New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-11
TROUP REPLIES TO BONNY.
FURTHER LIGHT ON THE STORY OF CAMP
YANIBUYA.
HIS DISBELIEF IN THE SYRIAN INTERPRETERS
STORY OF CANNIBADISM-WHAT JAMESON
SAID on SHOWING TRoUP THD
SKETCHES.
,BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TKrBUSE.i

.BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkrBUNE.i
Boston, Nov. 1O.-Lieutenant 1roup who was
an officer of Stanley's famous rear guard will sail
for England on Wednesday. To-day his attention
was called to the horrible charges made against
Jameson and Major Barttcot by Mr.. Bonny. Lieu
tenant Iroup said he had no doubt of the truth
of what Bonny said about the Majors cruel con-
duct. Troup said that if Stanley brought suit
for libel against Major Barttclots brother and
the surviving officers Of the rear column he sup
posed he would be included. That would he
gratifying to Lieutenant Troup, for he would have
opportunity to cross-eXamine Mr.. Stanley.
Lieutenant Troup continued
Il am not afraid to have my record laid bare
by the most searching investigation. Mr. Stanley
must understand that he is the accuser. | said
nothing about the disasters that befel the rear
column until he drove me to the wall and forced
me to defend my reputation; Stanley cannot in
timdate me. / did not say word against Mr..
Stanley or Major BartteIot until some one else
first made the charges. | have said, and repeat
it, that Mr. Stanley was responsible for the fate
of the poor fellows in Camp Yambuya -iirSt
by his poor Judgment III the selection OF
poor commanding officer, and second, by neg
lecting to provide sufficient food and supplies to
be used in case of emergency, which emergency
was his delay in returning to the camp. lie prom
iscd to return in five months and made only pro-
vision for that period. | consider that almost
| criminal negligence, because it seems to me that
| he ought to have known that the chances OF his
returning in that period were against him. IL Is
for the errors of judgment that ! censure Ar.
Stanley His experience ought to have suggested
| q different course.
"As to the charges against Major Barttelot,
| bove snoken ONLY of what | saw, and | ought not
| to bc held RESPONSIBLE. as Stanley has sought to
hold mo for Barttelot's misdeeds. | shall not re-
tract anything that have said against Mr.. STAN
ley.
| Il wish to correct some of Mr.. Bonny's state
| mon.s Thcre can be no doubt that Major Bartte-
LOT was terribly cruel wiser, more discreet.
more humane man might have brought the rear
| column back 20 the coast with compara-
lively little loss of life, aud with less
nrivation than we endured But Mr. Stanley
knew of his temper and his hatred OF the
blacks: vet Stanley put Barttelot In absolute
command
| Lieutenant Troup correcs Bonny's statement
in regard 10 Barttelots project for starting an en-
pedition of his own, and that neither lroup NOE
| Ward opposed the Majors scheme. Iroup says:
Major Barttelot spoke to Bonny about that eA-
pediton and BOnny came to me Tor ADVICE.
nositivev declined to he party 10 it, and he asked
! me TO talk with Iartteot about it and dlssuade
him from his purpose, if possible. | reminded
| Bonny that inasmuch as | was supposed not 10
| know ANYTHING about Barttelots project it would
| be wise for me TO remain silent until the MAJOR
| made mo his coniidant also. | never heard any,
| thing about this scheme after that. Later on
Rarttelot notified me that he had decided to send
Ward to the coast with dispatches for the Relief
| Committee Stanley had been absent year, ana
we were on the verge Of starvation. The MAJOR
repeated Stanley's instructions and asked Tor my
advice However, | took Ward down to Stanley
Falls and returned 10 camp.
THAT talk about poisoning Selim Ben Montameo
occurred while Ward and | were down at tine
Falls. | was left in charge of the supplies when
Jameson. with the Major, went 10 the Falls after
tbe porters That was done after conference
with all the officers.
Lieutenant Troup then referred to the stories
about cannihalism, and said: Il did see those
sketches that Stanley refers to. nut never said
that Jameson bought girl and gave her 20 the cam
nibas The story as | heard 1t IS as Iolio"s'
Jameson had been sent to kasongo by Bartteiot W
see Tippoo Tib, who had lett Stahiey rams sone
time in April lsss, the idea being L" make he"
propositions in regard to the proposed c"Ir"'s'
Jameson was accompanied by Assad farran ih'ei'
nrc,er IN the expedition, and by his black boy.
| lie returned 10 our camp the frst week III june
and visited me as lay sick in my hut. Jameson
WAS clever artist and an ardent naturalist ana
revcr lost an opportunity to make good sketch.
IT, was customary to show them to me, ne calling
mo his art critic On this occasion he SAID he had
mode \ lot of sketches during his absence, and
| ,bov uould amuse me while he was at lunch
Ono seres of sketches impressed me very strongly
rho,, wore the cannibal sketches which Bonny
| oIl,dos In When jameson came 10 my but after
| nrch hc asked NE in chatting way if thought
| be had improved. My reply was: What an
awful subject YOU have here His reply i'll eject
was that he hail not been present at the killing oi
fhe qirl and that that part of the s<etch Was
drawn from description, but that he came In alter-
ward, just as they were ieasths' r, u,ouS oap,as
| nothing more about it at the time ne steamer
| which Ward had sent up had arrived, ana thc
| next day | was rolled OF my camp peu NV"
a hammock and carried to the steamer.
| tssad Farran WAS also sent home on tne same
steamer but was too i'll TO see him on the YES,
| sell and several days after We had started my oid
| comrade Captain Nangel informed me uhds r"A-
ran had told him, in substance, the s,oTy oi cah
nibalism related recently by Stanley; When !
felt equal to the task ! sent ior farrah anu
| cautioned him to be- very careful what he suu'
cWmstances to the Emin Bey Relief Committee
on NV return home. lie assured me
| that all he had said to Captain 'angen
| regarding Jamesons actions were true: l was
too in 70 take down the statement in writing: but
the recital distressed me like nghtmare' When IN
| We We and asked details of the horrible story they
Ie had I% heard 'i from Assad Jarron could tell them
nothing, except what | had learned, as above
| stated. adding that did not believe IL was trhe'
Cantain Vangeli reported the matter TO the Adj
| mipistrator General Of the Congo Free state. at
| Boma on my arrival in England ! made my re
| nnrt to the Relief Committee. Assld Jarron
having been spread % cast IN y, te the
| Fng1ish newspapers simultaneously on my arrival.
Shortly afterward Jarron appeared in london On
the following morning after his ARRIVAL aaron ron
made n rctnction in full signed by him, OF the
charge against Mr.. Jameson. and some other
charges made against MaiIr BartteSt Ihls snnis ne
he Winton. and Mr.. Burdett-C QUITS. and they
sent it to the newspapers # had not na IaSksdi i
.LS ny ntract;on This was in September or Oc-
tober, f Isss. This is all that l know about tho
horrible affair