Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-18
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rem knew of it. Butler therefore tele-
graphed to Warren: Unless you put
really good. hard fighting man in
command on top you will lose the hill.
| suggest Thornycroft."
Gen. Butler continues: Il have not
thought it necessary to order an inves-
tigatiJn. If at shutdown the defence of
the summit had been taken in hand,
entertainments laid out ana the dead
ana wounded removed. the whole place
would have been brought under r1gu
lar military commands and the hills
would have been held. | am sure. But
no arrange ments were made. Coke APP
pears to have been ordered away just
as he would have been useful and NJ
one succeeded him. Those on top were
iGnoiant OF the fact that the guns
We're coming up and. generally. there
was 4 want of organization ana system
that acted most unfavorably on the de
fence. 1t is admitted that all Of
Thornycroft's command acted with the
greatest gallanry throughout the day
and really saved the situation. But
preparation for the second days de
fence should have been organized dur
ing the day and commenced at night
fail AS this was not done, l think
Thor1ycrlft exercised wise discretion"
Cen. Warren sets forth the fact that
The Spion SOP operations han not en-
/ tered into his rginal plas as his in
st,Uctions Were to occupy 4 plain north
Of i'd. on consultation with the COM
manler-in-chirf. Jan. II. however.
when the question Of retiring from Or
attacking Spion Kop was discussed.
Warren expressed his preference for
attaC king. This was successfully ac-
comnlished bv Gen. Woo Igatc. Then
cam" Inc o'dtF "l the commandments
chief - put Thornycroft in comman
an III. summit T, tbu meantime War
"
F"-l hau sent 'f'H. '"E" UP ~ REINFORCE
him with orders tn assume command
rn.rf.c-r,a1 ,.frnr,. ,,..r,. ,,-,,1. II, balm
iil'il tu'l 'H'' mn N'i H--'H' I' H'll'-
graph IhofnycFoit ana ask whether ne
had assume! command Towards sun
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through and concluded the position
could be held the next day if guns
could be provided and shelter obtaincI
p.tb ,h. conditions ,-..,,. .,I,.,,t 70 Il,
frIGn.d whom -, ,bo ,hs.rr. ~ Col,,
! runner wien III Ih' dpN'ilcr Oh tok''
who had order, Il to come and rcpDrt
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III ptlS II on III" SITUATION, Inc eNdcu-
atfon tonk Mace uudpr orders given IN
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1T o"H ltSp'h9Iplli'S ~ lH"IHEcroll.
/ This occurred in the face Of the vigor-
| o11S prntpstS uf Cpka's bripad. ma ioI
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any, ''iiOi9
| In conclusion, Gen. Warren said: 1T
is . matter fot. tha common q
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| 20 d'cli' Whtlh"r lHtre VIII De any III
| tstiSatiun into the question of the I'M
authorized evacuation Of Spion Kop.'
London. April 1l-IA N-Tbn Govern
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loTlil llc idlIN News speaks 81 tnt
some" nat appalling language of IN
tlS!htGh ana then goes m % say; "Upof
the Wh"i these dispatches are disquict
lMS ana !lShcArtcnihS II no ordinary dc
gree; fnli"Wln% lmmcdiat"lN upon tht
recall 81 Gen. Gat1crc. they VIII create :
Widespread feeling Of uneasiness an'