The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-10-14

I------------------Is sstuFday. Jan.
-. and ended when the troops dragged
their exhausted limbs back over the
Tugels pontOon again IN the dawn Of
Saturday. Jan. q. Between thOse two
dates the fighting WIS uninterrupted
and doEged, and u - Of those seven
days % strain. with thousands charg-
ing. nrinE. dying. along the crest of the
mountains. that one who was present
viii think when be hears the battle ~
SpiOn K0p mentioned in after days.
Buffers 6rBt march from the Tugeia
toward I.adysmith seemed 70 BE- a clean
sweep of Beers from his track. Finally
the British came in front Of q rank q
mountain spurs separated BY dark
gOrges. The neid was IN form % a cres-
cent, with spion kop st one born. Back
Of all this. on high ground, lay the main
BOer position. The crest line Of the
ridge the Beers held with q few men
ana made no show Of resistance when
the British rushed them. THIS enabled
Bulier 70 send home dispatches Of bis
marvellous victories In driving the
Beers from key positions one after an
other.
General Harris brigade rushed two
gOrges on Saturday. the 10Th. but when
bis men were hurried forward ~ the
crest line upon The open ground lead
Ing back 70 the Beer defeuscs on the
distant ridge the Willy burghers showed
that they were not nsleep. neither ny-
ing before Buffers army. Great guns
aud Mausers began 10 yOliey bullets
and shrapDel. and the British rested
that night with sore knuckies and shins.
thankful that they stiil held the crest
"..~y -. 49, Ts-@@. ..e.-sea zoe 'sni-
the tall grass had been ired by shells.
and the British lB their soaked khaki
looked AZ the warm glow with envy, al
though the rumOr sped along the line
that some Beers had been caught IN
the hre and were burning up beyond
the react Of help. Next morning was
SUNDAY. and Hnyard's brigade rushed
q third gorge. adding another spur TO
the British captures, and all the army
began 10 crow over the victories which
later turned out yalueless.
In all these movements the British
held their breath. gripped their wea.
pOns for death struggles. used up their
nerve and vigor lighting men u straw. |
all with tremendous show of energy |
aud yalor, The Beers played a good
game. They let no chance slip 10 rake |
the British advancing lines with shrnp. |
Vel aud often moved down the ranks
"a heaps. Really tie British died count
Ices deaths 10 Imagination.
A lull followed one terrible Outbursi /
u BOer Ore poured into some OF the
Queens and Yorkshire regiments who |
uied 90 rush over the naked Dat
80 vas u fhori eurstou" asys tls snonyinoui
Nritsr shoe story in giackHOod'r IL fhe bass oi i
this Accgupt, "sud was bfoksn Into ~ ihs lni /
shot % sir sisyf continual nipinx and Foilsy /
hdng All alonr the rage rsn tns steady roll " Il
hfc ifgm bshlnd ios saugsra blg boaidens. from i
hifis dfpfsaaioi, souetisad dying asay 10 portions
uifosfhou ifairngtiias nbF common impuisr Nau /
sd thea z company aOuid iop ne ofcbsstu Win 4
IhythmH sniisyt. shils ih0usauds oi irrs lanofs /
siihsF aids SOD theif hancf 10 . moment a.
n 70 llsisa. fhsu ths indspendsst airing solid 20
ss -. ess ssls. H. ,n q % e. - .ssss ss 3 a.
thsn tWo o. thee Makiuls Noald chine Ia. and /
ths vhois ndEe Tesoundse from snd 10 snd psah |
ealing % psak. ngins 70 fsFins
IL uaa - this crashing accompaniment % mus.
keify that ths uFifsT's battalion moved forward /
late ia tiss aitsfnoon 10 relieve = regiment upon
che orrlt ilnr. she'll % tao Hias ~ ~ mark /
aaa sprinkiinT ~ builsts dfoppiWu aimost per
psndiruiafiy si ne notice taken u
sssn but doubiisss aausioJ sdy2ncs Efenins i
as iiEi ialling shsn sntffed ne deep gorge. /
a. ths top u shioh isy ne haitslion had
cofnf - rsnese u sas curious ana drpfssainE
spsciacf. lusgiaf huge batin " blackah
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atct IL stfsinsd 81 700 look 70 from your pol,
a. A. IFflt ffr
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are from ihs unfs oi meu Clnzing ukf nies 20
ths erect lins. AZ afggnd Cssual whit, Nhitr Il
inoFs isli thsn icsfd. the Maiiisr builsts whak
dosu "a The fnd u their alshi and piop into ths
sof ssuh o. sUIke vith crsp split upon q
bgsidsr. 1hefe afs noi vrfy many u them nos.
fof ths boefs az sasng % aitef hard day, and
us are ssnding them ten Lee hsiiofd's ior enc
mau1lT acrua the plstfau.
'sIhs relief i soou elected. We ollmb ths
stony valL ne released battalion aunhies
uesriiy past W snd disappsan IN ne gloom BE-
hind % is ssl earned fssl. al ave pns u its
onosn sho refuses % 80 until be has found
soms q bio dead bing ous o. ne PLATEAU Tie
pokfs shout 10 The darkness Ia hont u ua, nnds
tAs hofIois hs y lookiug ioT aud On his return
ioina W in q haaiY eandielight dinner With a.
much uneoaorfn 40 u be had been out mushfoom
VieAinE."
During the night the Beers planted
some guns 20 rake the gorge and show
cred the British with small shot all day
the 22d. There was not an instants
cessation Of fre. not an inch OF ground
gained nor an inch lost Another night
the counterpart OF that OF the 22d. bro
ken by the same fuslllade az dawn. and
another day under ceaseless rain OF
iron, and the battalion was ordered
back for a nights rest. then. early on
the 2Jth, was sent fOrward 20 support
the attack on splon kop. spion hop
had been seized la the night.
ga - started toward TIE fatal top al va Z
gvist upon itl summit ne sioFusfs having won
he Nm sftsr bfisi scuais vith surprised pisa.
q, wers bulJ feauanging ne oohf,iaoa ~ . night
ldyanes asd piAng % sangam With ths isW looss
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artad f1r 80 n,omsuI wsrs quaFfsling ih a.
aekroud a. y ihaf usEt moys. oaly = ~
afdy spidts lay on ne iaf sn5 u ths ndgs wait. n
q ior 'aomething % tau up ova sii lay a
anfs mlst and = quiei ahigh vsa curiously con-
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