The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03
Full Account of the Recent HOr-
FOR Made Public.
WERE THIRTY IN THE PARTY
BAsE TREACHERY ON THE PART
OF NATIVE GUIDES.
Ten of the Explorers Were slaush'-
cred and Twelve Badly Wounded
The wonder Was That Any
Lived TO Tell the Tale.

San Francisco, OtG- IL
account of Baron Won Norbecks eX-
pedition to the Lions Head, Guadal-
canar island. Solomon group, has been
received here. The expedition, con-
sisting of 80 persons, left the ship Aug.
& II consisted of Baron F. Won Nor
heck. A5ashipman Armand De Beau
fort. Midsnipman Max Rosen, five petty
officers. 16 sailors, two servants and
four native guides, all under command
of Lieutenant Frank Bukik.
After starting, it was considered ad-
visabIe 70 send about ten men back.
IT was the intention to march over Int
coast plains, reach the mountains
and explore Lions Head, an extinct
volcano. IL.
After ten hours hard marching, eight
men and Midshipman Rosen relurIeu
to the ship. Won Norpeck paLtS,
shortly after pitching camp, heard cries
in ali directions. and almost stimuli
faneousIv about is bushmen made their
After some parleying, it was ar
ranged that three of the bushmen
should act as guides the folloWlnS
morning. The expedition divided, eight
sailors and three native gulues telIital,,-
ing in camp under command OF Lieu
tenant Beaufort. The remainder start
ed at 1880 o'clock on the morning OF
Aug. 10.
Budik and Won Norbeck led the way
toward the mountains the ascent was
very difficult and frequent stops We're
made. At intervals along the tran,
fresh bushmen appeared and followed
the party. Only five or six were armed
with tomahawlSs.
After three-quarters of ar hour OF
hard climbing, a halt was called. near
q stone ditch. While the men We're
drinking at the spring, native offered
10 trade his large club for Budlk re-
volver. Budik refused, but as the
party got under way again the fellow
made another offer to exchange. AT
this moment two shots We're heard
some distance down the hill. They
seemed TO be the signal for an attack.
A number of bushmen jumped out OF
The brush armed with clubs and tOma-
hawks. and began a fierce attack on
the explorers. Budik was the first man
attacked The fellow who had wanted
TO secure his revolver and another
powerfully built native sprang at the
officer and tried to beat his brains out,
but Budik shot them both dead.
Petty officer Maras and Seaman
Lovric We're separated from the rest of
the party and though both were severe
" wounded by spear thrusts and knife
cuts, they managed 10 hold their OWL
against their assailants. As soon as
Budik fred, the bushmen fled, but dur
ing the short skirmish the baron had
been attacked and had fallen sorelv
wounded. Maras had received a fatal
wound.
Won Norbeck was found leaning
against rock. bleeding profusely from
a wound in the neck. While the ma
tiVes were retreating all the sailors
kept up a rapid fire on them. About
Lot 1ae1rsf
had received a deep cut in the necH
and a dislocation of the right shoulder.
Petty officer Maras was cut across the
forehead by n tomahawk and his skull
fractured. Sailor Lovric and an at
tendant We're seriously wounded.
The wounded were placed on stretch
erS and start made for Beaufort's
camp. Arriving at the camp. start
ling state IF affairs was discovered.
Beaufort, a native guide. and one sailor
We're dead and four marines We're
wounded. The place had been taken
completely by surprise. The wounded
and those who We're fortunate enough
tc escape unhurt had scarcely time to
seize their weapons and defend them
selves.
Beaufort was Drained while reaching
for his pistol. The sailors seized their
rifles and opened fire. Several canni-
balls fell bur the savages made another
rush anu ldiu OUT Two more men and
wounded several others. Several rapid
volleys were fired into the natives, and
they retreated to the brush
At 1920 a. m, soon after reaching
camp. Baron Ven Norbeck died cas- it
was impossible to fetch the body to
the coast then, it was buried under a
tree. The other dead were also hidden
beneath soma rock piles.
At II a. N. the party hurried away.
leaving all camp material behind and
after a march of six hours and a half
reached the coast. Help soon. arrived
Two expeditions to recover the bodies
were organized but the attempt was
not made.
It was discovered that ten of the ex-
ploring party. including four native
guides. had been slaughtered and y
wounded. About 30 savages were killed. !