New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-09

revolution Black is 20 be proclaimed the same
as white The servant is TO be raised against
the master; the kafir is TO De oeoia.ed tne
legal equal 10 be armed with political rights.
The dominant race is TO be deprived or lts supe-
riority; nor is & tigress robbed or her CUBS more
furious than is the Boer al this prospect.
OF his escape from the Pretoria prison. of
his share in the gallant fight made TO save the
armored train from the enemy. Mr.. Churchill
speaks with rnodesty and reserve. but he is
nevertheless dramatic and vivid. There are
some impressive passages also in the descrip-
tons Of the fighting on Spion Kop. One vignette
Of Colonel Thorneycroft. an officer of great stat
ure, preventing his men from surrendering, may
be borrowed: The Beers advancing to take the
prisoners-as at Nicholson's Nek-were scarcely
thirty yards away. Thorneycroft shouted 70 the
Boer leader: You may go to hell command
on this hill and allow surrender. Go on with
your fringr Which latter they did. with ter
rible effect. killing many" Take. furthermore
this sketch Of the authors climb up Spion kop
afternoon during the fighting;
We passed through the ambulance village and.
leaving our horses, climbed up the spur. Streams
Of wounded met US and obstructed the path.
Men were staggering along alone supported
by comrades, or crawling on hands and knees. or
carried stretchers. Corpses lay here ana
there Many of the wounds were OF horrible
nature. The splinters and fragments of the
shell had torn and mutilated in the most ghastIy
manner. l passed about two hundred VhlIe L
climbing up. There was, moreover, a small
but steady leakage Of unwounded men or all
corps. Some of these cursed and swore Others
were utterly exhausted and fell on the hillside IN
stupor Others again seemed drunk, though
they had had liquor. Scores were sleeping
heavily Fighting was still proceeding and
stray bullets struck all over the ground While
the Maxim shell guns scourged the TANKS of the
hill and the sheltering infantry at regular inter
walls Of minute
II y from the same region that Mr.. Churchill
draws one OF his best stories. that brings a
touch Of hunnor into the grim record:
During the first day at Spion Kop General
Hart discovered soldier sitting safely behind
rock and a long way behind the firing line.
Good afternoon my man." he said in his most
nervous apologize voice; what are you doing
here?" sir. replied the soldier, IAN officer told
me 10 stop here, sir" "Oh! Why I'm a
third class shot sir" Dear me-" said the Cen
eraI after some reflection, that's awful pity,
because you see, you'll have to get quite close 10
the Beers to do any good Come along with
and I'll find you nice place" And a mournful
procession traied off toward the most advanced
skirTnishers.
South African war literature is issuing from
the press a rate that is likely TO leave the
reader with a long Of untouched volumes
staring him IN the face. London to Ladysmith
via Pretoria" is one Of the volumes that he can
not afford TO leave unread. 1t has merits which
give the liveliest promise of the history Of the
whole war which the author is said TO have in
contemplation.