South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-02-20
The WORST CONFIRMED.
GORDON AND ALL HIS NsS MAssACRED--
n''si:rBLs SCENES OF -LAUaHrER AND
DEBAUcBERy FOLLOW rus TAXING OF
kHAkT. UM.


DEBAUcBERy FOLLOW tbs TAXING OF
KHAKT UM.
Co'orels ilsrn and Westiey. wh,
were with the Kaarioum eAceziitiun
hich Was rescued d, Sir Charles
Bere.iord aud returned To kortl yss-
terdav. brought definite news of
Gen. Gor'ion's death. lie Was stab
bed on the morning 81 January II,
just as he left the government reserve
To rally his followers To rest.t the
Mahdis forces, ~ho had by treacIery
gained admission to Khartou,u. L
WAS learned hat one cf the tire. cher
Gus pashas amoug Gordon's force.
marched the garrison TO the side of
the t.wn nearest Omduraixn, ssyIuy
that the rebel attack ~as OK ,ected II
that point. In the meantime anoth-
er treacherons pasha opened the gate
st tie other end aud allowed the
Ma' DIS troOps I" enter, aud hey
easily captured tue town. Gen.
Gordon's attention WAS attracted by
tremendous tumult in the streets.
lie lett the so-caled palace or gov
eminent tuildug, in which he had
made hls headquarters, to usce,,sin
the cause OF tho disturbance. Just
Us he reached the street he was stab.
bed i'll the back and fell dead. The
tumult Was eau ell by the Nahdi's
troops. who were soon in complete
possession OF the place, including the
citadel. A fearful massacre of tn.
troops followed. The scenes of he
slaughter are described AZ surt,assing
the bulgarian atrocities and rival,ng
the worst horrors Of theSepoy mntiuy.
The panic stricken Egyptians were
captured in their flight and pat to
death with the most iendish .ortures.
Some were tranetiHed With spears and
Left TO Iced to death. Most of the
victims were mutilated in the most
horrible manner. Eves were gonyed
ont. Noses were -it aud to gnes were
'oru out by the roots. In many
cnses the mutt ated parts of the
victims bodies were thrust into
tn ir mouths while they were .,il.
iving. The massacre included many
non-combatants. and the Eg, ptians
were subjected to- shameful lndlgr i.
ties. More than hundred women
and young girls were given over to
the Mahdi's followers to he u.ed ~
slaves. Alter the slaughter man,
Arabs were seen ri hing about the
streets with the head. OF Egyp,iaus
lmpaled upon their spears. The next
night was spent in y saiurnalla OF
blood and deoaCchery Since the
Capture OF Khar toum the Nahdi has
repaired the Notifications, and has
made the place well nigh impres-
nabIe. lie has made it his perina
nent headquarters, and is said to- have
All abundance o. guns, small arm,
und ammunition
Polh OF CJl. Wilson's steamer.
were wrecked, owing TO the treacheiy
OF the pilots. whO W II he court-m r.
tailed. On the day the fir.t STEAMER
stranded. which was SUNDAY, the
Mahdi's amir landed on the i,iand
and urged The British Ia surrender.
On Sunday evening Iiamid Bey. two
sk:nhers and seventeen natives de
serted the steamer The siea,uer
Sofia, With Lord Charles t.erestor,.
ON board, arrived ut the island on
Tuesday. during tho engage en-,
with the enemy the Sofas boiler VAS
struck 10y shell aud great explo-
sion occurred, followed by rush and
roar of steam. Alter a tenpnrar,
patch plate had been fixed on the
boiler the Sofia passed the ebem,'s
works under y rexvy fire. towing "a
nuggar cGntsinlng Col. Wilson's bag
gage. The nuxgar grounded 600
wards below The fort. The night was
spent in trying 20 feat her. Perfect
silence was inGibtained OF board tie
steamer, Shicn led the Arabs to be.
lieve that 1t had been absnd ned.
and they stopped firing aud com
menced beating drumr. just before
da, break the enemy saw spa ks
emerging from the funnel of the
g Gamer. and they at once began to
yell IN the hercest manner, and
opened n heavy fire on the v, sseI
The steamer replied effectively, aud
soon Passed out of range. 1t e1i-
mated that the enemy Numbered
1000. They had three Krupp guns
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