New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
THE BATTLE OF ATBARA.
TERRIFIC SLAUGHTER OF THE DER
WISHES.
MAHMOUD'S DESERT ARMY ANNrHiLATEp-PlCT
UREsorE sToRMING OF THE ZEREBA
on tIFpOrcM

Cairo Egypt April s-The British brigade. in
the defeat OF the Dervishes yesterday AT Atbara
ard the capture OF Mahmoud the Dervsh COM
mander and four thousand Of his followers. lost
In addition the officers killed. cabled yesterday
ten rank and file killed. and had ninety men
wounded. The Egyptians lost ffty-one men killed
and had fourteen officers and 3l9 men wounded
The Dervishes lost about two thousand men killed
The Anglo Egyptian force returned 10 Abadar
last evening. and the wounded were all placed
In the hospital under tents. All the troops VII.
return TO their quarters on the Nile
The force of Mahmoud Pacha Is completely
broken up; part Of them are fleeing toward At
bara and others in the direction OF the Nile
The thickness OF the brush rendered pursuit OF
them by the Egyptian cavalry and horse bat
terry difficult. The bodies OF two thousand Der
wishes, including those of twelve important
Emirs, have been counted. Notable among the
Fmirs who were slain s Wadbishara. formerly
Emir Of Dongola. It Is believed that one thou
sand other members Of Mahmouds army were
killed. Ten guns and a quantity OF rifles were
caoturod.
Mahmoud says his army consisted OF l2ooo IN
fantry and 1000 cavalry.
Atbara Camp. April 9.-Mahmoud's zereba.
rife pits and entertainments are literally choke
full Of dead. while the ground outside the zereba
bodies.
The most striking feature Of the engagement
was the picturesque stOrming Of the zereDa
General Hunter himself. cheering. helmet in
hand. led the Soudanese and Egyptian troops
10 the zereba. They lost heavily IN the rush
In recognition Of their signal gallan,ry the Sir
dar General Sir Herbert Kitchener. provision
ally promoted on the field az the close or the
battle the sergeant-major Of each native bat
taiion which crossed the zereba to a subaltern
rank.
Maior-General Gaiacre led The British brigade
and. accompanied by Private Cross. OF the Cam
eron H.ghlanders. was tho first 70 reach the
z-reba Private Cross bayoneted big Dervish
who was aiming point blank at General Gatacre.
Piper stewart while leading the Cameron High
lanler- was killed seven bullets passing
through his body. Piper Mackenzie. Of the Sea =
forth Hirhlauders. bears The marks Of SIX Dul-
let's bur IS practically unWOunded. Numbers of
officers among them Colonel Money ~ the cam
helmets
The last words ot Captain Urquhart, of the
Cameron Highlanders. who vas among those
killed. were. Never mind me. lads go on"
The Srdar after The battle said 20 Colonel
Money referring to the slow. steady advance or
the Cameron Highlanders under the whitening
Dervlsh fire. 1T was one OF the finest feats
performed for many years. You ought TO b"
proud cf such regiment
There was an impressive scene this afternoon
when three British officers and eighteen men
were buried in front Of the zereba. whore they
fell All the available officers and detachment -
from the various battaliOns we're present The
Soudanese band and the Highland ppers played
a lament
The SOudanese troops celebrated the victory
by singing. dancing and drum beating.