Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-14
CURRENT AFFAIRS.
SrANLEi1S rERRiBLE SroRY
OF the Horrors Endured by hts Rear
Guard.

OF the Horrors Endured by hts Rear
Guard.
The papers have been filled, since Henry
NJ Stanlsy's arrival in this country, with
his story Of the horrors endured by his
rear-guard column during his last expedi-
tion in Africa This story he told to a small
company Of reporters aud others at his
hotel on the day following his arrival in
New York 1t was to the failure of the
rear-guard TO do the work assigned TO it
that Mr. Stanley attributed, in, his newspa-
per articles aud his book very much Of the
dreadful suffering and hardship endured
by himself and his immediate command
The rear guard was IN command Of Mai
Barttelot, young Englshnan Of % or 30,
who was killed by native while his com
maud were in their camp Of starvation and
death. Hints had been given by Mr. Stan
ley of revelations that might he made of
failure Of duty aud disobedience Of orders
on the part Of the rear guard, but the story
was first told by him in detail ON the occa-
sion named. called out 10y statements print
ed in the London papers by NJ Bartteot's
brother, who holds that Stanley's iusinua-
tions against his brother are false and un-
justified Stanley's account is, in brief, that
Barttrlot did not obey his written instruc-
tions he refused medicines out Of the
stores even to his white sublrdinAtes when
they were i'll he sent away down the river
provisions while 100 men in his own camp
were starving he took a fendish delight
IN using his power to torture the natives
"a ith ell kinds Of petty anuoyances, aud his
puuishments for minor oilenses were hor-
ribly barbarous in their severity several
men were ilpgged to death 10y his order and
| for some triiiing fault he kicked boy so
that he died. So great was the terror that
he inspired that neither his subordinate
officers nor his wretched aud starving camp
| dared protest The native who shot him
was the husband of a woman whom Bartte-
| lot was at that instant prodlng with a
steel-ponted staff
On being cabled to London this story
! brought out another denial from Maj Bart
telot's family, which is in turn answered
| 10y Lieut.. Bonney, who was with the rear
guard. aud who says that all that has been
told pf Barttelut is true, and even worse
things are added 10y him One of these i.
that BHrttelot caused a young lad from one
! Of the missions to be given 300 lashes 10y foui
pow erful natives for desertion This wa,
1rne in spite Of the protest Of the other Of
fcers The bows body sweled to twice it,
natural size and he died in - hours. An
other story is told Of "A thing too horribl,
for belief. declared 10 have been done by
Mr. Jameson. another lieutenant Of tn,
rear guard, who deliberately procured :
practical illustration Of cannibalism among
the natives Tippu Tib told him that il
was an easy matter to prove the practice
il he liked Pay for a slave, ," he said
"and give to those men there. They vii
show You Jameson bought, with dozer
cotton handkerchiefs native girl Of - ol
II years, and then deliberately looked OF
and made "A series Of sketches while the ma
tives killed her, cut up her body and dis
posed Of II.
The controversy wakes hot. The Bart
telots threaten to bring Stanley into cour'
to prove his charges, and the great explor
er threatens in his turn to prosecute Bart
telot aud those who have made charge
against him. Bonney believes Barttelo
was insane.