The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-19

near his kraal Some OF the bullet
fell close to my feet.
now asked TO sec tho dead body OF
the sergeant major stated 20 have
been killed at the outbreak OF these
disturbances. found him lying on
couch In his own hut. enclrcled by
sympathizing crowd OF women and
friends, all waiting for him TO breathe
his last. Not one Of them attempted
10 staunch tho flow OF blood from his
wound. | bad him quickly removed TO
the fort and converted one OF tho
buildings into a temporary hospital
Though he had n dangerous spear
wound 10 his back. below the right
shoulder. his life was ultimately
saved
Next morning we buried the dead
Bekamba. one OF his wives and two
Wanyoro. But come fugltlves carried
the news OF these occurrences TO Hoi-
ma, two days march from us. where q
Soudanese captain was in charge OF
the fort. Yabuswczi. the great Wanyo
TO chief. has his kraal about a milo
from Fort Hoima. Some fugltlyes re-
ported to him that |, too. had been
killed. He thereupon put himself on
the defensive. This led 10 the Sou.
danese captain ordering him TO come
10 the fort and. on his refusal 10 do so
attacking his draak. Thus the mere
rumor of my death led to further
bloodshed, for the Soudanese soldiers
killed about fifty OF tho Wanyoro under
Yabuswozi. captured some flfty-four OF
his women and looted and burned his
lTaal. Yabuswezi himself fed over
the border. with the intention of pro
ceeding TO Kampala-
The military officer in command OF
Unyoro. having received my letter
speedily joined me. Orders were also
received from headquarters that. in
view OF the advance OF the mutineers
toward Unyoro. IL was necessary TO
prevent the government ammunition
from falling into their hands. | was
ordered. thereupon, to march. with half
company OF the SoudsDese soldiers
Ntuu. In Singo. / was 10 take charge
OK 81 loads of ammunition, a Maxim
gun and tools and belts for the gun
on the march to Mutt passed
through Hoima and found seven OF
the Manyoro women still retained as
captlves by Soudanese soldiers. al
though orders had been sent by tho
commanding officer that all were to bo
liberated. I. therefore. had these
seven women set free.
met Yabuswezi and persuaded him
to return TO his province.
The ostensiblc reason of my depar.
ture from Maslndi with the half com.
pany OF Soudanesc, the Maxim gun
and the ammunition was supposed 10
be the necessity OF holding Nuu. In
Singo. against the rebel king. Wyam-
ga. We arrived at Ntuu In q couple
OF days orders from headquarters
reached me TO march on TO Kampala.
where the soldiers were promptly dis
armed and the Maxim gun and ommu-
milton safely lodged In the fort had
an anxious time 10 II from Masindi 10
Kampala First OF all because the
soldiers over which | had temporary
command were some of the men who
few days previously had murdered
Bekamba and had endangered my own
lie. they were at heart disloyal. and
they had very nearly openly mutinlcd.
Secondly the Maxim gun and the 81
loads OF ammunition would have
strengthened the mutineers enormous.
ly II they could have managed 10 in
tercept me on the march.
1t was a great relief to me when. on
arrival at Kampala. my military com.
mand ended. a few days later Capt
Harrison gained final success over
the muuneers. which practically ended
the mutlny, though 1t cost the life o.
one more European, Capt MaloDey
who was dangerously wounded in tb,
attack and succumbed to bls injuries
Capt Fielding and Capt. Macdonald
fell In the earlier engagements.
copy right 1903. by Benz. B. Hamptonl