The Massacre at New Guinea.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 70, 19 September 1896, Page 2

The Massacre at New Guinea.

I O SHOCKING DETAILS. [Per Press Association. I Sydney, Sept. 18. The Austrian Consul has received despatches, but refuses to divulge the contents. The following details however were ascertained. The party, consisting of Baron Von Norbeck, Lieuts. Bersfort and Budik, a midshipman, 20 sailors, two servants, and Native guides, started from the Albatross on September Ist for Mount Lion, in Centre Island. After two days marching seven sailors became knocked ud, and returned to the ship. On Sep teinber 10, the remainder camped at the foot of a mountain. The Baron, Budik, seven sailors, servants, and three bushmen started up the mountain leaviug the remainder in the camp. After going some distance they heard shots fired in camp, and immediately a large number of natives rushed out from the bush and attacked the party with clubs and tomahawks. Tbe Baron's servant protected him with a knife, and Budik shot down a man who assailed him, The sailors, who were armed with rifles, killed and wounded a number of natives, who then took to flight. The Baron was the only one severely wounded, and bo died soon after reaching the camp. There a terrible scene had been enacted. A much larger number of natives had attacked it. They were driven off after a severe fight, but not before they had killed Beaafori, three sailors, and oDe of the native guides, and wounded six sailors, and two guides. The survivors, with the greatest difficulty, made their way back to the ship, tlirouph almost impenetrable scrab, carzying the wound--1 ed men in stretchers to a place from which they could safely despatch a messenger to tne Albatross. A relief party was then sent. It is supposed the bodies of those killed were eaten. This Day. The relief party were not able to get to the scene of the massacre to recover the bodies owiug to bad weather and their inability to secure guides.