The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-05

| our zereba, with desperate gallantry.
| They were repulsed. suffering huge loss.
Our Maxim guns especially made
terrible lanes in their ranks and our
artillery dealt havoc in the town which
was full OF women. The Dervish army
of 10000 is utterly broken but we are
fully prepared to fight tomorrow if
they wish it,
The standard war correspondent also
pays tribute To the magnificent Cour-
age of the Dervishes. but adds: For
tunately for us. their leaders showed
little or no wisdom i'm choosing a bat
tlefield. BY not occupying the hill on
our left front. the enemy missed his
opportunity. That would have left the
sirdar two alternatives. He might
have either accepted the challenge or
elected TO make a wide detour to reach
Omdurman. In the former case we
would have been compelled to meet the
Dervishes in the open. In the latter
case the enemy's chances of Offering a
prolonged resistance would have been
materially increased. but the Baggara
have lost none of their former courage
and were resolved To attack us where
we stood, trusting to sheer weight Of
numbers and hoping to hurl them
selves against US with an irresistible
rush.
Describing the attempt Of the Bag
CARA horsemen to retrieve the days
fortunes by a final charge, the CORE
spondent says:
"Dashing across the level stretch
Of pehbly soil. the khalifa's cavalry
rode madly at the stationary line of in
fantry. Our troops awaited the charge
without flinching. ON came the Der
wishes, but again the deadly fire poured
into them did its deadly work. Men
and horses fell thick and hardly a rider
in that desperate charge escaped.
"A large body of the enemy's infan-
try. undismayed by the slaughter.
could be seen preparing to follow the
cavalry, but our field artillery and
MaXims descending from the hill on
which they We're posted came again
into action and the conflict entered a
new phase. The attack on our camp
had been repulsed. and the only ques-
tion was whether the defeat of the enc
my was complete.
1T was not long before the Deryishes
were seen in full flight toward the right.
leaving their dead on the field as they
fled. Practically the whole army of the
khalifa was destroyed. our casualties
number over 200.
our losses in the zereba. when the
enemy first attacked us. were small,
considering the number of the enemy.
Our artillery and rifle fire was terribly
effective. The Dervishes fought well.
displaying courage that would have
seemed marvellous had we not known
their spirit.
The march TO Omdurman after the
great tight was comparatively without
incident. The sirdar. with his chief of
staf, General Rumble. Colonel wingate
ana Slatin Pasha, rode behind two com
panies OF Egyptians and Soudanese,
who proudly carried with them the
flag, the black banner which
was 10 lead his troops to victory
AS we neared the place the people |
living in houses outside the wall poured |
out in regiments to welcome the victors /
Passing through a long street we came /
To the wall itself, a solid piece Of rough |
masonry. There had been no need TO I
employ 40 six-pOunders to effect a /
preach. An entry was found near the
river and the sirdar rode into Omdur-
nan unOpposed
The city seemed deserted. save for
women and sOme' two score men. who
'ame forward to make submission and
ay down their arms Around the ruined
omb OF the mahdi the city extends on
III sides like rabbit warren"