The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-18

and the slope Of the hill was a charnel
house where the wounded al wrIthed
amidst the masses OF Bhe dead. & CHASTITY
tribute 10 British gunuery. When. at I.3)
p. N on Tuesday. we drew of to Modder
River 20 report. we left nearly 3008 dead
and wounded OF grim old Cronje's men as
a token that the lion OF England had
barred his teeth in earnest
The last mail from the Cape brought
numerous accounts OF ATage-sfoutein. but
none so vivid as this Julian Ralph. IN
the Daily Mail. very bFuntIy writes Of the
Highianders after the FIRST voIgey from
the hidden trenches: They turned and
ran. literally collidiug and climbing over
one another IN their CONFUSION. A chap
lain forward In the ranks was Knocked
down and trampled as brave a man as
any. Yet one who declared that there
lived no man who would have behaved
differently. It had been as II the earth
had opened. and from cleft that ran
far as our men reached. fire had belcbed
and shot swept the veldt- The fever OF
fright lasted only while the men ran 50
yards and then they regained some meas
ure Of order"
SAYS the Times correspondent Of the
same occurrence: Pack they came IN
wave that no officer could stop. From
point Of vantage on the horse artillery
hill one could see them sVaruilng like
bees over the veldt Until they were a.
most out OF range and the guns were
left ont in the open with no one % sup
port them. Il was perhaps the most IN
pleasant sight that British soldier o.
today has ever behe3d--it was certainly =
sight never 70 be forgotten X was dif-
cult 20 say what would happen next. until
Major Ewsrt brigadier major 81 the
HlEhlanders. rode mp with an order from
the commanding officer which was aimost
an entreaty To Inc effect that al a. ask-
Ell OF the Highland brigade was 10 b7id
the position uutH dark So riddle8 and
shattered was the brigade tnat Ezart
had actually no other officer with him 20
help him 10 give the order 20 the scat
tered men. and he was glad 20 have zoe
assistance of Colonel Davney vino was
there not as soldier but a. civilian.
surveying fhe battle from ths horse are
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