Salt Lake Herald | 1889-11-24 | Page 1 | Conflicting Reports About Dr. Peters

Conflicting Reports About Dr Peters LONDON Nov Conflicting reports m repaid to the fate of Dr Peters exploring party were received today A dispatch direttfrom Zanzibirsas Ncus has been received from Lamu confirming the reports of the death of Dr Peters another German Ger-man and all the natives of the Peters part except five porters The massacre oceiured at AdduPurroiaba on Tina river eight days march above Karkano Di Peters was friendly with the lend tribes but not with the chief of the Somahs who with a put made a night attack on the imp After killing the members of Dr Peters Itsrty the natives looted the camp md drove off the donkey and camels On the other hand dispatch from Berlin says The Emits hey relief committee has received a cable from the Hansm com pan at Zanzibar which states that Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Barcheit one of the commanders of the second column of Dr Peters expedition expedi-tion reports from Lokomani that the Somalis were dispersed by an English expedition ex-pedition not under the command of Dr Peters Lieutenant Barchcrt further says Dr Peters and party are safe and well and h iv e established fortified station at the foot of Mount Keni