Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

rolled a rock ON the track AT a point
where /, was hidden by curve. on
the return trip, as the English APP
preached this curve the Beers opened
fire with artillery and pompoms The
engineer I'm his eagsrness TO escape
rounded the curve az fun speed, and.
as the Beers had expected. hit the
| rock The three forward ears were
derailed and one OF them was thrown
across the track. thus preventing the
escape Of the engine and the two rear
ears. From these Capt Haldane who
was In command, with a detachment
| Of Dublins. kept up q steady fire on
/ the enemy while Churchill worked 20
clear the track To assist him he had
company Of Natal volunteers and
/ those who had not run away Of the
I train hands and breakdown crew.
we were not long left I'm the COM
parative safety of a railroad accident
/ Churchill writ Co his paper, THE
/ Beers guns, swiftly changing their
! position reoptned fire from a distance
/ Of 300 yards before any one had got
l out Of the stage OF EXPLANATIONS. The
! tapping rinc-dra spread along the
! hills. until it cncircled the wreckage
! on three sides aud from some high
/ ground on the opposite side oi the
! line ihird heli-gun came into ac-
| ton.
! For B0er marksmen with Mausers
| and uOmpoms wrecked railroad
/ train AZ 1909 yards was as easy a
/ hulrS-cye as the hands of the first
! baseman 20 the pitcher, and while the
| engine butted and snoited and the
! men with their bare hands tore at
| the massive beams Of the freight car
! the bullets and shells beat about them.
81 have had iu tho last four years
, many strange and varied experiences,
! continues young Churchill. but moth
! ing was so thrilling as this, TO wait
/ and struggle among these changing,
/ reudiug irOuboKes with the repeated
explosions Of the shells. the noise Of
The projectiles striking the cars the
hiss as they passed In the air the
! grunting and putting Of the engine
poor. tortured thing hammered ny at
least a dozen sh rs any one Of which.
by penetrating me boiler, might have
made an end ~ all-the expectation
Of destruction as matter OF course,
the realization Of powerlessness-all
this for 20 minutes by the clock. with
cnly four inches ~ twisted iron be-
tween danger captivity. and shame on
one side-and freedom on the other
a DEATH TRAP TRAIN.
The protected" train had proved
q death-trap and by the time the line
was clear every fourth man was Killed
or wounded. only ihe engine with
the more severely wounded heaped IN
the cab and clnging TO ifs cow-catch-
. or and f0Ut-r8lls. made good its es-
cape. Among those left behind a
Tommy without authority raised a
/ handkerchief ON his rife. and tho
| Beers instantly ceased firing and
came allopiug forward 10 accept sur
: | render There was a general Ham-
! I pedp to escape. Seeing that Lieut.
. / Franklin was CALAMITY trying 20 hold
+ / his men. Churchill. who was safe on
! The engine. Jumped from Il and ran 4,
| his assistance OF what followed. thi'
Is hls own account;
Scarcely had the locomotive lef
| me than / found myself alone On Z
, shallow cutting. and none NJ our sol
diers, who had all surrendered. to b.
seen. Then suddeuly there appeare,
on the line al the end Of the cuttini
! two men not In uniform Plate-layers.
! said to myself. and then. with
, surge Of realization. 'Boers My mini
retains a momentary impression o
I these ten figures, full ~ animate,
| movement. clad in dark nappinl
, clothes with slouch. storm-drivei
! hats. posing their rifles hardly l0
, yards away. I turned and ran be
, tween the rails Of the track. and IN
4 only thought achieved was this
: Boer marksman hin
Two bullets passed, both within
foot, one on either side ] flung my
. self against the banks Of The cutting
!. / But they gave M cover Anothe
I clance at the figures. one was nor
lmcelnp Go aim. Again ] dartcd for
q { ward Again two soft kisses sicke
= in the air but nothing struck me.
!, must get Out - the cutting-tha
a damuable corridor I scrambled u
!, The bank. The earth sprang Up De
I. side me, and a bullet touched m
= hand. but outside the cutting wa
70 "a tiny depression i crouchcd an tai
struggling 20 get my wind on IN
other side ~ he railway n horse
nan gailopcd up. shouting 90 me an
'e waving his hand Iio was scarcely 4
n wards Of With n rife ] could hay
Pc KILLED him easily 7 knew noihiu
20 ~ the white Tag and The bullets ha
le made inc savage. I reached down Z,
my Maus pistol 7 had Ten 70 IN "a
No cab ~ ihe engine. Between mo an
.n fhc horseman there WIS wire fenc
should 7 continue io l,y2 The idea
NJ / smother shot at such a short rams
- decided me Death stood before 90
nl grim and sullsn. death without n
'h lIght-hoaricd companion. Chance.
.r j held up my hand and. l'ke Mr. Jo
~ rocks fox s cried Vap1y' Then
m was hsr1e1 with the other prisone
al iu a miserable group. and about n
same time ] noticed that my haI
~ was bleeding and % began 20 pol
with rain.
~ Two davs before had written 10 d
2" I officer no bone There has been
X great deal ton much surrentering
mis- war and ! hope people who
POI viii not be encouraged
nj 1N a PRETORIA PRISON.
81 with other officers. Churchill W,
mi imprisoned in the state Model school
situated in The heart Of Pretoria. tn
at on the ytry Gay ~ his arrival he b
IN gan t0 plan 90 escape from Il wl
p- / distinctly characteristic.
he Toward Dis end his first step was
lose his campaign hat. which he rcco
niEed was TOO obviously the hat Of q
English oflcer. The burgher % who
I'D DO gave mnncy % purchase him al
as other innoconly brought him Bo
ey sombrero.