Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-23

enlist, and was Leading a Party
Of Explorers From the Austrian
Man-of. War Albatross--The Bush
Men Finally Put to Flight by the
Superior Arms of the Aussrians.
San Francisco, October %. Details Of
a massacre on the Solomon Islands was
brought up from the South seas by the
Oceanic Steamship Companys mail
steamer Monawai, which arrived 40 tais
port from Australia Via the Sandwich
Islands to-day. Tie victims Oi tle
blood-thirsty savages were members gf n
party of Australians who had Daa. aiken
Ito the islands by the Austrian man-cf-
war Albatross. The party Was under
the leadership of Henry, Baron F0u.t0n
Won Norbeck, an Austrian scieu.is-. who
has visited many groups of islands in
the South seas and had numer0u, ey-
citing experiences with tIa natives
While travelling with al armed guard
over the mountains 10 thet ISLAND. he
was Sc. upon by bushmen and slain, ,o-
gether with four others. During tAe
desperate conflict which followed the as
sault. many of the party were dangerous
ly wounded. The killed are. Henry,
Baron FoutOn Won NOrbeck; miislip,
Admand de Baufort; seaman Jacob Do
kovic; seaman GuvtaV ChalDpykd and
a native guide.
Dangerously wounded-Pety officer,
Pater Mars. Seriously wounded-PeIy
officer Kolo on NupOb, petty officer Peter
Ourcie, petty officer Anton C0yIcey.ck.
seaman Anton Locri, seaman Franz
Zpcic. Slightly woundGl Naive john
ny Paratama, Baron's servant Nickel.
The Albatross was commissioned by
the Austrian government 10 make a SCI
entific exploration of Solomon Islands.
During the middle OF last August lJnd-
ing was made at plasc called ii-u, On
the north coast of Guadalcan4r
From there a party consisting Of Baron
Foulton Won NOrbeck, Leitonluf Bebeck,
Mdshipman De Baufort, twenty sailors,
the Baron's two servants and ,wo native
guides. started out for the purpose of eX-
ploring a mountain in the interior OF the
island called the Lions Head. After
two DAYS marching enc mdshlpman
and seven sailors returned, The men not.
being able TO stand the heavy Walkingi
in the bush. The BarOns party that
proceeded reached a camping place az
the foot Of the Lions Head. The Baron
and his servants, with the native guides,
were in the lead going up the Dill, sew
eral natives being apparently near or
mixed with the party.
When up near the top they heard two
shots fired in the neighborhood ot the
camp they had left, and at the same
time they saw bushman chief standing
on the top of a rise little above them,
making some signs. As he appeirel
TWO shots were fired lower down t.a
mountain from the direction of
camn The shots seemed to be a sign i
for the chief 10 attack the party: J. l-
men from a score or places al nee
rushed out and the Baron was dck
on the neck with a tomahawk, lie
crowd of bushmen attacked the --t OIL
the rartv with clubs The aauta who
had cut the Baron down was si by
eoiIor Lieutenant Budick also )ul n.s
revolver to good use One sallo had 10
protect himself with a toman t"E ne
had wrested from native. 1le olh.I
sailors we're well arl.ed and te BUSH
men finally had TO reIrea- 70 q "Ooc7'
many of them wounded.
AT first ii was thought te Baron
would recover, but he graCu Iy sank
and died in three hours. ne sigh-
when the party returned to caup was
bloody one. Midshipman De Beaufort
had been cut 10 death, and thr sailors
and one native guide were ad. SIX
sailors and one guide had been ounde1.
one of the guides, John Prama'a,
fought bravely, though his nd nod
been seriously wounded. The les mn
allv told on the natives, and ta.' WIN
drew. ,,.,..
The news was sent to Captain N3uler'
of the Albatross, and a relief paI neau-
cd bv First Lieutenant Bublai, con-
e.sting OF the doctor and thirty til9ls'
was sent and safe return to SNIP
was made. After the injured m'h pau
heen taken aboard the AlbaTo5- Oap-
tain Nauler sailed for C0okto"H di-A
thence the Albatross will go to sydney