The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-31
The 'Fsnous Explorer OF Albert Nys,--
Dies In Eusisnd.

The Famous Explorer OF Albert Nys,-.
Dies In Epgisnd.
sir Samuel White Baker. the African sx-
plorer. who died In Neuton Abbot Devonshire,
England. yesterday, was born In London in
1921. He completed in Germany an educa-
ton begun at an English private school He
first distinguished himself by founding. in
1S47. an agricultural settlement and SANTA
rum at Newera ELLA. In the mountains of
Ceylon, at an altitude OF 5000 feet above sea
level. In conjunction with his brother. at
great personal cost he conveyed emiRrsnts
from England. and the best breeds Of cattle
and sheep to this elevated region. The
Colonial ONCE subsequently lent him assist
ance. and Newera ELLA has grown with the
commercial growth OF Ceylon into COM
munity OF not q little Importance. 1t now
cultvates the cinchons plant After eight
years residence In Ceylon. on the death Of his
first wife. Mr.. Baker went to the Crimea He
subsequently took part In the building OF the
nrst railroad In Turkey.
He began in 1861 an enterprise at his own
cost for the discovery OF the sources Of the
Nile. with the design OF meeting the British
Government expedition under Capt Spoke.
who had set out from Zanzibar with tho same
object. Accompanied by his second wife. a
daughter Of Finnian Won Sass. he set out from
Cairo on ApIil Is. 1851. and reached on June
- the junction Of the Atbars with the Nile;
Abyssinia where the Blue Nile has its sources.
In June. 1852, he organized at Khartoum a
course Of the White Sile Setting e1 out IN p Dee
cember. the explorers in the following Febru-
Spoke and Grant fresh from the exploration OF
Lake Victoria Nyanzs. which they believed to
After supplying them with vessels for a voy-
age to khartoum. Mr.. Baker set out from Com
ton He had nstses NOR GUIDE
and was opposed by the slave hunters. who
.Ss &c bar a: II .i Mrs ss.hs
esIG tho but sd and
he disturbed condition Of the intervening I re-;
which was the Hrs. suceessfu ffAP ono 81:
Notio discover. Mr. Baker ns carried ssHr with &,
his vessels the many transport animals |
Enssnd w .sSf Snshie di and Ff9sa
Ma n a, Of the UniVeT'ity Of cem5rdge The
awarded to him It's Victoria s gold medal WIZ
e force OIL POO men put at his disposal by the
%SS 81 SpSh him iG e
AirIea i: object was f 70 Destroy Z tho slave says
ization the great African lakes. with the View
Of adding the environing territory to the
SGder q the afs the SUI
tan WIN a the rank ran Of pashS and MaiGE.Gen.
engaged In the enterprise four years and the
result was the Equatorial and Babr 81 Gazal
provinces OF Europe. which were held by that
Government until after the MAhdist rebellion
began.
After his African expeditions, Sir Samuel
made some researches in Syria. India. Japan,
and America In 1879. shortly after the Brit
ish occupation Of Cyprus. he Investigated the
resources Of the island and embodied the re-
their results. have been described in detail BY
Sir Samuel In half a score of volumes His
account OF tho discovery OF the Albert Nyanza
also wrote Cast Up by the Sea-" q story for
boys His Ismalia" Is an account OF his sx-
petition for the suppression OF the slave trade. |
Sir samuel was Fellow Of the Royal Geo
graphical Society OF London and honorary
member Of several others.