The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-11
BBRHUDA'S VAR CAPTIVBS
Life of the BOer Prisoners Oh Oar
rcii'- Island.
EurGHerS said To BE Cheerful De-
spite Their ou:iacmcUt-Furc
and Smu>emcat>-R Few Attempts
to Escnuc From thc British Guard,

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OF war, hut Jh. ,aa captive burehe-s pre-
fer to call ir their lager There the cap
tive Beers pass THEN time as best They
may. completely shut off from the outer
world. but with very fair and habit
able world of their own, n prison, To be
sure. but a beautiful prison. And, as "a
whole. the Beers are cheerful and com
Portable lot OF prisoners.
DaTeIIs Island is Iow-lying splinter
of land a mile away from Hamilton. 1t is
about mile long and less than quarter
as broad as its greatest cNpause Its
shores are varied. the bright tropical
waves washing here d gentle beach and
there am abrupt group of rocks. Rich
shaded woodlands alternate with open
spaces.
There is more variety i'm that bit Of
land than the South Afrikaud,rs would
find i'm many a hundred miles Of their
own country. Perhaps that was one o.
the reasons for their great depression
when they first landed. The contrast be-
tween the broad sweep Of their own yaldts
aud the little Wavo-pcnt ur!sun-horn-.
Jewel AS 1t was. was TOO much for their
spirits
But soon ir was borne I'M upon them
thai they were going to have comfort
able II NOT yariecated life. What
pleased them stiU more was ,hr Gisrov-
cry mat within the limits of their island
.H'L were free 70 do as they pIedsed-that
except for certain broad restrictions they
could establish government OF their
own
The British prison authorities arc very
stringent ia their conduct OF the fsr.,.7
settlement. a curious civilian who rnyreF
a. of
shot IN the hand by watchfuI sentry
Another. who gained access to Tho island
hy pretending 10 be a provision contract
or. was put under arrest after he ba5
"eeh mere a quarter Of an hour. and
spent some time in the guardnouse.
ON the 18th OF July "a party Of uatrfaffr
Americans, setting of rockets and fire
works from the nearby Isle Of WfgBt
were rudeiy Interrupted by a guard boat
and were threatened with arrest by the
suba.terH in charge. "a threat which
might have been carried out but for the
Intervention OF a superior u.lcor. who ex-
planned that the rockets might De mistak-
en- for signals.
To the visitor there is little about Oar
rel Island that suggests d prison. But
for the restrictions against visitors and
the wire lattices that shut Off the landing
IL would be taken for an ordinary en-
campment The Beers live in big bell
tents, seven 70 tent. set in groves OF
cedar ard mangrove
From cock crow 10 Curfew life in the
larger is one round Of hustle and activ-
ity. As the day dawns the burghers turn
out and over their own campfres boil
coffee. which they drink black and strong.
ana m - - - - t1 20 ioillaIi
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/ l-gNtl hA'''Sr 4-sI'"'it7' or eggs
| Ike younger men spend the morning az
lhr camp ~'H"gl- "Aete hnih EhSl-h ana
/ DuJch are taught. ana where ih,E acquire
/ Here as many as nfty pupils form a class.
Nmru Is ht-b fliLrf out il Inc open or
I DID large marquee MAtIe tables ana
| forms ana a blackboard are st.
Noon iS lLi- 'lIi4'i A'-Ir Mll'H til, pil0-
Ol,rs busy themselves cooking and con-
/ Stunning the meat and vegetable they
| nave received as IaJl1hs Garner IN the
/ gay SL'''i'I Ia1l'lli's 20 COOK ln'a h' 70
h'rn "H'iu'H lA"Ne OF inc DUE Nu"tS VINO
WISH To ahau themselves OF JA- l"ld HilCu-
ems ana mere lnet carry 50 MuNn az ih'if
ALLOW" nce OF coal ana lumber ass VIII COOK
2 IN. lT meals
| The meal over. the men wash their
/ pans. in on adjoining stream oI hot Wa
ter, the waste that The C1l|sHSegs eject
I ia the process of producing the fresh wa