The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-17

Three Survivors Of the Unfortunate whit
Captives Escape to Egypt.


About four wocks ago three forlorn looking
persons. who Tor nine years had boen prison.
ers OF the fanatical Mahdists at Omdurmnnn.
appeared In Egypt. Thoy were two Italian
Catholic Sisters and Father Ohrwaider. an
Austrian priest, who had been engaged In mis-
sionnry work In Kordoian boforo the Mahdist
rebellion and were led prisoners to Khartoum
whdR tho Mahdi entered It over the bodies OF
Gordon and his comrades About fifty Euro
peans fell into the hands OF the Mahdl. The
prisoners included two priests. four Italian
and Austrian Sisters, two italian laymen. a
number OF Greek merchants. Lupton Pasha.
Governor OF tho Bahr oil Ghazal province:
Slatin Dey, tho Governor OF Sonnaar; Syrians.
jews. and others.
They all led miserable lives. In 1888 two
letters ench about four times the size OF q
postage stamp. were brought to Cairo. One Of
them was from slatin Boy and the other was
written by the Mohalnmedan widow OF an
Egyptian Officer Lupton Pashn was described
as working IN tho arsenal rs a comm on Arab
lnb9rcr. and without clothes excepting a pair
oa diTTaweTs sE apd foz Satin Boy was acting
half naked he had to run before tho Mahdst's
horse; carrying 2 lnnce and u small banner. It
wa was his duty to bold tho stirruP Of ne anatI
Neufeld. a German. tried to escape and wns
kent in chains. Out Of mere wnntonness .he
execution. but was cut down after u few SEQ
onds. He escaped. but was speedily captured.
and 1t was reported that he was then hanged
~ earnest. but the escaped prisoners say he Is
baron Seek endorfrs servant and q Prussian
kept IN prison, were, tortured from time to
time by being hanged until they ,were nearly
any death put end to
now reached civilization. We're better treated.
After After spenh'Ing some timo IN prison the women
town. and they made their living by taki inc
tS which they s9ld In the streets None OF
embrace the Mohammedan faith.
A letter which Lupton Pasha wrote to Eng
Il Msn1 hs S SneF 5ssops
Moihammedan. that he was vol and hnppy.
ad he l hS t 6s mode
letter came, from him dated Nov. 20. 1887. in
Money G S i 81 SwSy s Sh' S
sent to him. and said that II money reached
a a NJ might t be sns 'f ss is Fs s 6m
sent north TINT his funeral had had been condactei
Slntin Boy was reported also to- haye died. but
Father Ohrwaldcr says he is still alive.
vanso wS tpst
who had camels ready for them hem. and provs-
the wide desert to wndy Hnlfn, Their long ex:
their features Il hat they looked like natives Of
the Soudan. whose clothing they wore. and
their perfect acquaintance with Arabic en-
ablod them TO pass among tho Mahdist tribes
on the northward journey without revealing
themselves They, made very lucky escape
The friends OF all the prisoners had long ago
given up hopes of ever seeing them again.
This is about all that is yet known Of tho fate
OF the prisoners Of tho Soudan; No incident OF
provinces is more pathetic than the story Of
the unfortunate handful Of white men and
revolution. and. finding all means Of escape
cut off. We're compelled to live as tho captives
Of tho Mahdi. until many Of them succum bed
to the hardshipS Of their unhappy lot