Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-05

1 Gordon said Il ne came again ne Wouto
hang him amer that he came no more.
And now the day arrived that Was to
separate husband from wife, brother
from sister. and paYent from child. The
streets were soon 10 run with blood. l
was not at my house. was with some
| Grecks-eight in all-near the mosque,
when we heard . hideous uproar as
Of men shouting and yelling, snd
Of women wailing around about on all
sides. Nearer and nearer did this long
continued roar approach, swelling, as il
were, and now bursting close on our
ears. Men with frightful gashes on
their faces and limbs came flying by,
and toward us women with torn gar
ments and dishevelled hair shrieking,
screaming 'Jesu Christo!' shall
not forget that horrible din to the
| day OF my death. ave are lost
We are lost - we cried. The place
is taken?' But no one would
tell us exactly what was the matter.
We ran up to the top Of the mosque,
and saw that the town was given up to
massacre and bloodshed. We ran to
house. barricaded the doors and win
| dows, went upstairs, shut ourselves into
a room, and determined never to sur
render, but die like Greeks; for we,
mindful of our ancestors, fight to the
last. Thus it was when our fathers
were surrounded by Turks; we are
brave nation. How we, escaped | will
tell you.
but listen, / pray you. Have you
not asked me where Gordon Pacha was
slain? You say everybody has said he
was either killed on the courtyard
steps of the palace or outside going to
the Austrian CeRsul's house. They all
lie IL you choose to believe them you
may it matters not to me. lam a re-
spectacle Greek merchant, not an Arab.
You want tho truth; | tell it to you,
True, did not see Gordon slain; but
everybody in Khartoum knows where
the event happened. An Arab rushed
upstairs and shot him with gun as he
was reading the Bible. Another Arab
cut off his head and put it on spear,
and so went forth into the city, carry
ing it and brandishingi it on high. The
Copts in the palace in the rooms below
were slau entered at the same time.
"The Arabs came pouring in. They
slew every man they could find; no
mercy was shown to any one. There
was no resistance. / don't think
hundred shots were fired by Egyptians
| or blacks. Men ran in and shut them
selves up in houses; but doors were
burst open, and spearing, cutting, and
slashing went on bravely in the streets,
in the market square, in the bazaars.
1t was a horrible scene, this bazaar
afterv ard. | went through it. Gay
curtains, crimson-colored and orange
striped, golden-edged satins, silks, and
muslins lay smeared and splashed with
blood everything was upset and strewn
about and trampled on. Everywhere
was the widest disorder. You know
how narrow it was and how it winds.
One corner was so full of corpses and
dying that we could not get by. had
my hands tied, and fell several times
in the road, slippery with blood. The
havoc went on till 8 o'clock. Then Ma
homet Achmet sent over word from
Omdurman that Allah had re-
vealed to him that the slaughter must
cease. We were told this. 1t was
shouted about the streets, and those that
were still hidden were hidden to come
forth. OF forty-two Greeks only eight
escaped. There were ten Jews these
were killed. think. Gordon's head
saw on a spear. 1t was taken over to
0mdurman and shown to Mahomet
Achmet. 1t was laid before him. A
grim savage smile passed over his face.
He gazed long at the countenance
Of his late enemy. God be
praised he cried, 'can this be
his?' He lid not express anger
at Gordon's death, as you say has
been reported-he made merry at his
death when it was told him. The head
was then borne away, and men plucked
the hairs out of his head and beard and
spat in his face. His body was cut up
into little pieces. This was his end
] omitted to say that Gordon wrote to
the Mahdi saying he might be Viceroy
of Kordofan. The Mahdi replied /
am sent by God to be king OF all, and
invited him to surrender. Gordon re-
piled in insulting terms, saying he was
a false Mahdi, and that he (Gordon)
would never surrender to him.
1.-The Copt women were taken to
place called Bousi. They were allow
ed to 60 in and out of their house as
they pleased. and one by one they got
claimed as brides. They went out to
look for husbands, and when they
found one suitable they were allowed
to leave as they liked. But the Greek
and all the women, in fact, were put in
room, and the dervishes and chief
leaders picked from among them
whom they would. This was at
0mdurman. The Greebs, including
myself, were dressed in the Mahdi's
uniform, and told that from henceforth
we were Mussulmans, but we were not
circumcised. We were liberated, and
were given two dollars each-a monthly
allowance. Now, when we heard that
our women were taken over to 0mdur-
man and divided among the dervishes,
we proceeded there and crayed an in
terview with the Mahdi. 1t was al
lowed. We had to take off our shoes,
and when within the inner circle
about quarter of square mile-we
were made to crawl toward him on
our knees. Every one has to approach
him thus. We addressed him thus
Kill us, we beseech thee; it is as
well. Your dervishes and great men
have carried off our wives, sisters, and
daughters, and life is Of no more value
to US. Stay u.s. Thereupon the Mahdi
took pity on our forlorn condition and
ordered our women to be returned to
us. To each one was his wife, sister,
or relation returnad Thoca wbo bad