New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11

Goth. Only two regiments have more winner
of the coveted distinction than the Goth: thss
are the South Wales Borderers and the RE,
Brigade. Butler is perhaps the most renow1s
of the men who have won the cross. Il ~
at Inhlobane Mountain, in Zululand that
actually saved three lives at the imminent rss
of his own three separate times. Says ns
regimental historian:
His forces were retreating before iurne,a
masses of the coming enemy. when the Devr.
shire men overlook Captain darcy. who VI
walking slowly along having had his horse she
under him. Buffers horse almost vun
out with his own weight, but D'Arcy was taxi,
up and carried out of reach of the pursuen
After that he came upon Lieutenant Everett
who was in an exactly similar plight and prse
tically certain of death when Overtaken by Il
foe. Butler carried him 70 safety also Ths
the redOubtable Colonel found a trooper whS
horse had fallen under him. He pulled u
fellow up behind him, though the enemy "
then only eighty yards away. and. as if III
We're not enough, he afterwaTd went out L:
brought seven soldiers safely into camp ".
had lost their way.
FAMOUS CROSS WINNERS
One or two other cases where men OF Il
Kings Royal Rifle Corps won the cross M
be interesting. Private Bambricz got his ruz
in India for valiantly attacking three Ghs
was severely wounded himself before ne fOu-
them. There was Sutton. the famous bugiefs
the regiment who did two notable exploits
Delhi, for which he was gazetted for the Us
tOria Cross. He had also the additional hc.-
of being elected by his comrades as the 'braVz
of the brave on that day when the rebels can
on in force. One of the buglers of the foe "
just about to sound the charge when Surz
reaic tn
ready to receive the attack Quick as Hga
ming, Sutton dashed out and springing hr
ward at the rebel bugler, killed him on the 81
before he could sound a note But the us
ment thinks that even this coura geous act ~
surpassed by the wonderful galantry VIII
the gallant bugler showed at the reeonnOitra
of the breach later on Sutton that day
marvels of bravery: to recount them wod
NIL pages. Where the fire came hottest thr
was Sutton; where the Rifles needed encousa
ment or help, there was the buger. 2
seemed TO bear charmed life for bullets fl
about him, but he took no more heed of thE
than if they had been raindrops And prgz
was he-but probably prouder were his CT
rades of the 60th-when The London Gazels
of January 20 1860 contained a notice that :
| Queen intended to pin on the breast Of Bugs
Sutton the Victoria Cross for bravery at De-
Private F. Corbett who rescued his lieutenz
In Egypt, in 1852; Private Divane. who heat
the charge against the trenches at Delhi
1891, and was elected by his comrades as
braVest of the brave; Color Sergeant Gar1-
who cleared out the foe from d house in De-,
| Lieutenant Heathcote. who had the dist
suished honor of being elected by the Officers
the ooth as being the bravest of therl at De-
Lieutenant Marling, for great gaIlantry in
Soudan; Private ]. Thompson. who rescued
captain during the Indian Mutny from ans
certain death; Private Turner who did sln@
the same thing a little later; Color-S ers's
waller. who captured the guns at Delhi-uS
are other noted Victoria Cross men If the KnG
Royal Rifle Corps of whom the regiment -
with pride.