The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-28
Observation-Disclosures
The Palace Bombarded and Now
q Mass of Ruins.
SULTAN FORCED TO TAKE FLIGHT.

Said khalid, With the Commander of His
Forces, Seeks Refuge in the German
Consulate-Foreisn Residents Seek Ref
use on Warships.
ZANZIBAR, Aug. 2S.--The palace of the
sultan of Zanzibar was bombarded yester-
day and is mass of blazing ruins. Tho
usurping chieftain, Said Khalid, and the
commander of his forces, Said Sales, sue
ceeded in escaping to tho German consul
late, where they have sought refuge and
remain under the protection Of the Ger
man flag.
Rear Admiral Henry Rawson, G., b., in
command of the British Cape of Good
Hope and west coast Of Africa station, and
the British consul general, A. II. Hard
inge, @. b., after holding conference,
communicated by cable to tho government
of Great Britain an outline of tho situa-
tion of affairs, setting forth that Said
Khalid, who seized the palace and pro-
claimed himself sultan on the death. ap-
parently by poison, of Sultan Hamed Bin
Thwain Bin Said, had been strongly rein
forced and positively refused to surrender.
Said khalid had with him at that time
about $500 well armed and well discip-
lined men, including 500 Askeris, who
have been trained under the British Of
ficers, and number of field guns and
other pieces ofartillery which were trained
on the British warships consisting of the
st. George, Philomel, Raccoon, Sparrow
and Thrush.
During the past night there were num-
ber Of disturbances among the natives in
the outskirts of the town, but they were
promptly suppressed by the $50 British
marines and sailors who had been landed
to protect property and guard the consul
late of Great Britain. 1t is understood,
however, that Said khalid received further
renforccments from the slave dealers, who
flockcd to his support, as the formal hoist
ing of the British flag over Zanzibar would
mean the liberation of about 2jO 900 slaves
and death blow to slavery in this part Of
east Africa.
The British subjects, numbering about
100 persons and number Of other foreign
ers embarked on board warahips, tho
Italians going on board the Italian gum
boat Volturno, and the Germans seeking
safety at the German consulate.
Shortly before o'clock II naval officer
was sent to the Palnce square with Il mes
sage for SAID Khalid asking him if he
was prepared to surrender in accordance
with tho terms of tho ultmatum and
again notifying him that the palace in
which he had barrcaded himself would
be shelled at O'Clock promptly if he
failed to haul down his flag before that
time. As before, Said replied that he
would die sooner than surrender. His an
swer was conveyed to Admiral Rawson
! Jb,,,. 1, th,
crews of the ships, which had been pre-
pared for action the day before, were sent
to quarters.
At O'Clock tho flagship sgnalled the
Rarcoon, Thrush and Sparrow to com
mcnce firing. and in n moment they sent
storm of shell and shot into tho palace
tearing big gaps in it, scattering death
and confusion among its defenders, while
Gismounting some of the guns ashore and
putting to flight the gunnorS handling the
pieces. The fire Of the warships was ad-
lrirubly directed, and smoke was soon
seen to be issuing from several parts OF
the palace.
The Rnccoon, Thrush and Sparrow kept
up the boinburdmcnt until $50, when the
palace WAS tumbling in ruins. During
the bum ba rdment the snltan's armed
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