The evening times., 1898-10-05
THE FIGHTING DERVISHES.

Among the many incidents described by
the correspondents who witnessed the
last battle with the Dervishes, which Is
called necessary massacre, is this from
the London Post:
I'VE who were looking on witnessed an
heroic act on the part of Yakub's stand
ard bearer. His comrades all round him
had been moved down, and he himself
alone was standing erect and unarmed.
proudly supporting the black flag, his face
turned toward his enemy, MS Flagstaff
stuck firmly in the ground. For several
minutes which seehed Il lifetime, he ap-
peared 10 defy the hail of bullets directed
against him from front and flank. for
Lewis brigade (Third had at last re-
ceived orders to re-enfo: ce. and ha open
ed fire from the north flank of Signal
Hill. subjecting the attack TO a sort OF
enfilade. The brave Dervish's time came
at last, however, for, apparently ridd'ed
with bullets. he sank slowly to the
ground, his masters standard still float
ing proudly over his mangIed body"
Well deserved and none too extrava-
CANT is Mr.. Stevens final tribute TO the
Dervishes who perished on Omdurmans 5
bloody field 1t is a fitting climax to the
record of dreadful day:
The honor of the fight must still go
with the men who died. Our men were
perfect but the Dervishes were superb
beyond perfection. 1t was their largest,
best and bravest army that ever fought
against US for Mahdism, and it died
worthily of the huge empire that Mahdism
won and kept so long. Their ritiemen,
mangled by every kind of death and tor
ment that man can devise. clung round
the black flag and the green, emptying
their poor, rotten. homemade cartridges
dauntlessIy. Their spearmen charged
death at every minute hopeiessly. Their
horsemen led each attack, riding into the
bullets till nothing was left but three
horses trotting up to our line. heads down,
saying: For goodness sake, let Us in out
of this Not one rush. or two, or ten
but rush rush, company on company.
never stopping. though all their view that
was not mistaken enemy was the bodies
of the men that had rushed before them.
A dusky line got up and stormed for
ward; il bent. broke up. fell apart and
disappeared. Before the smoke had
cleared another line was bending and
storring forward in the same track
1T was over. The avenging squadrons
of the Egyptian cavalry swept over the
field The Khaifa and the Sheikh-ed-Din
had galiOped back to Omdurman. Ali
Wad Helu was borne away on an angareb
with a bullet through his thigh bone
Yakub lay dead under his brothers ban
ner. From the green army there now
came only death-enamored desperadoes.
strOlling one by one toward the rifles.
pausing to shake spear. turning aside
to recognize a corpse. then caught by a
sudden Jet of fury, bounding forward.
checking, sinking Imply 10 the ground
Now under the black flag in ring OF bod
les stood only three men facing the 3Co
of the third brigade. They folded their
arms about the staff and gaZed steadily
forward Two fell TIE last Dervish stoo
up and filed his chest; he shouted the
name of his god and hurled his spear
Then he stood quite still. waiting 1t
took him full: he quivered. gave at the
knees. and toppled with his head on his
arms and his face toward the legions of
his coaquer0rs-