The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-19
CAVAGNARI'S END.

The best story Of the Cabu massacre is the follow
ing. taken down from the lips of of the SUR
vivors and furnished to the Standavd Says the
wrter:-
have just had . long conversation with one OF
Sir Louis Cavagnaris servants who escaped; he ana
three Others are is known, the sole survi-
Of the hidcous massacre OF which doubtless you
have been already informed by wire. The particu-
lars of the occurrence follows-At about half
past seven A. NJ. on the I'd crowds OF armed Afghan
dency Sir Louis cavagnari must have expected
something as he ordered all the Sowars inside. and
had the gates closed. Soon q mob of about four
thousand men had collected. The gate broken
down. and in few seconds the Sowars, though
they fought nobly were borne down by numbers
and massscred to a man. A few soldiers. with the
four white men. met the assault OF the Infatuated
throng. who, wild with fanaticsm and the exulta-
ton OF feeling their prey in their grasp swarmed to
the attack. No finching. wild firing to be
in the gallant little band that met and repealed
the attack. Again and again did the Afghans.
like recurring wave. forged on by the pressure
of those behind vainyO essay to win their
heap of slain that fast accumulated round the house.
Cowed by their reception they Withdrew to the cover
available from walls and houses and from the
vantage ground poured hail of lead into every
opening in the building. Gallant Hamilton.
lately adorned with the Victoria Cross. adorned
it with his heroic bravery. He exposed himself un-
dauntedly to the hottest fire; for u time he seemed
to bear charmed life. but at length bullet
pierced his heart and he. fighting nobly. fell. DIR.
kelly ran to his aid and bullet speedily laid him
low, too. Jenkyns the next to fall. Cavagnari.
stl unanr easered on the gradually assenins
resoutely they dealt out death to many treacherous
Afghan. Cavagnari would strike while he could;
he ordered the treasure chest to be empted into
the courtyard his fire momentariy ceased. The
Aghans. yielding to their greed and thinking resis
In moment our men concentrated their IRE on the
crowd struggling for the plumber. fire more In
ers and now to their olSer misfortunes the
magazine of the defenders exploded. and the
roGt set ON @ w nm by
daunted. each man stood to his post; but the
duced numbers told-a sudden rush Of the enemy
gained the door; that feeble barrier gave way; yet
no sign of fear was SNOWFALL met their death
fighting.
sureing throng filled the room where Cavagnari.
a jemadar and three natives were. Cavagnsri's
revolver spoke three times the death knell
a heavy Afghan knife laid him low. His muir
derer did not long survive; with one blow
head. A few such blows he made. and then
he lay beside his master. But escaped the
roof blazing. part had fallen on the dead
body Of Cavagnari, so the crowd did not wait to
oaa no
cealed persons. and SO my informant escaped He
was man who was thoroughly conversant with the
Afghan tongue. and being Mussulman he man
aged his escape from the house to pass himself
of Cabuli. The bodies were treated with ali the
uncomfortable indignities which Asiatics in1ict
their enemies. From eight A. M. till two P.
NJ the attack the Residency continued.
those that attacked the Resdency. vet he made
no attempt even to send them to the rescue.
Dad SHAH the Commander-in-Chief. found sutfi-
celt reason in the peltng of q couple Of stones at
! him not to interfere. Yakoob's son, mere boy.
visited the OF attack but being politely told
not to interfere could not conquer his feelings of
sympathy with the slayers of the Kars; he. too did
nothing. One noble man there was. o Molah Il
/ Mussulman priest who sought Yakoob during the
attack and begged him to interfere. ana reproached
him with the disgrace OF killing friend and an am
bassador; but Yakoob said 81 can do nothing" 1t
is stated that all was Yakoobs design and the
seeming mutiny of troops was but skilful cloak
for the inurderous act of his own orgination 1t is
strange that, at the massacre of McNaghtcn OF tho
! former mission, Moah had similarl reproachcd
! the Amer, and that his words were the means of
saving the lives of George Lawrence and others OF
the mission who had been seized and mo-
mentary expecting their death. No such good for
tune in store tor unfortunate countrymen.