The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-26
Hideous Sights and Awful Smells
Greeted Kitchener When He En-
tered the Khalifa's Capital.
LOOTlNG OF OMDURMAN
By Paupers and Slaves-Stories of the Massacre of
Wounded Dervishes Glaringly Overdrawn-
Cleaning Up the Town.

London. Oct. 25-The Sudan Correspor
dent for the Telegraph writes:
L about 11.5O Z. II. when the Sirdal
who had swung his whole army roun
Till IT faced west instead of south, in orde
20 deal with the last Dervish onrusf
wheeled about to resume the march upo
Omdurman. The Dervishes who had es
capped slaughter had bent their bodies an
run from the fatal field, going far off be
hind the western range Of mills. Novini
slowly and in echelon, as when we frs
set out. the battlefield was passed over
Groups Of unWounded Dervishes, who in
sisted on fighting and sniping the troops
had to ibe dealt with. as well as other:
who persisted in being truculent. Lik
everybody else at the head Of the column
! was shot at repeatedly All the enemy
slowever, who showed the least disposition
TO surrender were not mOlested. Hun
Creds Of Dervishes who had been wounded
hobbed on in front Of the army. but tn.
troops paid no attention TO them. w,
could see the Khalifa's forces behind tht
nils, watching Us and streaming upon z
parallel line towards Omdurman. But the
DervLshes were no longer in compact mill.
1ary array or ranged in division under
chiefs They were mostly Scat
tered in small groups and bands spread
over very wide area 1t was rabble
and had lost semblance of being an army
and power of concerted action.
Just as MacDonald's fight was over. the
Egyptian cavalry under Col. Broadwood
returnedsand formed up near the canelry.
They moved along the right during the
final advance upon Khalifa's capital
Men and horses had done a week of the
hardest kind of work. but both were vet
willing and full of spirit As for the
Lancers, the few that were left with
mounts scarcely counted as a cavalry
force The Egyptian troopers and the
camelry again watched our right. while
the gunboat5 and the infantry saw to our
aeft, which was not difficult, for upon that
hand the country was quite bare About
Two p. m. the army reached the northern
outskirts Of Omdurman, and halted in
the formation We had previously marched
IN. the British division upon the left
Gatacre's men were nearest the Nile.
maxwell and Lewis being almost oppo-
ste one Of the main thoroughfares of the
town. A halt for water, food, and rest
was ordered. Parties were instantly he
tailed to fill water-bottIes and fantasies
uron tanks). The cooks, too got to work
and fires were kindled, with wood torn
from neighboring huts, and a meal was
prepared. Under the burning sunshine
town upon the loose dirt and gravel off,
GERS and men sprawled to rest themselves
! mere was very muddy creek or inlet
near, and thither went thousands. parched
win thirst; 70 drink. not hesitatingIv. but
10 gulp down copious draughts of water.
Vough and thick, as from clay puddle.
wandered with my horse a little way
into the town, and down towards the main
stream Of the Nile. where the water was
cleaner and cooler than nearer the At
oara. There were plenty of Deryishes to
be seen about, looking from lanes and
walls. but they were far from being par-
ucuidrly aggressive at that part of the
town. Indeed several large groups of
men, Arabs and negroes, came up. bear
ing white rags on sticks in front of them
and l told them fl was alright, Just 20
march on into the British lines. where
the soldiers would receive them. and not
shoot them I watered my horse let him
feed on grass by the rivers brink filed
my water-bottle, and returned bv a cir
eutous route, where / saw something
more Of the natives Of Omdurman. They
we're not inclined to be friendly. but pre-
ferred shooting at the stranger. Their
practice was very bad.
Upon arriving hack where the army
stiil lay. I found that there was a fresh
movement afoot. Sla;in Pasha. who had
been indefatigable on the battlefield in
watching the course of events. and locat-
Ing the commands OF various important
peTvish chiefs. had received news that the
khalifa was in the town. He had. on
passing over the field. searched around
the black flag and other leaders banners
10 see who lay there. In the heaped
dead about the Khalifa's flag he had seen
1acoub. Abdullah's brother. and many
more leaders. hut the arch head of Maid
Ism. with Sheik Ed Din and Osman Dig
ma, was nowhere 10 be found. I had nv
eelf 5nterrogated fifty Dervishes upon the
Held 10 ascertain the whereabouts of All
oullah and the other pair named. Tha
hhaGfa and Sheik Ed Din, I vas assured
were wounded. and had gone behind <he
nils 40 the west. As for Osman. nv old
acquaintance. Il was always with a grim
smile they replied. ne was safe. and mad
le1t early, flying far. far away. Slatfn
PaSHa bad got news from former friends
'hat the fugiJ ives and cownspeople would
3 lady surrender. and the sooner the Sir
oar marched in and took possession the
better True, the KhaHfa. with several
hundred Of followers. or mayhaps a thou
sand or more. was Yet within the central
part Of omdurman. Most OF ais Jeta-
dieh. Il was urged. would give in a. once
II an opportunity was afforded them and
- Abduliah would be caught. Wi.b
Maxwells brigade. the Sirdar and s-srT
pushed along the great .b7r,,, -,,f,r.
that leads from the north past the a,s
q the rectangular wall. towards s,e
Mosque enclosure and MandTs tomb IN
fantry. guns and Maxims preceded bg: a
Few PAGES en- front.
Vile beyond description was Omdurn,sn
the houses. streets. lanes. and spaces
Beasts pay more regards % sanitation
tRan Dervshes. POOL OF slush and stag
nant water aoounde6. Dead animals N
al stages Of decomposition lay- ;here in
hundreds and thousands. Besides these
were Etteriag the place .camels. horses.
donkeys, dead and wounded fresh from
the battlefield. And there were many
other ghasily sights. Dead Dervshes in
pools Of blood in tie roadway. com pounds
fuli OF wounded fugitives. and nor a few
women and children. mostly young girls.
lying sin and stark, hastily murdered
by jealous masters Rcp fled a. We ~
tered. Many OF the poor creatures had