New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-24
WvATJAMESON'S DIARY SHOWS
IN RE PUBLISHED IN LONDON TODAY.
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rrrry ATTACK STANLEY-JAMfsoNe COM


NEXT on THE CANN1BAL EPlo"pf''
noe % Iameson's diary will be published
ao,. Mrs. Jameson and the dcad man pi"'her'
IN . preface 10 the work. bitterly a''''n '' o''"iy
tor making Jameson the scapegoa' ~. vi NV "''
which occurred aud asserting that 'ne! "o,u ''c "
stanley, own bad judgment ana hcsc'u Ivy ai'o
o., that Mcssrs stanley and Bonny are NOT 'eiIhe
the truth. =, a., dian g.
haotiaIv identical with the account OF 1t contained
in the letter To the Emin COMMITTEE '''' W." ''u7
to his statement Of the facts = "'"" 49, nav
hocn such beast a. 10 witness the ac' o' o'oaiis'
hut wa, unable until the last moment 10 or'S hySeH
to believe that il was anything save r"'' w ' "'o"'
out of me- ,o- ,,-.
H. III diary ,,rdor date of April o, 1887, Lieutenant
r,,pcsor dealing with the start up the Congo remarks
that stanley sent Bartclot on Win all III" ""N' anu
rs,t rebeons men ii the camp his ''"'" OH wv
mart Of stanley says jameson. was strange return i"
Barttclot', :ritutou, hard work oh me next uaS
I,mc.on COMPLAINS that stanley rejects his ADVICE ~
rive the sick period OF rest. and compelS eh TO con
,inuc the march, with the result he adds that the
c,nn regard, me a. a brute. and Stanley ~ SORT Oh
guardian angel The diary i record OF the daily
progress aud adventures OF the expot"i' "oiApcIHo'
with DISPUTES between stanley and hs foIi""ers' f"'
instance James on says While marching 10 Nha'h'
after ordering that 100 la>he- be gwen man ior "'l"h
, box OF ammunition. stanley accused me Oh losihG
,t, hoxes and said II thi, happens again, We must
mart II this continues. aud Stanley repr0a'he9 me
tcfore thc men, shall not be soTy when we q" part
The diary records the fact that Shhiey uegduc'
three chiefs the best mon Jameson had ever seen among
the natives aud released them from their chain Only
an tc pterces,ion Of TippoO lib. In letter t. MS
wife LATER Jameson shows that he wa becoming ais
outraged In his naturalist pursuits lie says tha,'
with a wealth Of available specimens uncNamped IN MS
experience he ha, time to get anything. All hN
lovely dream, knocked on the head WY "hoc
time j. employed in beatlng ana ioaul"e
niercr,-day after day the same dSgnsu"s
work. While AT Lcopold>villc. lie writes. they
all had d,agreclblc moments with stanley,
lut they think they are ended for the present. i
candot help admirinG him immensely Jameson Goa
tinucs for hi> great strength Of viii power IN over
coming difficulties hut there are some points in ms
character which it j, impossible 70 admire again.
when stanley d,cd hi, reserve, he IS most agreeable
and full Of Information
Under date of MAY - the following entry appears
Alas for my dreams Of marching TO wadelai stan
= tc me must rCm ~ '%Pp WIZ a Sr terms
the most dl,aercrabc ever heard, between
stanley Jcplsou and stair. ~ reference to tue com
H. preference . that 81 his officers. 0n June q.
having by his take lost the 0nireT> stcdulhs
to Aruwhmi, ;anlel s"id II he ma ia'Ied "a, T., hna
scrters He used hart aud un fair words, ah ap
pcnrod to d'trust IL # ysrd from nm. Yet. eA
TN. hartcst in the most horrible swamp 10 procure
wood This disrust -icheus rs. ana l. lrlsIIuHJ
di,hcartpnY.H
Being eIcamped at Numbuya jameson again writes
to Nj, wife. lie says: o" cannot get over the dis
appointment of being left alone with Bar"l'' STANLEY
nj u, seventy slx ~ thc worst men. undcr one
WORTHLESS, chief Tho camp b, piich"d In fright
fully damp place. .
I'm numerous cntrfe> jameson expresses dislike Tor
the necessary nog1ug Of Nentrie' cansht t'lcep ana
,c,, forth tie difficulty If suppresSng mutny among
the native, who weary Of waiting for stanley. lie
describes stirring ADJ cnturc> on the Journey & kas
-OuCu
ON Nav = l---. he records the cannbal incident "'
,I.r.,iv published In the nunl chapter he cypress
deep sorrow hearing Of thu death oi bartrl"t ana
.n,.: IN, closest friendship cN'tfd 0ctwcer W Iic
va, STRAIGHTFORWARD, honest gentleman his only iauIi
being % ha-iy temper. lie loved plain ~tsleh'"r"an
dealing far to % ever "a l"i "a wei WIN tio
A.al- II hated thcir crafty. roundabout maHh.r 4uI
showed IT, and dslihci III tllri. lie was lar ho
good a man to l1sc lis Itc IN ms miserable way
G,oi know. what will do without him.
In a subsequent letter 10 his wife. Jameson says
Little did think whom spOkc 20 you OF my iec!lnss
~ duty that should be placed In such position
~ now. where all ! feel for yon and our niue
one, cries ont against what must do a, an officer 0i
TN, expedition. With one word. or even show 81
weakness. on my part, could stop the whole expo
ditipn. which Gems iatrd TO meet nothing but ~
verse, and rrtnrn 20 YOU but God Knows such a
thought ha- never entered my heart although "nId
easily defend -uch - course" Later he writes hs
I'D stories arc a Tissue II fal-chood5. II f. awful
nat such a .c.undrcl j. allowed traduce one BE-,
hind ones hack, when there = 10 chance of dcienh
Ike one, self. MI
Ward. IN describing 1aine-on'> death; avs The
drums wc.a sounding ~ cease tho days work. 10
ols.ncd h> ewes started. and clutchcd mfv hands.
saving hm4lllly Ward. Ward they r. coming Listen
Now lcts stand together" Ward explains mat
Jameson was thinking ~ tlc drums calling the >avages
81 deht while they were drifting Oh ia" liver