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179.
The Gordon Cult.
Gordon enthusiasm revived dranatica ly with the nowt
of the fall of Khartoum which arrived on the evening of
February 5th. The Pala. Will Gazette remarked "Tho oxcitment
indeed seems to have +urpnssod that created by any avant
for many years past, "
")
In London "the inquirers at
the mr Office were incessant, the clubs were crowded
with members and the newspapers could not be jrintod tact
onough to satinfq the craving, of the public for
information... "
(2)
In Edinburgh "a General foaling of
gloom And depression took possession of moot
also wary spoken of throughout the day... " (3)
. ndo... little
"A preFound
sensation was created at Cardiff and the business of the
Glam©rgcnohirc Accizan wan momentarily interrupted while
}r. Juatiao Stophons and the jurors perused a tolocram
announcing the unwelcome intolligonao. " (4)
The press behaved as though foie unparullellod diaguter
had taken place. Even the Liberal papers joined in the
General dicey. The Bradford Observer said "Tha fall of
Khartoum in the Crcuteat cinfortune which has
befallen this country for many yearn ...... « the
( 1) 6th Fobrutary 188S.
(2) Erndford Obnaryor, t. th Fobruary 1885.
(3) Scc_
tAman, 6th Fobruary 1885»
(4) Bradford Obz erver f 6th Fobruary 1885.