The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-23
BLOODY MASSACRE
Hy Natives OF the solomon hlamds-Ai
Austrian Exploring Party the Victims.

lIy Natives or the Solomon hlauhs-hn
Austrian Exploring Party tile Victims.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22.-Detalls
of massacre on the Solomon Islands
were brought up from the South seas
by the Oceanic steamship company's
mall steamer Mohawal. which arrived
at this port from Australia via the
| Sandwich Islands to-day. The victims
| Of the blood thirsty savdSes were memt
bers OF an exploring party OF Austrians
! who had been taken to the Islands by
the Austrian man of war, Albatross.
Tho party was under the leadership OF
| Henry, Baron Foulton Won Norbcck, an
Austrian scientist, who has visited
many groups of Islands in the South
seas and had numerous exciting en-
periences with the natives. While
travelling with an armed guard over the
mountains 10 the Island, lie was set up
on by bushmen and slain. together
with four others. During the Desperate
conflict which followed the assault.
many OF the party were dangerously
wounded. The killed: Henry, Baron
Foult0n r1n NorbecIs; ;nldshdp Armand
dc Beaufort: seaman Jacob Dokovic:
seaman Gustav Chalanplka and a ma
tive guide.
Wounded dangerously:
Peter Officer Pater Mars.
Seriously wounded:
Petty Officer Kolo on Nupob. petty
officer. Peter Ourcie, petty officer, An
ton Covacerick, seaman. Anton Loyric,
seaman. Franz zpcic.
Slightly wounded:
Native Johnny Paratam-. the bar
on's servant, Nlckle.
The baron and his servants with the
native guides, were In the lead going
up the hill, several natives being ap-
parently near or mixed with the party.
When up near the top they heard
two shots fired IN the ncighborhood OF
the camp they had lett and at the same
time they saw bushnan chief stand
Ing on the top of a rise, little above
them making some signs. As he ap-
peared two shots were fired lower down
the mountain from the direction OF the
camp. The shots seemed to be n sig
nal 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 q tomanawk.
while n crowd of bushmen attacked
the rest OF the party with clubs. The
native who had cut the baron down,
was shot by sailor. Lieutenant Bud
lSh diSo put IFS revolver 10 SOOd use.
One sailor had 10 protect himself with
tomahawk he had wrestei from
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 1t 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
one. Midshipman de Beaufort had been
cut TO death and three sailors and one
guide had been wounded. One of the
guides. John Paramata, fought brave
ly. though his hand had been seriously
wounded. The rifles finally told on the
natives and they withdrew.
The news was sent TO Captain AIauler
of the, Albatross and n relief party.
headed by first lieutenant Bublat and
consisting of the doctor and thirty SAIL
ors, was sent and n safe return to the
ship was made. After the injured men
had been taken aboard the Albatross,
Captain Mauler sailed to CoclStown, and
thence the Albatross Will so to sgd
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