Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-11-13

OF the Fated Rear Column--The Cannibal
Incident.
New York dispatch1
Henry Ss'ssSSs sTsys vgs HSiss ot% PpS
afternoon, and from until O'Clock he told the
story OF tho inner history OF the il-fated rear
column, which story Mr.. Stanley gave IN the
form Of a personal statement, personally signed.
Mr.. Stanley said -You must expect such at
tacks as have been made ON me and many more.
because know from conversations have had
with the surviving officers that many OF them
are very sore, Mr. Bertsel9tts book Peslqs "
this wfy, tnd 1t 10 no different 10 what Others
ssy ,y on page introaueto5y ehSPter LIE ..Gs 4.d
lot says: Mr.. Stanley has said that
the rear column was wrecked by the
irresolution OF its officers, neglect OF promises,
aud indifference 10 written orders. To soldier
OF tha Qtean aud O eentleman this Is serious
accusation and should not be allowed to poss.'
II is on that the bonk tur's. thft - the
reason for the books existence. That SEN
tence which Mr.. Barttelot hnds fault with. was
written in August, 1853, two days after meeting
Mr. Bonny and the emaciated remnant OF tho
rear column, when found l0l men alive out of
2T1, and only one living English officer out, OF
five, On learning Then ths actnis ~ what had
transpired. wrote that the irresolution OF tho
officers neglect OF their promises, and indiffer-
enco to tho written order caused this awful col
lapse
has been tho cause Of Barttelots book.
1T is q very serious business, although can
quite understand that people should be nn.
hWeFep. rs IL now UfODDf0 N FUFWFI IN DfutEfIT
do 'ernine the truth il is absolutely inmate
rial TO me what Wow tho people take OF this
censure, as had enlisted all these men as my
officers, and 1t was only to me they owed loyalty
and obedience according to their contracts. i
an a,one justified In reserying the right TO con-
denim or to award praise. AT the same time,
everybody, ts at lIPortg 70 eNfssso his Or her
views On this condict but no one could poe6t
bly, hay o the same interest rs have to forget
great many offenses and gloss over many things
In order to avoid scandal. Probably the best
N 70 qfy Iacftt INN int n
la This question would 10 teif the story OF tho
rear column as heard it at Yambuya and then
the public may understand the shocking effect
1t had on mo when Fastening to their relief
wa. met by this awful revelation
"Flrst, aA t., Major farttelot lliInseit, IN this
book, his diaries, on pnge l69, you viii find the
following ENTITY By Mt, Bar,telot; 'Boniiy and
talked about our probable action in the eycpt
OF Stanley doing Certain; things. EXPRESSED
mys " openly On page 170 under date OF Dec
., Mr.. Barttelot states After dinner Bonny
and walked again AMI referred to our conver-
sation OF Nov. u. made determination never
TO pGrtake OF Stanley's hospitality while out
here, as we have private medicine chest.
Jameson, in reference to our conversation OF
Nov. "a, Expressed his determination to act as
Nsn1et'ng wbet slt this msqrt. Z asked Mi
Houny TO se frsnkand Say what IL oil meant
He replied; Well, sir Mao Barttelot asked
me: Don't you think Stanley is Prltchard-a
poisonor," and added that he had heard that one
of your ways was TO leave Africa alone, 80 that
no one would know what had transpired, and
n' s1'n0 part 'i africa 'nu never Ko'nk O"'N i0'
@Ihis gives a little insight into the feeling Of
Major Barttelot ando Mr.. Jamesou's clear COM
prehenson of what hal been hined at. IL
eeems they had picked up skit from one OF
the eirresnonaible nowspnners. sAying 1t was odd
hsd expressed great curiosity to. learn
the rrpbabls effect - . doee., cf eyas
hide qi potassiutt, and ht .ohs Tins WIS
Saught testing It On his tottguS IN order to as
certain whether its taste would be likely to bs
detected in cup Of coffee was told that the
person for whom this dose was intended
was Salm do Mohammed, tho nephew
of Tippu Tib. l was told also that Major
Barttslot' life was twice saved by Mr.. Bonny.
| Once because Major Barttelot had suddenly
seized woman, Who was passing near him,
and buried his too deep in her shoulder.
/ WAS told also. th1t frequenuy Major Barttelot
| would cause his black followoR5 to shrink be-
OF the advancing natives, ard gtinhing
W%s raS -. yssd TsddTI IN assttlStag i ,f9 stHis
| a long cypress staff that had upon 1t sharp
| steelpoiht. He was reported to me TO be often
running about the camp. prodding his people
and then 1ourishing his stick and hitting indis-
| criminately. Without any apparent cause. A
| Manyama chief planned to me that he had
been prodde3 seventeen times in sps dff WITH
This -teei;paiat Jed stdrf, and that was two days
| bSfote Mai. Barttelot was killed by Sanga. The
| little boy Sondi, whose death have recorded In
| In Darkest Africa, was n little fellow OF 1C
L yGu'b. oluJ DhIlJSiob IeleIs 10 Illln III BtAl-
fellow fellow Well Nal Barttedt tl9 @Ss iFri}asfEed i}sfEsd al
| this little boy one morning aud kicked him. and
from the effects Of that kick the boy died John
Henry, mission lad, was ioggod with 300 lashef
| and died very soon after receiving them.
| "A Sendaneae soldier was placed on guard
| while suffering tho torinents cf hunger, and he
stole piece OF the meat OF goat for which M
was fioPG I'd IS iashes. He, wab sehteiice1 tC
| receive 300 but "a lie could rot stand that al
onG time they left OF at / o for him to fecover
| with the threat that he would receive tho other
80 as soon as he was in at condition. Mean
time ho was put p1der bs EpaGad Snd 0Rs rt ~ n
| bush. SeEch was made, and the next day
or two he was caught tried, and ssnt need q
be shot, and the sentence was duly carried Int
| execution.
aThere was scarcely one among the Zanh
| blrs who had not been n victim OF this system
of remorseloss punishment They bore thei
wounds on back aud on limbs, and, OF course
as Major Barttelot had sent the medicines awal
down the river-two full cases-the meahs Il
alleviate them was wanting pE Fur Fer inc want Q
Barttelot told Mr.. Bonny, / am informed, tina
he recommended his brother Walter to logl
Ssr orr Mr. TsGOR % 6np Cn s msEt not be
disclose what wss going on at Yambuya witt
the rear column. am told that VIXEN the de
| sertcrs from the advance column reached Yam
buya and told Major Barttelot the g-aphic tai
| OF my being killed by eeventeen arrows, he OK
claimed 'Thenk God, shall be made-Colone
| now That statement has been sworn to by
l
Soon after this Major Barttelot declared tina
he had q project TO undertake IN connectio
with Mr.. jameson 70 pay for tho goods unde
his charge and fend the other three officer
| home, and ri art them on IN expedition Of hi
! own, But he was kind enough, am told. I
tell Mr.. Bonny oonfideLtielly that II he cared
| Join him and Mr.. Jameson hB might, and til
other two fellows cohld shift for themselves
| meaning Mr.. Werd aud Mr. Troup. Anoths
project was that Major BarttelJt proposed
| | leave tho surplus goods ut Stanley Falls /
! charge of Mr. Troup while he Major Barttelo
and Mr.. jameson started on their own hook
, Il am told that Mr. Troup applied to Matt
| Barttelot for medicine while he was i'll. al
| BRrttelot refused To give IL to him. / also hear
there were frequent quarrels among the officer
In the camp, and upon one occasion, on accoul
of a protest from Mr.. Bonny MAJOR Barttell
ordered guard OF foudarese to arrest hina.
the log-book signed by MaiCr Barttelot and M
Jameson there is one record after another,
Z each days entry, how people were ill-treated |
| fiogging going on day after day without any Il
terTnission. He bought four slave chains fro
' | Tippu lib for, believe, e46, in orderAo p'
, | these people In chains. II is said that Maj
| Barttelot confessed to Mr.. Bonny that II mar
, | OF the things done at Yumbuya were known
. | England he would be instantly dismissed fro
the service. Upon which It's. = is ssid, MT Bon Bonn
knew they would disgrace him in tho eyes
! | his countrymen.
) Now, coming TO the day of the tragedy, Maj
| Barttelot during the hours that intervened
! | tween July IL and the morning OF the 18th. hf
| kept the camp in state of uproar. Thin
+. | had been going on pretty well during his a
| sence at Stanley Falls, but whatever good fee
, | ing existed before his arrival was complete
J | dissipattd by his retu-y. He FIRST fostered
quarrel ON the Arab VINO owned the station
: | Benalva and demanded sixty slaves from d
| Arabs l have rejected that word and d
carriers in the 1og-book. The Arab cor
| planned that on account OF such lar
1 | party Of whites having come tho u
, | lives Ind Dacome frightened and hi
. | all run away and could not be induc
/ a. t, aborbooI -.