New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-19
JlMESON'S RIDE.
A YOUNG ENGLISH MEMBER or HIS FORCE TELLS
HOW IT ALL HAPPENED.

HOW IT ALL HAPPENED.
From The London Standard.
The following animated description Of the ride -
from the pen Of young trooper who was one OF
the force: - NO., 81,
I'm the square at Ptsani-Dr. jameson, Sir j WI,
loughby Colonel and Major White Major "rt rex anu
Jameson said People Of johannesburg are urgent
~ requesting our aid they are being sSuy r. u %
etc There will be no blood SPIT as Hga'ns WI. o
the last cxpodient resorted TO- We lett fltsahi at
6 o clock Sunday night with o-V men TWO w.
and-a- half FOUNDERS and cLBht MdA'n suinS, ",
rode nifty miles by dawn Of Monday m9fnims OH
sadded half hour, fed horses anu roae III. nuI ~
with only one hours rest then on an throuf" ,mG
night All Tuesday rode until dusk Ied, ana
were of again. At II O'Clock p m W. ctine on Gvo
OF The Dutch rear guard, had snort shaip Skd XII,
meh when they bolted, II was so dark we couu iiot
zee where they went was In the open. anu ln1
bullets were round me like hail We theh ioue utiI
Wednesday morning. only resting for hai an houi
70 feed on biscuit At y o'clock noon two men met
~ or bicy cles with the message that IN hruse. noo
Gorn the Bocrs had ammunition and only 2OO
mon so we pressed on much cIateu we hau d Wy
heavy thunderstorm, which soaked us through anu
when we arrived at the top of long grass koppyes
a., cnuld sec Kriigcrsdorp Fort and the OUTSIDE OF
,ho ,oun we hanged the fort badly with shell. ana
,hcn went down to some trees. when suddenly
tau of bullets came from the left rear: the men on
iiher aide OF me dropped. and we had the order to
crlop to our guns. was on me morse, a , DIX
,r,ner horse was shot. Two bullets whizzed under
lis neck he reared right up, lay with my head on
lie mare ana two bullets grazed my tunic collar,
ms ms 'IA was saved We were in Randfonten,
put = ~ hv & o00 All well armed. At sunset
dsmountcd and lay in square WIN our horses II,
the centre, food since the DAY peioi' anu so"h'u
through with rain We lay run length on inc grass
Cor an hour when suddenly they opened IRE on US
We were all ready loaded. and they soon retreatei
our fellows were groanng and moaning All rouhu.
No could attend to them ana ,ne W. v,h It,le
Eject TSrs p'''0"'''' my w x. VAR.
There were 600 Dutch around US on New Year
nioht. they dil not charge. as they ana NOT hio"
hnw many guns had. We were Goa ana WEI W
w. AKIN AZ dawn rode toward johannesburg;
500 had not even off -saddled the whole night. we
bad IN ride through the gold fields and shafts or
"orrso IN. earth heaps were splendid covers TOT
,ha Roers who fired at from every available
no nj The column still went on as last as pos
sble leaving troop In charge OF the SICK wagons,
which were fred on from da yn until l:51 without
c.aaing We kept running down hills, disnount-
ing and waiting until they appeared. AWFUL work,
Considering we mad had no S,eep since saturday,
december 2s The mules OF the sick wagons were
played out. so the Sex were LETT IN a nine, ana
evcntualy we heard they were all shot by the
Rocrs: we were surrounded md cut off from the
main column-they were in front, and we could
hear the OF artillery. | rode on with a few
and in fun fire OF tine Dutch, the bullets strk-
ing the ground all around me. but neither nor my
horse touched
I ioinci the column when bullets from one
thoIsand Boers were playing havoc with men and
horses and then Jameson hoisted the white flag
When the firing ceased. the Beers came down In
hundreds from the koppyes on small ponies. We
laid down our rifles and cartridges and were
marched off TO Krugersdorp prisoners of war
Hosts OF Dutch lined the roads We then off-sad-
died with strong guard over us. saddled up at
all put IN the grandsand. and at 10 at night they
breqd for over a week. We get now half a loaf a
day and meat which Is putrid and cannot be eaten
nearly hanged him the battlefield We hear
we are to be disbanded at Mafekng and never SEQ