Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892
CHAPTER IV.
THE SIEGE OF EL OBEID.
Terrible sufferings of the besieged--The Kababish--Fall of Bara--Fall of El Obeid--The Mahdi enters the town--Fate of the El Obeid Mission--Cold-blooded murder of the brave defenders--The Dervishes live a life of ease in El Obeid-- The Mahdi makes laws--He sends out proclamations--Prestige increased by capture of town--News from Khartum--Bonomi and Ohrwalder summoned before the Mahdi--The interview 52