The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-23
KILLED BY NATIVES|
EXPLORING PARTY WAYLA1D IN
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.

Won Norbeck, Noted Austrian Scientist.
With an Armed Guard From tho Man
of-war Albatross. is Surprised While
Ascending Mountain and is SO Ser
fousIy Wounded at the First Onslaught
That He Dies soun- Afterwards-Four
Others OF the Party Killed and Several
Wounded-Occurred Last August.
San Francisco, Cali, Oct "Details
of massacre on the Solomon islands
were brought UP from the South seas
by the Oceanic Steamship company's
mail steamer ,Monowai. which arrived at
this port from Australia, via the Sand
witch Islands, today. The victims of the
bioodIhirsty savages were members or a
party of Austrians which had been taken
to the island by the Austrian man-f-war
AIbatross. 1t was under the leadership
of Henry Baron Foullon Won Norbeck.
an Australian scientist, VINO has visited
many groups of islands in the South
seas and had numerous exciting expert
ences with the natives. While travelling
with an armed guard over the noun
tafns Of the island he was set upon by
bushrlen and slain, together with three
others. During the desperate conflict
which followed the assault many Of the
party were dangerously wounded.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Those killed are:
HENRY BARON FoULLoN Won
NORBECK.
ARMAND DE BEAUFORT, seaman
JAKOB DOKOVIC, seaman.
GUSTAV CHALANPKA, a native
guard.
Petty Officer Peter Maras was danger
ously wounded. Petty Officer Solomon
Neupob, Petty Officer Peter Curcie, Pet
ty Officer Anton Covacevic, Seaman An
ton Lovr;f and Seaman Frantz Sepcic,
were seriously wounded. and Johnny
Pararatta, a native. Baron Won Nor
bsck's servant Nickel, were slightly
wounded.
The Albatross was commissioned by
the Austrian government to make scien-
tffic explorations of the Solomon islands.
About the middle Of last August land
ing was made at place called Titiri, on
the north coast of Guadalcanar. From
there a party consisting of Baron Foul
shipnan De Beaufort, twenty sailors, the
baronis two servants and two native
guards, started out for the purpose OF
exploring a mountain in the interior of
the island, called the Lions Head. At
ter two days marching one midship-
man and seven sailors returned, the men
not being able to stand the heavy walk
ing in the bush. The baron's party then
proceeded and reached a camping place
ait the foot OF the Lions Head.
THE ATTACK.
The baron and his servants. with the
native guides. were in the Gead going UP
the hill, several natives apparently near,
or mixed with the party. When up near
the top they heard two shots fired in
the neighborhood Of the camp which
they had left, and at the same time they
saw bushman chief standing on the
top Of rise a little above them, making
some signs.
AS he appeared two shots were fired
lower down the mountain, from the di-
rection OF the camp. The shots seemed
to be a signal for the chief to attack
the party. Bushmen from a score of
places at once rushed out and the baron
was struck on the neck with a toma-
hawk, while a crowd of bushmen at
tackled the rest of the party with CLUBS.
The native who had cut down the baron
was shot by sailor. Lieutenant Budik
also put his revolver to good use. One
sailor had to protect himself with a
temahawk he had wrested from a ma
tive. The other sailors were we'll armed
and the bushmen finally had to retreat
to the woods, many of them wounded.
The baron was not the only one of the
party badly hurt. At first it was
thought he would recover, but he grad
ually sank after he had walked back to
camp and died in three hours.
SCENE AT THE CAMP,
The sight when the party returned to
camp was a bloody one. Midshipman
De Beaufort mad been out to death and
three sailors and one native guide. Six !
sailors and one guide had been wounded |
One of the guides, John Paranatta, |
fought bravelv, though his hand been |
seriously wounded. The rifles finally |
told on the natives and they Withdrew |
The news was then sent TO Captain |
Mauler of the Albatross and relief par |
ty headed by First Lieutenant Bublai, |
end oontsiting Of the doctor and thirty /
sailors, was sent and a safe return TO [
theS hip was made
After the injured men had been taken |
aboard the Albatross, Captain Mauler |
sailed for Cocktown and thence the AL |
batross will so to Sidney.
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