Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-20
ON STANLEY'S TRAIL,
Four Gentlemen Will Leave This City
Monday to Traverse the Great
Explorers Route.
SAY THEY HAVE DETECTED FRAUD
And That by an Honest Investigation he
Can be Proven to Have De-
ceiyed the People.
TREY WILL DISPENSE WITH SCOUTS,
Relying on Pittsburg's Products and a Pigmy Queen
to See Them Through.
SAY THEY HAVE DETECTED FRAUD
TREY WILL DISPENSE WITH SCOUTS,
Relying on Pittsburg's Products and a Pgmy Queen
to See Them Through.

Pittsburg is to have real, live Stanley.
1t is not surprising that there should be
some people imbued with the idea that the
great explorer could be initiated with little
difficulty, but that his accounts of the long
travels through deserts and the wilderness
and the hardships and starvations to which
his party was subjected should be doubted
by the intelligent American public is more
than has as vet been expected.
However, on next Monday evening four
young men who believe that Stanley is, in a
measure, an Impostor will leave Pittsburg,
taking with them a complete outfit for
traversing the route over which Stanley
travelled, and on Tuesday they will sail for
Liverpool. The party will be composed of
Michael Hawkins, of the Thirty-sixth ward,
this city; Martin Conway, a roller in
Youngstown, O.; George jackson, a roll
turner II Akron, O., and Thomas Collins,
another mill worker, of Cleveland.
The young men are all single and have
accumulated several thousand dollars,
which they propose to "blow in either ver-
Tying or disproving some OF Mr.. Stanley's
statements. They have been reading all
that the latter has written, and to them
some of his tales are big fish stories, which
they imagine can be counteracted by proofs
collected from the natives.
WILL FOLLOW STANLEY'S ROUTE.
To secure these proofs they must 60 over
identically the same ground Stanley went
over, see the same people he saw and get
from their own mouths statements concern
ing the various events treated upon by the
noted explorer.
This is precisely what the party expects to
accomplish. They are all inclined to disbe-
lieve Stanley's side of the Major BartteIot
affair and think they will ha We no difficulty
establishing their position in that matter.
They are not taking anyone with them to
look alter their personal wants, in case
sickness or depression should set in, nor are
they counting on making any extensive
preparations for such difficulties as Stanley
encountered. They expect to find the trail
left by Stanley's expedition along the hewn
pathway through the great forest, and in
stead of consuming many months in passing
through they will cover the distance in a
few weeks. They will capture a pigmy
queen somewhere along the way to cook for
them and will avoid all detentions afforded
by encounters with bOggy ground, elephant
pits, cannibal dens and the few other little
mis:ortunes which made it necessary for
Stanley to bid farewell forever, one bv one,
10 the long-tred members of his party.
They will take no chances, however, on
striking Victoria Nyanza in the dry season,
and will probably lay in good supply of
cid Monongahela with them.
In this and in many other respects they
will take advantage of the many good
pointers furnished by Stanley. Altogether,
the expedition, while being on a small scale,
will no doubt be fraught with many interesting
Developments and the public may look for
much valuable and instructive information.
The Pittsburg gentleman, Mr.. Hawkins. who
will help to make up the party, was seen yester-
day by DISPATCH reporter. To the latter he
said.
This may look like a large and an unwlse
undertaking, but the whole party are de-
termined upon making the venture.
beheve thar trip can be made. None
Of may ever see Pittsburg again
and in fact we are all leaving with little hopes
Of ever returning, but we feel that the good
thai may result from our expedition will fully
make up Tor any sacrifices we may make
There is no reason why Pittsburg should not
have men who can dare and endure as much
Is Stanley ever did, and here are four men
who have set themselves upon the trip.
'N e VIII sail Tuesday for Liverpool. Prepar-
atiOns for our going have been in progress for
three weeks and we will have everything in
good shape BY the last of tins week. We will
probably make a tour of Europe before going
South. and we may see Italy before crossing
into Africa
THE OBJECT OF THE TRIP.
Are you all confident of being properly pre-
pared for such tup?' asked the reporter.
Thoroughly So" was Mr.. Hawkins reply.
Il don't know that any of us are very well edu-
Gated but we have read all Mr.. Stanley has
written and we believe he has been putting it
OF TO very large extent. l think will be
able TO show to the American people that the
trip can be made without SO much fuss with
less mis- fortune, hardship or loss of life. What
Stanley mas done others can do, and we propose
10 demonstrate that Pittsburg can turn out
people good as Stanley"
After several more emphatic assertions that
the party was bent on making the trip and as
surfing the reporter that he would keep THE
DISPATCH readers posted on the result of their
investigations. Mr.. Hawkins said goodby and
started for Cleveland TO meet the other men,
bers OF the party, where final arrangements for
the departure viii be made to-day. The four
gentlemen will come to PIttsb1rg Saturday,
leaving PistsOurg on Monday evening at 7:l5 on
the last line.