Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-26
STORIES! [ / J; | ! / ,BOER WAR.
Incidents aoa the Battiefi eds ~
q Glencoe and Elandslaagte.

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cidents oa the Battleh eds ~
Glencoe and Elands laagte. &
SENSATIONS UIDER SHELL FIRE.
Feelings ~ the Hen who Experi-
eacea = Fof tlss Disst Time-How
Colonel ChisAoln R.eeived HIS
Death Wound-GsrasAs Proad ~
DarSat-oaesr E1ssts Is wouAas.
Letters from South africa still tell
the stories Of. the battles Of Glencoe
and Elandsiaagte. a general account
OF these engagements yon have already
had. but there are many details and In
cidents which make good reading. says
the London correspondent Of the New
York Sun. Z. -s n
"a private in the Kings Royal rides
In q letter to bis parents describes his
feelings under fire as he went with his
regiment up the now famous hill of
Talana: Il can tell you 1t was q very
funny sensation indeed. standing there
with shot and shell flying all over you,
but we got the order to advance. and
then the worst time came. for we were
within rifle range then, ana there was
about 700 yards Of open ground to.
cross with absolutely no cover 1t all,
and the bullets did fly around felt
rather frightened at first, hut n soon
wore on. and then Isfelt very desperate
and did not care much what happened.
and that was what most Of rs thought
when we compared notes AFTER NJ;
! The correspondent Of the Lnadon
Morning Post gives the Following ac-
count Of his feelings when under fire
for the first time at Elandslaagte. He
was under cover with some troops,
waiting for the, advance. and says:
This was my first experience Of rifle
fire. as it was the whole forces arst
experience OF modern shell fre. L
found that my strongest, instinct was
curiosity. If shell fell near me. /
always went to the spot to see what 1t
had DONE. When the rifle fire was
heavy, found It almost impossible to
keep cover. felt that must, simply
must. lift up my head: and see what
was going on. : All the same / had
rather been under such shell fire as the
Beers put into us than under their rife
fire.. The swift whistle of the passing
bullet is not a pleasant sound. Its fu-.
rious 'phphtt' as 1t falls into the
ground is rather quaint. What i dis
like most of all Is the ricochet. The
bullet that ricochets comes for you all
ends up with a grim, unciyil 'bzzz that
is distinctly annoying. Perhaps my
sentiment In this matter has been
strengthened by observation OF the
clean wounds made by the Mauser bull
let In full fight and the nasty holes
that result from the contact Of the rico
chetting bullet with the human body. -
. The following incidents Of the storm
ing Of Talana hill are told by the same
1 correspondent: 1T was . sight never:
!; to be forgotten to see what the British
soldier could stand. One of the 'Dubs,'
shot through the left leg and both
arms, shivering with cold and soaked
BY rain. being helped slowly down the
hill, jocularly asked his two comrades
not to let him go, as having no arms to
protect himself he was sure to fall on
his face and spoil his beauty. Imme-
diately after the hill was taken many
Boer ponies were captured, many of
them with all equipment and even
sMausers strapped on to the saddles,
and it was comical sight to see TOM
my careering round on Boer mounts
over ground which even the Boer
J would have picked his way carefully.
'''There is no doubt our shell fire must
have disconnected the Beers. An OFF,
Ger of the 'Dubs' placed his helmet on
hts sword and placed it above the stone
wall. It was Immediately pierced by
six bullets. Contrast this shooting with
the double across the open: to the home
stead below Talana hill. when only
four men dropped. "a
zone OF the Kings rifles was in the
act Of picking OF Boer. He had just
pressed the trigger when a Boer pop
ped his head up directly in front, with
the result he got the bullet through his
head. 1T was quite an accident, sir.
You see. was aiming at the other
man. said the Kings rifles man as he
showed me the corpse. 5'2 ,,A"+ T.
Here are n few stories of the battle
Of Elandslaagte told by the CORE
spondents of the London Post and
standard: I'm the few minutes at my
disposal l may relate how one Imperial
Light horse man was absolutely para
iyzed with fear. Come on. Don't be
a coward said Major Sampson. The
al,ftried. Els heart and will were
good enough. but he failed physically.
Soon afterward Sampson saw him
rushing to the front with all his might,
blood pouring from q wound on his
face. Where are the BoersY he cried.
Let me get at themy Another Light
horse man did not know he was wound
ed lin the abdomen) until the next day.
He thought that the slight pain he suf-
/ Tered was due to drinking beer on an
empty stomach after the fight was
over. .Es I. "a, i.s
Zone Dutchman was found moaning
4 and crying under q thorn bush. I'm
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