Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-21
FOREIGN lNTELLICEHCE:.
how Gordon DIED.
An Eye Witness Of the Sack Of Khai-
tolm.
Tells the Story OF the Brave Generals
Death.


The mail from SuAkim brings dsspa tche,
from Gen. Grenfell, among which is the lat.
st and this time the absolutely authentic
account of the last hours Of Gor,ioa, the
hero Of khArtouui, whose lonely tomb in the
center Of the Soudxn, 10 nov venerated even
BY the Mahdists as that Of = saint, The &C
count. which has been collected with vxri-
Gus documents and reports. aud officially de-
clared TO be true, is furnished by Dcmetrio
Georgio, Greek, who recently arrived q,
Suskim from khsrtoum. Georgia vas born
st Berber, aud was presen, at the sack and
cap ure of khsrtoum. Here 10 hissstory ~
told to Gen. Grenfeli;
Twas at khartoum the night II waa taken.
The Nile had gon, back so that part Of he
city wss opea. zen, Gordon did not c,n-
sruct fresh trenches aud rxmpsrts. because
he thought there were sufficient troops there
5000 | think. The gaps and ali round
about were held by large force under Far.
ig fssha. That uigat Farig moved his
troops, especial, the blacks from the gaps
SAYING that the soldiers were wanted on the
other sde. Gordon had perfect confidence
in Fsrig The attack took place at the " Q
points. A, the largest gap there was no re-
sisIsnce, II the British army. OF even =
few Of them, ad..arri,ed even an hour be-
fore the attack. the place would not have
been taken and Gorions troops would have
fought to the last
Ferig had sent word to the Mshdi II Mess
you attack tonight all is lost" That night
ali was blood and flames The city had
passed over from the command of Gordon to
the Mahdi. Il was dire and dreadful
aight. shall remember 1t To my dying day
The air echoed with horrible .hricks. yells.
4. ...,l, 4 Ia 4
had three frieBds, Greeks | hastcned to
rescue them, l had tao Mshdist unifor ms
given me by an Arab friend One CAV.
our friend. putting on the other myself Ii
was nearing dsybreak when | took my
friends To my house.
Some Arabs rushed in telling me | ought
to go TO the Government house at once,
said why soy They replied IAN the great
officers of the Mahdl have gone there to
Kill Gordon Pssha." The SeragIio' they
called it. When they saw m, third friend
had no Mahdi garment they slew him. We
were then taken into the court yard, raw
Gordon rasha smoking cigarette on the
balcony facing the river. We had entered at
the back OF the palace aud the yard here the
sycamore tree is. Georgia Demetriu, the
principal medical officer OF the Soudan and
the provinces, and Nicola Lemindita the
Greek consul, were with him Five hundred
dervishes, who had been seut by the Mahdi
with SPECIAL orders to take Gordon alive,
stoos at the foot of the staircase. ! went
up the stairs, being sent by the men below
who were yocifersting Gordon Pashs, &"
Gordon lashs Gordon cody left the
balcony.
Fly said the other two, while their
is yet time go in at the little door and take
the boat.
Shall | fly aud leave my po.t2'
Gorden replied Indignantly. That indeed,
would be disgrace | shall not n.y.
''He then went into his inner room and
donned his full uniform and se ord. Then
he came out aud grandy drew himself up Ia
his full height. On his visage was a look of
seorn. Whom seek yer he ask. on gazing
at the sea of angry faces of the dervi-hes.
80 iordon Pasha, they cried.
You want him, do your am he. Come
up hither, Gorden replied. On being Az lin
urged by Demetrio and the Greek consul to
fly, Gordon replied For shame. Would
you have me abandon my post ignome NOUS
lyr
"lle could easily have escaped at the rear
Then as Gordon stood boldly facing the derv-
sshes several superior Mahdist gener ais came
up Inc uerNishcs allowed tbem To pass. ] bey
ascended the stairs and asked for the Pasha.
Gordon met them, saving. Il am he, and hand
ed them his word in the military fashion. in
timating that he knew they had taken the
place aud that consequently he surrendered
according TO the ussges of the war, hut
Nassass, one of the generals, snatcbed hold
of his sword, at the same time in u brutal
and most cowsrdly manner striking Gordon
an une1 pected blow.
The Pasha would have tough, desperately
had he thought he would not have been treat
ed in an honorable manner. He fell rolling
down the stairs.
Az be rolled another general spesred him
on the left side, intictiug q grieyOus wound
Thus died Gordon. ! was there, = spects
tor to the ghastly deed, and got out OF the
way when he rolled TO the bottom Of the
stairs. Some say Gordon was cut up into
Eule pieces, but others relate that they EN-
balmed his body and took IL to the Mabdi.
There were some bodies cut up. but | am
inclined to believe these were the dead botie.
of the Consul and the doctor"