The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-23
LADYSMITH UNDER SIEGE.
SECOND WEEK OF COMMANDMENT
BY THE BOERS.

Appreciative Tribute to the Burgh-
crs, who Do Not Fight at Night or
Until After breakfast, and Who
suspend Operations on Sunday.
Jouberts Prayer Remembered in
Discomfort.
Ladysmith Letter in ST. Johns, n. B.,
Telegraph.
The second week of the defense of Lady
smith opened with Jouberts prayer, God
help those in the town" hanging over our
heads. We were still at breakfast on
Tuesday morning, absolutely lost in con-
lecture to account for the enemys ST.
lence on the previous day, when, on the
stroke of s o'clock, Long Tom" sent
shot screaming over the town. Within
five minutes eight Or ten Boer guns were
blazing away at us like mad, while our ma
val contingent replied deliberately, declin-
Ing 10 be led into busting away their am
muniton
think it is the place here to pay CRATE
ful tribute to the considerate way in which
the Beers have conducted the lombard
ment of this town. They have never fired
single shell at night, and if left to his
own initiative the enemy never opens upon
us until an hour when all self-respecting
persons ought to have finished breakfast.
Further, he invariably shuts down at
O'Clock in the evening, sometimes earlier
We don't move our forces about and
invite his attentions. We are sometimes
tempted to inquire whether this is war
or comic opera. Anyhow, it is impossible
10 commend too highly this four-ounce
glove method of prosecuting hostillties,
me only thing is if the Beers expect it
TO Tee reciprocated when We get outside
lIe'oria, or any other town We invest, L
rear they will be disappointed.
Rude Awakening.
Men who have come down to the neutral
camp at Intombi Spruit are quite indig
Adot at our matinal fighting. We always
Up d the ball al daylight, when we want
~ It mind the enemy that we are waiting
''I am TO come on, so that we have our
NiFes to thank on those days when We
y.'p from our beds in a hurry at a. m.
'1 "hon bombardment is in progress
oN- I,els much safer watching it in the
H' air than lying in bed specializing
"1a' might happen if forty-pound shell
zane Whizzing through the ceiling.
ioiSlt us on Sunday. AS they declare
'.i' lhey kneel down to prayer before
sN' alter battle, we may possibly be able
'nilnue to count upon the Sabbath as
r'N Of rest from warlike pursuits.
days bombardment lasted ten
i'"", practically without intermisson.
H. Aoning at the rate of shell per min
very moderate computation-600
etiles were hurled by the enemy into
.D''''fies' camp and town. The Beers
'.'sed 10 land three shots into the con-
we on the ridge. where the nuns sat in
w IN the cellars, and where, also in
t' Glars we had Col. Dick Cunningham
ne Gordons, and several others of our
"S severely wounded, whose transport
b."e neutral camp on the plains would
ave oeen dangerous. Three Red Cross
Ms Iuttered from the gables and CHM
r, ol the convent The Sisters were
's alaly frightened at a succession of
'9 pitching into their retreat, and the
. morning they Joined the white flag
w.. 'hent at Intombi Spruit. One Of the
mat struck the convent killed the
I found keeper, who was watching the
u oetWeen the naval gun and three of
'nemy's batteries which had managed
''ieet what looked like terrible cross
on the blujachets.
Narrow Slaves.
rot "oise tndn IL really was Aoi
c. one or them was hurt during the day.
,,, 't l-ambton and his gunnery lieuten-
nao marvellous escape They were
Ing behind sandbags when q shell came
u through their defenses and passed
eg'," zen them. A petty officer had an
I,-I, more remarkable experience. He
49,, a shell approaching, ducked me-
aIo1Ic n.y. and the projectile went straight
ana MS bnck, ripping off his clothing
carrying away his water bottle and