Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-03-01
=HU GF'F. H7U1EBGE DIED.
TIE STORY TOLD BY ONE WHO
WAS AN EYE WITNESS.

Greek who Saw the CowardIy Murder
of the English Hero at the Fall of
MISUNDERSTANDING to Save Himself
by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Farig.
The mail from Suekiln brings dispatches
from Gen. Grenfell, among which is the lat
est, and this time the absolutely authentic,
account of the last hours of Gordon, the
hero of Khartounl, whose lonely tomb in the
center of Soudan is now venerated even by
the Mahdi's followers, as that of saint
The account, which has been collected with
various documents and reports and officially
declared to be true, is furnished by Dinetrio
Georgia. Greek, who recently arrived at
Suakim from Khartoum. Georgia was born
at Berber, and was present at the capture
and sack of Khartoum. Here is his story as
told to Gen Grenfel:
SMOKING A CIGARETTE.
/ was at Khartoum the night it was taken
The Nile had gone back so that part of the
city was open Gen Gordon did not con
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he thought there were sufficient troops there,
5000, think. The gaps and all round about
were held by large force under Farig Pasha
That night Farig moved his troops, especially
the blacks, from the gaps, saying the soldiers
were wanted on the other side Gordon had
perfect confidence in Farig The attack took
place at two points. At the largest gap there
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even a few of them, had arrived even one
dour before the attack the place would not
have been taken and Gordon's troops would
have fought to the last. Farig had sent word
TO the Mahdi: Unless you attack tonight all
is lost. - That night all was blood and flames.
The city had passed over from the command
of Gordon to the Mahdi 1t was dire and
dreadful night. / shall remember it to
my dying day. The air echoed with hor-
rible shrieks, yells, lamentations, wall
ing and smell of blood. | had three friends,
Greeks l fastened to rescue them.
had two Mahdist uniforms given ne by an
Arab friend. One gave to one friend, put
ting on the other myself 1t was nearing
daybreak when | took my friends to my
house. Some Arabs rushed in telling me
ought to go to the government house at once,
as all the great officers of the Mahdi had gone
there to kill Gordon Pasha When they saw
my third friend had no Mahdi uniform on
they slew him We were then taken into
the court yard. | saw Gordon Pasha sfnok-
ing cigarette on the balcony facing the
river We had entered at the back of the
palace, entering at the yard where the syca-
more tree is Georrio Din1etrio, the princi-
pal medical officer of the Soudan and the
provinces, and Nicola Lenindit, the GreeE
consul, were with him Five hundred der
vishes who had been sent by the Mahdi witt
special orders to take Gordon alive, stood q.
the foot of the staircase | went up stairs.
being sent by the men below, who were We
ciferating Gordon Pasha!" Gordon coolly
left the balcony
STANDING DY BIS POST.
ely" said the other two, while there i
yet time. Go in at the little door and tax;
the boat"
'Shal fly and leave my post?" Gordonre
piled, Indignantly. THAT, indeed, would b;
disgrace shall not n.y."
He then went into his inner room arc
donned his full uniform and sword. Then Ec
came out and grandly drew himself up to hi.
full height. On his visage was look O,
scorn
'Whon seek yea he asked, on gazing c.
the sea of angry faces of the dervishes.
Gordon Pasha," they cried.
''You want him, do you? I am be. Cont
up hither," Gordon replied.
On being again urged by Dinletrio and th<
Greek consul to fly, Gordon replied: ''Fcl
shamel Would you have me abandon my
post ignominiously?'
He could easily have escaped at the rear
Then, as Gordon stood boldly facing the der
wishes, several superior Mahdist general
came up. The dervishes allowed them IL
pass. They assembled the stairs and asked fo,
the pasha Gordon met them, saying, 81 an
he,' and handed them his sword in the mill
tary fashion, intimating that he knew thcJ
had taken the place. and that consequently
he surrendered according to the usages Of
war, but Nassas, one of the generals
snatched hold of his sword, at the same
striking Gordon an unexpected blow. Thl
pasha would have fought desperately had b
thought he would not have been treated i.
an honorable manner. He fell, rolling dow
the stairs AS he relied another genera.
speared him on the left side, inficting q
grievous wound
Thus died Gordon. was there, specta
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 to
little pieces, but others relate that they en-
ballned his body and took it to the Mahdi
There were some bodies cut up, but | am in
clined to believe these were the bodies of the
consul and the octor-London Tesograns