The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-21

on January p a native shouted that
Khartoum had fallen the previous night.
ON January 2s they started early. The
official narrative OF Gen. Wilson con-
tinues:
As steamers proceeded fire increased.
From point below Fighiaha and Island
Tut saw Khartoum in distance. All
along Tut rifle fire, directed from
rebels hid in grass and bushes on low
banks, very hot. Hour, 80 q. IN.
Half hour later Borden was abreast
Halhyeh. From there heavy fire came
from enemy In intrenched position. Fro
was also opened from some place from
three guns on steamers, Vessels re-
piled with Remingtons and howitzers.
Getting nearly opposite Omdurman,
firing all the while, the rebel fire was
increased; thousands of rebels
on banks, in intrenchod po-
sitlCns, blazing away at the
two steamers which were flying the
Egyptian flag. Several rebel cannon
| (krupps) also opened fire from 0mdur-
man. Those on Borden and Tollhove-
Iva could now sec Gordon's troop boats
drawn up, together with big ileet of
nuggars and native craft, all lying on
khartoum shore, opposite the ferry.
Gordon's fort-which was at Omdurman
ferry, not north of IL, as shown In some
maps-was quite evidently In Mahdrs
possession. Nothing could bo seen OF
Tho two steamers Gordon had retained.
Looking toward Khartoum, tho north
west shores outside the city were Sol
TO be swarming with rebels, while mon
with Mahdi flags and in Mahdi uni
forms thronged the streets, housetops,
and forts. Thousands OF others, many
ofthem dervlshes, disdalning the GOV, r
OF trenches, ran down the low ground
the waters edge, brandlshing their
weapons or hring at the steamers. A
Dervish with white dag camo and
stood by the rivers brink, and
tried to attract the attention OF
those on board. Guns were
throwing shot and shell at them from
threa polnts-Khartoum, 0mdurman,
and Haltiyeh-while terrific rife fire
came from all sides. The Borden crepi
10 within 300 yards Of the northwest
shore OF Khartoum, saw the Flagstaff on
the government house bare, and that the
city was clearly In the Mahdl's hands
Some Of the buildings were in ruins. II
was few minutes past noon whom both
steamers put about and ran down the
river. Several mon on board had beer
wounded, and two or three shots from
the big guns had hit and passed through
NOfuouH nullel-prOoI screens. One
shell on cred and burst underneath Oh,
Tellh )veiyh's cabin. The Bordain's
dingy was blown to pieces. Tho rebel,
aehore bud come so close 10 the vessel
thHt they had been able 10 we'll anC
shout dorisivoly tho news of Gordon,
iata. AZ iil0 p. IN. tho steamers has
run down the river out OF tho hail o.
bullets. The fall of Khartoum utterly
demordiaed the entire nativ,
crew and the Turks. Cashemel
Mons aud the Turkish officers
with their mon threw themselxos upor
The decks. covering their heads anC
weeping ike children. The flrst.namet
suspected aud subsequently learned ht
had lost his thee sons aud all his prom
erty. While actually under fire, all u
the natives on board fought bravely
blazing away with tho brass guns anc
rifles ~ the enemy. The Royal Sussex
fired yolleys till the mems shoulder.
ached. Tho rebels must have lost sew
eral hundred men. Our loss was
killed and 10 wounded"
THE nAHDr's SUMMONS.
On Thursday, January %, one Of th,