The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
THE PALACE IN RUINS
SLAUGHTER OF NATIVES
OF ZANZIBAR.
shciicd by warships-The Usurping Sultan
Refused TO Surrender to the British Ad-
mIraI and sad Havoc Immediately Eel
lows-Takcs Refuge.

ZANZIBAR, Aug. % -Sayid Khalid,
who seized the palace and assumed
the title OF sultan OF the death Of the
late sultan, was notified last night to
surrender to the British marines at 0
o'clock this morning or suffer the con-
sequences. lie had with him about
2,5OC well armed and well disciplined
men. including 800 Askaris. who had
been trained by British officers. plenty
of ammunition and n number OF field
guns and other pieces of artillery,
and received further rciuforcemcnts
during the night from the slave deal
crs, who nocied to his support. "a the
formal hosting OF the British flag
over Zanzibar would mean the liberia.
tion Of about 200, 0CO slaves and n death
blow TO slavery IN this part Of East
Africa.
by 8 o'clock this morning the Brit
ish subjects, nmbcring about 100 pco.
pie, and a number Of other foreigners
embarked on the warships, the ltal.
ians going to the Italian gunboat Vol
turno.
fIEiNG BEGUN JUST on
Shortly before 8 o'clock u naval of.
fccr was sent to the palace square
with another message for Sayid Kha-
lid, asking him IL he was prepared to
surrender in accordance with the
terms Of the ultimatun. and again
notifying him that the palace in which
he had barricadcd himself would DC
shelled at 0 o'clock promptly il he
failed TO haul down his flag before
that time.
Sayid replied that he would die
sooner than surrender. HIS answer
was conveyed to Admiral Rawson and
tho British consul general, and the
crews of the ships, which had been
prepared for action the day before,
were sent to quarters.
AT 0 o'clock the flagship signalled
the Rnccoou, Thrush aud sparrow to
begin firing and n moment later tho
vessels opened fire with their heaviest
guns. Ten minutes later they had
torn great gapes In the palace. scatter
ing death and confusion among its de-
Tenders, dismounting somc Of the guns
ashore and putting To flight the gun
ncrs handling tho pieces The fire of
the warships was admirably directed
and smoke was o 0 seen to be issuing
from several parts of tho palace. Dur.
ing this time the st. George and tho
Philomcn were held in reserve,
although they occasionally pumped u
shell into the enemies camp, adding
to the Glsmny Of its defenders.
III PALACE loon ~ RUINS.
The Raccoon, Thrush ana Sparrow
knnf IN tha HON, Ian ,1 man mill l.ru
o'clock, when the palace was ~tumbling
in ruins and large rents had been
made in the barricadc Of Sayid's fol-
lowers. The latter. however, IN.
swered the fire Of tho warships with
great gallantry and did not stop firing
until, In response to the flagship's sig.
nal OF Cease firing" the guns of tho
warships stopped showering shot and
shell ashore. The losses OF the enemy
are not known, but IT is certain that
several hundred were killed or
wounded, especially among tue dc.
tenders OF the palace proper.
During the bombardment, the sui.
tan's armed steamer Glasgow opened
fire on the British w%arships, but %
few we'll aimed shells from the heavy
guns OF tho Raccoon and n shot or
two from the four-inch guns Of tho
Sparrow crushed through and through
her, silencing her fire in short order
and ultimately sinking her at her
mornings.
UNDER 0EIiMAN PROTECTION.
Soon after the palace caught fire and
the walls and roof were sent flying by
the shells OF tho warships. Sayid
Khalid and Said Sayles, commander Of
the usurping sultan's army, esca ped
with q number OF their leading fol-
lowers through the back part Of the
palace to the German consulate, where
they asked for protection, which was
accorded to them.
Shortly after 10 o'clock, in response
to signals from the flagship st. George,
Inducements OF marines aud sailors
were sent ashore from the British
ships, and the work of capturing tho
insurgents, collecting the dead and
attending to the wounded was com.
menced.
When tho insurgents had been com.
PEELED IN lay down their arms and
were securely corralled by the ma.
rincs and blue Jackets the latter
were ordered to try to distinguish the
flames in The palace and in tho old
custom house, which had also been
shelled and set on fire. as the insur-
gents had fortified and had to be
driven from the building But at noon,
in spite of the efforts OF the sailors 10
'extinguish the flames, the palace was
mass of blazing ruins, the old Gus.
tom house was in ashes and "A number
Of other buildings, demolished or set
on fire by exploding shells, were IN
ruins
No casualties are reported among
the British ashore and, though all
business naturally is at II ~standstill,
order was completely restored before
nightfall anG the foreign residents
were able to return to their residences
ashore.
For the present the island will be
administered by Admiral Rawson,
pending the receipt OF further in.
structions from the British govern.
ment.
II Is now generally believed that
the late sultan was poisoned at the