Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-09
MARCHED DOWN AGAIN.
interesting Incident on the NiIe-Ns
Enemy in Sight

From the London Standard.
we tied up on the east bank, and started
again early the next morning. The first
village We passed on the west bank re-
sounded with wailing and sorrowful cries
\ huge crowd ran along the bank shouting
out TO us some tale of dervishes. We
stopped the boat, and then had evidences
of the truth of the tale In solemn. slow
procession there appeared among the palm
trees a small group of men CARRYING a
couple of angarebs, or native beds. We
could see the outline OF a human body on
each. though they were covered with long
cloths Slowly the sad procession wendef
ITS way down to the bank, the crowd si-
Iently opening out to allow a passage.
arrived at the rivers edge, the bearers
gently lowered their burdens to the ground
and the old sheikh took off the cloths On
the first angareb lay an old man, quite
dead, with peaceful face and look OF
grave dignity. The sheikh excitedly point
ed out where the dervish bullets had
passed through him. One wound showed
CORY and horrid in his chest We could
see another hole in his abdomen, and both
his legs had marks of bullets. But we
could do nothing but pity the poor viii
lager and look at the occupant of the other
angareb. He was a young man, and still
alive, but huge cash in his chest and a
spouting Of blood from his mouth told US
that there was little hope for him. We
gave him some brandy, and bandaged him
as best We could, and then hurried of to
pursue the murderers, who were reported
to be only half an hour ahead of us. Lieu
tenant Beatty gave orders for full steam
ahead, and then made out a plan of ac-
tion in case we should come up with the
enemy. AS they were a small party, he
expected that they would merely hide
somewhere in Clump OF trees or an old
house until We had passed. and then con-
fIafr u
1t was evident, therefore. that we would
have to land a party to turn them out.
Our ships complement was a small one
Lieutenant Beatty. two marines.
geant armorer. an Egyptian artillery off-
Ger and ten gunners. We had, besides. our
Scotch engineer, Mr.. Harle. some black
stOkers and myself The ship would re-
quire a force to defend her in case of at
tack and therefore it was difficult to see
whence we could collect a landing party.
However. Lieutenant Beatty had the happy
thought OF taking the black stokers, who
were as keen about fighting as any OF us.
So little further up the river a motley
landing party set foot on shore, consisting
of the commander, the engineer. one ma
rine, the armorer sergeant the three stOk-
ers, five of the gunners and myself The
arms We carried ranged from Lee-MstfOrds
down to old elephant gun captured
some few days previously from the enemy
But, alas, homme propose, mais Dieu dis
pose. We searched the country round for
miles. but without effect. 1 am sure that
II the enemy had seen us they would have
fled incontnently, for the elephant gun
alone would have been sufficient to put
a wholesome fear into the bravest of der
wishes. But, like the Duke of York and
his 1900 men. Lieutenant Beatty marched
his party up the hill and marched them
down again. to the boat where We en-
barked with intense feelings Of disap-
pointment and huge appetites.