Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-02

havoc In the trenches. Many OF the
wounded were quite yellow from the
effects Of the fumes
over a hundred prisoners were TAX
en-.
Many Of them were HolIanders and
a few were gcuuine Boers Considefa.
bic ammunition f0f rifles fell into the
hands OF the British, as Well as
damaged Maxim gun. Beers Of 10
years G.. to- were among the wound
ga
The prisoners had not heard OF the
surrender OF Gen, Cronie and discrsd-
fled Il. The majority seemed glad 10
be captured. They admit heavy
losses.
The women remained with the Beers
In the trenches until three hours be-
fore the British charged
Two women were found one dead. the
other fatally wounded Before she died
the latter said her husband would not
let her 81 as she was such good
shot. The woman vas only - years Old.
BRITISH LOSS 200
An idea OF the Intensity OF the shell
FIRE can be gathered from the fact that
OF the IS guns In action the nineteenth
battery alone fired pa rounds, frins
every ten seconds The British casual.
ties were about 200 men.
Gen. Buffers casualties among his
officers during the fighting Of February
| a., were
Killed.
+ Col OLeary Of the Lancashlres
Maj. Lewis, capt Sykes ana Lieut.
I - Had
Morilyean OF the Warwicksnires. ane
Lieut. Daily Of the Irish fusileers.
Wounded:
Gen. Barton, Col. Carr OF the Scott
iesiieers and tweaiy- .1lee others.
/ suFFERINGs IN LApYsMITH.
Col Rhodes, the brother Of ceeil
Rhodes. decnbing In the Times the en-
try into Ladysmlth Of Lord Dundonald
/ and three hundred men OF the Imperial
light horse and Natal earblneers, Feb.
Is, says:
1T is impossible TO depict the enthu-
/ siasm OF the beleaguered garrison.
| Cheer upon cheer ran from post 20 post.
and stan officers. civilians and soldiers
fiocked 10 greet them. The contrast be-
tween the robust troopers OF a dozen
battles and the pale emaciated defend
ers Of Ladysmith WIS great.
Gen. White and his stan met the
| troops In the center Of the town. He
was cheered with heartfelt enthusiasm.
! lie addressed the civilians and thanked
them and the garrison for their masnlh-
cent support through trials which We
alone can realize. We could possibly
have hung on Tor six weeks longer. but
the prlvations would have been great
and sickness and the paucity % our am
| munition would have limited the num-
Der Of assaults We would have been able
| 10 resist
IN THE LAST GASP.
I'VE started the siege with 1900
troops. 1000 civilians aud 400 natives
Between casualties and sickness 5000
soldiers passed through the hospital. II
| Is impossible 70 over emphasize the pri-
vations Of the sick. Since the middle Of
January. a man once down was practi-
caIly lost. The reduced rations OF the
soldiers Just sufiiced for their snbsist-
ence. Daily so old horses and mules
were slaughtered and We're converted
into soup and sausages. From January
Is 10 now. there have been over 200
deaths from disease alone. The last
fortnight saw the majority Of the field
batteries ENDORSED and the guns per-
manently posted IN our defenses, The
cavalry and drivers were converted into
infantry and sent 10 the trenches.
line OF defense had been constructed
with the view OF a possible fnal con-
tingency II the outer works should be
carried.
GEN. WHITES LOSSES 1876.
"siuce the investment the total
casualties we're: Killed or died Of
wounds. a officers and 295 men; died Of
disease. officers and $40 men; wound
"a, 20 officers and $50 men, exclusive Of
white civilians. aud natives"
ARRESTED AS REBELS.
Rensberg. Thursday, March 1.-The
greater part Of the Dutch residents at
| Coltsberg have been arrested as rebels
The Beers yesterday were IN full re-
treat northwards with a British force
following them.