GORDON'S DEATH.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2591, 19 February 1889, Page 2

GORDON'S DEATH.

BRUTALLY MURDERED. (BY ELECTRIC TELEfiRAI'H—COPYRIGHT.) Ai.iuny, 'February IS. Arrived ; Valetta, from Plymouth. Late European papers to hand by mail steamer contain a description by an eye witness of tin! death of Gordon at Khartoum. Dimetrio Georgieo, a Greek, states that if the British troops had arrived before the Mahdi'a attack, Khartoum would have been saved. Farizh Pasha advised the Muhdi to attack at once that night, and convert the city to a state of blood and flames. Gordon was smoking on the balcony of his .seraglio with Dimetrio, a medical officer, and the Greek Consul when five hundred Dervishes entered the seraglio and standing at tho foot of the staircase cried for Gordon Pasha. Two <if his companions advised. Gordon to fly, and to make his escape by a side door and take to his boat. Gordon indignantly refused to take this course wliioh he said would lie a disgrace to a British ofHcer and coolly leaving (.he balcony went into an inner room and donned ins full uniform and buckling on his sword advanced to the top of tho stairs and looked scornfully on the crowd below, as ho cx-claimt.-d, " Whom seek ye ? I am Gordon Pashn. Come on here." The dervishes were under orders not to kill Gordon, Nas'i, the Mahdist Gcsiicral, then ascended the stall's. Gordon me 1 ; him and handed him his sword in military fashion. Nash snatched the sword from Gordon in iv brutal mannei, at the same time stiiking him mi unexpected blow, from the effect of which lie fell, and roiled down the stairs, and another geneva l , then thrust 11 spear into Gordon's body, inflicting a grievous wound. Thus died Gordon. Z'jbeia, the Mahdi's treasurer, witnessed the scene and cried out "May his blood le on their heads. May Allah punish these men." The body of General Gordon was not mutilated, and, after being embalmed, was sent to the Mahdi. After Gordon's massacre the Arabs turned their attention to his companions, the Greek Consul and medical oflicer, who were cut to pieces, and a general massacre of the Kgyptians took place. The Arabs, however, spared those regiments which admitted thorn to the city. Fari:',h Pasha afterwards was taken before the Mahdi, who said, " You were a slave; you deceived them ; you may betray me," and ordered that his head should also be cut off. Accounts state that many white women are in Khartoum.