Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-28
AN UNTAMED PEOPLE
The Scientific Expedition
Comes to Grief.
VISIT TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
Baron won Norbeck and Three of His
Companions Massacred by the
Bloodthirsty Natives.

San Francisco, Oct. 26. Details of
the massacre ON the Solomon islands
were brought up from the South seas
by the Oceanic Steamship Company's
mail steamer Monowai, which arrived
at this port from Australia, via the
Hawaiian islands, today. The victims
Of the bloodthirsty savages were men,
bers of party of Austrians which had
been taken to the islands by the Aus
trian msn-of-war Albatross. 1t was
under the leadership of Henry Baron
Foullon Won Norbeok, an Austrian sci
enlist who had visited many groups of
islands in the South seas and had
numerous exciting experiences with the
natives. While travelling with an
armed guard over the mountains of the
islands, he was set upon by bpshmen
and slain, together with three others.
During the desperate conflict which fol.
lowed the assault, many of the party
were dangerously wounded. Follow
ing is the list of killed:
Henry Baron Foullon Won Norbeck,
Midshipman Armand de Beaufort, Sea-
man Gustav Chalanpka, and native
guide from Titeri.
The Albatross was commissioned by
the Austrian government to make sci
entific explorations of the Solomon
islands. During the middle of last
August, landing was made at place
called Titeri, on the north coast Of
duadalcanar From there, party,
consisting of Baron Foulton Norbeck,
Lieutenant Budik, Midshipman de
Beaufort, twenty mine sailors, the
baron's to servants and two native
guides, started for the purpose of ex-
ploring mountain in the interior of
the island, called the Lions Head
After two days marching, one mid
shipman and seven sailors returned,
the men not being able to stand the
heavy walking in the bash. The
baron's party that proceeded, reached a
camping place at the foot of the Lions s
Head. The baron and his servants,
with the native guides, were in the
lead going up the hill, several natives
being apparently near 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 bushman chief stand
ing on the top of a rise little above
them, making some signs As he ap.
peared, two shots were fred lower
down the mountain from the direction
of the camp. The shots seemed to be
signal for the chief to attack the
baron s party. Bushmen from score
of places at once rushed out and the
baron was struck on the neck with a
tomahawk. while crowd of the BUSH
men attacked the rest of the party with
clubs. The native who had cut down
the baron was promptly shot by a
sailor. Lieutenant Budik also used
his revolver to good effect. One sailor
had to protect himself with a toma-
hawk he had wrested 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 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. Mid
shipman de Beaufort had been cut to
death and three sailors and one native
guide with him. Six sailors and one
guide had been wounded. One of the
guides fought bravely, though his hand
had been seriously wounded. The
rifles finally told on the natives and
they withdrew.
The news was sent to Captain
Mauler, of the Albatross, and relief
party, headed by Lieutenant Bublai,
and consisting of the doctor and thirty
sailors, was sent and safe return
made to the ship, After the injured
had been taken aboard, Captain Mauler
sailed for Cooktown, and thence the
Albatross will go to Sydney.