Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-11

August IT we met the rear column o.
the expedition at Banallya- Mr.. Bonney
met me and told me of Bartellott's death,
and that Jameson had gone to Stanley
Falls for more men, and Mr.. Troup had
gone home sick. I found the rear column
a terrific wreck. Out of PSI men only sew
enty-one remained, and of these only if
ty-three were fit for service, and these
were mostly scarecrows.
According to Bonney. during the four
teen months since 1 left, the record had
been one of disaster, desertion and death.
Many of the details seem incredible.
There remain still far more stores than I
can carry, at the same time articles need
full are missing Deserters had spread
the report that I was dead,
and the officers accepted the
my instructions. They accordingly
sent my personal kit, medicines, soap,
candles and provisions down the Congo
as superfuities. Thus, after my immense
sacrifices to relieve others, I find myself
naked and deprived of even necessaries.
But, strange to say, have kept two hats,
four pair of boots, a flannel jacket, and
propose to go back to Emin Pasha and
across Africa with this truly African kit.
On returning here we lost only three
men, one by desertion. Out of the 257
men left, only seventy-one remain, and
one of these will die. This great loss
shows that, despite the sufferings on the
march, the mortality was not so great as
in camp. The survivors of the march are
all robust, while the survivors of the
rear column are thin and most unhealthy
looking.
The party passed 1GO days going through
one continuous forest. Stanley estimates
its area at 246, 900 square miles. Between
Yambuya and Nyanza five distinct lam
guages were spoken by the natives. Fifty
miles before reaching Nyanza they saw a
mountain about $1,000 feet high, its sum-
NIT covered with snow.
Referring to Emin Pasha, Stanley says
the Pasha has two battalions, one of $50
men, and the other $40. He is keeping up
a line of commun ication along the Nyan-
"a and the Nile, about $50 miles in length.
In the interior, west of the Nile, he re-
tains three or four small stations. Alto
gether he has with him about 5000 people,
including women and chileren.
On May 1, 1888, Emin Pasha came ashore
from his steamer and had a long talk with
Stanley. Emin said he had decided that
1t was best that his party should retire
from where they were. The Egyptians
were willing to leave. But of the regu-
lars composing the two battalions, Emin
had some doubt as to their willingness to
leave. They had led such happy life,
and would demur at leaving country
where they have enjoyed luxur1es they
can not command in Egypt. The soldiers
are married and several have harems.
Emin feared that if left behind all discip-
line among them would end: the more |
ambitious among them would aspire to
become chiefs by force, and from these
rivalries would spring hate and slaughter
until none were left. SANKEY'S letter |
concludes as follows:
The Pasha proposed to visit Fort Bodo,
taking Mr.. Jepson with him. At Fort |
Bodo 1 have left instructions to the off,
GERS to destroy the fort and accompany |
the Pasha to Nyanza. 1 hope to meet |
them all again on the Nyanza, as intend |
to make short cut to Nyanza.
HENRY NJ STANTEv