New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-15
AFTER GAME IN AFRICA.
LARGE HUNTING PARTY. WITH SCIENCE
AS A SIDE SHOW.

A LARGE IIUNTlNt fAhi' ''N'-
AS A SIDE SHOW
pa-,,as ~ twenty or twenty-five men on Inc look
az, for blg game and ready TO 20 10 ,he e"ur VI '
earth In search OF it. are not an everyday Speo'
10 ,s,s country Among Englishmen such parties
although usually not so large. are not uncommon
49,, ,,a ybirl of American business lie does NOT
,o,, much time TO be spent in such way liner
10 a, nresent however. an expedition Oh '"'' NM
,,der wav the members OF when nope W ''"' .
from America for the Dark Continent ABOUT '''e Wv
y, next month There. In the haunts OF 'ne e'e
phant gorilla. chmpanzee. hppopo'a"us am" 49,
they expect TO do thelr pe9' '' '''' wy -
ing the native fauna.
r-ho exneditIon Is not to be entirely Tor SPORT
however Science usually has Its share OF me pest
nowadays ard this party Is not 10 ne "'"'u. 10
representatives Two men. at least, VIII 30 M"o'o
main object instead OF slaughter OF the su'e'e'.
gorilla the earth-shaking elephant ana score Vi
minor beasts will be further the progre's Oh
science Frank Hegger. the photographer, OF NO
,5o Rroadway one OF the party, said; professor
william Garner who made himself well known
through his long and novel sojourn IN cage III INC
heart OF an African jungle In study OF the
-, tho gorilla and the ehimpanzee, expects TO be
one OF the party He is on cordial terms with the
Government officials and the traders along the
coas, and is thoroughly familiar with the country
tho natives and the haunts OF the game According
n our nresent arrangements. the voyage VIII cover
a perIod of four months and distance OF aoou.
y ,so miles II will include viSt 10 tne CaiaIy
Islands Sierra Leone. the Gold Coast, Gaoooh anu
a trim up the Ogowe and the Congo, -, ,.,s, ana
nv this plan the party Is assured o, NJ ,as. o,
month ~ the finest hunting In the word II any OF
H., Ihrty wishes to uioorg this nuh.ihg pT.va IN
sen weeks he may 10 &C ~ emitting ", TIP up
The Congo without any additional Cost ing nun, :,
ing field 10 which the party Will be taken auou,.s
in ali sorts OF game. Within A radius OF twsnts
miles are scores OF elephants hundreds OF DUH
hcrds n, de.r and vast numbers OF Wild noys. lnerc
are hppopotam eopards. panthers bush cats v.'e 81
cats porcuplnes armadios, crocodlies scuoois a.
monkeys and the gorilla and chinpanLee IN auu' .
ZION 10 ali OF these animals there are penny Vi
,hnas"nts quail ibis curlew and marabou. .
.During our steamer voyage we shalI ne supp.ieu
with rst-class accommodations. and the pest equiP
ment for camping will be provided N the hun.,,s
mel Rod Zach member OF the party Will nave ni,'. {
servant and "A special guide VIII be tu'nishsu 70
snrh marty OF five. The main reason Tor n'! boln8
f. I, secure n large number or PHOTOGRAPHS 10.
a,bnolopcai PURPOSES in several OF our schools ana
colleges shall also take "A large NUMBER OF pic'-
ures for magazine articles. Thus we shal make
1, n scIentidc expedition coupled with pleasure
do not feel at liberty TO say for what schoo.s or
colleges nv views will he taken ana cannot give OUT
the names Of those who Will take part IN the expedi.
ton All OF these details VIII probaoy crop OUT
In time I can say, however. that this Is an OPP
nortunty Of a lifetime for the lover OF sport Be-
sdes the and novelty OF such an expedition,
Professor Garner will aid In person. and secure inc
ss,tance OF reliable traders In the collection OF ali
kinds of curos Of native production. which may be
purchased from more than thirty tribes Any one
who so desires can make rare and valuable col
lection We shall probably 40 by way OF Liverpool.
taking either the Cunard or American Line from
Nay-Y or