The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-26
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charges brought against him and en-
beliished with the Generals portralt IN
He left the lobby going to his room and
tho pistol shot followed soon after.
rho Generals suicide has profoundly
shocked tho British officials here. Those
about the hotsl, who had conversed With
Sir Hector Macdonald recently, say ne
worry III
Rose From, Ranks.
Major. 0eneral Blr Hector Macdonald
was born In 1863, enlisted III tho Gordon
EighlandorB md served nlnc years N
tho ranks. IIoincoompaniod Sir Frederick
| nov Lord) Roberts In his famous march
TO Cabul was present ut the battlo OF
| Knndnhar and was promoted TO DO second
llioutcnant. Since then Macdonald has
took part II, tito battle Of Majuba T1ill;
tho Milo expeditions 1ss1-'s5; Bualsin. 1898;
| tho Mic, 1880; pturo Of 1'ohar. 1891;
| commanded tho Second Infantry Brigade
Of the Dongola Expodtlonary Force,
1896 commanded the Egyptian Brigade.
31so7-'0s. taking part In tho battles OF
Il ~
ceived tho thanks Of Parliament and was
appointed IN aide-do-camp to the late
| Queen Victoria; commanded the troops
| In the sirhind District Of India, 1906
commanded the Highland Brigade South
Africa. 1S00-1001; was wounded ut tho
battle Of Paardeburg and made Knight
Commander OF the Bath, and commanded
the Southern ind Belgium Districts,
india, from 1901 until 1902. when he was
appointed to command the British troops
In Ceylon. Tho General has been repeat
eddy mentioned in official dispatches for
gallant conduct in the field, md has about
half d dozen orders and medals and nearly
q dozen clasps. %, 81 IF
Hts sobriauet Of Fighting Mno."" given
by the rank ana file Of the army, was
Endorsed by the British people In the
Roer war. and his promotion to an Indian
command was looked upon rs only tho
stepping -stone to still higher military ap-;
pontmente. IA ifi5 5isS
At the time Of the battle OF Paarde-S
berg. Hector Macdonald was In the eyes
OF the multitude IN England, tho man OF
the war, y The public surrounded him with
halo OF heroism. considering him lion
hearted and invincible and as q self-made
man. one, in fact, OF themselves. They,
spoke proudly Of his having been a
draper's assistant. " inspired with martial
ardor, he having learned his drills from
a retired corporal at Inverness, and en-
listed in the ranks. IL Fills wound at Paar-S
deberg caused much anxiety, but It was
not dangerous, though severe. He had
been summoned from India. where he
had been serving since the Egyptian cam.
paign. to proceed to South Africa, when
the Boer war broke out and when the
Highland Brigade lost Its chief, General
Wauchope. on the black night OF Magers-
fontein. Macdonald received the COM
mand Of the Scottish Regiments. He res
mained in the field throughout the cam
paign, but had no opportunity OF accom-
plshing any brilliant feat such as that
OF Omdurman, in the Soudan, when his
GOODNESS In changing front at a critical!
MON ent Of the Mahdlst second attack
saved I<ltcheners flank. .i 81
SAVED REAR AT eOAIDURNrAN.s
IT wa 8 Of his conduct at Omdurman
wrote, but the cockpit OF the fight
was Macdonalds. The British might
avenge his brigade; 1t was his to keep
1t and to kin off the attack. 10 meet it
he turned his front through complete
half circle, facing successfully south.
army was dellrious in his praise !; the
Ignorant correspondent was content to
watch the man and his blacks II
ssS "5'Cool as on parade, is an old phrase
Macdonald Bey was very much cooler,
Beneath the strong, square hewn face
ing as If packed In ice. He sat solid on
his horse, and bont his black brpws to-
ward the green flag and the Remingtons.
Then he turned to q galloper with an
order and cantered easily up to bat
TALON commander. Magically the rifles
W Wdspei away way a and the Companies were
rapidly threading back and forward,
round and round, in and out, as II 1t
were figure in dance, In two min
utes the brigade was together again In
a new place. The, field In front was hast
ening toward us In Whitley brown cloud
OF dervishes and orders Macdonald's
Jaws gripped and hardened as the fame
spurted out again and the whitley brown
cloud quivered and stood still {
.He saw everything. knew what to do.
knew how to do it,Edid It. At the fire
the firing line: at the cease fire he was
instantly In front OF It; all saw him and
knew that they were being nursed to
HIS COMMISSION GIVEN BY LORD
b IF l ROBERTS,.
Afghan ca Campaign Of 1870 when Lord
Roberts praised his GOODNESS, Judgment
and gallantry" in his dispatches. In
command OF a small hill block house.
with sixty-three Gordon Highanders
and part OF q Sikh regiment, NJ cdonain
learned ina GAlSHuIlS W. 49,
nS"cut the staff to pieces Flo found
them two thousand strong on steep
Hill and defeated them. 50 that Lord
Roberts said but for his excellent SER
vices on this occasion It might proba Ply
.l HAYS been impossible to carry out tho
programme Of our march. = ~
Then when tho famous dash 20 can
dahar had been completed Roberts pre-
sented a sword to Macdonald, with his
personal thanks. and at the end OF the
war offered the choice Of commission
or the Victoria Cross, tho commission
being promptly chosen and obtained nine
years after enlistment
After that Macdonnld's time was spent
winning OF honors In Egypt,
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