Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-23
KILLED IN THE SOUTH SEAS
Austrian Exploring Party Massacred by
Solomon Islanders.
THREE WHITE MEN AND TWO GUIDES DEAD
sailors and Officers from the WAR ship
AIbntross shot Down by the
Nntivcs-A Large Number Are
BADLY wounded.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22-News OF
massacre on the Solomon islands wal
brought up from the South seas by the mai
steamer Monowai. which arrived at this por
from Australia, via the Sandwich Islands
today. The Victims OF the bloodthirsty saw
ages were members OF a party of Austriani
which had been taken to the islands b,
the Austrian man -of-war Albatross. II wa
under the leadership OF Henry Baron Foul
Ion Won Norbeck, an Austrian scientist, whit
has visited many groups of Islands In thu
South seas and had numerous exciting ex
periences with the natives. While travel
ing with an armed guard over the mountains
OF the island he was set upon by bushmer
and slain together with three others. Dur
ing the desperate conflict which followed
the assault many of the party were danger
ously wounded. Those killed are
HENRY BARON FOULLoN Won NOR
BECK. mldshipman.
ARMAND DE BEAUFORT, seaman.
JAKOB DOKOVIC, seaman.
GUSTAV CHALANPAKA.
A NATIVE GUIDE.
Wounded dangerously:
Petty Officer Peter NJ Aras.
Severely wounded:
Petty ofcer Kolomon Neupob.
Petty Officer Peter Curcie.
Petty Officer Anton Covacvic
Seaman Anton Lovrlc
Seaman FrantZ Sepcic
Slightly wounded: Native Johnny Para
malta and the barons servant Nickel.
The Abatross was commissioned by the
Austrian government to make scientific ex-
plorations OF the Solomon Islands. During
the middle of last August landing was
made at a place called Titiri on the north
coast OF Guadacanar. From there a party
consisting of Baron Foullon Won Norbeck
Lieutenant Budik, Mldshipman de Beaufort
twenty sailors the baron's two servants
and two native guides, started out for the
purpose Of exploring mountain in the in
terror 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 barons party that proceeded
reached a camping place at the foot OF
the Lions Head. The baron and
his servants, with native guides, were II
the lead. going up the hill, several natives
being apparently near or mixed with th'
party when near the top they heard two
shots fired in the neighborhood of the camI
they left, and at the sine time they saw
bushman standing on the top OF a rise.
little above them, making some signs. As hi
appeared two shots were fired lower dowr
on the mountain, from the direction OF the
camp. The shots seemed to be a signal from
the chief TO attack the party Bushmer
from a score of places at once rushed ou
and the baron was struck on the neck with
a tomahawk. while crowd OF bushmer
attacked the rest of the party with clubs
The native who had cut down the baron was
shot by sailor. Lieuten...t Budik alsC
put his revolver to good us,. One sailor
had to protect himself with a tomahawk h,
had wrested from a native. The other sail
ors were well armed, and the bushmer
finally had to retreat to the woods, many
Of them wounded The baron was not the
only one OF the party badly hurt. At frs
IL was thought he would recover, but h,
gradually sank after he had walked bacl
to camp, and died In three hours.
The sight when the party returned tC
camp was a bloody one. Midshipman do
Beaufort had been cut to death and the
sailors and one native guide. Six sailors ant
one guide had been wounded. One OF tn,
guides. John ParlmattaI fought bravely
though his hand had been seriously wounded
The rifles finally told on the natives and the!
withdrew.
The news was then sent to Captain Maulel
OF the Albatross, and a relief party headed
by first Lieutenant Rublai, and consisting
OF the doctor and thirty sailors, was sen
and safe return to the ship was made. Afte
the injured men had been taken aboard th'
Albatross, Captain Mauler sailed for Cool
Town and from thence the Albatross will
go to Sydney.