Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-13
'AODDER RIVER Fight
Graphic Stories of the terrible Bat.
tie Told in the hail Core.
spondence.
Bravery of the British Soldiers IN
precedented- They Faced an
Awful Fire.
Advanced Against Hail of Shot and
Shell With Thermometer
Holm Shade.

ulfenS OF descriptions ~ 1lne operations
In south Africa Those recently printed
fetar chiefly to the battles of Pan
ard Modder river, Tor 1T is Yet too early
i0r the publication Of full accounts Of
Gen. Buffers defeat a. Colenso. The
Times correspondent al Modder river
ha S written q graphic account OF The
sans and fierce Battle that takes its
nafne from that stream. For the Whole
III d day., he writes, the guards bri-
essde lay IN the open veldt in heat aet
kually 10 degrees ii the shade a mid-
day. Meanwhile The left flank had not
peen ole, and after the general had
pc i,sonally led them 10 the summit Of
Slight rise that commanded the only
bassible means OF crossing the river
dam that had been built 10 turn thu.
Mudder river 10 ornamental water tor
pfcniesfu Kimberley eNcursionists they
moved in echelon towards the edge of
I the river bank on the enemy's oNtreTie
Elest That ii could even be attempted
lti Grass thu river Sliding sideways
lihrough the rush Of water over the
paddles Of a riekety iron bar BY one
EeiInging @ the short supports IN fun
Eyie4w IL tbs opposite shore was an act
lof Reckless iieroisn against whieh even
the wary Gen. cgenjs had mt provided
This howcvef- Is what Vas ACTUALLY
I done and ii Mould be elitiieult 70 find
parallel for the stubborn pluck of the
l'mlam who accompanied Col Bartpn
acrsss ths 800 yard dam ard Weir. ore
lbs one soisiS ieo OF them crossed Then
Ia detachment II the Royal Easineers
10 slftw how N'eil they could take Their
lsl3agt III tiis igie f'rsnt u the firing line
lfyill5wed them. ard after that some
more - the Yorkshire Light lntAafty'
l8Isifiit. by little Force was collected
l.wilen cleared seNaral q the nsarests
enNuses ~ ne lia'ii' and effected ms
5csonpati ei II tbs irrigation patch, from
/ * slieh tnev ~rre nsiier dislodg.t To
flight f4r thirteen hours Is an oiieal
4 t:sai III amy Kind ai warfare would hs
Va .erIiDle salssiil, hut on the srefsiess,
l'shadsiess vcisli Win the Thermometer
las; the degree as5ove lnsnt!pneei, ne TX
4 hausiis,n suffered by Cur mon WAS so
aisai that IN hunaresis s: es.s tll men
ialssl. aftiasis alike ls4t a. they lay IN
Eth : SCRUB, s4relrss af The s;hell and rife
line tfiai sslla5ed 9t,,.r thurn To provide
/ stl,enl sod was impossible. 10 bring a
mat.s estfi "a iii.. field. as the cold7
Il s; Tt.tt estiafs found by bitter expert
&. nee II as scsi8s teraptlIig tne men3te ex-
A moss ;hsr4s,.lvss ID death. rushing for
sst sas u;lstl. Ill all hazards, LEAVING the
sus.i, As ~ afforded bA the iiile
s., sssY9s iafh .rtgs.h Of M.mosa scfub
J,;.pfv in th.. aft room the general was
through tne thigh and tor sotne
Itstle The two bi.lladss, III the absenee
IsF IL s,.ti.ss. W,sfss compelled u Act m
s. .,sps,s f,e,,+,S m Zach othsl the anis
Ee8funa tis,f! fasng q ws.rning 10 the
81 Nynth E,.ssasfe t6 not fra uI9n the
I. t-3,st. of * h3cR stfiere was some danger
s.ria. ,ifi34,1, manner Ia which
s 80 e,s had T,ss.Ii ze3i ana augmented
,l3a s,raf}srth III tgitsil. positi8n. the slie-
800 sss4th Sh3ef tfley kspt their, works,
NJ fl8s,,6e 81 10 remain sere t$un-
t t,,..se,,,,6js,i, nj 3l,lent With font OF
+. -. III 49,, riri4t by which they tires,-
,f, frA 4n,ir ai.tfllery strength of our
80 +rs,,s, main position aid the
s,an;s bi,g 3 ecuracy d. their picked
Il ss5s,.. az ~ l5ngYs; ranges. should all
80 r.s,,,es,,. 1ers.rl Ia the credit OF their
,.ssa,.s,Is I,,t IL Mas in the material
: ai,.l, formed tha SonmanCios that they
,yl4ts They o1jSif,l not do more han
49,. equally dlG with the men under
/ T., 4,alr nanfnansl Already iestlousies
,slstea4l sprItg III between the generals
Is IsEsn :, accused eaeh other of coward
iea and yhreat Of physical force had, i;
Il 10 ,s1,fnf,,.s a,o true. 10 be held over
titha,n ,nore than onee. srhe one pound
&. Maxim gun VAS the most effective
I,vsar,.,n i,sed bv tie I3osrs The I'VE Oh
s.isjy sf4sts firet. In one second white the
GIN VIZ fraverslta had more mora
atfef., th4nsstne steady discharge OF
$ sh,a,.naj al falf-falrlute Intervals. one
: I,,,ar not Car from me had both thighs
Ihiny,, OFF as NJ at. bv one III thest
sslsIitti.. shells landing on the ground be
4 t,vaa,, tl3en mn there was no aties.
i ,son hat the moral effect was as ,nl.
& fsres.,.r nan tn. practical results. NJ
s.,In ,yas mora eevfitaily dislikets ,y our
& men man this@ lIsw weapon that wa.
& ,1s,I,lfy s.hristenea the Bong Song
]. F,ona 8. fle patent 81 which was Offered
a and fl..eliraa BY aur govern M nj.
Z Tire ennt,tit,f 81 the marines OF In
: ,,a,ga, h,,igafi,. Al G;ras pan IL a sourc
a ~ unendinp praise from all the core
e sponaAn.s. The Times represeniatiy
i writes. ..Tha naval brigade advance,
G a, s.tant,ed order b,lt in conyorgin,
INN, the nasitior3 h he taken thy nm