The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

Gentry. His real name was John
Rowlands, and he was born in Den
bigh, Wales. On the death of his
ather he was placed in the charity
school at St Asaph, where he re-
NAMED ten years, but at 6 he went to
Mold, in F'lintshire, to assist a rela-
tive, who was a school teacher.
But the quiet life of a country
teacher was not congenial to his rest
less nature and he suddenly left, took
the shortest road to Liverpool. and
engaged as ships boy on a small YES
sci bound for New Orleans, where he
found work with a merchant named
Stanley, who adopted him and whose
name he took On the death of his
relatives of the merchant took all the
adrift.
He went to Arkansas, where he re-
mained two years and upon the
breaking out of the civil war enlisted
in the confederate army
He was taken prisoner at Vfckg-
burg, April s, 1852, but contrived to
escape by swimming the river at
night under fire of the sentries. He
suddenly appeared in North Wales
where his mother lived, but after a
brief stay re-em barked for America
and was drafted into the federal
army. At the end of a month he was
appointed clerk and in less than a
year became secretary to the admiral
on board the flagship Tfconderoga.
flagship was under fire. he swan 500
yards and attached a hawser to a con-
federate steamer, which was drawn
out OF the harbOr- For this Stanley
was made an ensign. He took an ac-
tive part in the final assault on Fort
Fisher.
After the war in 1865 he Joined an
expedition under Hancock organized
to suppress Indian outrages in the far
west, accompanying the troops as cor
respondent for the New York Tribune
and Missouri Democrat which began
his career is a newspaper man. When
he reached New York the next year he
was engaged by the Herald to go with
Sir Robert Napier on the Abyssinian
campaign. In 1869 it was decided by
James Gordon Bennett that Stanley
should go to Suez and seek for infOr-
nation regarding DIR. Livingstone. con-
corning whom grave fears were felt
throughout Europe.
He put in several months of prelim-
mary travel and research in Oriental
Europe and Asia, crossing the old
khanate of Tartary, making the jour
ney from Persia to India. After leav-
ing COnStantinOple he was not heard
safe arrival at Bombay was announced.
He then crossed the Indian ocean,
rea ching Zanzibar. January g. 1871 His
object now was to find Livingstone"
Livingstone had started upon his
third and final journey, March 2S, 1866,
and with small company of thirty
elgnI men nad Struck right into the
heart of Africa. For nearly two wears
he had not been heard from. Stanley's
search expedition disembarl1ed at Bag
amayo. There were four caravans,
with 100 men il each. sent on in ad-
vance. The search expedition itself,
led by Stanley. followed, taking the
caravan track to Ujiji
On November 10. 1871, 236 days travel
from the coast, Stanley reached UjijL
On the street, he was greeted with
Good morning, sir" by a man in
Zanzabaric costume. This was Liv-
ingstone's servant, and Stanley was
Immediately taken to the veteran ex-
plorer. He had found Livingstone.
Livingstone determined on remaining
in Africa to prosecute his researches,
but Stanley had to return, and after
a perilous trip reached Zanzibar, hav-
ing been thirteen months on his adven-
turous search.
Among the honors conferred upon
him for this service were the gold
medal of the Royal Geographical so