The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-05
HENRY N. STANLEY.
He Tells His Experience in Res
cuing Emin Pasha.
DwARFS OF THE CONGO FOREST
were Ameng the Most Dangerous Enemies
They Meta Traitors Sentence-"To
God With Him."

ooeNenS, It's correspondent in Africa Wit
Henry M. Stanley. II suffered much
Mr.. Stanley said, with the other member
OF the expedition, from hunger and ba,
looo In the great Congo forest region. TIL
IeVer have had so often during nv man,
years OF African experience that i n,
longer regard it with particular dread.
nave experienced three very close calls
however, on this expedition. Twice have
been brought to deaths door by sub acute
gastritis, brought about by bad and in
sufficient food, and once in the Congo fores,
had a very narrow escape from death nv
poison. In the Congo forest when the
Whoie force was reduced to eating fungus
berries and whatever they could scrape IN
IN the forest L one day found a tree of
luscious fruit. 1t looked something like q
emi-transparent hot house pear, par
tlcularly luscious. / am usually very care
1ui about eating unknown fruits and her
RES 10 Africa, but this fruit looked so good
ana tnen a furnishing man, you know, has
ceased 10 pc reasonable being.
that ate, and ate without reserve
IN very short time l began to experiences
peculiar sense OF pressure about the ton
OF une mead. All the evil imps of the Congo
forest We're twisting and Juggling at the
screw; L thought my head would simply
S-e-SiA Inc d WALNUT uluSf the awful DreS-
sure. linen commenced to vomit and for
aWhlle was deathly sick. | finally came
around all right, but l had narrow escape
from poisoning and had experienced An en-
tlrely novel sensation
MI. Stanley considers the relief of Emin
fssha lar away the most difficult of all his
African achievements. There was nothing
IN the expedition through the Dark Contin7
ent 10 compare with the frightful expert
ehce OF the great and gloomy Congo forest -
said Stanley. Not one of rs win
ever forget it to our dying day.
Day after ebay the dripping rain, the sat
urated forest, the sodden ground and
half the time not even the dull, leaden skv
above was visible through the damp cell.
ing OF the thick forest trees over orr heads
Looking like veritable evil spirits. in the
half-llght, were the ugly dwarfs, with their
tiny BOWS and poisoned arrows shooting at
Us rom tnelr lurking places as we hacked
ana heweo our way. AT first we regarded
these INSIGNIFICANT pot be lied and atroc
lously ug little WI e cles with Of deal,
OF conenpt. What could they do aoainsf |
such people as we with our breech- leaders,
An! put they soon taught US to respect |
them, as man after man fell a victim to |
enelt poisoned arrows. They came near |
getung my first officer, Lieutenant Stairs |
he carried the point OF one of their arrows
IN MS breast for fourteen months before if |
crme away. One inch closer to the heart
ana II would have killed him.
suppose you are aware, MIR. STANLEY.
tuat at Is the opinion of Mr.. Thompson and |
otaer African explorers, that in CHOOSING
the Congo route to Emin's province Won
made mistake, that you had far better
nave gone IN from the east coast Mombasa
or Bagamoyo.'
wen, no." said Mr.. Stanley. az will
take 1t Tor granted that nearly every body
W 10 has been couple of hundred miles into
al y-ac
in my absence try TO make people believe
Sney Knew more about my affairs than 7
ulu Young thompson is no more canahle
OF judging which was the best route to
Take :" E4hln 5 province than that boy is,
anu the KING Il African exploration pointed
with The stt III c1 lis blaerwood pine to an /
lmplsh youngster gambolling outside his
tent, whom he had obtained from slave
Keeper IN harague and was taking to Yam
zibar to be educated
WHAT about Tippo lib, Mr. Stanley9
WAS ne traitor to you, do you think?''
Hr. Stanley shook his head. 'Circum- :
stances were too much for Iipp,, Tib,m be
SAID. II would not care to sav h.
traitor He certainly did no. cs,.,.,' &c was
s asirHeemept made with him in Iap uIS que
= S-ould hesitate to say that he DELHI.
erate.y betrayed his trust. The mischief
makers were Tippos kinsmen."
Mr.. Stanley then explained the peculiar
deficiencies in ENNIS character. He said
ne was great lfnguist and remarkably
sclenthc, but utterly unable to cope with
the treachery and guile of the natives. In
Stanley's description of his own method of
maintaining discipline there are elements of
true tragedy.
Among ENNIS Egyptian officers" said :
Stanley, "Jephson pointed out to me sew y
eral who were plotting against US in our e
own camp. L at once had the ringleader II
nnnpr IN r.. \ I
correspondence. proving con- \
that he was in the Mahdist plot h
to capture US all. At this time was about h
reduced to skeleton by my second attack h
OIL gastrltls. / ordered a court martial TO c,
try him. He was found guilty on every "a
count was In my tent on the fat Of my ST
back, so weak and emaciated that | could r
not sit up. made them prop me up in a +,
chair outside, however, and swallowed a
oraclng tonic to strengthen me to the task
u pronounclng sentence on this villain. | &C
determined to make such an exa nple of To
llm that there would be no further con- CO
'plracy IN our camp at any rate. ST
''They brought him before me. The peo-
Die stood round in silence. I looked at him
Ind mustered what little strength had to
ADDRESS him: We came through a thou
and difficulties and have risked our lives a pc
hundred times TO save and succor you, and w
low, IN return for all we have passed ~ ~
trough for your sake what do YOU do2 %
on conspire IN our own camp to have US -,
AIKEN as slaves to Khartourn A court u
martial OF white men and of your comrades ~: e
las given you fair trial and you have -
zen found guilty on every count. Depart H.
D Cod
1.-The people were 50 wrought upon bv
hese words and the whole scene.' said al1
stanley, THAT they rushed at him as one sot
IAN and seized him. What shall we do ali
nth himH they shouted. What shall we re,
Q with HING To God with him, take a
i'm to Cod and pointed to the limb of a .-
rec The next minute rope was around
is neck and hundred willing hands were
aullng him up, tugging away with the 7
ope. Now you see | cried, ADDRESSING IL
lie rest of the Egyptians, Now YOU see
on are not in Wadella. There will be no
BAKING, no pattlng on the back with me.
IL hang every traitor among you can lay For
ands on.'n 1Ge
Have you seen as much evidence of for
ave hunting on this expedition as IN your fine
hers. Mr. Stanley. Do you think there
as much of it going on as ever!''
Eyes, just as much. There is no dimin
'aticn. Oh yes, bloclading the coast is a
cry good thing SO far as it goes but if
ere wasn't buyer for single slave out
de of Africa it would make little differ
zee. 1t is the nature of Africans. The
st ambition Of a slave is to own slaves Tel
na;i.a,, e IL o ~ VIZ waiSs on you IN ECU
estion him and you'll find that it is to
~ and own slaves"
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ouiu Iihe W KNOW III Wudt respect Cn2m- cea
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