The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-05-10

steadily firing upon the Beers unit
his stock Of ammunition was exhaust
ed, which did not happen until he hac
fred couple of dozen shots. In tn,
meantime his sufferings must have
been terrible but he bore them with
the greatest fortitude
Marvellous bravery was displayed by
the marines at the battle OF Graspan
While he was sounding The "Cbargel'
bugler had one OF his thumbs shot
right off, but he merely shouted:
There she goes, boys" and proceeded
with his bugling, as If nothing had
happened.
In one OF the armored train disas.
ters a wounded volunteer behaved in
a very plucky manner. Notwithstand-
ing that his right ear had been shot
away, he continued kneeling in the
regulation position and firing with adj
mirable coolness and precision. With
every crack of his rife he would crack
a joke, and this had The effect Of keep
Ing his comrades in good spirits and
preventing them getting 1iurried or
excited in their shooting.
On the same occasion, a corporal,
who was desperately wounded and
lying on his back, could use his
tongue, If not his weapons, against
the enemy. He exhorted his comrades
to 'giye 'em BEANS" which they did
to the best of their abihsy-only those
of the leaden variety.
A sergeant, who was pinned to the
ground by derailed truck, the edge
Of which rested on his right hand, de-
termined that he would not thus be
incapacitated for the fray. While suf-
fering considerable pain, he dug his
right hand out with his bayonet in
his left, and then proceeded to fire
100 shots at the enemy.
A trooper Of the Border mounted
rifles, who had been hit no fewer than
three times by Boer bullets, was,
much to mis- disgust, sent to the hos
pital. Under his unwelcome deten-
tion there he chafed so much that he |,
gave his nurses no small amount of |
trouble.
One night he contrived to elude
their vigilance, and escaped from the
hospital, and after he had borrowed
rife and filed his bandolier with am
munitiou obtained from other pa
tients, he sailed forth to rejoin his
regiment. The ardent soldier was,
however, oyertaken before he had pro-
ceeded very far, and, as he was still
but fit for service, he had
perforce to return to the hospital and
remain there until properly recovered.
Our men have borne their wounds
with the utmost fortitude and cheer
A private of the Leicester
regiment had an exploding bullet go
through his arm, which would neces-
state amputation. On the way to the
hospital, however, he laughed and
Ioked, his only regret being that he
would not be able to have another {
,hance of fighting the Beers.
At Elandslaagte one Of the Gordon
pressed on to the attack !
lfter being hit i'll the leg; and it was 6
lot until he had been struck by three [
'ther bullets that he sank to the
ground. Then he took out his pipe,
md, pending the arrival of the am t
'ulance, sought comfort in a smoke. @
When examined at the hospital he /
vas found to have four bullets in one
eg and two in the other. Another
leaden messenger" had grazed his t
kin; while one had passed through Il
is helmet and no fewer than ten
through the folds of his kilt. Despite 9
Il his wounds the intrepid young sol p
Ter fully expected he would soon be n
t for the front again.
A gallant marine serving on Lord ="
fethuen's column, had one of his G.
ands shot off and was the next mo- q
lent hit in the foot. Yet he would !,
OF give in until he was struck by "
our bullets in the stomach. and thus t'
olnpletely disabled. d
An officer of the guards, though Sc 10
srely wounded, insisted on riding to
le hospital on his horse, in order
lat the attentions of the bearer COM ii
anies might be devoted to the n
ounded of his men.
Tommy Atkins retains his sense of ~
nmor Under the most depressing cir By
as was shown by an Incl be
mt that occurred after the battle at n,
slmont- As he was being assisted to
e hospital one Of the wounded was lh
ked by sympathizing soldier if he pr
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