New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-29
ECHOES OF ELANDSLAAGTE.
ACCOUNTS OF THE FIGHT AND THE FIELD FROM
EYEWITNFSSES.

From The Birmingham Post.
Interesting bits of description. of the, fight at
Elandslaagte continue to arrive from soldiers and
others who took part in the action.
Private McXinnie. Of the Gordon Highanders.
.'On the top of the ridge horrible sight was
viewed. There Were killed and wounded Beers in
to fifteen years Of age were found by the side OF
gray HEADED ad sd e 0
horses captured were freely exchanged for to-
Henry Burgess Of Marlborough. near Sheffield,
a fireman on one of the armored trains IN Natal
tober a. as follows THE 18th was the last day
We're only allowed to take it to Elandsiaagte-
teen miles from Ladysnith. We Were the point
good luck I E2ppened to look back I then saw
6e Ia ram np and sad he had S @ half
message from Eandslaagte but the wires had
Second train fired on and captured by Beers. who
fully dashed past the Beers, Who fred. but in
eectgay They prevented the DRYER bs ra Of a 5ne
S the party go WE'RE 'na aken soner
rescued by the troops at the battle Of Glands
a Manchester Chemist Walter Herald, writing
from the Central Jail Pieterm artzburg, No
vember ?, says: 'On September % half an hours
notice got my outfit comma ndcered it,. and LETT
Ssfant to De- Warond shaw was among
Bothas Pass Is the finest have ever seen-a ire
mendous valley stretching away for twelve or M
f for Newcastle Sc Finding that place deserted We
trekked on to !llandslaagte. where We STAYED few
ing time l have ever had, or ever shall have. L
hope l was all through the nght tunarineo)'
and under fire all the time Our three ambulance
wagons were drawn alongside each other, near
the station goods she'd each with a red fly
ing but a there breeze they could not be
seen at any distance. The Beers had already gone
into lager the hills bout two miles away, when
suddenly there appeared the hill opposite lot
Of British troops with battery Of guns This
was about o'clock and all our corps were having
breakfast in the shed, with the exception Of my
self. l dressing in the wagon Within five
minutes of the battery appearing the first shot
(shrapneD fired and went through the shed
The next shot struck Of our mules and took
half its head away The third shell burst close hy
and part of II went bang through the wagon in
which I dressing, and within foot of
finishing little career. a few more shots came
US, when the Beers began to fire from the
kopjes. thus revealing their position: SC the bat
terry turned its fire onto them and left alone
| for which all very thankful After half
an hours firing. which the Beers returned with
interest the British retired the hillside waited
for achievements. and took up another position
Describing the second stage of the fight the
| give way they retreated right the hospital
/ while ] dressing my first wounded man the
| famous Lancer charge took place within six yards
| from Luckily came through all right.
| i raining and pitch dark. and on
the battlefield all night bringing in the wounded
| soaking wet. all of All day kept on
! nothing to drink, far into the next night
| when we lay down in our wet clothes. thoroughly
! tired After two days all the wounded were
| sent to Ladysmith, where followed and had
/ our hospital in the Dutch Church.