Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-27
A Storm Of Fire aud Sh oil Raging
For Over Three Hours.
DEADLY EFFECTS OF THE euSs,
fbo kuIian Fiuda shelter Mt the Der.
man Consuiats-Nsw Sultan
Proclaimed.

1896, by tho Associated Press. 1.-The
palace Of the sultan OF Zanzibar whs
hm, atdoi this morning, and hi noon
wss blazing Tuint. The usurpinR
ohieftAn, Haid Khalid, aud the COM
mandor Of hia forces, Said Salos,
escaped TO the German consulate,
whero they remain under tho pfo,oc.
lion OF tho German nag.
As eablod exclusively by tho Az
sscia,ed Press, Roar Admiral Henry
Riwson, q. b., In command Of the
British Cape Of Good Hope and the
west ooaai Of Africa station, and the
British consul general, Mr.. a. II.
Harding, after holding conference,
yesterday communicated by cable to
tho government OF Great Britain that
Said Khplid, who seized the palace
and proclaimed himself sultan on the
death, apparently by poison, Of Sultan
Humld bin Twain Blu Said, who had
been strongly reinforced and positively
refused 10 surrender.
Said Kballd had with him about
$500 well armed and well disciplined
men, including 900 ntknTes, trained
under Brilieh oiilccrs, plenty Of am
munitlon. field guns anu other pirces
Of artillery which were trained on the
British wnfenipe, tho nsgship ~.
George, the third class cruiser Philo.
mel, third iclasa cruiser Hacoon, and
TIE Htt.ciara guntosts sparrow and
thrush. Litter in the day cable In.
and an ultimalum was sent 10 Said
khtlld telling him 10 haul down the
ntg and surrender with his forces not
later than nine O'Clock this morning.
AZ the same tins British reaidents VI
Zanzibar wnto notified 10 DO on board
Animal Rawson's ship by eight
o'clock.
During the TaOt night Disturbances
among the nAiiyea In the outskirts
were promptly Lupritssod by $50 Brit.
ith marines aud sailnu. IL l. under.
stood that Said KhAlid received further
tsibiorcemonis from claws dc lsfs who
locked TO his support, 40 tho formal
holeling Of the British Nag over Zln.
zibAr would mean tho liDufation Of
shout % 600 slaves anu n doath.blow TO
slavery IN this part Of East Africa.
BY 8 o'clock n. m. over n hundred
British bubjec,s and some other for.
eguers had embarked on the wnrsnips.
Toe ItallAus boarded the Italian
gunboRt Vollurno aud the Ger.
mans were rtckiug sAfety In tho
German consulate.l A naval officer
vas sent ~ tue palace square with
another message for Said knalid, ask.
lug him II no had prepared to surten.
der aud again notifying him that tue
"A ~. A. a 81 81 l.
promptly, N ho failed TO haul down the
honor to surrender. His snBwer was
conveyed 10 Admiral Rlwson.
At nins O'Clock tho nag.ship aig.
nailed the RacOOn, Thrush aud
Sparrow u commence firing. A
moment later the cruiser and two gun
boAls opened fife with their heaviest
gus. lon minutes later they had
tent storm OF shell aud shot into the
palace tearing big gaps IN II, ana scat
leTlng death nnd confusion among iia
ieiendert, while difmuunting some
guns ashore ana putting 20 light the
gunners handling the plecrs. The
nfo Oi tho whTships was admirably
directed. Smoke was soon seen issu.
lug from several parla Of the palace.
During this time tue ~. George and
Phllomel were held In reserve nj.
though they occasional pumped n
shell into ths enemyIs camp, aiding
dhmay 10 its defenders. The iaco0n
Thrush and sparrow kept up tho bonn.
tafdment until 1880 when tho palace
was iumbling ruins aud large rent,
hsd teen made In this barrlcade OF
halds followers who answered this tife
o. lhe wafship with great pertisisncy
Ani CALAMITY, and did not stop hiring
uhll, Ia response 10 the fiagship's
gual VI "Cease firing" thu guns Of
We Nnrthip stopped showering shot
anl shell ashore.
The Losses OF tho enemy nrs mol
SHOWN but must have been heavy,
specially among tho defenders Of tns
palace proper. Duung tho lombard.
ntnl tue tullAn's armed steamer
uia'gow opened fiie on the British
Nsiehips. A few well aimed rhoti
rom tue heavy gums OF the kao1On, q
slv' ur Two from the Sparrow crashed
uIVugh anu through her, siienoing
heI Ia short order. Inter she sauk nj
het moofing. Son alter the palac,
AuRht IRE aud the walls anu rool
ihulls.
SAD khnlld and Said sAlos, com
mshdet ui tho usurping sultae'a Amy
.seaIel with some OF their ftllOwer
lhitugh the back phrt OF tho ralaOl
ahu hufiitd u tho German coutulhti
"heFe Protection was accorded them.
THE NEW SULTAN.
WAsiINaToN, Nag. .7,-rhe ttat
leparimtnt has received the followlpl
Melegram from Consul Dorsey Mohul
"hhelid Bin 3argash refusing t
"Usnuer, tho palace was bomparael