The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-07-25
IN CANNIBAL LAND.
Amazing Adventures of A. H. Savage
LandOr.


known Brazil were described by A.
H. Savage Landor, the well known
traveller, at the Royal institution last
night.
The journey was entered upon in
March last year, and occupied IA
months, and practically from the be-
ginning difficulties were encountered
and surmounted with the true ex-
plorer's zeal and inventiveness. Mr..
Landor related how he secured two
men, who remained faithful servants,
and four others of a criminal type,
who openly professed their intention
of killing him, in the belief that he
had money; and with these attacked
the problems of unknown Brazil.
From the starting point the course
was steered by compass and sextant.
He armed his confessedly treacherous
followers with rifles, revolvers and
knives. Myself" he explained, Il
carried no weapons except when af-
ter game, and 1 went the entire dis
tance from the Atlantic ocean to the
Pacific without having even the
smallest penknife on my person. l
had no special clothes either-I wore
only my London clothes"
Once he narrowly escaped being
shot in his sleep by one of his men.
A region was entered reputed to be
infested with cannibals, and his fol-
lowers became dissatisfied, asserting
that Mr.. Landor was taking them "to
perdition. They mutinied, and at a
village they reached the four doubt
full followers left him, only to return,
and they recommended their journey,
travelling for a considerable distance
on river which," said the lecturer,
was one of the most diabolical I
have ever met. The progress was
impeded by the circumstances that
they had frequently to force a path
through the woods for their canoe at
places where the river was not navi-
gable. And the canoe weighed g.
900 pounds! "For one period of go
days." said Mr.. Landor, 1--WE were
never dry for one moment. We spent
the time in the water, either pulling,
pushing or leading the canoe"
Eventually they left the river to
make their way through the forest to
another, the Madeira. The party had
ample provisions for this journey, but
here again the malcontent four up
set preconceived plans. They objected
to the loads. They threw away most
of the foodstuffs and made themselves
so i'll by eating sugar that they were
unable to continue. Mr.. Landor de-
cided to leave them, and,' with his
two faithful followers negro and
a mulatto-to push on and obtain as
sistance for those left behind.
Without provisions the three of
them, i'll and unfit, struggled on for
16 days until they met rubber COL
lector, who relieved their necessities.
They had a rifle, it is true, and 200
cartridges, and their fate was humor-
ously detailed by Mr.. Landor. "The
forest gave nothing" he said, mo
fruit. no birds, no animals, no fish,
only swarms of ants, until one day
we saw a big bird. We fired at it
every cartridge we possessed but
they were damp. And the bird sat
perched on the tree singing and ap-
parently very interested in what we
were doing. cloud laughter.)
After six or seven days of absolute
fasting severe illness descended upon
the three If they fell millions of ants
attacked them. my men lost their
courage" Mr.. Landor impressively
continued "They wanted to die.
The negro smoked all the time, and
smokers have told me that had l
smoked I should have suffered less.
But the negro suddenly became mad
and was about to stab himself with a
knife" The knife was wrested from
him and closely guarded, and next
the mulatto implored Mr.. Landor to
kill him.
When their sufferings were almost
insupportable they met the rubber,
collector. After his first meal the
Englishman collapsed and lay un-
conscious eventually reviving sufici-
emily to retrace his steps and pick up
the men left in the forest.-London
Chronicle.