Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-13

nae oocyyit TIE instinct it the Imperial
race. 1t might be that in the future the
colonies would not only seek to perpet-
uate their present action. but would
seek To render a repetition by some or
garization on prearranged lines.
SCENES AT sP1ONKoP BATTLE.
Red Cross officer Writes a Pathetic
Letter About His Experiences.
| London, March 49,. For real ghastli-
ness, for a glimpse into the CORY reali-
ties Of war and horrors of the battle
| field, the private letter Of a young raed-
| ical cilicer at Spionkop, printed in the
Daily Graphic, can scarcely be beaten.
He writes:
selected a pass overhung by steep
clay banks. on the top OF which i got
lup Red Cross flag. Cases now began
! to pour down from Spionkop on
lstretchcrs. The Beers opened fire on
US. knocking the sticks about. The
reason for this fire was not the Red
Cross flag, but owing to some Tom
mics who We're strollng over TO IL,
either to take cover there or to see
what We We're doing. | promptly or
dered them away. A few minutes after
the Beers let five shells In quick sue
cesson in my direction, but they fell
short and did no harm. This sort of
thing went on around me for the rest
of the day, but always kept we'll in
the shelter of the bank. From this time
TO 10 o'clock the next morning the
wounded came thru my dressing sta
ton, IS the pass was the only exit from
the hili | saw every case. and some Of
them were mutilated beyond descrip-
ton. Fully $50 wounded and dead who
had died on the way passed thru my
hands.
The cheerfulness Of the wounded
Struck me as remarkable. men with
i shattered wounds smoking their pipes
Iand, altho starving, not ssumbe did
i hear. Many a poor chap shot in the
morning in the front trenches who
could not be reached, lay in the blazing
EsIn all day. One old colonial in
Thornycroft's, with gray beard. walked
down leaning on his rifle. He was a
mass of wounds, one ear cut thru by a
bullet, his chin, neck and chest also
Q shot thru by others. and his back ant
legs torn by shell. He came in ant
said he had just dropped in to let m,
take his finger OFF. u i. was so shat
4 tered he could nor pull the trigger d
his rifle. as il got in the way of tn
$ next finger. which he could use for h
a wanted to get back up the hill 70 pa,
the Dutchmen out. OF course | woult
(, rot let him GO back The bllile
wounds arr beautifully clean just
(. little round hole. and, as a rule. do no
: do much damage. as they often go thru
the bone without shattering it and the,
don't bleed much. The shell wound
are hideous.
1T was now frightfuily dark, and
Q put one of The lanterns on a stick as
directing light to my pass ons sroul
Of soldiers returning To the hill trist
J u run away With il. and | would hay
: lost it, only l snatched up a rifle from
$ wounded man and shouted that
: would shoot him ii he did hot bring i
back. He dropped 1t and ran away
and it Went out but i got IL again
Shortly after thus both lanterns Wen
9 out. and / had = pretty bad time, as TIL
: pass often got blocked with tin
wounded. Finally l could not sen,
Z the wounded across the drift and ha,
TO stack them WITH the dead in rows OF
the grass. | collected all the wounde
u officers on stretehers around me an
n gave them brand and hypodermic
of morphia. The morning light bega
y to dawn about $50 and lit up tn
ghastly faces OF the patients aroun
y me My mon now got fire ready, an
! got some more beef tea and coffee, an
> / had some myself. the first meal sine
my dinner the day before. and afte
y giving the wounded some as Well / ser
y them on ambulaRces across the drift.
~ 'sGo.aa.anaattts Rntha ard Rnreas,
s who We're the Beer generals. came no,
on the scene. The former who was tli
: chief general was a smallish, thin ma
y with Il yellowish beard and hair, an
n had magnificent rifle. beautiful
= carved with his name and text froi
: the Bible. He had a couple of mounte
> kaffirs. carrying his ammunition an
! water battle. and an interpreter. Fl
seemed however to understand Er
, now and then said Certainly, eel
~ tainly.
There were quite a number OF Gle,
N man officers | heard one of them ha
ie been killed They let our men scare
a the dead for their Identification card
. letters and money. 1t was Very sa
ltt TO see tue illlHS5 we ApuHu III tit'
y pockets-love letters. Christmas card
le little pocketbooks With accounts an
half-finished letters. Several Boel
= handed in the little things they four
y Ia check for 10 shillings, d purse vii
. money. etc. Some of the officers ha
= trinkets around their necks. one po'
x chap had locket with a spray
3 white heather. and we had to cut h
:. name off his shirt and pin it to Il
- locket as a means of Identification.
~ y, am sorry to say Il number had he
~ their fingers cut off to get their ring
- but the Beers said that they did n
:. see who did it ard We're indignant"
IN Rhode Island Republicans.
Providnce. r. l.. March 1S.-The +
publican state convention which m
today was the largest political gathe
10 ing of the sort ever held in this stat
The enthusiasm from the beginning
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