The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-11-23
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delegation consisted OF V. L. buckley,
Patrick Egan, DR.. O'Neill and j. j.
Judge. The returned Irishmen are
all in good health and spirits and
greeted the delegation cordially, say
ing they were glad to get back. They
were all clad comfortably in winter
clothing and looked as if they did not
suffer for means. Their soft broad
brimmed felt hats were decorated with
buttons and other insignia of the
Beers.
On their arrival in this city they
were escorted to the Vanderbilt hotel,
where they were entertained. The
original number of the corps who
went to South Africa was fifty-eight.
One was killed, one wounded, one
taken prise er, some are in the hos
pital and some remain in South
Africa. The corps left South Africa
for home about a month and half
ago, going first to Trieste and from
there to Paris. They boarded the
Trave at Cherbourg. John Eschol-
man, who went out under General
Hassell as a scout, said the men had
all given a good account of them
selves.
Among the American scouts and
Irish cavalrymen just arrived in this
country after service in the Boer army
are Private T. a. Bedford of Ireland
and j. N. King of California, now
known as Dynamite Dick. "
1--WE are all members" said Bel
ford, -'of the Irish brigade, which was
commanded by an American, Colonel
Johnny Blake, formerly of the Sixth
United States cavalry and West
Point graduate. This war is not near
over, Notwithstanding reports to the
contrary. Read the reported losses
of the English which they say in their
dispatches are due to 'enteric' fever.
1t is not the enteric fever, or any
other kind of enteric affection that
is doing the work. 1t is the Mauser
bullets and nothing else.
"We were in the field from October
6, 1898, to the second day of last
month. Then we sailed from Lonrenzo |
Marques for Trieste, enroute to Amer
lea. We We're at Spion kop, Colenso,
the siege of Ladysmith, Modder spruit
besides many other engagements. AS |
regards Workmanship, especially |
with small arms, the Beers can give |
the English cards and spades and |
still beat them with their eyes shut.
During a fight on October 80, 500
johannesburg policemen fought ! 800
English, captured their
works with Ills men, and killed the
rest, This gives an idea oflhow the
Boer can shoot.
at sounds strange, but it is true
never saw a Union Jack or a reg-
mental nag during all the war The
only flag the British ever showed was .
a white one, and l never heard of a
white Union Jack.
"When the poor old president left
for Europe General Botha in his order
to his men announcing the departure,
said: Now that the poor old man is |
safe, let the fighting begin. This was
The Inauguration of guerrilla warfare.
1.-The English officers are queer
set. French is the best of the lot.
Butler is the bulldog of the crowd.
He has no feeling for his men, On
one occasion detachment of troops |
in his command refused to storm a
Boer stronghold, to face which was |
certain death. In his anger Butler
turned battery of artillery on emit
and seVenty-three of them were killed. |
Dynamite Dick" King said the !
scouts had an experience similar to
The other lrishmen in most SEES,
one of their duties having been to
destroy the railways with dynamite.
His participation in this duty, he
said, accounted for his sobriquet.
He said that the detachment was dis
courteously treated by the authorities
at Lourenzo Marques, the Portuguese
having imprisoned them for six days
on a troop ship before allowing them
TO board the Austrian-Lloyd steam
ship Styra, on which they sailed for
Trieste.