Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-20
GORD0N's FATE SETTLED !.
In Khartoum Before the Capture
Of the City .stJ
The Entire Garrison Slaughtered, Men, Women
and Children, and Almost Unparalleled
Atrocities Committed.
Col. Wilson and Party Rescued from Their
Perilous Posltion-The Proposed Adj
vance from Suakim.
Gen. Gordon Dead.

among the first TO fall; in fact,
that !. his death was the signal
for the revolt which led to the
capture of the city. a great tumult arose in
the city and Gordon went out impulsively to
learn it's nature. As he was leaving the
government house, the report says, he
was suddenly set upon from behind and
stabbed to death before he could defend him
SELF A dreadful massacre followed Every
Christian was hunted down and slaughtered
| The most frightful enormiJies were commit
ted Neither sex nor age saved the unfor-
tunates from death amid terrible sufferinga
The treachery Of the pashas ls confirmed
They feared, it appears, that with Gordon
olive they would never induce the garrison to
submit Once he had fallen the gates We're
! opened to the enemy and the government
house given to the flames Then the Arab
besiegers poured in in great hordes Many
OF the survivors of the army of Hicks Pasha
were in their ranks They brought with
them great stores of ammunition and many
guns, which they have mounted Oh the for
thcationa Sir Charles Wilson reports
that the city will require a long: siege by a
large army before it can be taken. To hurl
the handful commanded by Lord Wolseley
against it would be madness All the Lon
report is given out as official, A great popu-
lar uprising in favor of war of extermina-
ton is expected as a result of the news.
COL WILSON SAVED.
LONDON, Feb. 1O.-A dispatch from Korti
dated Feb. 8, says Lord Beresford has re-
turned in safety from Gubat, bringing with
him Col Wilson and party, who were strand
ed ON AN island some distance up the Nile
Syh rot, f&o n
Guilty was experienced in fetching away the
stranded party. The rebels on the river
banks kept up constant firing, and shortly
after the party embarked bullet from q
rebels rifle pierced the boiler of the steamer.
1t was necessary to anchor under fire aud
make repairs. The British fire, however,
took effect, and the rebels were repulsed.
Immediately after reaching Gubat, Col Will
son started for Korti, where he has now Or
rived, to report in person to Lord Wolseley
; the details of his reconnaissance at Khar-
toum- Lord Wolseley telcgraphs further
particulars Of Beresford's rescue OF Col.
Wilson. When the steamer had gone down
the river about three miles, a battery of the
enemy, on the left bank, opened fire upon
it. The steamer returned the fire, which
was kept up while the steamer anchored for
party took four guns and landed on the right
bank The party marched down the river till
directly opposite the battery, and then put
the guns in position and opened fire. Much
assistance was thus rendered Lord Charles in
keeping the fire OF the enemy down. Atsun-
, set Col. Wilson and party marched on three
miles further down the river, and halted for
the night They were there joined by Lord
! tha irCr Tho Stc
meanwhile had another engagement with a
! rebel battery, but succeeded in passing it
/ without serious harm. Col. Wilson and party
were again taken on board. and the steamer
proceeded to Gubat wi thout further difficulty
During the passage from the island to Gubat
one man was killed and seven injured. OF
| the injured four were natives, scalded in the
engine room. Lord Wolseley concludes his
dispatch with these words:
! cannot speak too highly Of the pluck Of Lord
Charles Beresford and party. Col. Wilson s men
, likewise behaved admirably and with the usual
determination Of Engiisnlnen.
| GEN GORDON DEAD.
| Adispatch from Korti says: "Colonels VIII
son and Wortley, with the expedition to Khar-
toum, arrived to-day. They made the journey
from Gubat in four days. They bring news
! of Gen. Gordon's death. One Of the pashas
among Gen. Gordon's forces marched the
garrison to the side Of the town nearest ON
j durham, saying rebel attack was expected
at that point Meantime, another traitorous
pasta opened the gates at the other end and
allowed the Mahdi's troops to enter, and they
| easily captured the town. Gen. Gordon was
stabbed while leaving the government
house" The war Office has ordered uniforms
! and accou5erments for 10000 reserves
Gen. Wolseley asks that the advance from
Suakim be made within a month He sees
no necessity for waiting until autumn or for
the construction OF a railroad across the
desert from Suakin to Berber. Gen. Steph-
enson, Gen. Dormer, and others of the mill
tarv council at Cairo, however, oppose the
! dispatch of an expedition from Suakim in so
short a time, on the ground that it cannot be
made in readiness to start before April
! They say the march to Berber will take a
! month and be severe test of the endurance
i of the men, who will suffer from intense
heat and want Of water. Isolated detach-
ments will be exposed to attacks by Osnan
Digna If, however, Gen. Wolseley declares
an early advance to Berber necessary for the
safety of the Nile expedition, the Cairo au-
thor1lies will withdraw their opposition
DETAILS OF GoRDoNs DEATH
The following additional details of the
killing of Gen. Gordon and the fall of Khar-
| toum are at hand: On the day of the cap
! ture, which is variously stated as the 26th
and 27th of January, Gen. Gordon's attention
was attracted by q great tumult on the streets
He left the so-caIled palace, or government
! building, in which he had made his head
quarters, to ascertain the cause Of the dis
| turbance just as he reached tine street.
dead The tumult was caused by
the Mahdl's troops, who had gained
access to the interior Of the town through
treachery, and who were soon in complete
possession of the place, including the citadel.
A fearful massacre of the garrison followed.
as surprising the Bulgarian atrocities,
! and rivaling the worst horrors Of
the Sepoy nutiny. Panlc-stricken Egyptians
were captured in their flight and put to
death with most tiendish tortures-some
were trans6xed with spears and left to bleed
to death Most of the victims were mutilated
in the most horrible manner =
EYES WERE GoUGED OUT,
noses slit, and tongues torn out by the roots
In many cases mutilaued parts of vic
. TINS bodies were thrust in their mouths
I while they were still living The massacre
, ian women were subjected to the most
shameful ndignities More than hundred
women and young girls were given over
TO the Mahdi's followers to be
used as slaves After the slaughter
Many Arabs were seen rushing about the
streets with heads of Egyptians impaled
upon spears. The next night was spent
in saturnatra Of blood and 'debauch-
cry. Since the capture Of Khartoum,
the Mahdi has repaired the Notifications
and made the place well nigh impregnable.
He has made it his permanent headquarters,
| and Is said to have an abundance of guns,
small arms and ammunition. Both Col
Wilson's steamers were wrecked owing to
the treachery of the pilots, who will be court
martialed. @5z
swoLsEIEr's OPEN Discomfort.