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FTNEW GUINEA TRAGEDY
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WHITE MAX K1L1.KD AND EATEN
MJroitT OF A SECOND TUAGEDT.
SYDXEY, Monday.
The
steamer
iPrbiz
Wnldemdr,
which arrived to-dav. brought
news
of the murder of a white man, -named
Petersen,
of Simpson's
Haven,
in
•Gorman New Guillen, by natives.
Peterson, who had been in tbe district
for some lime,
started inland,
attended
nnmbpr of native
car:
and servants, for the purpose oi
hunt in? for birds of paraflise.
The unfortunate man. after
penetrating
for about 2!> mlies
Into
tbe
bush, was attacked by some
of
the
savages while asleep, and was ovoi'r
•TMiwcred. lie was hound bond and
foot, and taken into the back cofuiiti-v,
aud (hero killed aud eaten. Tbe
natives iu the locality ___ had been waiti^'for
Jon-'c'tlme <'<'il;ill n~ white mull,
an(1 ,iafl (,irt.ntJ.ned some time liack
to kill all ibe
whites, so
thiit
they
could have all the
coast
to
them 1
seives.
These rumors had created jrt-eat unrest
among tbe old
residents,
who
were afraid lo go any distance,inland.
Just before ihe vessel
left a report
was rc< ->ived
Hint number
miirdw
bad boii. committed, but up lo
the
timi of the departure of the steamer
no parlicnlars had been received
o'
the second tragedy.-
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