The Marshall republican., 1904-05-13
'STANLEYISDEAD.
FAMOUS EXPLORER A VICTIM or
PLGuRo-PNEuMoNiA
MOST VARIED AND IMTu tsrIuc CAREER
Ten Yesrs Of HE Early LIE Were
Spent In an AImshovss--Foupht on
Both sides In Civil War-in 1853
Jamss Gordon Bennett Sent Him
to Africa to Find Livingstone.

Sir Henry. who was attacked by
pleurisy q fortnight ago. died at his
London residence. His illness was
complicated by chronic heart trouble.
He has been in a semi-conscious con.
dition since Sunday afternoon.
There have been few carers more
Interesting than that Of Henry Mor.
ton Stanley. who rose from child
hood OF ten years In an aimshouse TO
be the greatest explorer Of the nine.
teenth century. His real name Is John
Rowlands. and he was born In Den.
bigh. Wales. On the death OF his
father he was placed In the charity
school OF st. Asaph, where h. re.
mained ten years. but at iG he went to
Mold. In Flintshire. 20 assist n tela.
tive. who was a school teacher.
But the quiet life of a country
teacher was not congeniai 20 his rest.
less nature and he suddenly left. took
the shortest road TO Liverpool. and en-.
gagged as ships boy on n small vessel
bound for New Orleans. where he
found work with a merchant named
Stanley. who adopted him and whose
name he took. on tho death of his
benefactor. which occurred soon after.
relatives ~ the merchant took all of
the property and young Stanley was
cast adrlft.
He went TO Arkansas. where he TO.
mained two years. and after the break.
ing out of the civil war enlisted In the
Confederate army.
He was taken prisoner at vicks.
burg. April G. 1869. but contriycd to
escape by swimming the river at night
under fire of the seniries. He sud.
IDENTIFY appeared In North Wales.
where his mother lived. hut after n
brief stay -e-embarked for America.
and was drafted into the federal army.
~ the end of month he was ap.
pointed clerk and In less than year
became secretary 10 the admiral on
board the flagship Tlcondorro. pur.
Ing an engagement In which the fac.
ship was under fire. he swan 400
yards and attached n hnwscr 20 n Con.
f"dorate steamer. which was drawn
out OF tho harbour. For this. Stanley
was made an ensign. He took an act.
I've part In the final assault on Fort
Fisher.
After tho war. IN 1867. ho Joined
nm expedition under Hancock. organ.
lied 20 suppress Indian ouirngos In
the Far West. accompanying the trpops
Rs correspondent for the New York
Tribune and Missouri Democrat which
began his career as nowsDapor man.
When he reached New York the next
year he was engaged bv the Herald to
go with Sir Robert Napier on the
Abyssinian campaign. In 1856? II was
decided hy James Gordon Bennett that
STANLEY should 30 to Suez 10 seek
for Information regarding Dr. Living.
stone, concerning whom grave fears
were felt throughout Europe.
He put In several months Of nrellml.
nary travel and research In Oriental
Europe and Asia, crossing the old
khnnhte ~ Tar'ary. Syria. the Rus.
Sian Aslatlc territory and making the
journey from Persia 10 India. After
leaving Constantinople he was not
heard from until September. 1870
when his safe arrival at BOMBAY was
announced. He then crossed the In.
dian ocean. reaching Zanzibar January
G. 1871. His object now was 20 find
Livingstone"
Livingstone had started upon his
third and final journey March 2s. 1866
I and with N small comnanv NJ thir,y