New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
oNVARIOUS BATTLEFIELDS
STORIES OF HEROISM TOLD BY THE
WAR CORRESPONDENTS.

,do, Feb 2N-''Strengthen to quit our
.,-.s ike men" That is extract from prayer
[4rren by the Archbishop of Armagh. which Lord
,,t,o,+s has ordered distributed TO his soldiers in
~ esla Judging from the full accounts of Bull
lers second attempt TO relieve Ladysmith and of
+be bloody fight a Spion's Kop, the prayer was
answered.
For the last few days the London daies have
,,lb1isbed four and five columns each of mail mat
+ar from their correspondents at the front These
ho1v thar the operations which began on January
n and ended with Butler once more going back
across the Tugea January IS We're far more
dramatic than could be imagined from the cabled
disparches Men whose lives have been spent in
describing fghting Of every kind in every
c4 the globe declare Buffers movement have
been one Of the most carefully planned and intense
X Interesting from military point of view that has
marked the war history of the world. while the
aghting Spions kop is painted in vivid colors
that marx it as one Of the most spectacular yet
awful. affairs in the present war
Starting from Chieveley on January II. General
Butler brought his forces slowly the south bank
Of The Tugela. Only favored few knew what his
intentions were, but when within striking distance
ot the Tugela there developed quote Winston
Churchill. in The Morning Post" this plan OF
action
seEen battalions twenty-two guns and three hun
posron: rsvelye batialons thirty-siX guns and six
teen hundred horse. TO cross fve miles TO the west
ward, and making turning movement against the
eneny.s right The Boer covering army was to be
the pivolins SHOULDER OF which was at Potgieter5s
the elbow al richards Drift, and the enveiopins
ing out toward Aeon Homes
AN AMERICAN LED THE WAY.
Every step was made as planned The Tlgela
was crossed with practically no resistance on Janu-
ary %. The Nails" correspondent says:
The fret position we took was sugar loaf hill
on the left flank. the honor of the achievement be-
ing by F Squadron of the South African Light
Horse Their determination impressed the de-
d
ron reached the summit the hill deserted. Cor
ascent. being foremost throughout and. aided by
so,5e So nsces before his Comrades 70 wbo1n he
shouted. Come on, there is no one here!" Tobn
is an American.
The following day the Boer resistance developed
ss follows:
What the enemy suffered from shell rife fire
IS 80 tar o unknown nov but they must haye sustained
% not 9daP ee'3f to eF b lad 9F to to dc s to e
for%sr at all cost but With all possible caGti6n nt
They moved slowly. yet irresistihly. With grim
] they S doubled a O o 0weF 20 to 5nS9 S99wer
IRON hi9Sk to hlioeR eyer upTerd d toward SaiI the
The advance into the Jaws of death had It's anus
Eng well as its sad Incidents. During the ascent,
while bullets were fitting by and q went
rear. two full privates were very busy one MUNICH
s s an at 5 What to 5%h
with the biscuit particularly sharp stone hit
ad a eanded: Ga m say Bi did you chuck that stone
Al e?" Bill denied The ehaEgs "a and rej1t9ed %lH6
chewing HE biscuit an intrusive bullet had
PASSED through the right side OF his neck then into
The eshy part Of his shoulder and ended its career
by lodging underneath the skin of the upper part
q his arm. = officer dug out the bullet with his
penknife and 'Bl,'' his comrade, passed him 10
the ambulance downhin paintively reiterating that
he had ''chucked TO stone"
They fought from kopje 10 ikoPje. and then. as
'sThe Times" correspondent wTitesI
We were al e deadlock There had been four
days fighting. The first had been distinctly sue
cessful; we had forced the enemy back from all his
advanced positions; the infantry had fought
spendidly and losses, considering the stregnth
OF the position were attacking, had not been
great Now however. had his main
Inc Of defence Three days lighting had not i'm
proved position His was probably stronger,
for he had brought Up more guns and improved his
intrenchments. II obvious, therefore, that
could not hope for in that direction and 50
the attack Spion Kop was ordered