The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-27
IRISHMEN WHO Fought
FOR Beers RETURN HOME
THIRTYFouR OF THE CHICAGO
AMBULANCE CORPS REACH
NEW YORK.
All were Members Of the Brigade Com
u7snced BY Gel. Blake formerly an
American Army offioer-stories Of
Beers Wonderful msrksmsnship.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-the North
German Lloyd steamer Traye. which
arrived this morning had on boa-d
thirty-four Of the Chicago Irish amb-I-
lance corps who fought in the Trans
vaal. They we're met at Quarantine
to arrange for their landing and recep-
ton. The delegation consisted %
Vice-President Buckley, Patrick Egan,
DR.. o'Nelli and J. ]. Judge
The returned Irishnen are all IN
good health and spirits and greeted
the delegation cordially. saying they
we're glad TO get back. They were all
clad comfortably in winter clothing
and looked as II they did not suffer fof
means. Their soft broad-brimmed felt
hats were decorated with buttons and
other insignia OF the soldiers.
On their arrival in this city they
were escorted TO the Vanderbilt Hotel,
where they were entertained. The
original number OF corps who went TO
South Africa was fifty-eight. One was
killed one wounded, one taken prison
or. some are in the hospital. and some
remain in South Africa. The corps
left South Africa for home about
month and half ago. going first 10
Trieste. and from there TO Paris. They
boarded the Trave at Cherbourg.
John Escholman. who went out an
der General Hassell as a scout. said
the men had all given a good account
OF themselves.
Among the men just arrived are
Private T. A. Bedford Of Ireland and
!. y. King OF California. better known
as Dynamite Dick
We are ali members" said Belford,
"of the irish brigade. which was COM
manded by an American-Col. John
ny Blake. formerly of the Sixth U. :.
cavalry. and a West Point graduate.
This war is not near over, notwith-
standing 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 en-
isric fever or any other kind of en-
jeric affection that is doing the work
II is Mauser bullets and nothing else.
I'VE were in the field from October
6th 1898. to the second day of last
month. then we sailed from Lourenzo
Marques for Trieste en- route TO Amer
lea. We were At Spion Kop, Colen-
SO. the siege of Ladysmith, Modder-
spIuit. besides many other engage
monts. As regards craftsmanship, es-
pocially 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 30,
FIVE hundred johannesburg policemen
fought 1900 entrenched English. cap
tured their works with ITS men and
Killed the rest This gives an idea Of
how the Boer can shoot.
1t sounds strange. but it is true-I
never saw a union jack or a regimental
flag during all the war. The only flag
the British ever showed was a white
one and never heard of n white union
jack.
when the poor old president LEFT
for Europe Gen. Botha in his order 10
his men announcing the departure,
said Now that the poor old man is
safe. let the fighting begin This was
the Inauguration OF the guerrilla war
fare. The English officers are queer
set. French is the best of the lot.
Butler is the bull dog of the crowd. He
has no feeling for his men. On one
occasion a detachment of troops in his |
command refused to storm a Boer |
stronghold, to face which was certain |
death. In his anger Butler turned n |
battery of artillery on them and sew
enty-three of them were killed"
Dynamite Dick King said the scouts |
had an experience similar to the Irish
men in most cases. one of their duties |
haYing been 10 dynamite the railways |
His participation in this duty. he said. |
accounted for his sobriquet He said |
that the detachment was discourteous-
ly treated by the authorities at Lon.
reno Marques. the Portuguese hay
ing imprisoned them for six days on a
troop ship before allowing them 20
board the Austrian-Lloyd steamship
Styra. on which they sailed for Trieste.