April 5, 1919 - Carlyle Expedition Departs for England.
July 3, 1919 - Carlyle expedition departed Egypt under the direction of Sir Aubrey Penhew, who is acting as temporary spokesman for the group. He indicated that the leaders are taking ship to East Africa for a 'well-earned rest'. Roger Carlyle is apparently suffering from sunstroke. Penhew dispeled rumours that the expedition had discovered clues to the legendary wealth of the lost mines of King Solomon.
July 24, 1919 - The expedition arrived in Kenya at the port of Mombasa. They were recieved by Undersecratary Royston Whittingdon who held a welcoming dinner in their honor at Collingswood House. Apparently the principal activity for this holiday in Kenya is to be hunting. Strangely, no mention is made in any of the articles of Mrs. Masters being recieved at Collingswood House.
Aug. 03, 1919 - The expedition left on safari.
Oct. 15, 1919 - The expedition is feared lost in Kenya. No word has been heard from them for over two months. They were supposedly gone on hunting and camera safari but rumours abound that they were in fact looking for biblical artifacts. The party reportedly intended to explore portions of the Great Rift Valley, to the northwest of Nairobi.
March 11, 1920 - Erica Carlyle, Roger's sister, arrived in Africa to search for her brother's expedition aboard the egyptian vessel Fount of Life. Her voyage is in response to several clues received about the fate of the expedition. Several Kikuyu-villager reports were received concerning the putative massacre of unnamed whites near Aberdare Forest. Miss Carlyle declared her intention to find her brother, regardless of the effort needed. She brought with her the nucleus of a large expedition.
March 12, 1920 - Erica Carlyle, her companion Mrs. Victoria Post and company left to find what they might of her brother's lost expedition.
May 24, 1920 - The Carlyle Massacre is confirmed by district police representatives. Authorities blame hostile Nandi tribesmen for the shocking murders. Remains of at least two dozen expedition members and bearers are thought found in several concealed grave sites.
Erica Carlyle led the dangerous search for the discovery, though police actually found the site.
Among other expedition members believed lost are Sir Aubrey Penhew, Hypatia Masters, and Dr. Robert Huston. Many bearers are also reported dead.
June 19, 1920 - Murderers Hanged. Five Nandi tribesmen, convicted ringleaders of the viciouis Carlyle Expedition massacre, were executed this morning after a short, expertly-conducted trial. To the end the tribesmen steadfastly refused to reveal where they had hidden the bodies of the white leaders of the expedition. Mr. Harvis, acting for the Colony, cleverly implied throughout the trial that the massacre was racial in motivation, and that the fair-skinned victims were taken to a secret location, there to suffer the most savage treatment.
