Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
KILLED BY NATIVES
SCIENTIFIC. EXPEDITION COMES TO
GRIEF ON AN ISLAND.
Baron Foulton Won Norbeck. an
Austrian scientist. and Three
Men From the Austrian Man-Of-
War Albatross, Are Killed by Ma
tives and Many Other Members OF
the Party Are Badly Wounded.

San Francisco, Oct. 24.-DetailS OF a
massacre on the Solomon islands We're
brought up from the South seas by the
mail steamer Monowai, which arrived
Mt this port from Australia via the
Sandwich islands to-day. The victims
| Of the savages were members OF n
party Of Austrians which had been
taken to the islands by the Austrian
man of-war Albatross. 1t was under
the leadership of Baron Henry Foulton
Won Norbeck, an Austrian scientist,
who has visited many groups of ISL
ands in the South seas and had nu-
merous exciting experiences with the
natives. While travelling with an
armed guard over the mountains Of
the island he was set upon by BUSH
men and slain, together with tfSee
others. During the desperate conflict
which followed the assault many of
the party were dangerously wounded.
The AlbatrOsS was commissioned by
the Austrian government to make a
scientific exploration on Solomon ISL
ands During the middle of last Au-
gust landing was made at place
called Titiri, on the north coast Of
Guadalcanar. Fro n there party con-
sisting Of Baron Henry Foulton Won
Norbeck, Lieut.. Budik, Midshipman
De Beaufort, 20 sailors, the baron's
two servants, and two native guides,
started out for the purpose of explor-
ing a mountain in the interior of the
island called the Lions Head. After
two days marching one midshipman
and seven sailors returned, the men
not being able to stand the heavy
walking in the bush. The barOn's
party that proceeded reached camp"
ing place at the foot of the Lions
Head. The baron and his servants,
with the native guides, were in the
lead, going up the hill, several natives
being apparently near or mixed up
with the party. When up near the
top they heard two shots fired in the
neighborhood of the camp they had
left. and at the same time they saw a
bushman chief standing on top of q
rise, little above them, making some
signs.
A Desperate Battle.
AS he appeared two shots were fired
lower down the mountain from the d.
rection of the camp. They seemed to
be signal for the chief to attack the
party. Bushmen from score of
places at once rushed out, and the
baron was struck on the neck with
tomahawk. while crowd of bushlnen
attacked the rest of the party with
clubs. The native who had cut down
the baron was shot by sailor. Lieut.
Budik also put his revolver to good
use. One sailor had to protect himself
with tomahawk he had wrested
from a native. 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 re-
cover, but he gradually sank, and died
in three hours.
The sight when the party returned to
camp was a bloody ore. Midshipman
De Beaufort had been cut to death,
and three sailors and one native guide
were dead. Six sailors and one guide
had been wounded. One of the guides,
John Paramata, fought bravely, though
he had been seriously wounded. The
rifles finally told on the natives and
they withdrew.
The news was sent to Capt. Mauler,
of the Albatross, and a relief party,
headed by First Lieut.. Bublai, and
consisting of the doctor and thirty sail
ors, was sent, and a safe return to the
ship was made. After the injured men
had been taken aboard the Albatross,
Capt. Mauler sailed for Cooktown and
thence the steamer will go to Sydney.