The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-12
HOW RuRNABY DIED.

Mr.. BurlCigh, the war correspondent
who was wounded at Abu Klea, has,
under the inspiration Of lbs hurt, written
count OF the battle, and in 1t occurs this
description OF Colonel Burnaby's death,
which must become historIcsl'
Sill down upon us the dark Ara b
wave rolled Il had arrived with IN three
hundred yards undIminIshed IN volume,
unbroken IN strength rush of spears
men and swordsmen. Their rifle fire
had ceased. Other Arab forces sur
rounding us-Lie Mahdl's trOUps, plum
dering the Bedoulns and pillagIng viii
layers from the river side-slood eager
on the hllisIdes watching the charge
upon the British square. In wild ex-
element, their white teeth glIstenilGs
and the sheen of their brandished weap-
ons flashing like thousands of mirrors,
onward they came, charging straight into
our laDks. l was at that instant inside
the square, not far from the Gardner gun,
when l saw the left face move somewhat
backward. Colonel Burnaby himself,
whose every action l saw at the time
from distance of about thirty yards,
rode out in front of the rear LETT face, ap.
paTentlY to assist TWO or three skirmish-
ers running in hard pressed. All but
one man of them succeeded in reaching
our lines. Colonel Burnaby went for
ward to mis- assistance, sword in hand.
As the dauntless colonel rode forward
he put himself il the way of q sheik
charging down on him on horseback
Ere the Arab closed with him u bullet
from some one Ia our ranks brought the
sheik heGdiong to the grouud. The
- gHr hEahI
and one OF them suddenly dashed 81
Colonel Burnaby, pointing the long
blade Of his spear st his throat. Check
ing his horst and pulling it backward
BurnAby leapt forward in his saddle and
| parted the Moslem's rapid and terocious
thTusts But the length of the mans
Weapon-eight tett-put il out of his
power TO return wit interest the Arabs
murderous intent. Once or twice Colo.
Del Burnaby just touched his m2u, only
to make hun more wary and eager. The
affray was the work of seconds only, fol
the savage horde OF swarthy negroes
| from KordOian and straight haired
tawny-compleXioned Arabs Of the Bayn-
! da steppe were fast closing 10 upon oul
| square.
Colonel Burnaby fenced the s~ar thy
Arab as If he were playing in an assault
| ~ arms, aud there was h smile on his fea
! tues as he drove off the mans awkward
| points. The scene was taken in at q
| glance With that lightning instinc
which have seen desert warriors befort
now display IN battle while coming u
one another's aid, an Arab, who was pur
| suing q soldier, and had passed fiv,
| PAGES TO Burnaby's right and rear, turned
| with a sudden spring, and this secun(
| Arab ran his spear point into thu
! colouels right shoulder. II was but
slight wound. Enough, though, 4
cause Burnsby to twist around in hi
saddle and defend himself from this IN
expected attack
Before the savage could repeat his un
looked for blow, so near the ranks OF tn
| square was the scene now being enacted
q soldier ran out and drove his sworl
bsyonet through the second assailan'
Brief AS was Burnaby's glanC
baC kward at tins fatal episode. it va
long enough to enable the first Arab Z
deliver his spear point full in the brav
| officers throat. The blow drove Buraab
out OF his saddle. but it required sec
ond one before he LIT go his grip of tn
! reins and tumbled upon the ground.
Half a dozen Arabs were now aboU
him. With blood gushing in stream
from his gashed throat, the dauntles
euaTdsmau leaped- To his feet sword 1
hand and slashed at the ferocIous grouI
They were the wild strokes of a PROUD
brave man dying hard, and he va
quickly overborne and left helpless an
| owing