The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-21
DUALLA WAS A HERO.
Only a Somali Boy, But He Had
Nerve and Courage.
tie, ry II. stanley Tells How He saved :
steel Barge from Perishing In tho
Great Cataract Of Kintamo on
the Congo River.


While proceeding to Zanzibar in Feb
rnarv. 1879, in the chartered steamer
Albion. writes Henry b. Stanley, the
celebrated African explorer. In Pail
Mall budget, we stopped at Alden to
lsisein coal. Presently bright Somali
youth. WHO had paddledhis own canoe.
swung himself aboard our ship, and
after making fast his little craft with
lanyard accosted me with: Want =
boy. STRIP
MOI
ale rood boy, sir. Do anything"
so, thank You"
81 hear yen 70 to Africa and want
r.cn. Teen 10 America, been fore
the mast. leen coachman, been butler
Ii brooklyn with Mr.. Hines I'd like
t. ~ viih you, sir"
why, YOU are quite prodigy! How
old ARC you?
Seventeen, sir. "
now examined him more closely.
He was a tall. sharely, comedy. intelli-
gent ycrug man, with curly silk hair,
nrd@n lock Of quite ready for any
thing about him.
well, what wages do yon want?"
anything you like to give. sir Dol.
Iar. two dollar, three-dollar month.
You find out yorsef by-m'-by what
worth. II I'm no good, no money"
"Thy, you are extraordinary. I'll
give you ten shillings q month, and we
shall see afterward Eh?"
.Aw-right, SIR"
And upon those terms DuaIla, the
Somali boy. entered my service. For
several months l did not pay much
heed to him. There had been no occa
sion for any exhibition Of superior abil.
ity or courage.
One day new rifles were served to
company No l. They were taught
how to manipulate them and how to
disconnect their parts, Finally tar
get was set up at point blank range
and prize was offered to the best
shot, and in order to show the Zanzi-
baris what good shooting was, five
European officers were requested to
step forward and exhibit their skill
Bnt to my shame, not one white man
hit the target
Dualla was called upon. Straight as
an arrow he stood second and fred,
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 hi:
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 lent
with an injunction that on his return
he should draw her up carefully on the
beach out Of harms way and paddock
her chain. The; lieutenant faithfully
promised, went up the river, and, or
coming back, reported himself and as
snred me Of the security Of the boat.
The next morning the boat was need
ed for a special service. But she wal
not on the beach and no one knew
what had become OF her.
The lieutenant was questioned, anC
ii was discovered that he had given or
ders for securing the boat, but had no
waited to see his orders carried ont
The crew, il then transpired, had sim
ply rowed her ashore, and each mar
had sprung out and gone to his owr
mess. 1t was then obvious to all of u
that the surge from the Great cataract
which was but two miles below, has
entered the cove, lifted the boat clea
of the strand, and receding towards tn
terrible vortex had borne her ava,
wiiil all her equipments aboard.
though it appeared hopeless that W
should ever hear of the boat again
four several triplets of messenger
We're dispatched in as many direction
across the country to warn the native
down the river and offer rewards 70
her recovery, and | set off with Quail
and another towards.the Great eatarae
OF klntaIno, over the hill Of Leopold
Vile
On reaching the summit overlookin
+ the cataract, Stretch, one Of the youn
attendants, with his sharp eyes de
teeted the boat about midstrcar
stranded on reef. the lower part d
which seemed to hang over the edge q
the roaring cataract With my elias
could See her like tiny speek con
pared - the mile-wide river Abcv
the reef the pnissant Congo was trea
essnsly placid. but we. who had !
oeten crossed it two miles above I'll
station within view OF the guilt, ha
often occasion ITO dread its terribl
selocity, and below the reef It was a
scene vi remor5esess fury eouD
less series II tossing waves and spral
crowded crcsts, sd here and thel
yeritable t~wers wS,ich were no soont
AZ formed than they ssemeito be sw M
bodily iEto the air y b. foklowe
~ others The eve was fascinated /
the Mid picture Of tremendous strengt
and ineessant rage which the Gre,
cataract furnished at this view OF |
c could eyzs at II for hours for i
!. sntsestio1 81 ceaselsss passion, powe
9n13 Ii Ss.ful IN gul An Onees " hila /