Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-06

"Gametree is surrounded with scrul
which contained many sharpshooters
and their accuracy OF fire still fur
Their confused the men who had fol.
lowed Carr. Vernon and who saw hin
and his brother officers killed. Beinl
without commanders, they were driver
off at one point but they endeavoreC
to scale the fort at others. They found
the position OF the Beers, however, al.
most impregnabe.
when we retired under cover Of the
armored train so many men had been
wounded that a suspension Of HOSTILE
ties occurred under the auspices OF the
Red Cross The veldt around the Boer
position was at once dotted with flags
of mercy, and II was seen that our
wounded were scattered within but a
short radius Of the fort We had al
most completely surrounds II; and,
had II not been so extraordinarily well
| protected we should have been in pos
session.
Il went with an ambulance to Game
tree. The fort itself is circular. with
a wide interior and a narrow frontage,
between six and seven feet high,
pierced with triple tiers OF loopholes,
! and surrounded by q ditch.
Il was Permitted TO assist in dressing
| the wounds, a majority Of which APP
peared to have been caused by expo-
sive bullets, the point Of entry being
small, but the area OF injury covering
wide region, While the wounded were
being attended, numbers OF Beers left
their intrenchments and gathered
around us, At the conclusion Of the
dressing / spoke to several tattered and
dirty, but physically fine, men. Many
OF them were understood and all wore
boards, They referred me to the field
cornet, who denied the use Of explosive
bullets. On being shown the horrible
wounds, he admitted that at one time
explosive bullets had been served out,
but he said he was certain they had
all been previously expended and that
none could have been used on this oc-
casion. He then produced bandolier
illed with dum-dums. and pointed out
that as far as Mafeking was concerned
these had been recalled.
Later on | called the attention of
the field cornet 10 four of his own men
who were ritling dead bodies. He ex-
pressed his regret 10 a British officer
that despite his instructions to respect
the dead the younger Beers were UNI
ruly and beyond his control, and ac-
cused the British soldiers OF stripping
Gen. kock and leaving him naked and
wounded on the field, thus indirectly
causing his death"
The correspondent then describes
scene OF angry recnminatlons between
the field cornet and the Beers regard
Ing the existence of orders about rob-
bling the dead, and also about the facts
themselves, some OF the Beers assert
ing that they only took arms, despite
the removal at that very moment Of the
bodies OF five British, under Boer escort.
with the pockets OF their uniforms
turned inside out. He goes on to say:
Some Of the British wounded fatty |
accused the Beers OF stealing their
money, rings and other valuables. We |
had great difficulty in getting permis- |
sion TO use the armored train to re- |
move our wounded. We believe that |
spies carried the news Of our contem-
plated sortle 10 the Beers The field |
cornet admitted that he was reinforced |
during the night by 100 mounted men.
and acknowledged Withdrawing his
guns
London, Jan. GA dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Frere Camp.
dated Friday, January 9Th, says:
There has been firing today at Lady
smith and Colenso. A strong cavalry
reconnaissance, under Lord Dundonald.
westward this morning to-
ward Springfield where firing is pro.
'eeding. There is revival Of the re-
port that the Beers are short of pro-
visions. Gen. Buffers army is eager for
he advance"
The question of contraband seizures
axes almost the paramount place in
he thoughts OF the public, the vague
possibility that they may be made a
'retext for continental Intervention dis
nrbing official and private observers.
The governments undertaking purpose
o enforce strictly the right of search
las been set forth in detail instruc-
ions, dispatched yesterday by the adj
niralty to the British naval command
rs In South African waters, giving
hem weighty warnings, without excep-
ION, to uphold the government meas
res Tor The suppression Of the importa-
ION or contraband by way Of Delagoa
ay.
Lady Georgiana Curzon has received
dispatch from Lady Sarah Wilson. N
lafeking, dated December 25th, saying:
Both well, referring to herself and
her husband, who had been reported
5 wounded. ,
The Daily Mail has the following dis ,
atch from Reisberg. dated January /
n: Some Free Staters sent a petition {
President Steyn, asking to return {
ONE. He replied that they had crossed |
he border without permission, and, as
ley had no money TO pay the damage $
one, they must pay for II with their \
ood."