New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21


Abyssinian raids The latter had been killing
men, women and children Unfortunately and
infiicting horrible tortures on the prisoners On
reaching Lugh In November were informed
by the italian commandant that there had been
heavy fighting with the Abyssinians. The
Italian garrison numbered about one hundred,
great bravery kept the place against repeated
attacks from an overwhelming Abyssinian
force We stopped at Lugh for eleven days In
order to assist the garrison II necessary, but as
we heard the Abyssnlans had gone further
east We proceeded on our way
We struck due west to Lake Stephane, and
after crossing the Borani country reached there
In safety. The Boranis had attacked Dr. Dom
aldson Smith, the American explorer when he
was in their country, but we were lucky enough
to receive from them nothing but kindness
During this part Of the journey we discovered
ana photographed a salt lake crater named
Sodigo Vo. mile and a half wide, and nearly
thirteen hundred feet deep. which Dr. Smith
had been unable t. locate, and which had never
before been seen by white man. On reaching
Lake Stcphanie, in territory which We supposed
to be British we everywhere saw evidence Of
Abyssinian raids. Numbers OF the natives had
been horribly mutilated. The Boran chiefs said
traders had informed them they were under
British protection, and they begged us to re-
main in the country and protect them from the
cruelties Of the Abyssinians" Round Lake
Stephanie the explorer had some excellent
sport. and 1t was here that he was caught by
wounded elephant. MY escape" said Mr.. Cav
endish, was nothing less than miraculous
The great beast, mad with rage, was charging
me when at the critical moment my gun failed,
and had to turn and run. But the elephant
soon caught me, and, going on his knees, tried
to pin me to the ground with his tusks. Fall
ing in this he caught me with his trunk and
flung me round under his body with the idea
OF crushing me to death. How | escaped l do
not know, / in this situation for half
an hour At the end Of that time the great
brute got up, and kicking a piece Of wood
which he doubtless took TO be my dead body,
made or to his retreat. Curiousy enough I
had no bones broken. 1 was covered with blood,
and owing to the pressure my body for
some time covered with boils. Near Lake Ste
phanie | discovered extensive coal bed
Between Lake Stephanie and Rudolph Mr..
Cavendish experienced great difficulties with his
escort, some Of whom mutinied and also had
a good deal Of fighting with the natives Deal
ing with this part Of his remarkable journey, ne
said; 'On two occasions Lieutenant Andrews
and myself were threatened with murder by an
escort who mutinied four times. This was owing
to some triling dispute about the milking II our
COWS. one night | found that our head man had
taken siXty-five men outside the Zareba and
threatened TO shoot me- On another occasion
this same head man arranged with my Somali
sergeant that Andrews and to be shot,
but the sergeant told me OF the plot and the
head man was dismissed. | found the Somalis
To- DO utterly unreliable unless they have other
tribesmen with them We reached Lake
Rudolph about the beginning OF March. Round
its western shores were fighting the whole
time. The very first night entered the
Turkana country was aroused at midnight by
band OF Turkans about thirty in number
lot
surrounding us outside. ] had only forty men
with me- az Lieutenant Andrews with the rest
Of the caravan was on the east side Of the lake
We had stiff fight. in which four OF my men
were speared and a number Of Turkans were
Killed; and then they left us alone for a little
But We had fighting every day and night with
these people until We reached the south end
Of the lake. They followed and attacked US
wherever they could. Fortunately neither An
drews nor myself was hit. Altogether. six of
our men were speared but all Of them lived. In
fact in spite OF the many difficulties we had, we
did not lose single man during the whole ex-
petition. AS soon got clear Of the Turkana
country the Turkans tried TO make friends with
US.
AT the bottom of Lake Rudolph found
that Telekis volcano had disappeared There
had been an eruption and sort OF tidal wave
mad caused the hot lava TO form into a great
level bed five miles in extent Another volcano
had sprung up about three miles due south We
also discovered a lake ten miles south OF Ru-
dolph. thirty-six miles long. known as the Su-
gotta Lake. and also fresh volcano known as
Sugabo. In the neighborhood the fish I'm the
lake had been killed by one OF these volcanic
eruptions, and the ground was covered with
them | sketched In the whole OF the western
shores OF Lake Rudolph hitherto unknown, and
found some new antelope. After leaving Ru-
dolph went toward Uganda, travelling via
Lake Baringo TO the Ravine Station on the
Uganda road. i had considerable trouble with
my people on this part OF the journey. but
nothing particular occurred. one night party
OF Nasal with dogs came into our camp. From
what heard afterward, We had reason to
believe they had been sent out from Uganda
TO search for Captain Botegos expedition
While in the Aseba country heard some de-
tails Of this expedition We were told that pre-
vious TO the massacre there had been mutny
among the Italian captains followers: that
twenty-five OF them had been shot and fifty
seven put into chains The probability is that
he was killed by his own men, We nearly met
the same Fate at the hands OF these rascay
Somalis. After staying for some time at Kikuyu
worked way back to Mombasa being
treated with the greatest consideration by the
officials along the road For the last ninety