Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-04-05

of u.s. I had done all I could for the
wounded man, and SO turned to jump on
my horse. Just as was doing SO the
hIrse went with bound to the bottom
of the precipice, being struck with an
assaegai. ! gave up all hope, as the
Zulus were all round me, finishing of
the wounded-the man had helped and
Major Smith among the number. How
ever, with the strong hope that every
body clings to that some accident would
turn up, I rushed off on foot and plung-
ed into the river, which was little better
than q roaring torrent. l was
being carried down the stream at
tremendous pace, when a loose
horse came by me, and l got hold
of his tail, and he landed me safely on
the other bank; but was too tired to
stick to him and get on his back. l
got up again and rushed on, and was
several times knocked over by our
mounted niggers, who would not get
out of my way; then up tremendous
hill, with my wet clothes and boots full
of water. About 90 Zulus got over the
water and followed us up the hill, but l
am thankful to say, they had not their
firearms. Crossing the river, however,
the Zulus on the opposite side kept firing
al us as we went up the hill, and killed
several of the niggers round me. was
the only white man to be seen until l
came to one who had been kicked by
his horse and could not mount. Iput
him on his horse and lent him my knife.
He said he would catch me horse. Di-
rectly LIE was up he went clean away.
A few Zulus followed us for about three
miles across the river, but they had no
guns and I had revolver, which l
Kept letting them know. Also the
mounted niggers stopped little and
kept firing at them. They did not come
in close, and finally stopped altogether.
swell, to cut it short, struggled in
to Helpmakaar, about 20 miles of, at
nightfall, to find a few men who had
escaped, about 10 or 20, with others
who had been intrenched in wagon
lager. We sat up all night, momen-
tarily expecting attack. The next day
there was dense fog all day, nearly as
bad as night, and we could not make
out what had happened to every body.
| was dead beat, of course; but on the
oath struggled down to korke's Drift,
my former headquarters, which had
been gallantly defended for whole
night against the Zulus by single COM
pany, to find that the General and re-
mainder of the column had arrived all
right. lam there now in lager. We
keep tremendous lookout, and sit up
all night expecting attack. 1t has been
raining for the last three hours, and did
SO all last night. We have not single
thing left. The men have no coats or
any thing, all being taken by the Zulus.
We shall have another dreadful night of
it tonight, l expect, lying on the wet
ground. have just had to drop this
for minute for one of our numerous
alarms. have no time for more now
What we are to do for transport. have
not the faintest idea, the Zulus having
captured 107 wagons and about 1900
oxen, mules, horses, etc. However, we
must begin to work again to get fresh
transport together. thank God am
alive and well, having few bruises.
God bless you.
"P. S.-We are expecting pestilence
| W oiCah out uCAcs W nou W Jul Cuc-
mics, what with the rain and the air
tainted with dead bodies, as there were
about $50 Zulus killed here and some
are buried in the ruins"
| HOW THE ZULUs FIGHT.
| A gentleman named DIR. E. Halub,
who has spent many years in the in
terror, has contributed the following
highly interesting article to the CradOck
Register:
"From my intercourse with the Mat
ables know the Zulu style of fighting.
Ever since the dreadful tidings l have
had constantly before me the vision of
that Infatuated mass of Zulus, like thou
sands of savage gorillas, rushing on these
devoted men of the Twenty-fourth.