five
men through starvation and deser-
fion. A slave owner at KiliDga Longa
tried his utmost to ruin the expedition,
short of opening hostilities, He insisted
on purchasing their rifles, ammunition
and clothing, SO that the expedition left
solutely 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 Longa under the care
of Surgeon Parke and Captain Nelson,
the latter OF whom was unable to march.
After twelve days journey the party,
on November End, reached Ibwiri. The
Arab devastation, which had reached
within a few miles of Ibwiri, was so
thorough that not native hut was left
standing between Vaarrava and Ibwiri
What the Arabs did not destroy elephants
destroyed, turning the whole region into
horrible wilderness.
Stanley continues: "Our sufferiDgs
terminated at Ibwiri. We were beyond
the reach Of the destroyers. We were on
virgin soil, u region abounding in food.
We ourselves were mere skeletons, and
n halt was, therefore, ordered for the
purpose of recuperatiDg. From 2S9 per-
sons, we now numbered ia The suf
ferings had been so awful, the calamit-
res so numerous and the forest SO end
less that our people refused to believe
that We would see the plains and cattle,
the Nyanzs and Emin Pasha. They had
turned deaf ear to our prayers and en-
treaties, and, driven by hunger and suf-
fering, they sold rifles and equipments for
a few ears of Indian corn. Perceiving
that mild punishment would be of no
avail, | resorted to the death penalty,
and two of the worst cases were hanged
thirteen days at Ibwiri. The supplies
giutted themselves with such effect that
we had 143 sleek and robust men when
we started for Albert Nyanza, November
oath. We were still 126 miles from Lake
Given Food. The distance seemed moth
ing:
4'On December 5th we emerged upon
the plains, leaving the deadly and
gloomy forest behind us. After 160 days
OF continuous gloom we saw the light oil
broad day shining still 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 country of the
powerful chief, Mazamboni. The natives
sighted us, but we were prepared. The
war cries were terrible, from hill to hill
pealing across the intervening valleys.
The people gathered in hundreds at
every point, war horns and drums an
nouncing the struggle. After a slight
skirmish, ending in our capturing COW,
the fret beef we had tasted since we left
the ocean, the night was passed peace
fully. both sides preparing for the NOR
row."
Here Stanley relates how negotiations
with the natives failed how a detach-
ment OF forty persons, led by Lieutenant
Noe0ho, dh0 aHOlucI Vi IQlTLY, 10IL IOf
ARABIA and assaulted and carried the vii
Iage, driving the natives into general
rout. The march was resumed on the
18th: There were constant light fights
all along the route.
ION the afternoon of the 13th," saws
Stanley, 1--WE sighted the Nyanza, with
Kaavalia, the objective point Of the ex-
pedition, six miles off. l had told the
men to prepare to see the Nyanzs. They
murmured and doubted. When thev
saw the Nyanza below them, many came
TO kiss my hands. We were now s, 200
feat above the sea level and 1900 feet
above the Albert Nyanza. After a
short halt to enjoy the prospect
We commenced the rugged and stormy
descent. Before the rear guard had
descended 100 feet, the natives from the
plateau poured after them, keeping the
rear guard busy until within a few hun.
dred feet of the Nyanza plains. We
afterwards approached the village of Ka-
kongo, situated at the southwest corner
of Albert Lake. Three hours were spent
by US in attempting to make friends, but
We eignally failed. They would not ex.
change the blood of brotherhood, be-
cause they never heard of any good peo-
pile coming from the west side of the
lake. They would not accept any pres
ents from us, because they did not know
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