Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-27
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London, Jan. li.-Lord Roberts OF
Kandahar, who viii arrive at the Cape
In a few days to take charge Of the big.
gest British army that ever took the
field, Is a little man, as everyone knows
and there Is not much room left on his
coat for additional medals. You can sec
that for yourself by studying the ac-
compsnying picture OF him. taken only
few weeks ago. But of all the honors
belokened there, and all the others
which a genuinely fond public has given
him and will shower upon him later II
he fulfls their hopes in the Transyaal,
the simplest, the least expensive intrin-
slcally, and by far the most democratic
is the one for which, II necessary, you
may be sure he would sacrifice all the
others.
II is the Victoria Cross, the first In the
row on his breast,
Some of the humblest men, socially
and financially. In the empire, have dec
oratlons just like H. But general and
private, white man and black each had
the proudest moment OF his life when
that little bronze cross was laid upon
his breast. And Lord Roberts, sailing
away 10 fight on the field where his only
son had just been slain, probably was
supported in his sense OF loss by the
concensus OF opinion that the action In
which the young man lost his life would
hqNa NO Tor him oil b.a Ntafnelu
Cross II he had lived.
Lord Roberts won his V. c. In the In
dian mutiny, when only a lieutenant.
forty-one years ago, In the course OF an
action that was unpleasant enough to
be named Khodagunge. While the fight
ing was going on, he saw two OF the
enemy-Sepoys-maklng of with the
British colors. He was on horseback,
and started after them, when they
turned on him and aimed their muskets
at him. one missed him, the others
gun missed fire, and by that time he
was on them, slashing away with his
sword. lie killed one. The other took
20 his heels, and the standard was safe.
Only few moments before the lieuten-
ant had saved the life OF one OF his men
by cutting down a Sepoy who was about
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Lord Roberts wears nine decorations
on his breast on dress occasions, as the
Illustration shows, and how many more
he may have no one feels sure, even the
rellglously exact army list contents it.
self with naming five, and then says
breathlessly, etc, etc"
In the picture one sees the generals
six medals In row, and three others
beneath them. OF the medals. following
from left to right, the first is the Vie
toria Cross; the second, the Indian mu-
tiny decoration. with three bars. one for
Delhi, one for Lucknow. and one for the
relief OF Lucknow; the third Is the INDIA
medal FOR 1854. with three clasps-ior
Burmah. Umbeylah and Looshai mean
ing that this officer distinguished him
self afresh In each Of these; the fourth
Is the Abyssinian medal; the fifth, the
Afghan, and the sixth that OF Kalsil-
kandahar, In recognition OF his remark
able march and victorious battle with
Ayub Khan. The large decorations be-
meath are orders-two above and one
below. Those above again from left TO
right, are the order OF the Bath and
the star Of India, that below, the order
OF the Indian Empire.
Gen. Sir Redyers Butler Is another
Victoria Cross man. His decoration was
granted TO him for saving three lives in
retreat after battle with the Zulus.
He was then captain and brevet lieu
tenant colonel. The Zulus were press.
Ing the British troops hard, when an Of
hcer's horse was killed and its rider left
In fearful danger Butler galloped back.
took the officer up behind him and car
ried him 10 place OF safety. Return
Ing, he found young lieutenant In pre-
cisely the same fix and he aid the trick
over again. When he got back troop
ers animal had just fallen. exhausted,
and for a third time Buffers horse car
ried a double load, and Butler exposed