GEN. GORDON'S DEATH A CERTAINTY
Wolseley Has the News of His Fate — Gladstone Summons a Council of the Cabinet
Dispatches confirming the death of General Charles Gordon at Khartoum reach the British War Office, prompting Gladstone to convene an emergency cabinet meeting amid a massacre described as rivaling the worst atrocities of the era.
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Burlington Weekly Free Press · February 13, 1885 · Page 1
1 min readLONDON, Feb. 10.
LONDON, Feb. 10. Any doubt that may have existed as to the authenticity of the news announcing the death of Gen. Gordon has been dispelled by the receipt at the War Office this morning of a despatch, dated at Korti, and signed by Lord Wolseley. In his despatch the General states that he has received positive information that General Gordon met his death in the manner described in the despatches previously received. His information is from a reliable source and leaves no room for the hope that the gallant Gordon has escaped. The despatch was at once forwarded to Mr. Gladstone, who, on its receipt, instantly despatched messengers to his colleagues summoning them to an immediate cabinet meeting.
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Mourning revives across the country. The Times leader speaks a feeling of passionate grief at Gen. Gordon's death. The Standard refuses to believe that Gen. Gordon is dead.
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