New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18
THE DEFEAT OF THE MAHD1.
SIR HERBERT KITCHENER
AT OMDURMAN-DESPER hE0i"A
ANCE OF THE DERVISHES.
From The London Telegraph.

AT OMDURMAN-DESPER RESIST
ANCE OF THE DERvIsHEs.
From The London Telegraph
AT daybreak the Dist Lancers, upon the lelt, anu
the Egyptian mounted troops as peIoie ,rnose Of
The right proceeded forward for the pu. ,n md
scouting rode ahead with the Lancers 10 ,, aie
beyond Jebei Surgham. which Is o 1mT I'VE
saw the whole of the enemy moving towatn ,l %
Inasniuch as their front extended over thres er. mar:
ard Ta sheen Of steel they
one Of the grandest spectacies II 10 ting
nini1 Scattered along their front were the nou iSa
Emirs and bodies of Baggara ca ava contre of
KhaIlfa's big black banner was IN tns IT, an
the five divisions into which the enemy III III mar
peaTed to be rangGd 1elf led indeed it might
well have been trained European army n upI.i
their left gun ana Dqe a ebFb 81 Din the
GarIeI ~ son oo T1on their right which ultimately
bore down upon the British soldiers was '"'
hnh ba sanks Of the sirdars army rested upon the
o the south were the BRUSH troops IN irsd
d tc tho west prolopglng the formation. when
reser bled three sides Of an irregular st"'
an Arrangement that hau pee" '0'''
The morning broke In somewhat lowering , iaSn,
Ian II was $50 a. that the cohhct Wa
bv Major FINISHES howltzcrs. These nred LyI n
shells from the east bank against NE r io mon TUT
Island and east bank Of the Nile, had ~
been knocked about during ne soon had one
ii hir IN This edilce possessed cone-shaped
dome. with four small cupoas atG E bafs com
,,i.tod q fatal error IN overestmatng the rale VI
nroeress Of his own army and in dise9uning the
Kitchener and his staff occupied N.Y. who
were seen from our camp were their centre anu
The british soldiers were nov led forward lew N
49, and they termed q double rank behind ne
zaribS where they sat down WaIhg Tor the he
atber Egvnfians mad already lined their shalow
V trcb They had no zarha and the English had
no u vas nj $50 a NJ. and at the range Of 2lOo
Yards that Major Williams batteries pegan H, ,.h
yfnr f@w minutes slowly-at tho main body; me
ebels hurst we'll. causing a visible tremor III thc
Deryish ranks. but the enemy never hai'eu. lney
only closed up and came on faster. Then our guns,
both Maxim Nordenfelts and 15-pounders PECAN a
tremendous fusilade dealing RAPID ilre OF sll'ap
emv shrank back and dropped under the frishtful
mi aHi ~ missiles. Yet their standards still were
bravely Haunted. ether men taking the places oi
AT G45 o'clock the Dervshes were seen IN , upon
sgrgham HUI and and b ike snts they shouted
upon seeing us beneath them. altnougn AT , u,s
tance OF LOO Yards Their loV terio which plled
them with awful and continuous oiscNa Eho Ter
Maxlms rafting like furious hal Lsiot, -, long
range voeys. and then all the British lniah, t
opened fire as the enemy boldly ran an, iI and the
whole Of the enemy within range began moving Se 10
the west our front leaving howeVeI tngia
rlnenxn who from a fairly good shelter opened
sharp fuslllade The bullets came whistling ABOUT
our cars bringing with them wounds and death
orr gunboats paid good attention 70 the enemy
sharnshooters still the central body OF the Der-
wishes despite all the firing. forged, onward, a.
though perhaps, they were moving more CAUTIOUSLY
and taking advantage OF the little cover there was
in the Vicinity. Yacoub. the Khaifa,s brother,
TONED them, and Osman or Shelkh el Dih' tne
Khalifa's son. came up and threatened the east
face OF our square. ,u,u.-,. mara
now shooting rapidly both section volleys and in
dependent firing being used. There was tornado
Of shells from the artillery, and the DerVish morse
men and footmen were dropping. wounded or dead,
In companies and batsaions They never got hed.e a.,
than 500 wards from the direct British force out'
wedged and massed together. they drew cioseI 20
MaxHells Brigade where the FANATICS ana herce
warriors fell only 2JO yards away from the trench
ere the enemy halted and took cover.
But the battle not yet ended. The Dervlshes
toward the distant low nils three miles away with
the shells peltng them all the way. II was cru
cial stage OF the main attack. The central masses
OF the enemy. probably hoping W rush inc me nn
diylal troops their front, pressed Forward OAR
Ing hands carried the Khaiifa's standard ana otnel
banners within thousand yards OF our INES ana
then the Dervishes essayed repeatedly 10 cI0sS
with Us. and only dessted because OF the awfn u
dead around the standard, or else fegned DEATH IN
thu position on our right. ,, A..
At $50 a. m. the 2lst Lancers. having cleared the
British front up to the nh our whole IOpGe
marched out TO proceed straight FOR Omdurfnan'
which was then distant about four m Meade was
thrown considerably forward The nature OF the
ground created difficulties IN hand'ing ,me q, Ms
port. which somewhat retarded the advance OF IN, me
breades following sharp TO take adyannge e., the the
DeTNSntS seized THIS moment 10 tHio" ll4clI iA'hD
strength against our right once more All our
guns and Maxims that could be brought 70 bear.
wishes who in some cases were four and eight
deep. The range was long over Two -, tnot tsan
and Il was plain that me Dervishes hated our
infantrys fusiade The Khalifa's black tag' which
had In the first advance been planted Wlthin WE'VE
hundred yards OF our front. still waved alot a
pile OF stones had been heaped around rs tai!
bamboo stan, but with the exception OF few or
the enemy who were shammng death all had been
killed or. wounded. The STAFF and nag were 5iddled
ttft iff1lgf -holaa lelnpi
Ing the Khailfa's brother Yacoub. lay there. one
fanatic had leaned carelessly against the staff.
holding IT with one hand for time. but he.
a few minutes Il looked as II Maclonalds Brigade
must be broken before the mass of the enemy VINO
Put in summarized form. the following was the
our guns and Maxlms were brought 10 bear upon
swiftly to help the environed men. Handling his
crack brigade with great skill Macdonald wheeled,
tacks which were hurled against him The bravest
of thc Dcrvishcs fell within a few PAGES OF his
unbrOkon lines. and the only anxious moment OF
the day ended happily. Beyond doubt all the chief
R2n9rs OF the Wn nS S 1eSnseI re
broken against the steel front Of the First khe-
drew near, for the first time saw them de-
lIberatey turn. stop and run from the held
toward omdurman. the bulk Of the enemy going
out OF range. away TO the west with these men
During the fnr,Rer ADVANCE there was little
shooting. few stubborn Dervishes lying down or
jumping up 10 luxe SHots al US anu NneI' III sumo
cases craving for quarter. BY 1 p m. the Sirdar
was at the outskirts Of the vast. dirty, mud-b
city OF Omdurman. There was yet little more
firing while the army halted TO get water and TO
have a meal as the men had had nothing TO eat
since 1870 a. m. BY D. 1t was known that
communications had passed between the Sirdar
and the chief natives, who anxious 10 sur
render. but that the Kha,ifa had entered his resi-
dence and was preparing 10 fight. The Sirdar and
his staff rode forward Into the vast labyrinth OF
mud walls lanes and houses, attended only by
MaXwelrs Brigade and battery. II was found
that the great Interior brick and stone wall erected
around Abdullahls quarters had been insuliciently
destroyed Guided by Slatin Pacha. whom many
of the natives greeted. detour was made for the
Khnllfa's house Desultory firing from tho Der
wishes went on, but our troops pushed ahead, and
the guns began knocking the house about by
cident nearly causing the death OF the Srdar
and his stan.