The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-28
copyrighted, 1896, by t. A. P.l

SulOth VI [ldtlZlDdT WIS pom Daruou this
morning, and at noon was a mass of blaz-
ing ruins. The usurping chieftain, Said
Khalid, and the commander of his forces.
Said Sales, succeeded in escaping to the
German consulate, where they have
sought refuge and remain under the pro-
lection of the German flag.
AS cabled exclusively to the Associated
Press, Rear Admiral Henry Rawson. C.
b., in command of the British Cape of
Good Hope and west coast of Africa sta
ton, and the British consul general, A.
III. Hardinge, c. b., after holding a con-
ference yesterday communicated by cable
to the government of Great Britain an
outline of the situation here, setting
forth that Said Khalid, who seized the
palace and proclaimed himself sultan on
the death, apparently by poison. of Sui
tan Hamed Bin Thwain Bin Said, had
been strongly reinforced and positively
refused to surrender. Said Khalid had
with him at that time about g 500 we'll
armed and well-dsciplined men, includ-
ing 900 Askaris, who have been trained
under British officers, plenty of ammu-
milton and number of field guns and
other pieces of artillery, which were
trained on the British warships. The
latter, with the endorsements that ar
rived yesterday were: The flagship st.
George; the third-class cruiser Philomel;
the third-class cruiser Racoon; the first
class gunboats Sparrow and Thrush.
Later In the day cable instructions
were received from London and another
conference was held between the admiral
and the consul general and eventually an
ultimatum was sent to Said Khalid or
dering him to haul down his flag and
surrender with his forces no later than 8
o'clock this morning At the same time
the British residents of Zanzibar were no
titled to be on board Admiral Rawson's
ships by 8 O'Clock
During the past night there were n
number of disturbances among the ma
tives in the outskirts of the town, but
they were promptly suppressed by the
800 British marines and sailors, who had
been landed to protect property and
guard the consulate of Great Britain
1t is understood, however, that Said
khalid received further reinforcements
from the slave dealers, who fiocked to his
support as the formal hosting of the
British flag over Zanzibar would mean
the liberation of about $50, 00C slaves. and
death blow to slavery in this part OF
East Africa
BY o'clock the British subjects. num-
bering about 100 persons, and a number
of other foreigners had embarked on
board the warships the Italians going on
board the Italian gunboat Volturno, and
the Germans seeking safety at the Ger
man consulate.
Shortly before O'Clock a naval officer
was sent to the palace square with
another message for Said Khalid, asking
him if he was prepared to surrender in
accordance with the terms of the ultama-
tum, and again notifying him that the
palace in which he had barricaded himself
would be bombarded promptly at 8
O'Clock II he failed to haul down his flag
before that time. AS before, Said Kha-
lid said he would die rather than surren-
der. His answer was conveyed to Admit
raj Rawson and the British consul gem
eral, and the crews of the ships which
had been prepared for action the day be-
fore were sent to quarters. At 0 O'Clock
the flagship signalled the Racoon, Thrush
and Sparrow to commence firing, and
moment later the cruiser mentioned and
the two gunboats had sent a storm of
shell and shot into the palace, tearing big
gaps In 1t, scattering death and confu-
sion among its defenders, while dis
mounting some of the guns ashore and
putting to Hight the gunners handling
the pieces. The fire OF the warships was
admirably directed, and smoke was seen
to be issuing from several parts of the
palace. During this time the St. George
and the Philomel were held in reserve,
although they occasionally pumped
shell into the enemy's camp, adding to
the dismay of its defenders.
The Racoon, Thrush and Sparrow kept
up the bombardment until $50 when
the palace was tumbling in ruins and
large rents had been made in the barri-
cades of Said's followers.
The latter, however, answered the fire
of the warships with great persistency
and gallantry and did not stop firing
until, in response to the fagships signal
of Cease firing" the guns of the war
ships stopped showering shot and shell
ashore. The losses of the enemy are not
known, but must have been heavy, espe-
cially among the defenders of the palace
proper.
During the bombardment the sultan's
armed steamer Glasgow opened fire on
the British warships, but a few we'll
aimed shells from the heavy guns CT the
Racoon and a shot or two from the finch
guns of the Sparrow crushed through
her, silenced her fire in short order and
ultimately sank her at her mornings.
Soon after the palace caught fire and
the walls and roof were sent flying here
and there by the shells of the warships,
Said Khali and Said Sales, the latter being
the commander OF the usurping sultan $
army, escaped with number of their
leading followers through the back part
of the palace and hurriedly made their
way To the German consulate, where
they asked for protection, which was
accorded them.
Admiral Rawson, in order To prevent
the escape of Said Khalid and his follow
ers to the mainland of Africa, where