The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-08
UTAH EXPLORERS WERE
FIRED UPON BY REBELS
thrilling Experience Of the Brigham Young Acad-
envy Expedition in Colombia
Professor CuH and Party Return and Tell of Suerings and DAN
gers on the Trip,

,FTER q remarkable journey. filed
with thrilling adventures, perilous
u situations and beset by countless
s,,.s~s. Professor Benjamin F. Clun.
4 leader 9s tie Brigham Young acad-
.-r expedition. and three OF his COM
,,rons. who for nearly two years past
I've been wandering over the noun
tlrs through the jungles and across
n. plains of Central ard South Amer
h. on a scientific exploring expedition.
,1vei I'm this city yesterday morning
ind continued their way on to the
academy at Provo in the afternoon.
They brought with them thrilling
-1-iag of escapes from death and dam
zen To- lands Of friends and foes. a big
sors of valuable Information and
many specimens gathered In the
strange countries visited.
IN Colombia the expedition was fired
u75u from ambush by a party of armed
i-snrgents. the bullets dying i'm a ter
r5c yoIley above and around the ex-
rorers. and it was not until Mr.. Cluff
Few a flag of truce and had been fired
at twice as he advanced toward the
ambush that peace relations were es-
utIiShed and the party allowed 20 pro-
uai without having sustained injury.
Great Physical Sufferings.
The party underwent all the physical
nferirgs Of long marches on foot. felt
DIE paugs of hunger in lands stricken
iy famine. were the victims of the raw
aging diseases bred in the miasma-
hiened jungles, braved dangers that
night have been fatal, and were finally
forced 20 abandon their trip because
81 the hostile attitude of the insurgents
m Colombia, but Mr.. Cluff and his COM
ranions declare themselves well salts
fel with the results Of the expedition
and their determination TO take up the
40 where they were forced TO lay
s. down as soon as the conditions n
Colombia viii permit OF Il.
The members Of the party are greatly
enthusiastic over the country through
which they have been wandering, and
in he light of what they hs.- accom-
plished, not one Of the party would
have foregone the pleasure Of the ulp
ON account of the dangers it presented.
Explorers Are Congratulated.
mr.. Cuff accompanied by Walter S.
Tat5n Of Beaver. Asa kienke of Nephi
and Heller Nagleby of Montrose. ar
uTei On this city over the Short Line
Yesterday morning. and. after spending
t1t dag shaking sands with Oh friends
and receiving unboGnded gongratula-.
tons upon their safe return. took the
o'clock Rio Grande yesterday after
room for their respective homes. The
remainder of the nine men who started
oIt are strung along between New
York and Colombia. Chester NanBu-
ron is still I'm COlomb ia collecting birds,
lr. IIenning and James Adams are i'm
uuatemalI while john Fairbanks the
artist Of the expedition. is i'm New York
0r his way home With p most extensive
and interesting collection Of pictures.
The explorers, TO whose lot fell some
Of The most thrilling experiences.
launched Forth on this perilouS under
taking on The 18th day Of April 1900,
with mules TO transport them and their
baggage on trip that was to have
ended az Valparaiso. Chile, but which,
owing to unforeseen circumstances
came to an end at BOgota. Colombia.
Purpose of Expedition.
The purpose Of the explorers was to
li old ruins anu gather data tend
ING 10 show the existence of Il prehis-
''uG race. and collect other informa-
uon and specimens of interest to the
scientific world The incidents and ex-
Ntrierces of interest that could be re-
called 10y the members of the party
would I'm a book. but Professor Clun,
ia The brief time that he had yester-
u7f, gave an outline of some of the
most tarlng and interesting incidents
p. the trip.
The most exciting incident OF our
l.lp, said Mr. Cuff. occurred near
1aadmd. where we were mistaken for