The record-union., 1896-10-23
Massacred by Natives While Ascending
Mountain Peak.
A Baron, Midshipman and Three
Sailors Killed, and Several Others
of the Party Wounded-The Bush
men Finally Forced to Retreat to
the Woods, Many of Them Being
Wounded.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22-Partic-
lars of the massacre of part of an
Austrian scientific party on the island
or Guadalcanar, in the Solomon group.
reached this city to-day by the steamer
Monowai. The party left Sydney to
cruise about and visit the Solomon
Islands in scientific research in the
Austrian man-of-war Albatross. They
had visited all the islands except Quad
alcanar, on which there is 4 mountain
called the Lions Head.
The party wanted To reach the sum-
NIT and hired native guides. They then
started for the summit on the 9th OF
August. In the party We're Baron Foul
Ion Won Norbeck, Lieutenant Gudik,
Midshipman de Beufort, twenty sailors,
another midshipman. the Baron's two
servants and two native guides.
After two days march de Beufort and
seven sailors were left behind in camp,
as they had become too fatigued TO pro-
ceed further The Baron, Lieutenant
Budik, seven sailors and two servants
started up the mountain. Several bush
men met on the way joined the eXpedi-
ton, but as they were without arms no
particular attention was paid to them.
The Baron was in the lead all the way,
and as he neared the top of the mount
ain a bushman, who appeared TO be a
chief, was seen by the party. AS he ap-
peared two shots were fired lower down
the mountain, from the direction of the
camp. The shots seemed 70 be the sig
nal for the chief to attack the Baron's
party BuShmen from score of places
once rushed out and the Baron was
struck on the neck with a tomahawk,
While a crowd of buShmen attacked the
rest of the party with clubs. The native
who had cut down the Baron was shot
promptly by sailor. Lieutenant Budik
also put his revolver to good use. One
sailor had TO protec- himself with q
tcmahawl1 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
Th2 Baron was 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.
The sight when the party returned TO
the camp was bloody one. Midship-
man de Beufort had been cut % death,
and three sailors and one native guide.
Six sailors and one guide had been
wounded. One of the guides. John Par
amatta, fought bravely, though his
hand had 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 a relief
party headed by First Lieutenant Bu-
lai and consisting of the doctor and
thirty sailors, was sent, and a safe re-
turn was made to the ship.
After the injured men had been taken
aboard the Albatross, Captain Mauler.
sailed for CooktoWn and thence the
Albatross will go 10 Sydney.
The killed and wounded are:
killed-Henry Baron Foullen Won
Norbeck, Midshipman Armand de Beu-
fort, Seaman Jacob Doaovic, Seaman
Gustav Chalanapa, a. native guide from
Titeri and Petty Officer Maras.
Severely wounded--Petty officer Kol-
omon Neupob, Petty officer Peter Cur
Gle Petty officer Anton Covacevic, Sea-
man Anton Lovrie, Seaman Frantz Sep
cic.
Slightly wounded-N Native Johnny
Paramatta. Baron's servant Nickel.
Petty officer Maras died in the hos
pital at Cooktown.