Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-04-24
GREAT LOSSES
WERE CAUSED.
The Africans Succeeded IN lnhiCt.
luz Much Damage.
THIRTY-SEVEN BACK
FROM THE SCENE.
The Forces uf Hing Edward Were
All hut AnBihilated, Their 10.
tai Casualty List Being
Several Hundred.

London. April % The war Office
has received from Br.gadier General
Manning Boo command OF the British
forces .n somalI'1ud a dispatch dated
twenty miles westward Of Ga'adi Som.
aiand. April ls. AS follows = 70
rrot 90 report that aynr column un.
der command OF Colonel Cohbe. which
leit Ga'ii April Do. TO reconn0.ter Ae
road 10 Walwal. had "a most serious
check April n on the morning Of
I April ~. Colonel Cobb v at Gum.
burru forty miles 10 the westward Of
Gaal. and had decided 90 return %
Gahl. owing to s-.ou5 diGcIi'.es ln
finding thc road i0 WlIsal and 90 The
Hlurtness OF water ir was about t0
leave h.s protected camp when firing
was heard LOO the direction az small
party under Captain Ouvey which
bod been sent out iu q westerly dirrc.
ton to rocouuo.tor ~ g.lj iu the
nothing Colonel C1hhe dispatched
Colonel pIunkott with le0 men of Sec
ond battalion 0f the Kings Africans
c.rht of the Second s.hhs ana tao
NatIm guns f1f cHtI.cat.0n of Captain
ONyay. who had not been engaged
Colonel piunkott on Joining the de-.
tachmonf continued 20 push on 40
~ i5 Colonel Cobhc heard heavy nr
inr lu The direction taken by Colonel
P.unkctt AZ about I o'clock ln thr
afternoon o. few fu-i'ivof who we're
coming ,u reported Colonel Piunkett
had boou defeated with loss The
news has been fully corrohoratcd
since and have 90 report the total
loss of Col pmBkett's party with ey.
copton of thiryrcyon Yaos. who have
arrived hcrc Tho latest Information
extracted from me fuC.tivcs is 10 the
effect that Colonel p'unkstt pushed on
after cngmv's forces Co open the
country sevon miles westward %
Gumburu. where Dee was attacked by
n very strong force of mounted troops
and enemy infantry. who attacked u
close quarters Tie kept back the en-.
cmy until be had no more 1mmunl
ton when he formed a square and
charged with htyono's In tho dircc
Cl some distance 10 this man
uer. but great many men, .
including Colonel piunkett him.
SELL were KILLED or wounded by the I
pursuing enemy A. the last the enc.
mys infantry ovOrwheimncd the
square and anuihlIatcd an with thc
exception of thuy.sovon fugitlvbs
above mentioned Tho dispatch
closed with tho list 10 officers and mon
missing and killed IN action namely.
Colonel a 81 p'uukett Captain John
son stewart OIvcv. Morris and Mr.
k.1uon and IIoutouluts Gavuor and
Roll 40 of k'nr'E African rifles. Con.
tain VIToy 0r Second sIths Captain
H.mE of India medical stld two white
urIwtos. i1rtyo.Fht men OF Second
Sikhs and l2t mon of the African rl.
lCs Two Maxim guns wgrc also lost
Another dispatch from General Mar.
ming who Immediately on heating of
ilc defeat Uf Colonel pIuuEott started
for Gumhurru with ESQ mon SAYS fur I
Their Information reached him from
Colonel C0hho to The effect that ihn
laticr with 220 troops was oncampol
with plenty Of food and supplies and
four days Wafor BE has about 1000
1amols and does not think be can
withdraw from his position without
assistance because tho scrub is thick
and the onamrs forces seem likely
,o bo on tho offensive General Man.
Ming adds u march .aiu directly
and expect t0 arrive no Gumburw 90.
morrow at noon. I shall accomplish
ne oyir.CaiIon 0f Colonel C8hho with
l much transport as possible and ro.
turn to C1'1dL ] can only carry ut
1C.lat uatCr f0r tho match t0 Cum
'uuu retaining directly shall there.
'or1. De unable to advance AGAINST tho Z
,ucmy 10 latter holds back