The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-01
RACE IN
PANAMA W|LDS
Explorer Tells of Marrow
Escape of His Party
From Indians.
! special from New York says:

A special from New York says
| With a narrowing story of adven-
Iture, Baron F. B. Won, Teuber has ar
rived in this city from West Indian
lports. He is the first to return here
of an expedition which left this port
several months ago to starch TO- gold
ana anthracite in a region of Panama
lying north of the canal zone and ex-
tending for some distance &C. oss the
lsthn1us. According to the story
which he told. the party nad an adj
Iventurous experience. The expedition
was headed by himself. With him
were his brother Varl Won Teuber. and
three mining engineers-Frederic
Smith, Peter Bartlett and John Brad
ley.
! Had Indian Guides.
| We procured two Indian guides
and. started north from Colon" said
| Won Teuber The Indians up through
the territory through which We were
TO make our way are very hostile, and
We learned later thai Chinese trader
had given thehs Information mat a.
white man expedition was on the way
and<that fhereupon the hostile Indians
had decided to kin our Two Indian
guides as warning to all Others not
TO take white men into the country.
We had struck out from San Isabel
Tor journey across the rauuntainsS
on which there was practically NO
trail. On the night of January 2Otb.
as we lay In an impro yised shelter
IN the Jungle-like woods, a volley of
shots were fired. l grabbed a gun
and rushed out and fired at where the
shots seemed TO come from. Sniden-
ly two piercing cries resounded in
nd fhnx
morning found that the Indian guides
had been shot dead
Stricken With Black Fever,
Not long after that Bradley was
stricken with black water fever. and
Smith and Bartlett were taken with
malarial fever. We found that Indians
were still lurking about, and that orr
every move was being closely watched.
My brother and myself decided to heat
as good retreat as was possible 70
the coast with the sick men, Difficult
ties continually beset us on the Jour
ney. We finally reached the coast and
started down with Bradley in a dying
condition. We did all we could for
him. but he died in the boat, a rakish.
craft, which had been hastily puf to-
gether. Smith and Bartlett were got
to this Ancon Hospital barely In time,
butt are still living"
The baron made a later attempt to
get in the dangerous territory with
another small expedition which he
started from the Pacific coast. Again.
however he was driven back by count.
less difficulties. He says he will make
one more attempt next year, taking
with him an expedition that will be
large enough to put up a hard fight
against any hostile tribes that may be
Rare Plants ard Idols.
The baron brought with him several
specimens of rare plants and idols
gathered on his journeys to the 18TH
mus Some of the specimens will be
presented to the Smithsonian Institute
and others to the Royal Museum of
Vienna Some of the idols are a few
hundred years old, according to the
baron, and some, he believes, antedate
he time of Columbus. Ancient pot
terry also formed part of the coliec-
ion.
Also on the Magdalena were M. de
Cordova. Capt. E. J. Sorbett. R. G. A:
H. p. Layton and J. w. Cartwright