The record-union., 1899-12-15


silk ruffles and a cigar in his mouth,
walking among the ant hills. picking
on the British. He was quite alone,
and it was apparent from the frequent
use he made Of field glasses that he
was sitting out officers.
Another wounded Boer says that a
lyddite shell, fired on Sunday, fell in the
middle of an open air prayer meeting
held to offer supplications for the
Boer arms.
All the wounded are full of praise for
the treatment they received from the
medical department on the battlefield.
While the Guards were advancing on
the plain which the Beers were she'll
ing from the adjoining ridges, they en-
countered and cut up strong Boer
picket post on a hill for the purpose
of observation. All the members of the
picket were either killed, wounded or
taken prisoners.
BRITISH CASUALTIES.
LONDON, Dec. 14.-An official report
gives the number of killed, wounded and
missing Of all arms in the engagement
Of Sunday and Monday north of Mod
der River as S32. There were fifteen
officers killed and four wounded, and in
| addition five are missing and one is
known to have been made prisoner.
The War Office has received mes
sage stating there were $50 casualties
among the on-commisisoned officers
and men Of the Highland Brigade at
Magersfontein. The Brigade lost ten
officers killed, thirty eight wounded and
four missing
The following list of officers killed
or wounded has been received:
Highland Brigade-Killed-Ge General
Wauchope, Lieutenant Colonel ]. N. c..
Goode, Captain Elton, Lieutenant Ed
monds, Captain ]. r. Clark, Lieutenant
Cox, Captain Cowan. Captain Lamber-
ton, Lieutenant Colonel Golf, Major
Robinson, Captain Wingate, Lieuten-
ant Cowie. Wounded-Colonel Kell-
ham, Captain Berkeley, Major Duff,
Captain Featherstonbaugh Captain
Noyes Captain Wolfe-M Murray, Captain
Richardson, Captain Campbell, Captain
Gordon, Captain McNab, Lieutenant
the Hon. w. C. Baillie, Lieutenant Scott
and Lieutenant Waterhouse Many of
the above mentioned officers are dan
gerously wounded.
The other officers wounded mostly
sustained unsevere injuries.
Wounded-Lieutenant Wauchope,
Major Cuthbertson, Captain Cameron,
Lieutenant st. j. Harvey, Lieutenant
Berthon and Lieutenant TAFT, who was
formerly the amateur golf champion.
Missing-Captain the Hon Cumming
Bruce, Captain McFarlane and Lieu
tenant Ramsay.
The Marquis of Winchester of the
Coldstream Guards was killed, Captain
j. Sterling, Lieutenant Codrington and
Major the Hon. w. B. Lambton of the
same brigade were wounded, and of the
rank and file six were killed and forty
six were wounded.
| Twelfth Lancashires-One killed,
eighteen wounded.
Ninth Lancers-One killed, nine
wounded.
Second Seaforths-Missing, Major K
r. Mackenzie and Captain Brodie;
Field Artillery, twenty-one wounded;
Surgeon Major was taken prisoner
Mounted Infantry-Killed, Major
Milton and Major Ray.
The War Office has received from
General Gatacre the following list of
casualties furnished by correspond
ent who was permitted to visit the Boer
lieved to be reliable
Second Royal Irish-Ten killed,
thirty-two wounded.
First East Lancashires-One wound
ed
Second Observation-Disclosures
killed, twenty-seven wounded.
All the above wounded are prisoners,
BOER LOSSES
MODDER RIVER, Wednesday, Dec.
13.-Ambulances started early yester-
day morning under a flag of truce to
collect the wounded and bury the dead
who fell at Magersfontein. Brigadier
General Wauchope, who led the High
land Brigade, was found dead near the
trenches shot In the chest and thigh.
A few wounded were found near the
trenches. Several wounded Beers were
taken to the British hospital
The side of the hill and the Immediate
neighborhood of the Boer trenches
showed dead bodies all about. One
wounded Boer informed a correspond
ent OF the Associated Press that their
loss was terrible. The whole Scandi-
navlan contingent was DESTROYED.
Judging from information cleaned
from the Boer wounded and from pris-
oners taken In different parts of the
neid, the Boer losses must exceed 700.
Inc destruction wrought by the naval
guns was enormous. Word was passed
along the Boer lines to prepare to re-
treat at nightfall. All confess that If
was tnelr greatest loss during the war.
Inc British troops have returned to
Modder River. owing % the lack of
water near the position they held yes
terday.
INDIGNATION AGAINST THE WAR
OFFICE
LONDON, Dec. 14.-While tho ont
wardly calm attitude of the press and
people here during the present crisis
commands admiration, there is an nm
uercurrent of intense Indignation
against the War Office and the Cow
eminent, which threatens to have a
serious addition in the blunders of the
Generals and the further evidences of
the breakdown of the Transport and
Intelligence Departments which are
daily coming to light. It was freely
predicted this morning, even in high
n1iiitary circles. that the South African
campaign would last until June. It
was expected that General Methuen
would have to retire south of the
orange River, as it is claimed he could
not hold out long at the Modder River
where his ammunition and food sun
pies We're not expected to last over a
week. In fact, it was said that his
line OF communication was probably
already cut, and 1t was claimed that
General Gatacre was similarly weak