The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-19

eueSess' 10 duu 10 their peril, one %
VIC enefhy pis guns opened hre IRON
poeitioh' anu pesah 10 puiiii
~ aiiiohs thefi' out our TWO cel'
A"Fs' suns caiiie 10 the rescue
aiiN s'tehceu tie ooer piece at JUS
4. was saiu' vi li'oVo yaias' De-
SSpsto tnis' ho"eVer' the posltiou ol the
ieaaiiea nopeless' "A payo'
ne chaise was out Oh the question:
o"ihs W the intervening river ana
Jew VI tne men VINO got INTO the stream
"ere uroWheu py coming III contacl
n,ants
Tbara ,,os ,n 49, contrast
ana oolor saraaar,t oe ~ n,,l,Ii,,s
wbo ,,,as t,raa % ,.a,,,. ..,,o++aa,, 80
sbo,,tod -, his a.ion ,.r,iy haS,oats
49,, va ,at,s $500 $50 ~, $3.50 49,.
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~ ~ 80, NJ .S 80 rr,r
boua,,a, No. ~ - eo nsaau woe ~
roadv c,oadiro I+s, ,,,a, - ~ toroos
who would raw s,,br,ittoa N ra+ai,
thoir hora,oss ,,os,t,a, No thor +,,o, Va
oeda ,,.rd v,,thn,,+ o,,++ortt,,
inrousioul tise Heht'hs line thele
Mere Similar experiences WIN OUT littie
valiation' thousn elseWnere the losses
Meie i,ol So sreat. within rahse u eiie
enesny coiicealsu ,iiie nie 'iiele "ee q
peliso: Aoie ~ aeath' ahe our men Mere
.uieu ny 'ia, Aohe petofe .ney were
a a,. " ~. me seriousness OF VIC po-
al'ioa iea'iAeu, liey uio no, hhoW wheie
w ie'uin 'ne nle' anu awaiting lnslruo-
e.0"s' ne" W submit " pe niaue targets
oi'
AT about five O'Clock, when the sun
was still high In the heavens, the Beers
audaclousiy crossed the Tugela, seized
our guns and took as prisoners small
pooles OF men VINO mad been compelled
70 GEEK shelter IN dllTerent parts OF the
1eld. one party was commanded by
Colonel Bullock or the second Devons,
VINO, as he declined to meekly surren-
ger, was knocked down with rif1e butt
by Boer private. All our Killed were
ROBBED OF their clothes ana belongings,
~. sNe 'l ~ VIZ ~. du"ny IL
49, g., 49, Wy -.
oaao.,t 49,. - $50. .Ay ~ w.. ~, a..
80. , u,'i' ~ "a'e. WIN '"eii cay
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. =. 80 a'iiysu a'u "e'e p''i'i'l'SN
:. !, 800 ~
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49, yas op"e e.ween 1.,e ~,
$50 ,.,s ',.e sDsa ~ a." ..,,
go. p0pp
va 49, 49,, ~ $500, ~,
80 80 ~. 20 ~. ~ IT, 80
- ~ 49, ~ - A.
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Aiilins our "ouhuea, why snouiu III, -
.ia 80. a. eai. '.' 1Ae"seu - %
.ness., $50 80 Ia onaa aa
- III. ~ -. y. .'Ae -
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sam' VIZ o"n '. i
WI ~. opsn.y ht.aeM 10, ~ me
WV "a Deen 1oipeneu " w - ~
3e' pos'eeeo'A "a '''o e""''
The general result can be summed up
in sentence. our troops were caled
upon to 90 an Impossible task, ana
though they behaved with the utmost
heroism, they were repulsed. l attrib-
ute this unfortunate result to lack OF
reliable information as to the strength
and movements of the enemy. 1t was
well known that they commanded am
almost impregnable position, but what
uses they made Of 1t or the number or
of their forces were subjects
Of pure conjecture. Even now no one
can give any accurate laea VI the f'oer
strehglh beyond estimating tnat as !.
was distributed over an area Oh elsn'
miles, Win no DOUBT ceraalh FORCES LOT
reserves, IL mnslt nave reached at ieast
Ten thousano.
That they must nave expended con-
siderable lapor on their fortlncatiohs
ana lhtrenchments IS proved peyono
1ouot, ana that tney could nave carried
on this work during the last month !
without our pelng aware or us extent Is
nor credltaple 10 tnose VINO
lad--or should nave lad-lhelr atten-
ION riveted on the obtaining or these
letails.
HAD accurate Information peen fortH-
coming General Butler would never
rave done anything 80 suicidal as TO at
ack the position fair In the race as ne
I'D. A rev miles west or Cofonso the
Fugela could nave been crossed with