The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-04

his horse round, and raising his gun
covered the thickest elump of grass,
past which Niebuhr and Pollett were
then galloping. AS he did SO, q
dozen shots rang ont ID rapid sue
cession; fire and smoke burst out OF
the grass not six yards from the two
men, and 1T the same moment both OF
them were on the ground, horses and
all. In the same instant Judson
caught sight Of the natives crouch.ns
il s1e grass art, ircd as Ssv.charged
barrels, telling two Of them. This
alone prevented volley being fired
on Honey and Coward, the latter OF
whom Vas thrown by his horse-who
was frightened at the sudden dis
charge-right in front Of the enemy.
Two horses were killed outright;
Pollett was badly shaken and Aiebuhr
severely wounded, his hand having
been shattered by slugs. Brown,
Eendr1ks. Coward and Honey then
opened hot fire on the enemy to en-
gage their attention, while, with great
difficulty, Judscn got the wounded
man to his horse behind him, PolletS
clanberiug up behind Hendriks.
Then they fred volley into the
rebels at forty yards, and again started
off at a g.llop. Niebubr's wounded
and useless arm hanging Imply over
Judson's shoulder, and saturating tue
front OF the laster's tunic with blood.
Before they bad galloped many
hundred yards, large party OF the
enemy was seen running parallel with
them along tue mountain side to cut
them Of. Judson at once halted his
detachment and poured volley after
volley into the enemy, the Martins at
500 yards range doing good execution
among the natives and forcing them
to retire.
Oace more the party started for
ward, but this time at y geatler eau
ter, e,nptying their rifles 2s they rode,
and keeping up q running fight. On
approaching thick clumps OF grass
which swarmed with. concealed na-
ti7es, they dislodged them: by firing
volleys into taen as they advanced,
and then rushed, paes the dangerous
spots at a flying gallop. =
.Judson gave orders that: a the
event OF any more getting wounded,
and the survivors being unable:to
airy them, they We're to stick to-
gether and endeavof to secure o
position OF one Of the kopies,- where
taeJJ woul.. BE able, to i-old their'own,
at least while the ammunition lasted.
Judson decided, and so informed
his comrades, that il they were unable
to discover their friends alive, they
were to fight their way to the tele-
graph Office and inform the Salisbury
authorities of their plight. They
would then laager up as best they
could, the TACT OF their having no food
and bat little ammunition left forcing
all to realize that such proceeding
though the only ole possible under
the circumstances-could be but a
preliminary to certain death.
Just as they were heading for the
telegraph Office, tGev heard great
shout OF mingled triumph and despair,
and looking round they beheld, stand
ing up and waving to them from with
in an improvised laager on small
Eopie near the Alice Mine, the men
and woman they had fought their
way so gallantly to rescue. But for
that shout the patrol might have rid
den past. so hidden was the laager by
masses OF tLe enemy. Through these
blooG-th;rsty savages the relief force
row shot q pathway for themselves
AID whilst undel: hail Of lead, but
still: firing 7o.ley after voltey, they
came up The slope at ga'lop, aud IN
a minute rescuers and rescued were
united.
Thus Dan Judson's patrol had had
to fight their way in under q contin-
uous, heavy, cIose-range fire from
dense cover, for a-distance Of eight
miles. But the besieged lad also a
terrible experience to relate.
When on the Thursday it was de-
cidel that all the Nazee paople should
proceed to Salisbury, party Of tae
men, as before related, started on
ahead, taking with them fourteen na-
tive carriers and a cart drawn by Two
donkeys to carry their provisions.
About II q. II. they left the rough
laager Of logs and boulders which had
been constructed the previous day,
but Lad not gone above three miles
when their carriers led them into am-
bush. Cass and Dickinson were
done to death ON the grass with as
seSais and knobkerries, whereupon
the rest turned the cart round and
Jumped in, but had not proceeded far
when Fault. who was driving, was
shot through the stomach by.a native
concealed in the grass not -four yards
FROM him. Almost at the same mo-
ment one donkey was, killed and the
other wounded. and the men, :aoan-
tic1ing the cart, then ran for their
lives. -.
They net the waSonests containing
the three ladies and .turhed. it back:
Finally. shooting for ahss they were
worth AZ fifty or sixty. natives who
chased them and fred Is they ran,
they regaiued tee shelter,ef the laa ger.
And then occurred strange thing,
which for heroismis not to be ezcelled
in the annals of war. A message had
to be wired to Salisbury for relief, but
who in the face Of certain death would
volunteer to take;it?
Then B!akiston. who: was a tele-
ctranh clork hui not an 0neratnr