The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-23
HOW 000DURG1AN fell.
Fredegick 8iIIierS' Interesting Description Of DEEDS
Of That EyeatfuI Day; Goodness and
Courage Of British 2qj EgyPtiaqS.

tons Each flank turned toward the
r.yer and vas supported by tbs gnneoAi IS.
ard Haaa co,urss reed ~ Lieutenant ST.
,ev we're xsat4cu~3 al re south. w@se
M Nrik Sultan ana Abs Alea psois ed
s,ersraotlsr Keppel IL vas a f9sr7 .dsbie
f0rce to, Faca8 the 3s~gt thar morning.
sosa@ y 80 strong, certainly me iaF@t.t
invading army ever seen 81 'he S"aIfSn-
% ia4i / Knew me adm r4l!a IRE Is
..plna q ira fore ard 1h@ faq41'lii'es
wish hos, steadily advancing to give t4t-
Sc YOU'D certainly have cpsnFd - sia
81 uncertainty. From tre Jss r}nS tatFr
could e no ccguf how tsfe nsht Won
Esd The KAaaia always vae-Ia ing ana
uncertain up 20 the last had decided 10
take ne very course that meant certain
destruction ~ hls army and that was,
20 attack %. while ~ square nais@ii-
In re Cid dave hers was always o posi-
tllity % fanatics getting INTO = sahaFe-
y thew nersl steutlv rushed T.. Ru' TOW.
wiih the super GRITTY ot WEAPONS. especiaiiy
Naxfrrs the Khalifa's tactics we're SUI
to attack as a night. which would nave
pepu rove. departure on the 12T' o.
dervlshes, who have dread a. hSot.ns
between sur.eet and sunrise However, ne
SsFaar I believe fearing his }cSslh-i
seut spies into the khasifa's lines 10 say
that see were coming out 20 atari MN
ana tals ia accepted as the reason fnry
waited expecting Us ri dawn. Pfobto.y
car rfafchIixht~ from the new EhHooat9
had usors "a 10 in keeping mem o. -
during ne night than me Sir1arS spies,
fo~ ~ vas Afterwards asccrt8incd tina. ~
least % ~, or IN enemy threw away tHe.F
-.tstUou ana fltf bach 20 p!ndt az e. =
ing: That If the English could con'fo'
The British Advance.
As me light quickly gained in strength
every bush stnne and patch OF grass
stood boldly ont on tho plain ard from our
extreme LEFT 30 the hills on oar TiEh{. over
IL stretch of country from i've to SIX y. -.
a tine q White SURF seemed &C. be steadily
rolling ever onward. Here ana there, car
r cd with ine tide. were apparently He"t
~ fiuttering - J. As re white rags OF lh'
farpt rrnnd a banner r hiU@. green Or
black Advancing N the eve OF the sun;
glifferins swords and spear heads showed
ftrre masses iu support or TINS slea9lif
advancing line of nos less than f5.ts" war
rjore sweeping down upon the StTdaF
square as Il me men were stu sthin5Tf
ing. Then the distant sound OF the tun-
tums SLOWLY. cthosiicaitE beating, came
across the desert, Tie patches Of red anf
blue Of the derv!sn tunic or E.bhA no"
stood uu; against the white surf-'ike Ine
Advancing then above these pa tches We're
fbg1y heads shining win W5ai, Win tAr
glare Of fanstirjsT n their eyes. on our
extreme lrff and right SGGadFous Of bFit-
ssh ana Egyptian cavalry seemed 20 oe
leading this procession as they calmly
trotted towards OUR lines ana trail@d OF
H. our TANKS. Soon ittle putts OF smoke
from the dETTlSN tfff+S tu.B Us me fEf}t
mad opened rs they fired at tae retiring
harsenen but 70 sound broke the still
ness as Yet. Ire square seemed still!
asleep Presently a blue haze rolled up
from our extr@rJe Jeff ana the blast Of
gun seemed to staTt!e The whole square
INTO activity. The &.ud field battery.
known a. Williams was first IN action,
and " nat splendid action Shell after shell
broke the fiOeged 1GVauc OF the kh3}ta'S
men on our lrft center aad ploWc1 huge
burrows tATnu@R Their reserves, masSiuG
rEe
Maxims commenced tenIaing the al.
vance. In a few moments all our artillery
was tn action. and Maxlms al work. the
guuboatS covering the nankS. SHIELDED the
advancing hovGeS
A Determined Advance.
St!ll tie advance continued. The derrishes
struggling over the hills a. Il al and dy .nS.
with al ercct a@d steady salt HEY
came on. ali seemingly taxing time and
dressing hy thrir standards and WaIte
fsRs. just when our infantry we're get-
ting into act3on-and I took ont my va ech
Ia time ioe slaughter. which I expected
10 iAst tbnut teu m{uutts-a black stand
ard Viii It's feet 81 waite sail moved eff
10 cur right and tGe d-tt.5h it1e shifted
with 4. Tine heavy hr. from the square
iul3cd FOR moment What We're the en-
envy Up to- Surely they were nat beaten.
Thcre was no hurry or confusion abo0t
th' movement, :-oagh oar ~aUs .mnc3i-
att.Y tTalarI upon the Tctrtos force, and
as ;he} spread over tac h,.js % our right
the Nel3k made some pretty shots. spot
tlts tie Black Haissl~ VITA cltsterS =
white E33)3s. On a spur y this y ID tread
IT, towards the NtIe Major NgGDg win
battery Of hor-e art...sfy supported -
t3e Egyptian cavalry. ana ,tuei corps.
had taken mp pn~. on and WIS sa"hng
tAe e1s t}y's center. 3 Gea tae dvryt@nes
sHt3eaiy ) lsea-5.G t.ra-zh ttttt .u tt.e
hsIs towards tuv Ntie. }o0uk VS. com
relied ~ fHAse. leaving rae ~ ae limhe~s
other pe..-iao farther n~c,h he ~aa COM
t'f'i"1 af''r lf-.t- }1 "f.~ =. - !este