The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-23

, ing s;ee1s speck,sd with so4-n sn3 blood,
A9Dunue1 <hS charge rsgnt rome o5SssS'
~el- horses Stumbling and plunziag, 20
died Nh bullets. rose FROM A@4T dying
chargers with shouts o. he prophe. CT
ihe-- Ups. hurried forward or foot Gaft
tasy Tthered away under ne 1saS.y 70
from t,2A Egyp-.zn lines. This Baggara
Charge took place aoou- Job a. III. a-d
practically ended the battle, though 1esul-
he e-.saaes black brown and whi;s
were en route &C OmdGruan-
tbs unlocked fer fz1k attack c. The
ks2.tta o. cur right rs.ssd tse battle q
numbers 81 the eaSrny-f-ora mere one
sde0 oofe1ery 20 ths dignity Of = Wei
balanced fgh;. The tactics o. the kaal "a
after al, were not by any means conte.np-
uh5. re made 3 strong fron,al attack
while be triad 20 work round our TANKS.
On his right the British ~ ga6e appeared
TOO strong for nm. So Re ;red IRE Jeff.
wn-ch was composed ot Khed.val troops,
the siTdsr Unwijtingly playing into their
nAnds ~ the rather premature move on
70 omdu-nAn. IN breaking up the sQuare
ana placing the Egyptian or gade in the
open giving me dervishes great advsG-
tzse, which they a, once took However.
airs vel taas ends we'll" L was a lucky
Gay Tor the confined forces Of TIE s-rdaf.
tae-r caSuait IS came % 800. while the en-
smy- Jay dead CT tie fed no less than
lGss35.
After the Fight.
OrdurTnan. Sfpt. s. ls9s.-Af.er The de-v-
A~Ii ma a<taEs Oh AacqcD4-IS 9TtEA1s,
| me Me.ik Ras for some tine employed IN
p!ckIng up the wounded OF the cameiry
ana cavalry. Tcese poor fellows had drib-
oled Down to The shore and were waiting
patiently for help. The majority OF the
troopers had their saddles and brides with
them. and few wsded I'D 10 the sunooa:
with their dead horses gear upon the.r
| heads 50 careful were they. in spite OF
their wounds. 20 keep the saddlerv dry
We PICKED up sixteen badly wounded men
10 ms way. who by their apparently stol-
Ia hoHerence 10 pain rem, nded ne very
much OF the camel who is supposed 10 lie
absolutely ntrveless regard.uc paysic4l
suf1e' and by his calm. diottc face evil
denuy enjoys the same immunity from
thehtai trouoe one trooper calmly hand
ca up ms saddle and scrambled on board
tnen sat down on deck and pointed. as an
aItef-tnought, 10 his head 4 bullet had
eh,eIso ms sKul; Surgeon Major Smythe.
! attendant on Prince Francis OF Teck' i'm
nedlate-y operated, and unless had seen
this Incident am afraid. though have
geen VITA many curious operations or the
heid, ! should not have been oVercredu-
loOs Inc bullet had passed near the rjgh;
temple. through the brain and had lodged
IN the back Of The skull. above the nape
OF the neck.
Major Smyth cut out the bullet and a
piece Of The skull. tied the patients head
Up, vino all the While had been calmly
seated hardly mQfmuring during the
pdnlfui ordeal, took a cigarette from me-
winch he seemed 10 enjoy. Out Of sixteen
badly wounded picked up by the Melik
and treated 3y the c-eVer surgeon. only
one died. and he was shot through both
lungs, shown s.gns Of collapse from the
hrst SUI. his wonderful vitality clung 10
! nm M evening, when. Strange TO say,
spectfuily assisted by two derv!shes, who
! had surrendered but a few minutes pr.or
TO taking the body ashore
Among the many duties the Melik car
ritd out during the fight mas TO report
the, wherea bouts OF the Egyptian cava.ry
under l'roadwood and the horse battery
ufider Young: which had been so severely
handed hv the dervishes in their conCeu-
trauon movement north. prior 70 the final
assault on the Egyptian brigade We
steamed down the river several miles be-
| troopers could be discovered. When about
SIX niles away We found them near the
shore Ihey had been harassed by the en-
envy, and, IN spite of the men dismounting
at every colSn of vantage and firing vol
4eSs, they mad to retire steadily before the
enormous odds. However, in spite of their
.ohS. uhproii!dbie march, they hurried up
ana were Just IN the nick of time 10 follow
/ up the retiring dervishes who mad failed
| IN their attack on Macdonald's brigade
and eventually. these very troopers. N
| spite or their previous arduous duties
| We're toid on IN pursuit OF the khaNfa the
| same evening. As We steamed past the
/ bafueheld the second time the sirdar's
| army was wheeling III eche.on Of brigades
! southwaTd, heading towards Omdurman.
| The storm had swept onward and was dy-
; ing out in little gusts as sections and
| companies fred at any group OF deryishes
| who showed that the devil was not al
t ready knocked oUt Of them. The track OF
| The, storm Ras truly ptiable sight. The
| sibhAs staring II chalky white in the
strong glare Of The sun. lay in mounds and
! iouS trails wherever the eye rested Here
| and there standard futtered swinging
! IN uncertain ba -ance lis dead bearer
/ still clutched ;he pole in MS stinened
/ grasp. Like gisten.I< black boulIers
spr'naled over the plain lay the dark
! horses Of the Ragsara. already swelteriug
! IN the fierce sun.
! Killing Horse
On passing the extreme loft flank Of the
htTrIu. position We ha.ted for a moment
10 take on board another wounded trooper.
aud here ! saw rather pathetic sight.
Some troopers of the 2lst Ianccrs who
comrades VINO had fallen In that famous
daredevil charge, had come down 10 the
SAofe Tor water leading two wounded
charSers-one vas that Of poor Lieutenant
Greuieil, which had stumbled ami thrown
It's rider. The poor brute Was fearfully
siaShed about The w;Aers and tanks
which were masses of raw flesh. The
ether horse was also badly hurt They
were abe. however 10 take a long drink
from the river when they were both
taken Up the bank and shot. This action
, or TIE trooper, who evidently ned the
! horse. vas very pathetic IL stood with
! his revolver cooked Tor several moments
{ relUctant u raise il 10 his chargers head.
T The poor beas: the While smiling AZ his
hand AID rubbing his nose against the
sleeve. ! could see that the man was
/! milling WIZ emotion. Twice dia he
raise the revolver before ne could sum
mon Up nerve 70 pal the fatai trigger.
The poor fellow looked !Htept.y at the
imam mate body for NOM. m 30 see ina.
he had no. sWerEed n his aim. and then
hurTi away. The myr!a3s Of vultuves
WHOA 11d whjt.ed high above The con
tending armies since dawn ware already
! sctt'iag doRn Il their CHASTITY feast Or
aGttegins from one bloody heap 10 an