The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-03
THE WAR IN THE TRANSVAAL

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 helped to carry the pont with it's ad-
 venturous load quickly through the wa-
 ter; but, unfortunately, when the craft
 had just reached midstream the bullets
 not only began to fly, but the pulleys
 on the hawser along which the pont
 travelled became damned through the
 powerful tide, causing the haWser to fall
 down stream at an acute angle. Im
 medlately the running gear became
 damned, and brought the pont to a
 etandstill. Carlisle and his men found
 themselves under very hot fire at 450
 yards from seven Boers, who galloped
 down obliquely to the low kopjes near
 the bank for that purpose. The party stayed for a second or two, thinking
 that the pont would get free and then
 dashed overboard. Not one of the par
 ty even then appeared to have lost his
 head; they meant to have that pont. Turner, Collingwood and Golden struck f out for the friendly bank, and began
 hauling on the guiding rope there in
 strenuous endeavors to drak the craft
 inside. In the meantime Lieutenant
 Carlisle, Barkley and Cox had dived, and on coming to the surface clung to
 the eide of the pont, where they were
 half exposed to the hail of bullets Cox then did particularly plucky action. Seeing all efforts to free the pont by hauling on the guiding rope proving flu
 tile, he deliberately got on deck again and succeeded in removing the obstruc. ton in the hawser, then dived again mid ft1ci1IoHo nd ctui ir,,ry, tn drift lent his aid to pull in. All this time Carlisle continued to keep hold of the gunwale, declining to leave Bark ley who he feared might have another attack of cramp, and, although bullets continued to fly about them, one graz ing the lieutenants arm and another splntering the gunwale between his hands, they marvellously escaped, and were safely drawn, with the pont, into the welcome shelter of the cutting.
 While the exciting episode lasted really only matter of five minutes or so-Colonel Byng had detailed twenty five men of the Light Horse under Cap tain Sheppard to go down into the plain and engage the Boers firing on the pont, as well as to keep off others from com ing down to reinforce them. A portion of the men blazed away, and the Boers, who had been firing from cover, sheer ed off when they found that their prey had escaped them, enabling Carlisle and his brave fellows, although still par tially under fire, to double across the flat and up the step hilLside--the lieu tenant still barefooted-amid the cheers of their regiment, and modestly glowing l. Il. Al.. I the better of the Boers that time, and had provided theinitial means of our men crossing the river, and at the same time depriving the enemy of the where withal to get over the flooded stream al | night time to possibly attack our then | small force on the hill.
 LOOPING IN JOHANNESBURG
 According to Cape Town correspond ant of The Daily Telegraph by Frank A. Nenner, South African newspaper man, who was allowed to stay in Jo- when most of the Outlan- 1ers Were driven out, says it's condition is depressing to those who knew it and hardly to be realized. He says.
 There scarcely exists a house that has lot been robbed, especially am ng those If former residents. It is somewhat ,urious that Olive Schreiner's is among hose of which have been footed, and l myself picked up severable presenta ion books from authors to her. It is we'll that this advocate of the Boers mould know how they have treated her in her absence. Very few officials are left in town, and these 'hiefy Holanders and Germans, who lave appointed Russian Jews as special police.
 He adds what will be gratifying to Americans:
 Johannesburg merchants should know hat the American Consul at Johan- iesburg has acted splendidly during the ime he has been in charge.