The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-24
England is. in Terror
Of a Deadly Reverse
Continued from First Page.

the vic'rci;y of the captured - a. The
mirirS and railway officials escaped from
the enemy and came in to US to the num-
Der of thirty-seven whites, besides many
natives and coolies. Both of the latter
classes har been robbed and compelled TO
work by the Beers, but the whites were
treated fairly well, though they were
made to take an oath TO remain nuetral'
tee. A Boer sergeant, native OF cape
Colony. hid his rife and came in with
twenty Of his late captives. The Man
chester regiment, with the characteristic
hardihood of British infantry, ali marched
straight back at the enemy, too often
careless of taking cover despite the rat
Ting. kissing and pitting or the Mauser
bullets Tommy Atkins says in effect:
What. Hide from yokes. Let 'em
shoot" Discipline has its drawbacks as
we'll as it's advantages, and our soldiers,
whoh ave learned the Boer tactics. are
now capable of readiousting the mistakes
of the past.
"The panorama was heightened and col
ored by the red hue Of gun flashes, and
air like express trains in tunnel, burst
ing noisily and spouting fame, lead and
steel. which Kissed like hot iron dropped
into water The places Of explosion were
marked by clouds of earth and nimbus
Of white smoke The enemy bobbed
about over the rocks ike jacks in the
box. firing heavily at us and with fair
accuracy. for the magazine Mauser rife
Is a terrible weapon. Many Of them used
explosive bullets The Boer shells were
mostly percussion and threw up volcanoes
OF mud and stone about our gun crews
It should be noted that. especially on
rocky ground, percussion shells give bet
ter results than high bursting shrapnel.
colonel Scott-Ch isholm, OF the Imperial
Light Horse. courted disaster by waving
his scarf to give encouragement 70 his
men. who really needed none. Suddenly
somebody showed a white fag and Colo
mel Hamilton tried 70 stop the fighting,
but the party OF Beers ensronsced on a
conical hill and caring nothing abou'
their comrades took advantage 81 the lull
10 deliver heavy fire The Gordon
Highlanders, and the Nanchesters were
rendered more savage than ever b. this
and redcu5led their energy. Cor the Beers
in the holiows were delivering a flank
Ing fire.
"Our Tommies got wonderful quantities
OF Ioot-from six hats and frocK coats
10 beaden Kaf1r l5in cloths. L was q
sight today TO see them loaded with their
booty
Although We gave the prisoners the
best seats around the camp fires. many
% the POOR wounded had u lie out On
the bare h.usides. where they spent 2 ter
rlele night crying; For Gods sake give
is water. Get q doctor for Us Out here
are British and Beers One man fred
round after rou-6 from Ms rife to a.
tract attention % his Whereabouts. for
the field ~ battle covered miles The
Beers say that the kits q the Gordon
Hizhlanders made ;hem conspicuous tar~
gets-'
The Daily News says The approach (
iHg fau OF darkness was great factor in
,he last phases ~ the fight. making TIE
capture az The POSITION Al 5nes absolutely
imperative. By rnis tire the crack OF
rifles and the Battle q Maxirns hsd D.
come absolutely farioas Or men IN
5ersSood the necessity well enough Moth !
ing i9th. they expressed themselves ga I
iantiy. Il sAeir resolution -. dive tie /