Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-03
PALACE WAS BONBIR0II|
A British Fleet Opens II
on Zanzibar.
THE USURPER FORCED Tn r,

HanZlOar' aug 5l.-The palss
the sultan of Zanzibar was bomb"',
this morning, and at noon was y
of blazing ruins. The uprising az
tain, Seyyid Khalid, and tbs y.
mander of his forces, Seyyid Sail,
capped to the Geramn consulate, WI
they remain under the protec,io,
the German flag.
Rear Admiral Henry RawsOp, e i
in comamnd of the British Can.
Good Hope and West Coast Of siI
station, and the British consrI.
eral. Mr.. A. H. Harding, after boil
a conference yesterday, commuri~-l
by cable to the government Of GrI
Britain that Seyyid Khalid, who I'll
the palace and proclaimed himself n
tan, on the death, apparently by ut,l
of Sultan Hamed Bin Thyain n
been strongly reinforced and postuI
refused to surrender.
Seyyld khalld had with him s
$500 well-armed and well.disciDlhl !
men, including 900 Askaries trshl
under British officers, plenty Of ann !
milton, filed guns and other piec,
artillery, which were trained On \
British warships, the flagship 1
George, the third.class cruiser R
coon, and the first. class gunbOats s.,
row and Thrush.
Later in the day cable instruct
were received from London, and
ultimatum was sent to Seyyid Kill
ordering him to haul down his \
and surrender with his forces not \,
than 9 o'clock this morning. AID
same time the British residents Of n
zibar were notified to be on board
miral Rawson's ships by s O'Clock
During the past night disturtn
among the natives in the Outs,
were promptly suppressed by $50 HI|
ish marines and sailors, landed to d
tect the property and guard the d
sulate of Great Britain. 1t is uni
stood that Seyyid Khalid reCeiyeit
ther reinforcements from slayedai
who focked to his support, as |
formal hoisting of the British flag
Zanzibar would mean the liberatia
about 250,000 slaves, and a ID /
blow to slavery in this part Of q
Africa.
By 8 A, NJ. today over a hult
British subjects and some Other
eigners had embarked ON the wari1
the Italians going on board the lnI
gunboat Volturno aud the Germ
seeking safety at the German COll
ate. A naval officer was sent to
palace square with another mes
for Seyyid Khalid, asking him i |
was prepared to surrender, and az
notifying him that the palace wOul
shelled at 9 O'Clock promptly It |
failed to haul down the flag. SI
replied that he would die sooner
surrender. His answer was COnvg
to Admiral Rawson.
At 9 o'clock the flagship signalei
Raccoon, Thrush and Sparrow to
mence firing. A moment later
cruiser and two gunboats opened
with their heaviest guns. Tennll'
later they had sent a storm Of she'll
shot into the palace, tearing bgG
in it, scattering death and cOniHs
among its defenders, while dismo-
ing some guns ashore and puttll|
flight the gunners handling the lS
The fire of the warships was admin
directed. Smoke was soon seen ISL
from several parts of the palace,
During this time the st. Georg'
the Philomene were held in reseTVt
though they occasionally plumF
shot into the enemy's camp, addll!
the dismay of its defenders. The
coon, Thrush and Sparrow keptuf
bombardment until 900, when
palace was tumbling in ruins and
rents had been made in the barIl'
OF the sultan's followers, who ans7'
the fire of the warships with pen
ency and gallantry, and did mol
firing until in response to the ias'
singal of "cease firing" the gll|
the warships stopped showerlng
and she'll ashore.
The losses of the enemy are
known, but must have been hesy
pecially among the defenders
palace proper.
During the bombardment the
tan's armed steamer Glasgow V
fire on the British warships.
well.aimed shells from the heaV!
OF the Raccoon and a shot or twU
the four,inch guns Of the spI|
crushed through and through
silencing her fire in short order 4
mately she sank at her mouI1
Soon after the palace caught nH
the walls and roof were sent
here and there by shells. Il
Seyyid Khalid and Seyyid
commander of the usurping 'u
army nrnnrnI ruiAh rnrr,n of tltl