The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-23
DETAILS OF A TRAGEDY IN THE
ISLANDS OF THE SOUTH
SEA. II
AUSTRIAN BARON KILLED.
AT THE HEAD OF A. SCIENTIFIC
EXPEDITION FOR ExPLORA-
TION.
ATTACKED BY NAiriyE BusHMEN
Camp successfully Defended, But
the Chief and Four others Fell
in the Battlet

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Oct. 22-De-
tails of massacre on the Solomon
Islands were brought up from the
South seas by the mail steamer Mono
wal, which arrived, at this port from
Australia via the Sandwich Islands to-
day. The victims of the savages were
members of party of Austrians who
had been taken to the islands by the
Austrian man-of-war Alabatross. The
party was under the leadership of
Henry, Baron Foulton Won Norbeck.
an Austrian scientist, who has visited
many groups Of islands in the South
seas, and had numerous exciting expe-
riences with the natives. While travel
ing with an armed guard over the
mountains of the island, he was set
upon by bushmen and slain, together
with three others. During the desper-
ate conflict which followed the assault
many of the party were dangerously
wounded. Those killed were:
HENRY, Baron Foulton Won Norbeck.
MIDSHOPMAN ARMAND DE BEAUFORT
SEAMAN JACOB DOKOVIC.
SEAMAN GUSTAVE C1ALAMPKA and a
native guide.
Wounded Dangerously-Petty officer Patee
Maras; severely, Petty Officer Solomon Neu-
pob, Petty Oficer Peter Circle, Petty oficer
Anton Covacevick, Seaman Anton Lovric
Seaman Franz Sepcic; slightly wounded Ma
tive Johnny Paramata, Baron's servant Nickel
The Alabatross was commissioned by
the Austrian government to make
scientific exploration on Solomon Is
lands. During the middle Of last Au-
gust, landing was made at place
called Titiri, on the north coast of
Guadalcanar. From there a party
of Rarnn
beck, Lieut.. Budik, Midshipman De
Beaufort, twenty sailors, the barons
two servants and two native guides
started out for the purpose of explor-
ing 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 camping 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 uD with the party. When up
near the top, they heard two shots
fired In the neigborhood Of the camp
they had left, and at the same time
they saw bushman chief standing on
top Of a rise, a little above them, max
ing some signs. AS he appeared, two
shots were fired lower down the noun
tain from the direction of the camp
They seemed to be a 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 a tomahawk while a crowd
Of bushmen attacked, the rest of the
party with clubs. The native, who had
cut down the baron,l was shot by a
sailor. Lieut.. Budik, also put hisrre-
volVer to good use. One sailor had to
protect himself with a tomahawk he
had Wrested from a native. The other
sailors were well armed and the bush
men 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 recover, but he gradually sank
and died in three hours. The sight
when the party returned to camp was
bloody one Midshipman De Beaufort
had been cut to death and three sailors
and one native guide were dead. Six
sailors and one guide had been wound
ed. 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.. BubIai and con-
sisting Of the doctor and thirty sailors,
was sent out 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.