The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10
GORDON AVENGED.
Decisive battle Won by the Brftish
IN the soudan-The Capture
OF Omdurman.
London. Sept. 5.--The war Office has
received the following:

"Omdurman. Opposite Khartoum, On
the-Nile. Nubia. Sept. 2 by Camel Post to
Nasri-The sirdar. Gen. Sir Herbert Kitch-
ener. with the khalifa's black standard.
captured during the battle entered Omdur-
man. the capital OF Mahdiam, at four
o'clock this afternoon a. the head OF tho
Angio-E Egyptian column. after completely
routing the Dervishes and dealing death
blow to mahdism. Roughly, our losses
were 200. while thousan ds OF the dervlshes
were killed or wounded. Karl Neufeld was
rescued unframed.
Last night the Angio-Egyptian army
encamped at Agaiza. eight miles from On
durham. The Dervishee were three miles
distant. AT dawn to-day our cavalry, pa
trolling toward Omdurman. discovered the
enemy advancing TO the attack Ia battle
array, chanting war songs. Their front
consisted ofinfantry and cavalry. stretched
out FOR three or four miles. Countless ban
ners huttered over their masses. and the
copper and brass drums resounded through
the serried ranks OF the savage warriors.
who advanced unweveringly. with all their
old-time ardor.
"Our infantry formed up outside the
camp. On the left were the First battalion
Northumberland fusileers. the Second bat
talon Lancashire fusileers and the First
battalion grenadier guards, with the Max
i'm battery, manned by the Royal Irish
fusileers. In our center were the First
battalion Warwickshire regiment. the First
battalion Cameron highlanders and the
II
Maxims worked by a detachment or the
Royal artillery, under Mai. william. On
our right were the Soudanesc brigades.
commanded by Gen. Maxwell and Gen. Nc
Donald. The Egyptian brigades held the
reserves, and both TANKS were supported
by the Maxim-N ordenfeldt batteries
AT 1870 A. m. the enemy crowded the
ridges above the camp and advanced
steadily IN enveloping formation. AT 7ao
our artillery opened fire. which was an
/ l...sA ~. ArtA talr e
tack developed on our left. and IN accord
ance with their traditional tactics they
/ swept down the hillside with the design
OF rushing our flank. But the whitening
fire maintained for 10 minutes by oil our
I line frustrated the attempt, and the der
wishes baked and swept toward our CEN
| ter, upon which they concentrated fierce
attack. A large force OF horsemen. trying
TO face a continuous hail or bullets from
! tho Cameron highlanders. the Lincolnshire
regiment and the Soudanese, was literally
! swept away, leading 10 the withdrawal OF
the entire body, whose dead strewcd the
field.
Among the chief incidents of the battle
was a brilliant charge by the Twenty-first
| lancers under Lieut.. Col Martin. Gal
looping down on a detached body OF the
enemy they found the Dervlsh swords
men massed behind and were forced 10
charge home against appalling odds. The
lnncers hacked through the mass. rallied
and kept the Dervish horde at bay. Lieut..
Grenfell, nephew OF Gen. Sir Francis
Grenfell, was killed: four other officers were
wounded, 81 men were killed ana ~
wounded.
| the ridge In froTs OF their camp the whole
force marched in echelon OF battalions to-
| wa II Omdupmnn AS our troops sur
mo"-ted the crest adjoining tho Nile. the
soudanesc on our right came into contact
| with the enemy. who had reformed under
cover of n rocky eminence and had maesed
beneath the black standard OF the khalifa.
IN order 10 make a supreme effort TO re-
| trieve the fortunes OF the day. A mass.
1900 strong, bore down on the Sotrdanese.
Gen. Kitchener swung round tho center
and left OF the Soudanese and SEIZED tho
rocky eminence, and the Egyptians hith-
erto in reserve, Joined the firing line In ten
minutes. and before the Dervishcs could
drive their attack home.
THE flower OF the khalifa's army was
caught in n depression. and within a
zone OF whitening cross fire from three
brigades, with the attendant artillery.
The devoted mahdists strove hcroically to
make Roadway, but every rush was
STONED. while their main body was 1T
orally mown down by sustained deadly
cross fire. Dcnantly the Dervishce plnnted
their standards and died boslde them.
Their dense masses gradually melted 10
companies and the companies 20 driblets
beneath the leaden hail Finally they
broke and fed, leaving the field white with
jibbah- clad corpses, hike a snow-drift dot
ted meadows. At 1i:i5 the sirdar ordered
an advance. and. our whole force In line.
drove tho scattered remnant OF the foe into
the desert, our cavalry cutting OF their
retreat TO Omdurman.
1.-THE heroic bravery OF the Dervshes
evoked universal admiration Time after
time their dispersed and broken fcrces
reformed and hurled themselves upon the
Anglo Egyptians, their emirs conspicuous
ly leading and spurning death. Even when
wounded and In death agonies they raised
themselves 10 fire a last shot Among the
wounded ~ Col. Rhodes. the correspondent
OF the London Times and brother OF Cecil
Rhodes"
London. Sept. 5.-The news OF Gen.
Kitcheners victory over the Dcrvishes
at Omdurman was received with the
greatest satisfaction here, where IL is
held that England has at last wiped out
the stigma attaching 10 her defeat in
the previous expedition to the Soudan.
Early Sunday morning crowds gathered
about the statue in Trafalgar square or
Gen. Charles (Chinese) Gordon, who
was killed at Khartoom, January 20,
1885, after having been bcsicgcd in that
city by the Dervishes for 33T days.
London, Sept. 6.-The war Office re-
ceived Monday evening the following
dispatch. dated Omdurman Sunday,
from the sirdar. Gen. Sir Herbert
Kitchener: This morningthe British
and Egyptian flags were hoisted with
due ceremony upon the walls OF the
Saraya (the palace) in Khartoum. All
the British wounded have left for
Abadia In barges towed by steamers.
] saw them before leaving. They were
ell doing well and were comfortable,
The cavalry sent in pursuit OF the
khalifa were compelled to abandon
the attempt, owing TO the exhaustion
Of the horses. hutI have ordered camel
squads 20 continue the pursuit"
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