The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-27
IRISH HELPERS OF
THE BOER CAUSE
Arriva in Now York of the
Chicago Ambulance
Corps.

NEW YORK, Nov. l6.-rhc North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Trave, which arrive,
tins morning, had on board thirty-four o
the Chicago Irish Ambulance Corps VIII,
fought in the Transyaal. They were me
at quarantine to arrange for their land
ing and reception. The delegation con
sisted of Vice President Buckley, PatrIcl
EGan, Dr. O'Nenl ana j. J. Judge.
The returned Irishmen are all in goo
health and spirits and greeted the dele.
CATION cordially, saying they were glad
to get back. They We're all clad com
fortaby in winter clothing and looked As
ii they did not suffer for means, Their
soft, broad-brmmed felt hats we're acc
GRATED 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 mum
Der of the corps who went to South Al
rica was hftyeight. one was killed, one
wounded, one taken prisoner come are
in the hospital and some remain in South
Africa. The corps left South Africa for
home about "A month and Il half ago, GO
ing first to Trieste, and from there to Far
is. They boarded the Trave at CherbOurg.
John EsCholman, who went out under
General Hassell as scout, said the men
had all given "A good account of them
selves.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Among the
American scouts and Irish caValrymen
just arrived in this country after service
in the Boer army are Private Il. y. Rel
ford of Ireland and j. N King of Call
fornia better known as Dynamite Dick
I'VE are all members" said Belford "of
the Irish Brigade, which was commanded
by an AmeriCan-Colonel Johnny Blake,
formerly of the Sixth United States CAV
Inv and trru fR
war is not near over, Notwithstanding Io-
ports 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 enteric fever or any other
kind of entcric affection that is doing the
work. 1t is Mauser bullets and nothing
else.
I'VE were in the field from October 9Th,
1885, to the second day of last month: then
we sailed from Lourenzo Marques for Tri-
este, en- route to America We were at
Spion Kop, Colenso, the siege of Lady
smith, Mo..ersprut, besides many other
engagements AS regards craftsmanship
especially with small arms, the Beers can
give the English cards and spades and
still beat them with their eyes shut. Dur
ing a fight on oct. 10Th, 500 Johannesburg
policemen fought 1900 entrenChed Eng
lish, captured their works, with LIS men
and killed the rest. This gives an idea of
how the BoCr can shoot.
1t sounds strange, but it is true--I new
er saw n 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 a white Union Jack.
when the poor old President left for
Europe General Botha in his order to his
men announcing the departure said: Now
that the poor old man is safe, let the
fighting begin This was the Inaugural
ton OF guerrilla warfare. The English
officers are a queer set. French is the
best of the lot Butler Is the bulldog of
the crowd. lie has no feeling for his men.
on one occasion detachment of troops
In his command refused to storm IA Boer
stronghold, to face which was certain
death In his anger Butler turned a bat Z
terry OF artillery on them and seventy
three OF them We're killed"
Dynamite Dick King said the scouts had
an experience similar to the Irishmon in
most cases. one OF their duties having
been TO dynamite the railways, His par
iclpation In this duty, he said, accounted
for his sobrlquet. lie said that the de-
aChmont was discOurtoously treated by
HE authorities at LourenZo Marques, the
Portuguese having imprisoned them FOR
ak days on a troop-ship before allowing
hem TO board the Austran-Lloyd steam
ship Styra, on which they sailed for
Trieste.