The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10
HOW GEN. GORDON DIED.
HE STORY TOLD BY ONE WHO
WAS An EYE WITNESS.

Of the English Hero at the ran OF
khartoum Refusing to Save Himself
by iiight-Treacherous Tarig.
The mai from Suakin brings dispatches
from Gen Grcnfeli among which is the lat.
est, and this time the absolutely authentic.
account Of the last hours OF Gordon. the
hero Of khartoum. whoe lonely tomb in tue
center Of Soudan is now veneraied. even by
the Mahdis followers, as that Of a saint
The account, which hns been collected with
various documents aud reports and officially
declared 10 he true. is furnished hy Dirnetrio
/ Georsio. Greek, who recently arrived at
| Suakim from khmtoum. Georgia was born
at Borbcr, and was present AZ the capture
and suck Of Khartoum. Here Is bis story as
/ told to Cen Grenfell:
SMOKING A CIGARETTE
was at khartoum the night IL was taken
The Nile had gone back 50 that part ~ the
/ city was open Gen Gordon did not con.
struct fresh trenches and ramparts. because
be thought there were sufficient truops there.
5000, / think. The gaps and ali round about
were held 10y large force under Farig pasha
That night Farig moved his troops. especially
the blacks, from toe gaps, saying the soldiers
we're wanted on the other side Gordon had
perfect confidence In Farig The attack took
place at two points Attic largest gap there
was no resistance. n the British army, or
even few Of them, had arrived even one
hour before the attack the place would not
have been taken and Gord0ns troops would
have fought to the last Farig had sent word
70 the Mahdi: Unless sou attack tonight all
is lost That night all was blood and flames.
The city had passed over from the command
Of Gordon to the IahdL II was dire and
dreadful night | shall remember it to
NY dying day. The air echoed with hor.
rible shriels, yells, lamentations wall.
ing and smell Of blood I had three friends,
Greeks | fastened to rescue them. |
had two Mahdist uniforms given me by an
Arab friend Ono gave TO one friend, put.
ting on the other myself It was nearing
daybreak when took my friends TO my
house. Some Arabs rushed IN telling mo
ought 10 60 10 the government house at once.
as oil the great officers Of the Nahdi had gone
there TO kill Gordon Pasha When they saw
my third friend had no MaLdi uniform on
they slew him We were then taken into
the court yard | saw Gordon Pasha smok.
Ing a cigarette on the balcony facing the
river We had entered at the back OF the
palace, entering at the yard where the syca.
more treo is Georgia Dimotrio, the princi-
pal medical officer Of the SOudnn and the
provinces, and Nicola Lemindit, the Greek
consul, we're with him Five hundred der
wishes who had been sent by the Mahdi with
special orders TO take Gordon alive stood at
the foot OF the staircase. went up stairs.
Being sent by the mon below, who were yo-
ciferating Gordon Pashal' Gordon coolly
left the balcony.
STANDING BY his POST.
"T1y,n said tho other two, while there is
yet time Co 10 at the little door and take
the boat"
"Shall I ily and leave my post" Gordonrc-
Piled Indignantly. That, indeed, would be
a disgrace. shall not 1y"
lie then went into his inner room and
donncd his full uniform aud sword. Then lie
came out and grandly drew himself up TO bis
full height. On his visage was a look Of
scorn.
Whom seek yer he asked, on gazing a
the sea Of angry faces Of tho. dcryishes.
Gordon Pa.ha," they cried
"You want him, do your | am be- Come
up hiihor,r Gordon replied.
On being again urged by Dimetrio and the
Greek consul to A., Gordon replied: For
shame Would you have me abandon my
post ignominouslyp
10 could easily have escaped at the rear
Then, as Gordon stood boldly facing tho der
wishes, several superior Mahdist generals .
came up. Tho deryishes allowed them TO
pass. They assembled the stairs and asked for 4
the pasha Gordon met them, saying, II am 1
ae," and handed them bis sword In the mill. /
tary fashion, intimating that he knew they .
had taken the place, and that consequently .
be surrendered according 10 Tie usages Of .
war but Nassas, QUO OF the generals, .
snatched hold Of his sword, at the same .
time, in a brutal and most cowardly manner, /
striking Gordon an unexpected blow. The .
pasha would have fought desperately had he /
thought he would not have been treated tn
an honorable manner. He fell, rolling down
the stairs. As 10 rolled another general /
speared him on the left side, inlicting a
grieyous wound
Thus died Gordon. was there, a sp9cta-
tor to the ghastly deed, and got out Of the
way when he rolled down to the bottom Of
the stairs. Some say Gordon was cut up 70
Httlo pieces, but others relate that they en-
balmed his body and took it to the MahdL
There we're some bodies cut up, but am IN
olined to believe these were the bodies Of the
consul and the doctor london Tes gram.