Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-11
GORDON MASSACRED.
Col. Wilson is Rescued from his Per-
ilous Position on an Island in
the River Nile.
Ten Thousand Reinforcements Ordered to
Bgypt-ItAly's Troops Start In
land from the Red Sea.
Extensive Preparations Making for
Vigorous Campaign Against
the False Prophet.
Gen. Gordon and His Followers, Includ-
ing Women aud Children, NAsSa'
cred by 81 hahdi.
oRN GORDON DRAD.


LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Daily News
appears this morning In mourning for
Gen. Gordon, and publishes the fol.
lowing from Gakdul:
"The natives who escaped from
Khartoum say that Gen Gordon was
killed while In the act of leaving his
house to rally the faithful troops. The
latter were cut down to man and for
hours the best part OF tho town WAS
the scene OF mercilesa slaughter, not
even women aud children being
spared. All the noiables ex-
cept the trescheTous pRshaa
and their followers We're killed.
Gen. Gordon was killed on the morr-
ing OF the 27th The garrison az Gubat
10 txasperated over tho news Of the
massacre
THE TALE CONFIRMED.
KoRTf, Feb. li.-Cols Wilson and
Wortley with the expedition 10 Khar-
toum arrived here to-day. They made
the journey from GubRt IN four days,
bringing news OF Gen. Cor
done death. One OF the
psshRs among Gen, Gordon's forces
marched the garrison to the side OF the
town nearest OmduTman, saying that
rebel attack was expected at thar
point. In the meantime another
raitOrous pssha opened the gates at
the other end and allowed Isl Mahdls
troops TO enter, and they easily cap.
tured the town. Gen, Gordon was
stabbed leaving the government
house.
ITALIANS ORDERED 10 AID THB
BRITISH.
RoMR, Feb. l0.-The italian expedi-
"a al lNs ut
wah, has been ordered 10 aid the En-
glish operations In the Soudan by
marching into the interior and reliev-
ing the Rarrlsons 90 KasRola and Benhi.
! This movement. II successfully accom-.
| pllshed, will open communication from
| the - AIT 10 khaft0um with the route
| from SuRklm TO Berber
| ACTING As A REIlEF RORCE,
LONDON, Feb. 10 The TelegTaph's
Vienna correspondent aayB II IL un-
derstood that Italy intends 10 occupy
Cain, Alexandria, ButE aud a portion
OF fsmalai 40 as to enable the British
troops in Egypt TO proceed forthwith
TO the frontier
COL. WILSON RESCUED.
| A dlepatch from kurt dated Febru.
airy Gays Lord Betesford returned In
safety to GubRt, bringing with him
| Col. Wilson and his party, who were
stranded on an island some distance
up the Nile while returning from
Khauoum. Some difficulty was exp Pc
rienced In fetching away the stranded
party. The rebels ON the river banks
kept up constant firing and shortly
AFT the party embarked bullet from
"a rebel'a rife pierced the boiler OF the
steamer 1t WAS necessary
40 ANCHOR UNDER PIGE
and make repairs The British FIRE,
however, now took effect and the reb.
els were repulsed. Immediately after
reaching Gubat Col, Wilson started
for Korti, where hehas now arrived, TO
report Ia person TO Lord Wolseley the
detaila OF his reconnaissance 40 Khar-
toum.
THE RETREAT DOWN THE NILE.
Lord Woiseley ieltgfApha further
particulars of Lord Befesford's rescue
OF Col. Wilson. When the steamer
had gone down the river about three
miles, the battery Of the enemy on the
left banks opened fire upon II. The
steamer returned tbs fire, which war
kept up while the steamer anchored
for repairs. Meanwhile cOl. Wilson,
with small party, tOOkfour gums and
landed on the right bank The party
nateed do 8n the river till directly OPP
posite the batterg, where they
PUT THEIR GUNS IN POSITION
and opened fire Much atfi-tance
WAS thus rendered Lord Charles
BeTesfOrd Ia keeping the fire OF the
enemy down Al sunset Col Wilson
and his party MARCHED ON three mllea
further down the river and halted for
The night, where they we're joined by
Lord Charles Beresford the following
morning The steamer meanwhile had
another engagement with the rebel
battery, but succeeded In passing 1t
without serious harm. Col. Wilson
and his party were again taken on
board and the steamer proceeded 20
Gubat without further difficulty. Dur
ing tue passage from the island to
Gubat one man was killed and seven
were Injured. or the injured four
were nalivee, scalded In the engine
room
TRANSFORMS CHARTERED.
ROME, Feb 10 The government
has chartered alx more steameTs for
use In conveying tr0Ops TO Egypt 10 be
eady Baiurdsy.
LARGE REINFORCEMENT ORDERED.
LONDON, Feb 10 ut Il uuderstood
that orders have been given for the
dispatch Of 10000 troops 70, the Bou-
dan. II Is reported that the govern
ment has decided TO call oat reserves
and also q portion Of tine militia for
garrison duty IN place of the troops
now being forwarded 10 Egypt Gen.
Roberts, It Is believed, bias been re-
aueaied to assume command Of the In
dia contingent ordered 70 Lord Wnlse-
ley The government IL ehaTttrinR
steamers to convey the troops 20 Sua'
kim.
THE TORIES PREPARING R0R ACTION.
4 he marquis Of Salisbury VIII 70
f1rn 10 LONDON from lis chateau ia
France Ilhuredsy. He has called