The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-11-09
MACHINE GUNS
Po'r Lreeden Hail Into the Mata.
beles Ranks.
i"o Dsarsl 'se Courage Displayed nv t,o
"iaexS sde the Massacre All IN,
more iorrlble-They K.pt Adj.
war ling Until Shot Dead

CAFE Tow, Nov. 3.--On October 90
Sinau ho'' OF the British Chartered
60 S forces, under Capt. White ,yrrc
guarding body of prisoners, when a
.'a'ebeie 'npi MAIDS a furious attoc;,
o" TIC gu; rus After sharp e7,esrc-
ment, dm ng which a number ~ ~.
Aataooies we're killed. The latter were
"''ven on but not until the British
mad lost cveral killed and wounded
among th' former being Capt. burnett
who was OF dead.
After tn British columns crossed ~,
Hhanga!c liver the advance WINS r.ry
SLOW as Il y were surrounded by Mat
noo! les, vi however made no opon at
tack. SCI ,cSl wax '1raals were passed.
and destl ,"od. This continued for
several d vs. and on October Il
1t was e. dent that the Mntulcla,
we're prey ring for u general battle.
nc attac was made between night
and dswl, hut the British forces
had made every preparation and wcro
ready IL preparations to receive sre
Matabelcs We're hardly completed
whom, wit wild yells which rent ths
AR, the NJ; ,abeles, estimated to be ;. 0Co
strong, II; le 3 desperate rush forward
upon the 'iumns md upon the calao,
attacking 'ron several sides at once,
and in on instance sweeping hy and
over an dvanco picket which had
not been iNed in to the main body.
The Mat, Nles came forward like
solid lack wall, showing adj
miracle 'scipline and the great.
est Drawer. The British commanders
allowed Ing Lobanpula's irnpi to
advance it'll they we're within easy
range OF y = Martinez rife and Maxim
guns. whe at q proarra ngcd signal a
deadly FIRE "as poured INTO the ranks
OF the Ma bcles. For moment or so
the Matab ies still pressed bravely for
ward Ill 81 t. Of the hail of bullets
directed yainst them, their war
cries bein drowned by the fearful
grinding .cr OF the machine guns,
backed U by the Geafcnng vollcys
from the snail arms in the hands
OF the cole lists. Then for few mo-
m2nts tbs c WAS a scene witnessed
which wa peculiarly horrible, FROM
the dcspcr. - courage displayed by the
Matajcles. md b. the display OF terri
lie, cngia cring, dcath-dealing skill,
made by II. machine guns, which pour.
eli bullets like water from hose into
the how'll 6 natives, moving them
down Iii grcss. Before such
/, death, ,aliug fire it was not
TO DE expo, ed that human beings could
make q SIT it, and they broke and fled,
sill fo.lo, ed r.. the loaden rain and
leaving 80. killed and wounded on the
field in aGe zion to carrying away with
them nm :eds Of others who were
wounded, ale as many more ut least
were able 20 stagger away in retreat
hearing IL re or less severe wounds.
The loss On the sle OF the British is
TOO insign -lcant to record, in view OF
the whole alc slaughter Of Mat3 bcles.
Only two the cclonists were killed
and six VIC nded.
After Il baltic the British force
spent som time in Eurying the dead
and in ca ing for the wounded, after
which the march toward Huluwayo
was contir cd, and the road was found
clcer to th, capitol, the Matabcles cvi-
IDENTITY bel " too disheartcncd to at
tempt any further attacl. upon the
british fort IS