Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-28
KILLED By wild Elephants.

This gentleman WAS ll
the stanley Falls station when u was
attaeked two years ago next month
~ the Arabs. On his retreat rom
that station he had one 81 the ilo ssn
tbrillin@ experiences that ever peieil
a white man in Africa ,,,ni
Before tie station fell his ammunl-
t;on had been almost entireiy e@-
bonsted and the greater part OF ms
iorce had skurried down the river,
leaving him to his fate. In
40 darkness Of the night
Danne ana his comrade, Dubois
with three or four Haussa soldiers
nway from Stanley Falls and NOSE
Iessly made their way westward along
the river bank. 1t was not long he-
fore Dubois, slipping upon a stone ~
the waters edge, fell into the raplu
current and was drowned. peane
Mas left alone with his few black com.
AIDES, and the prospect that they
would escape was very slight,
They pushed on all night, but U
| the intense darEness they We're able
to make their way only d few miles
through the thick underground.
| Thoroughly tired out they stopped
AT daylight for short rest, The
rain which had been falling all night
ceased. and Dcane took on his
drenched garments 10 partially dry
Ithem While his clothes were hang
inc on the bushes, shouts were sud.
denly heard few hundred fcet behind
the little party. The Arabs had dis
coy cred their retreat and were ~ hot
pursuit, They were 20 near that
Deane could hear the grass rat
tie MS the enemy sprang through
lii. rapidly following the muddy
trn cks Of the iugittves. Dcnne had
Just time 10 throw biz clothes OVER
his arm, and start az full speed
through the bush, followed by his
Huussa attendants. They could
hear the shouts vi the Arabs who
we're on their trail FOR hours, and
every nerve was strained 20 distance
the pursners. At last the NOISES be-
hind them grew fainter and fainter,
and BIZ noon Il was evident that the
enemy had grown weary afthechass
| Then the hunted little party stopped
for D breathing spell.
1t was IL woebegonC and almost
| hopeless band 81 fugatiyes In the
mad race for liz. every Hnussn had
lost his gun, and not a weapon Ot
Iany sort Was legt ia the party Oue
| by one Deauc had dropped his gnr.
ments, and he had nothing lrit except
a small military cape, which be- threw
over his shoulders. In tho midst ni
an African Jungle he had not tho
slightest protection for his bleeding
feet, and even ii h. had saved bis
boots he would not have dared to pitt
them on, for the tracks would have
Instantly revealed to any proving
Arab or hostile native that "a whlts
man was in the neighborhood.
cannibal tribe. with whom pcnut
himself had had n serious tight,
lined the river below, and
he dared not appeal "a
them for suCcor. lIe was about
300 miles from tile nearest white sta
ton mt Baugala. All that could b,
done was to struggle down the river
through the dense bush and forests
several miles inland. avoiding an IN,
tribes, except one or two that wUrt
known to be- friendly, aud living On
whatever they could pick up thai
would afford nutrimeut.
For four weeks this white ea4taVn,
in central Africa, almost mixed. mi
weak with hunger and fatigue wnn
dered through the solitudes If ia,
country. The nights were cold. but
the only covering the figitiye4 hat
were dried leaves, which thcy henpat
over themselves as they lay down OF
the bare earth under the trees. The,
found many wild grapes and som,
other fruits Of the forest. hut thaa,
alone would not give them strength
TO Keep up the hard march An o.
casiUnal monkey or n bird Vo,,t,
have been u delightful addition /,
their food supplies, hut withou
guns they could not obtuin game d
any sort. They did what any On
. else would do when fighting agnins
starvation. Many African tribe
esteem fried ants as n prpn
dellcacy. Whenever our fugitive
came to n prosperous colony of nnt
they laid ina supply. Thenmanyeato,
pillars crossed their path. and tbes
, treasures were carefully slowed avn
~ cartridge box. At dinner finn
/. the party would build a fire. roas
thelr ants and caterpillcrs, md IA.
guise these solid viands as much 4
! possible with mouthfuls Of grnnc
.. end other fruit. TWAS ANYTHING bn
Pal.a!table food, but II kept iiCe IN fhci
, bodies, though the poor fellows f.
came 80 weak that they could travs
only three or four miles Il dny
AZ last they came to tho Bnkr,n,
Tribe, who live along the river nm,
the fugitives thought they might a. \.
reveal themselves to these peonIs
/ Iheir confidence was not betrn ,,oi
and the fugitives were supnlied ;y ~
: varled their caterpillar diet Mo-,
, wwhlle the Bangala who desa, 100,
| Deane Mt Stnptny, tNtt ''S'i w