. Cassell's history of the war in the Soudan. olling stock; buthe escaped, though another was takenwhile wildly inciting the people to riseagainst the accursed infidels. Eight persons were arrested on the30th, charged with the incendiarism,though our ofiBicers believed that the catastrophe originated in a fuse havingbeen left in an Egyptian shell, whichcaused it to explode during a shockwhen the train was shunted. By nine in the evening the fire wasgot under by the exertions of thetroops, but not before 300 trucks, ladenwith ammunition and stores, and thegoods sheds with ten days rations forth
. Cassell's history of the war in the Soudan. olling stock; buthe escaped, though another was takenwhile wildly inciting the people to riseagainst the accursed infidels. Eight persons were arrested on the30th, charged with the incendiarism,though our ofiBicers believed that the catastrophe originated in a fuse havingbeen left in an Egyptian shell, whichcaused it to explode during a shockwhen the train was shunted. By nine in the evening the fire wasgot under by the exertions of thetroops, but not before 300 trucks, ladenwith ammunition and stores, and thegoods sheds with ten days rations forthe army, were completely the following morning the flameswere still smouldering, and the nativeswere everywhere exulting over theevent, as one calculated to make Cairoless welcome to the invaders. This is the bonfire of the people,lit by them in honour of the Khedivesinfidel friends ! shouted hundreds. The streets were patrolled by strongpickets of the Guards, afterwards by theHighland Brigade, and then by thatof Sir Evelyn HARRAOE, OR DAM, OF THE NILE, CAIRO.
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