STORIES OF THE BATTLE—OMDURMAN. 221 and who, at any rate, were firing at the troops Immediately after the second shell exploded the Sirdar and headquarters rode off, returning by the road we entered, to the main thoroughfare upon the west side of the enclosing wall. I remained a few minutes longer, INTERIOR MAHD?’s Tome (GRILLE AROUND SARCOPHAGUS).

two shells bursting overhead in the interval, and with my companion retraced our steps, rejoining the headquarters’ following. Mr Hubert Howard was struck upon the side of the head by a bullet or fragment of a shell and killed instantly. His body was removed and covered up by Colonel Maxwell and his men.

Arrangements were made for the instant pursuit of