The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-15

ternoou come ono seemed 10 have SPOT d
nc from the trenches FIRST Rhot struch
I HE Eidc Of my nopt aud struck my rita
1 ind ~ front Of my fafe flupg my ewes Win
art nnd tnlinterst ! rose ~ ifle phM
another bullet strnrk tho middle hpgcr 81 M,
lef hand had got 90 my Knees, %hen 9
bullet etuck mo tslr IN he "a ISL on TN
nhctlo OF my havctsatk hrcHkiug lhrppgh u
and rsusiug y aleht punciure Of The Akin
and hrsnr my chest ! hfvc been cn1-
erptglotrd rs being the luckest begEar 10 NJ
hatitlton"
From tho Hoer side come trrorts Just Oh
Interesting tad Of Il wrote to his mother
after the hattie Of Elands LapEte aad the lei
tor is published in tho journal DC Concye as
follows "pe wcro on small kople om
( horses we're behind n IN hollow. As the m.
/ ian try advanced against VS. we began shoouos
advanced against us we began shooting
when It looEcd ns u we were going TO ht
surrounded certain number OF our mon fel
back to another position About one hundred
AZ us remained on tho kopie but the flre al
the Maxima and the other guns became 50
violent that we withdrew a little 10 hnd cover
| The general IN command rallied us and
brought us hack to the top Of the hill and
advised us 10 get under shelter there. as much
as possible. followed tho general with a
dozen others to the right and Vllolcn led the
. fFtAFNf'"'f
I yanclng aud they were now within 500 yaTes
/ Of us II was easy to recognize tue klltiea
they were wearing. We hrcn at them iness-
sanity, All our bullets seemed TO strike.
/ u had not time TO be afraid, prayed to
I God and fred on, each time at one OF Che
/ yeomen. You know ! am not a bad shot.
; Their Mnxlms gave us back what NC sent
them. a few Of us. nudng our position too
I risky, ran back 10 whore the horses were
and went on was close to the general. We
fired on lie, as well ns l. tried TO get
cover behind three great blocks OF rock. when
shell burst cioAc 70 Ms and covered US with
earth and stones The general withdrew a
little back AZ this moment one Of the men
WAS hi IN the head, but be had strength
enough "a get 10 his horse and Bailoped on.
We wero now only lighting on the kopie with
the general and the kiltes were still ad-
vancing and crushing US IN circle. AZ
hfty yards distance we were still hring on
them. Just then the general fell. The group
around me was reduced to eight, OF whom
three we're wounded sly friend. Van Ntekerke.
had been wounded NJ the wrist, but he kept
on lighting with his left HAND, resting his
gun on HIS right arm. We could not carry
away the general nor defend him and our
cartridges were exhausted
'Mhnt now?' said Coghiil while we looked
al each other one Of the wounded said
We must raise the white nag Coghill
answered with curse The balls whiatled
all around us Something had 10 be done.
Well snid one Of the wounded-Coghili
completed the businCss.-'we must run Tor il
Good luck cred tho general who WIS seated
our men and everything delayed us and We
had 70 rush down from the kopie, for II was
a case OF saving our own skins The two
bodies OF the advancing troops were within
200 yards Of each other. ran between them
without turning my head to right or left.
The bullets gave me Wings I don't think
that ever ran 40 quickly ] was lucky
enough TO escape. passed tho night in al
abandoned kafhr kraal, and the next morning
managed 10 Join the command Of vllieOn
do not know what became Of my comrades.
but hope that they were as lucky as
was"
The Standard and nlggers News gives this
picturesque account or tho commando from
Preioria: Tho parade OF 900 sturdy warriors
q the police commando excited admiration
Inc Afrkander men haze received their man
date from the women folk though the shadow
OF Glands Laagte hung Ike pail upon IL,
mourning robes Of many Venerable dame,
| IN kappes and maids In chintz and babies o
an aEes upon whom the warriors showered
yalediciory benizon, dung and shrugged
/ fiereey around tho carriages BuXom yrouwl
and trail nlchfies 'nmbled over each other fol
a final embrace II WAS admitted that no hnel
/ Or more seryceable force had been sent of
! BY The time il gets 20 the Natal border I
viii he 500 strong Il is under the command
/ n Police Cert ". J Van Dam, With lieutenanu
1 IN command. 9. D. schultz addressed th'
meg ss follows: You are going 70 defenl
I yonr lights your liberty and your ludepend
lenes, that dearly bought Independence Co
I has granted you and which haE once sgnii
K teen contested You are not going 10 hghf 10
foucT. or money or mercenar3 sinption Z.
sordld gain.