The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-04
THE FORTS DESTROYED
RIGHT BANK OF NILE CLEARED BY AN
GLO-AMERICAN ARMY.
Dervish Forces at 0mdurman Estimated at IS,
600 Men, All the Notifications at that
CITY Reported Destroyed.

London, Sept. 3.-,The Evening Tele-
graph in it's three o'clock edition this af
tcrnoon, publishes brief dispatch say
ing:
"AIl the forts of Omdurman have
been destroyed. Great success. No cas-
ualities."
The British War Office, today received
a dispatch from Nasri, on the Nile, say
ing that gunb0at had returned there
and had reported that there were no
casualties among the Anglo-Egyptian
forces. that the right bank of the river
had been completely cleared of all forts,
that the forts on Tuti Island, opposite
Onrurman, had been demolished and
that the guns had been captured.
The dispatch also said the howitzer
practice of the Siradars force was eX-
ccllent.
The War office later in the day. re-
ceiycd another despatch from General
Sir Herbert Kitcnenor, by way of Nasri.
1t was not dated and read ms follows:
THE march has been very favorable.
Practically none has fallen out of the
ranks or been invalided.
During the two days we have driven
in the DeryiSh cavalry and small parties,
after slight resistance. From .jobel Roy
an we marched to Wad El Obeid, thence
to Sayal and thence to Surarat. This
morning we reached Egina, mile and Il
half south of Kerreri, six miles from ON
durham The mounted camel corps with
Il horse battery pushed forward 10
nnOrshamba. whcreupon the entire Der
vi. force issued from Omdurman and
were clearly visible. | estimated his
force ut $4,000 men. They advanced at
II p m, as if to attack us, TO meet
which / disposed of our force in good,
open position. with clear field of fire.
The Khalifa's force had halted three
miles southwest of our position and IS
now there, at five p. IN.
EARLY this morning, according to or
ders, the gunboats advanced, towing Il
howitzer battery and barges, in support
of the Arabs on the right bank. The
howitZers took up Il position opposite
Omdurman and the gunboatS bombardcd
the forts They have not returned; but
their fire has partially demolished the
dome over the Mahdi's tomb.
"All we'll"
ENGLISH OCCUPY OMDURMAN
Cairo Sept. 4.-2 Il. m.-The following
dispatch dated yesterday Saturday has
lust been received from NaSri:
early this morning the Dcrvishcs
made most determined attack upon the
Anglo Egyptian forces; but after I'M
hours hard fighting we drove them off
"At 500 Il. IN. general advance was
ordered upon Omdurman and again we
were received with Il determined attack
on our right, but the Deryishes we've
once more repulsed with heavy loss.
"The army under the personal com
mand of the Khalifa was totally dis
persed by noon. At , o'clock this after
noon our forces advanced again and oc-
cupied Omdurman. The Kalifa fled dur
ing the forenoon and is now being closely
pursued by our cavalry.
THE British loss is estimated mt about
one hundred, the Egyptian loss is proba
bly, two hundred. Karl Neufeld was
rescued unharmed."s
Herr Karl Neufeld fell into the hands
of the Nichols followers, in the neigh
borhood of Dongola in the late spring or
early summer in 1887. He was the last
European male captive Of Importance re-
manning in the power of the Dervishes.