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

were shouting angrlly. but as | did not
understand one word was Fortunate
~ able TO remain unmoved. Ny Arab.
however, understood. and he said TO
me In Swahali Master. set back to
the house; they mean to do you some
harm" Even II had wanted 10 re-
treat, could not have done so. as
was hemmed in on all sides. 1t is sur
prising that one OF the rifles in all this
pushing and suTging crowd did not go
of by accident and stretch me dead
merclful Providence saved my life
and saved, thereby. the whole OF I'm
yoro; for my death would have COM
mittcd the men. once for all, 10 throw
In their lot with the mutineers and TO
tight to the bitter end against the
ayenging hand of England's might.
which was already overtaking the
other murderers. felt that | was ap-
preciably near death. for the bearing
OF the soldiers was most monaclug-
Fortunately. the Enendis voice was
heard shouting over and over ngaln:
1T is not war against the fort" This
no doubt helped to save us and the
fort None OF the soldiers seemed TO
know exactly what was 10 be the next
step. and whether or not II was to be
open mutiny against the government.
They had not yet quite made up their
minds whether / WAS to be killed. Pre-
sumably no one had q private grudge
20 ayengc on my person. and not few
OF them may have been at one time or
another under my hands for medical
treatment | endeayored to get them
under control by pointing out that the
tort had TO be defended against the
supposed common enemy Gradually
regeined some authority over them,
and they obeyed me so far that they
went to guard various positions which
/ Indicated. such as the bastions. the
powder magazine and the ammunition
store. But when wanted to leave the
fort, TO attend to what was happening
outside. they firmly but politely re-
fused TO let me out. on proteXt that my
life would bo in danger For a short
time | was practically a prisoner In
side the fort In the hands of the Sou
danese soldiers.
In the meanwhile a number of shots
were being fired outside the fort, and
the sky had become lurid with burning
huts. The first rumor as brought to
me by Fadlemula Erendi, that the
sergeant major had been killed by
Wanyoro at Bekamba's kraal. no doubt
led to the insubordinate soldiers at
taclIing Bekama The unfortunate
chief requested TO be taken to the fort,
and had reached In his cart the open
space In front of the fort when some
OF the soldiers ordered the man who
pulled Bekamba's cart 10 lie down. and
then some one shot him through the
back, dead on the spot, Thereupon
another soldier blew out Bekambas s
brains The dead bodies were plum
dered and stripped
When the EGendi Joined me / man
aged with him TO leave the fort, in
order TO put stop 10 the disturbances
going on outside. The burning kraals
had mndc the night as light as day 4
dreadful sight met my eyes. There.
near the fort. lay the naked bodies OF
Chief Bekamba and one OF his men.
Some wretches had set FIRE to Bekam.
bas body and the flesh was burning
AS the cracking flames nlckered
around the abdomen the frizzllng OF
the flesh was horrible and sickonlng.
II recalled to my mind stories. read In
my boyhood, OF red Indians torturing
a white man TO death by stretching
MIN out on the ground and hcaplng
fire on his abdomen. with the assist
ance of my servant pulled Bekamba's
body from the burning brands and ex.
unguished the flames. | looked at his
wounds. Death must have been in,
stantaneous. and therefore he was
spared the torture OF being roasted.
The kraal Of Kajanga, our friendly
ally, had also been set on FIRE and had
been looted. There were a number of
cartridges In his hut. and as these took
fire their eracker-like popping of rem
dered It dangerous TO approach too
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