The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-01

and after two or three hours Beers stop
ped firing a bit
| 3 D. ma beggar has been peppering
at me hard for the last ten minutes. ]
saw his smoke just now from a bush
about 800 yards to my left front, and had
shot at it I saw his hands fly I'D al
the spot above the bush, so hope I've
got him. He hasn't fred since. We hung
on til after dark. when Beers opened
very heavy fire on us-heavier than ]
have even been under before. 1 think
they must have thought we were going
to charge with the bayonet 1 was COW
cred with dirt, and my mouth fun Of ii
from dust thrown up by the bullets.
Corporal Haydn, First Durham Light
Infantry, writing from Estcourt to the
Morning Leader. describes visit to the
scene Of the armored train disaster at
Chieveley. He says: 'The poor fellows
killed were buried close by. We have ce-
mented their bodies over and fixed empty
cartridge cases in the cement. with their
names in memory. There is one lonely
grave by itself. A poor fellow of the
Dublins had his leg shot of. and it was
supposed he crawled away. and the Beers
buried him alive for afterward he was
found with his other leg out of the
ground And when we dug up his body
he was found to be clutching the ground
with both hands. Our doctor said he
could not have lived and the Beers doubt
less thought him dead;sso we don't blame
them for it,
One of the men of the Second CornwalIs
writing from Orange River Camp to the
Morning Leader. gives some pathetic de-
tails. He says: I'VE have sent several
trainloads of Beers as prisoners to Cape
Town and now we have got fifty more
here TO send on I went to Cape Town
with party OF twenty-eight Beers
They seem a decent lot of men, and. in
fact, could not do too much for the six
OF US who were forming their escort. Why
they must have spent quite $50 on us. But
they seemed very glad 10 be ltaken pris-
oners and thoroughly sick of the war.
Among the prisoners we have one boy
a Boer boy. The poor little fellow is not
more than u years Of age and has been
fighting. He has had both legs broken
and shot through. It's very pathetic. but
what a pity it is to see the poor little
chap suffering! You bet he is being we'll
attended by US. His father was killed in
the same engagement He has a brother
still lighting"
Speaking Of the prison house and fare
4 prisoner Of war at Pretoria says: I'm
front OF the building there is a veranda
On which we sit and watch the people go
by. No carriage, however. is allowed to
pass in front of our prison. Ropes have
been stretched across the road to prevent
{. We rise at half-past six a. m. and in
iulge in a cold bath When I am dressed
walk around the building eight times,
which makes mile. At half-past eight
We breakfast-porrtdse bacon, sardines.
outter. jam, tea or coffee. They give US
he tea the coffee. and the bread; the
est we buy After breakfast I generally
cad and smoke until lunch time-1 D. m.
beef, bread, butter, Jams, vNxterl The
Lfternoon seems very long. At half-past
our we have tea, and at seven dinner.
after dinner some of US play whist or
hess; others read. 1 generally go to bed
It half-past nine. Our checks, provided
hey are countersigned by our senior
Ulcers, are cashed"