Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1885-02-13
A Heavy Fire at Milwaukee and De-
structive Floods in New
Jersey.
A Terrible Explosion at Indianapolis
by Which Seven Are
Killed.
FOREIGN.
Rescue Of Wtlson-A Ten Hours
CONTEST With Arabs.

Rescue OF WtlSOn-A Ten Hours
CONTEST With Arabs.
LONDON, Feb. 1O.-Sir Charles Beres-
ford and party were about ten hours
under fire before he was able to rescue
Colonel Wilson. The enemy used rifles
from behind entertainments and fired
from them. Cannon is ineffective. In
addition to hole made in the boiler, a
shell burst on the steamer. The British
fire was most effective, silencing the
rebel guns and forcing the men to seek
shelter.
SuAK1M, Feb. 1O.-It has been learned
that treacherous Pasha admitted the
Mahdi's troops at the gate and that Gen.
eral Gordon was stabbed when passing
from the government house.
MOURNING FOR GORDON.
The Daily News appears this morning
IN mourning for General Gordon and
publishes the following from Gakdul:
The natives, who reached here from
Khartoum, say that General Gordon
was killed while IN the act of leaving
his house to rally his faithful troops.
The latter were cut down to man and
for hours the best part of the town was
the scene of merciless slaughter. Not
even the women and children being
spared. All the notables were killed ex-
cept the treacherous pashas and their
followers.
The massacre of all of Gordon's men,
together with their wives and children,
took ploce. General Gordon was killed
on the morning of the 9th. The garri-
son at Gubat is exasperated over the
news of the massacre. A letter recently
sent by the Mahdi to English officers on
Col Wilson's steamer contained post
script saying this was the Mahdi's first
and last letter to to the English, and un-
less they submitted he would kill all the
Kafir dogs.
The following additional details of the
the killing of Gen. Gordon and the fall OF
Khsrtoum are at hand: The day of the
capture, which is variously stated, as the
26th and 9th of January, Gen. Gordon's
attention was attracted by tremendous
tumult in the streets. He left the So
called palace or government building, in
which he had made his headq aarters, to
ascertain the cause of the disturbance.
just as he reached the street he was
stabbed in the back and fell dead. The
tumult was caused by the Mahdi's troops
who had gained access to the interior
town through treachery and were soon
in complete possession Of the plac in
cluding the citadel A fearful massacre
Of the garrison followed. The scenes of
slaughter are described as snrpassing the
Bulgarian atrocities and riyaling the worst
horrors of the Sepoy mutiny. A panic
stricken Egyptian was captured in his
fight and put to death with the most
fiendish tortures Some were transfxed
with spears and left TO bleed to death.
Most Of the victims were mutilated IN
most horrible manner Eyes were gouged
out, noses slit and tongues torn out by
the roots. In many cases the mutilated
parts Of the victims bodies we're thrust
In their months, while they were still iv-
ING. The massacre included many non
combatants and Egyptian women
Who were subjected 70 the most shame
full indigmties. More than one hundred
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