New-York tribune., 1890-05-27
KILLED IN AFRICA
vp,yK L. JAMES FATALLY WoUNDHD
AN ELEPHANT.
heath OF wELL-KNOwN TRNVAl''i--'
pxpLoEER-HIs EXPEDITIONS IN lhA
sorDAN AND IN soMAL
soUDAN AND IN soNA

Tbo
a.is I'll 81 nv a wounded elephant l"e
aii.'" Is ,,o accident reached this county
=. ,nr;I % in a cable dispatch TO ~ ms
Jaa.s who received it during the Mr'"i"7 -
..,,;.ios of his son at Northampton. Ho iU-i ""
...1s 80 No, received until yester"dS' "i'A
,.-.ot ,,.os received from Arthur J"hi''' ""o
'.'al 3, ,h;s country TO attend his nephc" "o"-
""' - H.. hod hurried back TO England TO receive
his brothers body. a.. os
niS ~ a;sn.tcb saws that Mr.. James's body was
-...-~oa in front by the tusk of the enIaseu eie-
nhant The wounded man knew tha' ne was N
i,- hr, ,be shock 10 his system prevented nm
.-or, tae,inr any pain and almost duiled Ills
sorses He lived only forty minutes al'er IT.
cs>yinc the fatal wound, and the last worus upon
,,s r,s were for his youngest brother "hiiaih 10
.ho,n bc was devotedly attached. only one mem
NV Of his party was with him at the time OF 'le
-. which happened about five miles from
-. ooh, at 40 y. m. and by strange fatal
~. - his birthday The body was placed on
us Yacht. which reached Southampton England
IN Saturday night ,,
u. rar,es started from town in Portugal
,hor, the end of January in his own yacht the
Iarcasbirc Witch. which is an exact counterpart
., Lard Brassey's Sunbeam, for trip 10 alTlc"
ond South America, intending TO get back TO Lon
aor ahour the lSt of July. lie had win nun
o,erol old companions of his African eNpcdl'iohs'
rbo looked forward to their trip with the great
&c, Measure The party included lord Hcaroo'-
,rch G. Percy V. Aylmer +. Lort-fhiihps ana
Dr J Godfrey Thrupp. They entered the VA
boon River. which is on the west coast OF AllIc"
,nS almost directly under the equator, lh'ehuI"1
70 spend some time in that region IN hunting nc
fore continuing their voyage to South America
Ia far abo
i,s mouth. and they had gone only short dis
,ance I'D the stream when the death of Mr.. James
compelled his sorrowing companions TO return
70 England Mr. Lort-Philps was the only one
with him at ,ac fatal momcnI
Iiverpool VAS the birthplace of Mr.. James his
father Daniel James. having lived there for many
vears IN look after the interests in England ot
Pbelps. James 4 Co., of this city. Frank Il.
lanes WAS his son by second wife. MISS
hutchinson Of New-York and was born April Il,
1871 He was educated in England, and received
be degree of Master of Arts from Cambridge.
His later achievements also earned for him an
election 10 the ROYAL Geographical Society lie
WAS an intimate friend of Sir Samuel Baker and
otber famous travellers, and was member or
the Royal Yacht Club.
The ill-bealth of his brother William caused
him 10 10 as his companion b. southern climates
soon after his graduation at Cambridge lheS
travelled up the Nile and in other parts OF the
c,antry, and in this way Mr. James acquired
taste for travel and exploration, which his lnde-
pendent fortune permitted him 10 crafty tie had
a keen sense of observation, an unusual taco and
diplomacv in dealing with the natives whom he
met, a quick and sound Judgment in time of dan
ger and a marked executive ability, so requisite
70 travellers in managing those attached 10 their
EXPEDITIONS especially among the treacherous ma
tives Of Afl-5a.
I'm the winter Of 1S77-'7S. he made the journey
up the Nile from Cairo 10 korosko, ana 'heh'e
across the deser; 10 lbou llamed. following the
banks Of the Nile to Berbcr But the hrst eX-
petition, which brought him fame as an eN-
plorer. was that through the country of the Base
On December !, 1881, Mr. James and party
consisting. besides servants. Of his Two brothers.
Arthur and William. 6. Percy Y. Aylmcr. X. Is.
Colvin. f. Lor-Phillips. Dr. J. GcoiIrey Thrupp,
left Cairo for Suez, on their way 10 the Egyptian
Soudan. with the intention Of exploring the Base
country. small tract living between Talar, an
Egyptian province and Abyssinia. The details
Of that expedition have been snt forth in a clear
entertaining and instructive manner in the book
which Mr. James wrote on the subject. entitled
"Tbe Wild Tribes Of the Soudan.' Their OBJ
iect in entering the Base country was chiefly
sport 4 considerable part Of the ground trav-
ersed was an unknown land, and had not been
explored The Base or Kunama. tribe. who in
habited the district were far more uncivilized
than any other people who lived i'll that part Of
Africa. To penetrate into the heart Of that
country had been for some time with Mr.. James,
as he said in the preface 10 his book CHERISHED
object He had discussed It's feasibility with
Egyptian officers and others in the Soudan who
had invariably told him that it was next 70 i'm
possible 10 accomplish his desire. The Base were
most treacherous. and would not hesitate 10 at
tack &c party, especially under cover of dark
ness
My narrative" says Mr. James in the preface,
"will show that little tact and care on our
part Overcame these obstacles, and we became
the best of friends. Our chief difficulty was in
first entering the country, and in setting their
minds at rest TO our peaccahlc and non
political intentions toward them The only
time when the traveller believed an attack was
meditatcd once when their party WAS di-
vlded; but as the Base learned that their
intentions were known they gave up the project,
and never did anything 10 arouse suspicion after
"ard. ne only travellers who had previously
enefeu Vne territory were Mr.. and Mrs. Powell,
who. together with their child were treacher-
ousy murdered By the Base
ING S1"' was made from Suakim, where the
eApedlton was made ready for the long Journey.
The trip lasted until April * of the following
year, wheh the party safely returned 10 Suakim.
MI JdlesS pOOX, which also contains many
other personal adventures in the Soudan, is
chiefly Concerned with this trip through the terri
Tory OF the base. 1t graphically describes the
experiences which the travellers had the customs
ana TRADITIONS Of the tribes they met. the char
actcr OF the country, and the remarkable man
ner in which they succeeded i'm becomiuc friendly
attack.
After the success Of this expedition Mr. James
determined 10 penetrate the cnuutrv of thc
Somah Inc half-civilized SoInali. as seen at
Adei, were FAMILIAR to European travellers who
HasSed uTough the Red Sea; bnt their native
iand, with the exception Of a part of the coast
region. had remained unknown 10 Europe until
Alr James and his friends The country Of the
somali lies III the northeast angle bf Africa. With
oae, rne same men VINO had accompanied him on his
nsS p,e,i"us eaploI"tohS among the Base Mr James
Hlade ms Journey through the TERRITORY OF the
soinali. They left Berbera on December 90
rot IN rftant To-. A