The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-08
DUALLA WAS Al HERO.
Only Somaii Boy, But Ho Had
Nerve and Courage.
Henry NJ. stanley Tells How lie saved =
steel Barge from Perishing u the
Great Cataract OF Kiatamo ON
the Congo River.


While proceeding TO Zanzibar IN Feb
ruary, 1879, in the chartered steamer
Albion, writes Henry III. Stanley. the
celebrated African explorer, in Pail
Mall Budget, we stopped Mt Alden to
take In coal. Presently bright Somaii
youth, who had padded his own canoe,
swung himself aboard our ship, and
after making fast his little craft with
q lanyard accosted me with: "Want q
boy, sir?''
mo.
Me good boy, sir. Do anything
mo, thank you"
II hear you 20 to Africa and want
men. ! been to America, been fore
the mast, been coachman, been butler
IN Brooklyn with Mr.. Hines. I'd like
to 60 with you. SIR"
why, you are quite prodigy How
old are your
Seventeen, SIR,
! now examined him more closely.
He was a-tall. shnrely, comcly. intclli-
gent young man, with curly silk hair.
and look Of quite ready for any
thing about him.
well, what wages do you want?''
Anything you like to give, sir Doll
lar, two dollar, three-dollar month.
You find out yorsef by-m'.by what |
worth. II I'm no good, no money.
"Why. you are extraordinary. III
give you ten shillings month, and we
shall see nfterward Eh2'
'Aw-right, sir. !"
And upon those terms Dnalla, the
Somali boy, entered my service. For
several months did not pay much
heed to him. There had been no occa-
sion for any exhibition ofsuperior abil-
ity or courage.
One day new rifles were served TO
company No. /. They were taught
how to manipulate them and how to
disconnect their parts. Finally q tar
get was set up ut point blank range
and a prize was offered to the best
shot, and in order to show the Zanzi-
bafisa what good shooting was, five
European officers were requested to
step forward and exhibit their skill.
But, 10 my shame, not one white man
hit the target
DuaIla was called upon. Straight as
an arrow he stood q second and fired.
plugging the target near the center
AT Stanley Pool an officer requested
the loan Of our new steel barge that he
might proceed UP river and visit his
friends at the next station
The steel boat pulled Twelve oars,
and completely equipped and launched
on the Upper Congo had cost us about
eight hundred pounds. 1t was Tent
with an injunction that on his return
he should draw her up carefully on the
beach out Of BARNS way and paddock
her chain. The lieutenant faithfully
promised, went up the river, and. on
coming back, reported himself and as
surcd me Of the security Of the boat.
\ The next morning the boat was need
ed for a special service. But she was
not on the beach and no one knew
what had become Of her
Tho lieutenant was questioned, and
it was discovered that he had given or
ders for securing the boat, but had not
waited to see his orders carried out
The crew, 1t then transpired, had sim
ply rowed her ashore, and each man
had sprung ont and gone to his own
mess. II was then obvious TO all of us
that the surge from the Great cataract
which was but two miles below, had
entered the cove, lifted the boat clear
on the strand, and receding towards the
terrible vortex had borne her away
...ft1. ha.. re.,.fs.xx.av,Aa hoard
Though 1t appeared hopeless that we
should ever hear of the boat again.
four several triplets Of messengers
were dispatched In as many directions
across the country to warn the natives
down the river and offer rewards for
her recovery, and set of with Dualla
and another towardsthe Great cataract
Of Kintamo, over the hill Of Leopold
vile.
On reaching the summit overlooking
the cataract, Stretch, one Of the young
attendants, with his sharp eyes de-
tccted tho boat about midstrcam
stranded on reef, the lower part Of
which seemed to hang over the edge Of
tho roaring cataract With my glass
could see her like a tiny speck ccm-
pared to the mile-wide river. Above
the reef the puissant Congo was trea.;h-
erousiy placid. but we. who had SO
often crossed it two miles above the
station within view Of the gulf. had
often occasion to dread its terrible
velocity, and below the reef 1t was all
u scene Of remorseiess furya COUP +
less series Of tossing waves and spray
crowded crests, z..d here and then
.ycritabie trwcrs wnich were no sooner
formed than they s4cmed 70 be swung
bodily into tho air to BE- followed
By Others The eye was fascinated by
the wild picture Of tremendous strength
and iacessnnt rage which tho Great
cata,art fnrnished at this view Of It
One could gaze at II for hours for il
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