HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1900-03-01, Page 7NAD1ANS KILLED AND
SOUTH AFRICAN HEROES,
CANADA'S HONOR ROLL
A Revised List of the Dead and
Wounded of Sunday.
WHERE THEY WERE ENROLLED.
The Globe ghee the corrected Ilet
ot the Canadian cneunitiea In San -
day', battle:
Wuwtern lieu Killed -A Comps►uy-
Cor'pp.. W. T. Scott, A. Maundretl, W.
JaMtion .1. H. leaner", J. Todd, all
of % Qtit B. C. A.
Wounded -Calot, H. it. Arnold, 40th
Batt,; A. C. Beach, 5th R, C. A'.; H.
E. Neibergali, nth It. C. A.; 11. W.
J. Leeman, 6th R. C. A.; C. W. Dun -
nate, 90th Batt.; H. J. D. Andrews,
61h R. C. A.; *R, Rixon lF, S. Nixon,
Eetle Batt. al; Frank Finch Panties, C.
C. Thomson, 6th R. C. A.; H. McKen-
sla, )taittoba Dragoons.
Landon Men Killed -13 Company -3.
A. Donegan, 26th Batt.; R. Paneth,
NM Batt.; W. White, 214 Batt.
Wanidsd-Lieut. J. C. Masan, 10th
R. G. of Toronto; T. H. Reeve. !let
Batt; 0. R. B. S1ppl, 7th Batt.; L.
Power, It. 0, A.; 3. Smith, 22nd
Batt,; V. F. Merantette, 21st Batt.;
• A. E. Paddtx. Obit Batt.; E. Baugh,
It. C. A.; W. J. Green, 25th Batt.;
0. D. McLaren, 7th Batt.; J. B. Cor-
by 80th Batt.; 1. Day, 26th Batt.;
A. H. Wheatcroft, 7th Batt; IL-
Ktb welt R. 1 A.
*Min -W. O. Adana", 7th Batt.;
W. J. Burns, 26th Batt.
Toronto Men Klllod-C Company -
J. 11. Findlay, 86th Batt„ of Bar-
tle • W. T, Mahon, 10th 11. 0.
Wounded -M, M, Stewart. Q. 0. It.;
J. F. Daher, Q. O. it; Jas. Kennedy,
Q. 0. R„ J. 11. Sutton, 18th Batt.;
T L. Mailmen, Q. 0. R.; S. M.
Ward. Q. 0. R,; W. J. Vandewater,
Q. CZ it.; R. H. 1deLaughlin, R. t'.
R. ]s
Ottawa Men Killed -D, Company-Z.
N. W. M. I'.; C. E. Jnekaon,
87th!att.; O. T. Burn", 43rd Batt,
Wounded -R. ' R. Thompson, 43rd
Bait.; C. P. Clark, 48rd Batt,; A.
Laird, A. P. 8.; A. Macaulay, 48rd
Batt.; V. Bradshaw, 15th Batt.; J.
Coleatan, 48rd Bette C. A, Gilson,
18th A, L. I,; W. 0, Ritchie, 43rd Batt.
e i •
Montrealer" Killed -E Company -P.
Goodfellow, 8th Batt.; C. Later, civil-
Ine ;c; rt. Barry, civilian ; A, McQueen,
Nth Roti.
Wounded -T. /More, D. Y. R„ Cate
Mtwara; J. F. Gorman, Srd Batt.; A.
1'. Thome, D. Y. R. C. H.: W. Molver,
5th R. S.; A. J. Turner, lith 11. S,;
A. C. Shaw, Victoria Rifles; G. R.
Roberti, D. Y. It. C. H.; 1). It. McGill,
B. C, R. I.
Quebec, molt trot elect -F 0ompane-
W. Hunter, 92nd Batt.; A. Sao t. nerd
Batt.; L, Iarne, 87th Bette J. A.
Roden. 65th Data; P, McLaughlin, 11.
C. R. I.
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New Brunsw'lek men killed -0 Corn-
Rant
ono-
pan -R. D. Taylor, Charlottetown,
1. ; P, McCrary, 07th Batt.
Wounded -J. F. Waye, 82nd Batt
B. Gifford, 12th F. B,; J. Johnson, d2na
Batt.
Halifax wounded -13 Company -D.
J. Regan, 6Gh Batt.; J. F. Adams,
101rdBatt.; R. McCallum, civilian; A.
Robertson, Vie. Rifles.
The following sick were eepture 1 at
Waterraat Drift:
G. B. Corbonld, 6th R. C. A., A Conn-
ie/417;1. F. Wood. Ottawa, 48rd Batt.:
D. It. Drennnane. Quebec, 65th Batt.;
PgQfNore, R, C. R. I.; 'B. J. Walsh,
H011tax, Stith Batt.; J. Drake, Hali-
fax, 68r4 Batt.; *Warn, Ottawa.
Diad at Orange River -D; S. Moore,
Londey , R. C. R. I.
TOO Killed in C Company.
Print, J. el. Finseay, reported klit-
ed4 via Amer* (shoaled, to the a5th
BatkNidon. Hb MIS a Ran of Rev. Al-
-.MO Findlay, of Berrie, 8ttparineendeno
aTsl[W s in A.goma, and !mellow of
Mr. Andrew Pat/n:°, M. P. P., Wood -
gook. A brother of the clammed sole
deer Lieaty W. A. H. Findlay, of Ube
Q. la the Groove
rimed as ptevnte mere -
Miry IR Aaatitant Commdneioner
AV Prlvat.e Irinduay waa' 27 yearn
olds Mala a stardoms of tate Outarb
their' 'tura! Wilege. Bila was for-
esev' a Rent ant in tare 88th Bat-
taEbt S6meoa Foresters, and wee alto
alat the O1e1gh Field Bate
a so
eery.
Vole Menlo,,a l the Rapti Ur'sn-
selitrs Atte a nnseN•wiati, and former -
bearded at; 12 Whnsor street, To-
roitb. the was about 24 nears of age,
uittarrfnd4 and Was eued by tire
Tbeano Radiator Manufacturing Com -
Pehas a enter and a brother ;,Lv-
+eag tet 11 Gradstbne avenue, Toronto,
tib hitter shed beibg employed in the
radiator 1aatpry.
The Wounded.
NoGdeerial, and Jltietott are well-
knowi toiiana.
OOmiea eulaedy, whom matn�e all/Sara
atieag hat of overacted, *as las t hs
a�nse�pwaoy of the Toronto Post -office, as
letter Mier, on Iia night staff. Be is
21 yaws of age, a native of Heitart,
iesianJ, and is a big, tithe -looking ((d-
rew, we g, pr bly 908- pounds.
Menneby Le of gCie men and la she
0843' t a( h e mother.
F. U.sb r to the Non of John 1'.
O. UMltp4 Deputy Reghrtrar In the
Provlielai eeeretary'a Department.
Yaaig qhs! waa a clerk In theCan-
IltQaltm I Loan Company, and a
bar aM 0 Company, Q. 0. R. He
of age, and Iwai with
it at 810 Brunswick eta
Ward is a eon of ex.
Ward. of No. 2 Division,
Pollee Free. He 1s about 21
age, and wee emploved am
e the office of L. Coffee &
banapn, Board of Trade
fie ie a aoiidlybullt moldier.
AK We three and weighing
i[. Picwart lived wt tit it:«
Widow, at 983 Beverley
19 years of age. and
1 as a member of
7, Q. R. -Hs wee em-
't'orohto Poultry Corn'
Laughlin lived to be
his preen* mlefortune
at
sad
per-
4aM ls tie Meet
ratty.
private in the Royal CitO)liao 1'.r-
genent. Ile le a native of Avreolre,
Scotland, and lies a brother still ltv•
Inp; at Harbor 11111, Dublin. He nerved
under Lewd b40bertn lit, the Afghan-
i/Hee Were end wee efterweree en
garrison duty In India.
W. J. Vandewater, we of the Can-
ndlnns wounded, le a son of Mr. R.
W. i'andewator, a mpeeinl agent of
the Htnndard Lite Ineurnnce Coin.
pithy, Yodel; 'Van°water. before en•
listing' for; service in the Transvaal,
was employed as assistant cheinl*t
at the Toronto Rubber Works. He
1e a single loan, 20 years of age,
and lived with hie parents at 172
Sorauren avenue.
Others Who Felt.
0, E. Jackson, private In 1) Cone
Panes Ottawa, rebore name appears
among the list of killed, was a Tor•
onto boy. file father, J. W. Jack•
eon, le a traveler for the Robert
Wnteon Company, any, and lives on Berke.
• ley avenue, Toronto. The .on was
employed nm a brise finisher by the
James Morrtaon Brews Manufactur-
ing: Company. Jackson was accepted
and enrolled when a member of the
IIildintand Battalion.
Of the killed, W. W. White was a
Windsor man, it eon of Joe. White,
of that place. and a nephew of Hot.
White, 111. IN le
John A. Donegan and Robt. Smith
, had lived lin London for years and
' were well known. Donegan's father
Is foreman of the (1, Ie R. Love -
motive Department, and Jack was
hie oldest boy. For sone time he
with In the employ of the C. P, R,
Telegraph Company, null afterwards
wait employed In the C. 1', 14,
Frelgllt Department at Chatham,
Wlien reerolts were called for he
left his position and came to Lon.
don to entlat, lib wee a strapping
fellow of a1, and had been made
nu orderly 111 the Royal Canadians.
file father IN maw eerlouely III, and
it in feared that the news of line
son's death may hasten bis end. Mrm.
Donegan Is prostrated.
merge. Gro, B. Slept, one of London's
moss popular and bout known young
men, son o, Dr. Slept, bursar at tine
aeytunt, U among the wounded. Ile
gave up all to fight for Ian country.
Sergt, repel held the rank of color -
',sergeant In the 7th Fuslllere, end
was appointed sergeant In 11 com-
pany before they left London.
Chester McLnrou, All-round athlete,
to another member of the 7th who
woe wounded. McLaren wits lino of the
cleverest matter baseball players in
Ontario, and although only "0 ',etre
' old, was magnificently developed,
Private A. If. ll'heateroft joined the
7(1 Fleeter.. in order to secure a place
to the contingent. He was ea yeatr8
of ng', a London man, and was em-
ployed by the Greene Jlanufactnring
Company.
There are two Greenes on the mus-
ter roll of B Company. One of theta
Le a Londoner, a brother of Policeman
Harry Greene. The other le a member
of the 25th Battalion.
Wn) G, Adam', reported missing, le
a son of $ergt.-Major Aflame, of Lon-
don pollee force. He was just 21 years
of age, and one of the tallest men In
tine company, standing over six feet.
W. J. Burna, of London, is another
mta.Lng man, who wan a member of
the 26th Battatlon.
Capt, J. C. Mason le a Torouto man,
and a former popular officer in the
Grenadlem. iia was gasotted to B
{ Company just before the regiment
mobilised.
Privates Powers, Brough and Kluge -
well were members of the R, C. A.,
anti were added to the strength at
Toronto atter B Company left London.
l'rtvates Padden and Marentotte
came from Wlndaor, and were mem-
berg of the 21st Essex Fuelllers.
Private J. Smith le a Thamesford
man, and Private Coriey oame from
Mount Forest,
Private Day, reported wounded, •
0&1110 all the way from New York to
goTheLtThreevRoyal
i y anames Canadian...
not nown in
London, nor doer It appear on any
list of "11" Company's members. If
Beers, of l.nruin, 1e meant, It refers
to a young man who lived In London
for conte time, and who lett to go to
Sarnia in tine service of hie bank. He
le an all-round athlete, an oarsman,
and a former member of the Argonaut
Club, of Toronto.
Corbouid, who le aatd to have been
captured, Is not known in Loudon. _
Cltttrla* A. Gibson and F. Bradshaw,
who were wounded in Sunday's fight,
rolunteered from the 15th Battai-
top. Mixon le it Belleville nam. He
served In the United States volunteer's
in the war with torah, Bradshaw
came here from Ptcton.
Private 7acharia Lewis, who with
one of the three Ottawa men killed
on Sunday at Hodder River, wee a
nephew of the Anglican Archbishop
of Ontario. He "turned law in Toron-
to, ;where lie was well known in
1802.98.
Aille Berne wax an Ottawa matt,
ant was a conductor on the local
electric railway. He was a member
of the 48rd Rifles.
Ritchie, one of the wounded, Is a
eon of the late fair William Ritchie,
Cl:def J,ptlee of the Supreme Court,
and a brother of Mr, It. Ritchie,
County Crown Attorney of Carleton,
The two White" from Windsor were
members of the London company, one
a eon of Joseph Whtte, and the other
le a Nina of Robert White, a (trend
Trunk conductor, and n nephew of
Chief Justice Eillem, of Mtutitoba,
Mr. W. M. McGregor, of Wlndisar,
member for North boor, believer the
dead man to have been the eon of Core
duster White.
Heard the Dad News.
Halifax, N. 8., Feb. 12. -Pte. G. 7'.
Adams, of 0 Comp any, who was
;timing fl' u'o. u,h..; in rte
gegenaent, le a ttep-tae of Capt, liar.
rlacn, of S. John, transport officer
of the M'Itvaukeo mat*ngent, who
sailed today,
As Mee. Harrkon, who came over
'from tit. John, was biddtng her bus -
hand gnod'bIV, ale was shown by Cot
Markham, sd St. John, a telegram
With the nets of the battle, and the
name of 'note hl the oO* st$7 IMt.
Mrs, Herr brst note bag a iwether, two
b1Othrrs•In lett', hnshnud and son in
the Cnnndlnn contingents.
Western Men,
'('nut Harry Arnold, the popular vale
tnbt of A Company, had been wounderl
was aad pews to almoat every Win-
elpoggo' who heor9 It. Major Arnold
hue been to long part and parcel of
Winnipeg's tori01 and military life
that he was known throughout tine
length and breadth of the land. lee*
(.mold sorved through the Northwest
rebell'on with the 00th Rifle's, and
was regartiel by the m)litis authori-
the as onto of the most promUillg
young officers in the eerelee.
The Private Scott, killed, 11 pro.
bahly William J. Scott, of Vlotorla,
B. C„ who visited Winnipeg with the
James BRyCRowing Crew twoyeare
ago. Scott was born in London. Ont.
L'npt. 0. B. Curbould, who Is re.
ported as haying been sick end taken
prlsoler at Watervnnl Drift, ie 22
years of age, and was horn at Yaw
mouth, England. Ile le n son of lir.
0. E. Corbonld, ex•M. P., of New
Weetmineter, Ii, le
Alexander C. Beech, wonnded, le IT
Staffordshire than by birth, who had
counted Victoria, B• 0., ills home for
two years past, during which time
he was engaged as teacher of lane.
Inc He flet saw tervlrn with the
volunteers for the Matebele emu.
paten in 1896.
Frank Finch Smile*, an English•
marl by birth, but an enthuslaatle
ehampdonof Groat Britain In all that
the term implies, who enlisted et
Victoria, B. C., was previously en.
gaged in the dramatic profeesion In
New York.
John Henry Sumer'', reported kill-
ed,
illed, was en English -Canadian, and
enlisted for South Aires et Vle.
toric B. C., where he liar ninny
friends,
Ralph W. J. Leeman le a native of
the halted States, his birthplace be-
ing Olympia, Washington. For tie
pant sixteen yearn lie hue made his
home 1n Victoria, B. C., where hie
grandmother rendes.
Private Ghat. Duocelde joined under
Major Arnold at 1Vinndlpec, He Is 28
years of nee.
Private W. Jackson, keled, war in
Otte Mee year. 13ee enlisted at Van-
couver, B. Cr, and bad nerved seven
years with the Dragoon Guards. He
was among tlet crank shots of Van-
cou'ver.
John Todd, killed, is n native of
Cedar Wel. He had jar°° returned from
the Philippines, where he had been
tight4ing under tone Amerloan cobra in
troop K of the 4tlt Gaited States Caty-
airy.
Mooney D. Andrews fee an Ataokl'nnd,
New Zeekand, man by b',.rtih, hits father
baying been an officer In Me eo:onial
detente forces of ttnh co:ieny. He had
no re:elite s lietnge fn (Nannie,
Private N. Nleberg.W, wounded, en-
t:elad at Vancouver, B. C, He is 22
yearn of age and l ns eervea la tee
milsidle for two years.
Prevate C. C. 7ihomlpuon, w•nanded,
enlisted for Potttlt Mrico at Vancou-
ver, B. C. lie served weft, rho nal
Notts Vohutteer Brigade for I a o
years cad wan stem In 1q,1 e;h ;ta1-
t'allon for six montes.
London, Feb. 22, 8.37 p. m. -A ape -
rim despatch from Paardeberg, dated
We lnnodtn v, Feb. 21st, may..: "Com-
'flatulent`Botha true been attempting
to relieve Gen. Cronje. There hag been
forme fighting. Gen. Botha'e force is
mattered with heavy Iorree." • '
London, Feb, 22, 4.12 p . un, -The
.War Oftloe has received the following
despatch from (len. Roberta: "The
Boers have been driven off in all diree-
tien leaving y kilt d d mft
to an end, ani the ahorteat way )s to
ixetr caatii
4'ealtl Ali OFnuaMEN AND WAS
and Ruppilee into the Cape, Meanwhile
there nre many eneottragUfl ngn''
that the Ikaelw are wearying of the
rugg:e wife ever -diminishing
.strength against ever-lacroaetng odds.
The sky already brightens with prom -
was our urti.11 ry fire 011 11 caused
them Iv abandon 4 he kop:Je they were
occupying. Our lacer 0V1e two officers,
Captain Campbell, of the Ninth Lan -
Geri, and Lseu:, la'ous:'on, of the ar-
tillery, and Our men, all nitgh'.ly
wounded."
Pressing Dark the !leers.
('hleveley Camp, Natal, Feb, 21. -
The steady pt'ogrerw of the rel et col-
umn is uninterrupted. The Boers on
Tuesday were forced from their Met
!tion Routh of the 'Tugela, resuit-
in the oeacnaton of Colonic),
w tch wee promptly r'eoecuppted by -
the
y
the Dublin ?twitters and Thornoy•
croft's Rowe. A Trim/veal flag was
captured, and oleo a handkerchief lie
merited with Gen. Botha'a name. This
M treasured as n great tropihy,
Tho Boers heavily emitted Wang -
wenn 11111 and Colensn on Wednesday.
Feb, 21st, and the British ndvanred
infantry wore subjected to n, severe
musketry tire, but they had excellent
rover, and the t o/melee'. were few.
The Boars had the railway running
front Colons, to Dulwnnn.
.1O1'I1ER7" A NERVES FAIL,
('rite After Buller Alwaye-•Rebels
Weakening.
London, Feb. 22, 11;4;, p. to - Ac•
cording to general expectations/ to-
day would surly' bring a ntesuge
from Field Marshal Roberts, explain.
Mg the fighting of the past few days,
and giving the eagerly awaited statue
of the conflict with (ton. Cronje, All
that War Office's Information 1. said
to point to General Cronja'a e1rapie
being Wposalble, and It Is now taken
for granted Hutt Lord Roberta lens
him sueroundo-J.
"CRITIC" DOWN ON BULLER.
Gen. Buller's apparent failure to
Ise of tletortoata peace.
"Oar lotwee In iJle fight for lino
ear 11111 were about fifty. All the
ttghting wee conducted at long re
1Ie range. At feet, for tate first
time during these operation'', we had
found the Boer flank and had pine.
rd a strong force At right merits
to hie main posltloat. Tho fruits of
title were piuoked oft ttie 18th, Sun•
day, when Gen. 4Mldyard bean a
v►gotou, attack aerie the Nek 0n
Matto Cristo. The- guns and the
othor brlgadea nesilted. The Boers
now commenced
.1 REAR GUARD ACTION,
which degenerated rapidly Into
flight. The whole line of abandon-
ed trenches, two nano long, were
captured, with a loss to the no-
eaultIng brigade of three men. The
Boers then fled amen rho Tugela
River at great speed, with disorder
but bravely covered bytheir artll•
lery. They left In their camp some
m'harnere did mucic material. The
B 1tieh foes wee romParatlrele
email, chiefly in Gen. Hildyard'sbrl-
gado, which gallantly stormed the
key of the position.
"Tho Boer flank has been con•
pletely turned; etrotg potations
have been secured. The Boers have
been put to flight for the first
time lin Natal since Elands Laagto,
British soldier's elept last night ht
Boer tont, car top of enptured
Fran which they can see right Otto
Ladyemlth. All racks nre eneourag-
teL and now, perhaps, with God a
help, we shall all succeed."
Gen. Maedonald'e wound ie severe
Put not dangerous,
The Siege of Kimberley.
London cable says; Accounts of the
privations of those who were besieged
met, ars animated in the boa of the
Modeler rifer at a point where ill
(stream makes a abarp bend. They ar
also occupying the hills on ;he a"uth
bank.
The British circle round c his pool
flan was/ oomple:avd Monday morning
Gen. French's mounted troops, ;eel 1h
brave date/Oars have a:nre barn th
target for a torr}bio fire fr,.m at
sitar.
Nevertbelese, 'when the latest die
patch left Gen, Robert's headquart
ern at 0.06 Wednesday morning, ,he
Boers were still holding their 1,osts
web etch vigor ne to in'dlcate the
ose etlity, although Flim, of their he
lug able to resist, lentil reentbrcements
arrive to divert the attendee of n
large part of the British surrounding
tore!. Chelr losses have daub;l'ua been
ae"Nre.
4t nett Monday, wording to re.
port, Canmaidaatt Cronje vont
messenger uktei for an armlat(ce
far 24 hours, The necounta of this
incident, whioh ie not mentioned In
the official despatch, vary. One Lor.
respondent says the armiatlro was
naked for to enable the Boers to
bury their dead. All the correspond -
onto mem In stating that the re -
tweet was refused.
One says that Gen. Lord Kitchen-
er replied that he would not allow
one minute's armistice, but would
give the Boers a half hour to eon -
Hider whether they would surrender
uneondittonally or tight to a Minh.
Eventually Commandant ('ronje,
according to the Dally News corer
epondeut, /sent a ni angor to say
that he would surrender. The Brit.
Intgeneral pent an answer that he
must tome to the Utah camp.
commandant ('ronle refused, saying
thorn had been a misunderstanding,
and that he would fight to the
death.
The bombardment was then re-
opened. The hanger was aliened
throughout Monday night, the
Maxine one and rifles resuming
their fire nt daylight Tuesday,
principally from the north.
There 1e nothing later than this.
It Ii clear that the earlier British
time dosing
e throughout
e !General
on Os, am
to pia lily 11ha n forth ba.
(Ietieraf Smith -t or pn nofloetod
Inrge body of etas. tneludtng the Cal
Ile ndiane, and creauml tAte elver b�'
e Paardeborg dell$, �(dvatxhlg IowatB
1 Doily the IuatagetalI r, d,whish was being vlgo
This form made a gallant attempt
- to charge I to the Mager, but fall°
Before setting the western del((
the Boers occupied a koeje on1 (Ri
Routh hank, running down the evert
. Therefore their tore° le oat in two.
The Boers hold tis kook., and have
one 1'k•ker1 Maxim and probably one
or two other gone•
T(soutohwn «like nil eveniopenn4i, nngg them buttery un!Ntooth
tie battery on the north andel A WOW
' .ierful might followed. The shells tell
with notating proclaim along 4�hhf�iier-
Ahod, oppoolte ta,
was 111011 1 thoroughly, damggeraging whish
erytver-bhig it coutalnedthe,
One shell met on fire a small ammo
nitloc wagon, which burned nearly all
day. 'Many other wagon« were (retest
tire, and the glare wan visible at a
connigh«ht,derable distance far Into the
The hdautry [(Igo maintained a ter-
rible fire„ which woe answered vigor-
ously. The ueene toward nightfall wan
m, env q roan a an woi
pd."PL-IYJNti TIM BOERS' (TAME, SKIRMIeliteti UNDER ('OVER, NEAR De' A.111, -From the Graphic.
Moro Casueltlee. pret•ent alto Barre front eltppIng round I In Kimberley nre beginning to ar-
London, Feb, 22. -,Gen. Buller re -
Rote that his casualties Monday,
k'ele l9 do, were; K `clad -Os plea m
Thorburn, of the Royal Fusiliers.
Wounded -Two officers and fourteen
men.
The British oontinue to discover
large quantities of ammunition. The
Boers are well supplied with food, and
a quantity ot provisions wan left be-
hhw.
It le expected that further resiet-
ante will be half-hearted, and that
Ladysmith will be relieved in a few
days.
Took '1-Prteoters.
knardeberg, Feb. 21,-6.20 one -A
Hoer koppjje has been captured Wee
fi7t'y prisoners.
General Crenje's poei,'on in un-
changed.
Heavy itagtegetuent.
Paardeberg Drift, Orange Free
&tate Feb. 20. -Via the Mbdder
er, 11'edaeeday, Feb. $1. --One of fife
costliest setting of the ever occurred
at Paardsbert Donut; Sunday,, Feb.
to assist (lettere! Cronje created no rive. Nunmte'r. of potpie from Mellor -
little comment. Tho relief of Lady ley are now flocking to the Mpdder
smith le now taken to be to matter of River camp. The women and cblldren
course, and a8 likely to be announced are weak from their sntteringe dur-
before the end of the week, but it Ing the eiegr, which, aerording to the
le quite within the probabilities that Dally Chroatcln'e correspondent, r1v•
severe righting will Deter, previously ailed that of Paris, For eixty days
to the relief, while the detachments horsetlee! wee the daily diet of the
to be sent by General Boiler to rein• lnhnbitante of the town. All meat
foroe Lord Roberta, subsequent to had been consumed, and the horses
the relief, are likely to meet with were starving. Tito's] which died from
strenuous resl,tance In the paacec of etnrvat'oe were wised and devoured
the Drakensberg, in which fairly by the Kaffir...
powerful burgher forces remain. It was after tie Dore brought up
JOUBERT'S NERVES UNSTRUNG, their 100•pounder that the siege be.
ratite worst. Thie gun had a range of
Boer reports say Gen, Jouberu's eight milM,and It waa plaoed at Kam -
nerves are enatkun twat be no tersdam, mite miler distant: It ailed
longer 0101t4131111 the i' A nnommand. with aegstent end ehrapaet she t 1'•
A despgtrll from titerkspruit, dieted k'omett 'and children ware ktl jet
Wednesday, Feb, flat, says: this ugly hombardmeut i. It
„ - livingIn excavatiots..Tt !
"The
prom.nent• rebels to filets its
triet '.tend to ourrender and the afforded seettrlty against' Omer or 1pappyy
•
down eta arma" '
There have been many eu;ogistie re- Ooneetlueatby moat ot (he women
•4bSi
rences to r Wilfrid Laurier'.• and ehialren by Cecil Rhodes' order,
and other Caned:aim' remedies on the were sent down into the mines and
aaabjeet of (the tosses of the Canadians distributed along the various levels,
(9.ormberpi rebe.s will 010,4 tee artillery, but not a y, gninat the i 00•
18.Iv Wneni ani -Kenny to hat put-
in South Africa, concerning which,
suit of Gen. Crones caught hie rear word,
cial ors there i+ , a wn or
ward at flip Drift, and followed the word Oficial or otherwise, known or
g blitThed iters, axes flint 100 dM
Homo
burghers ea the Doers' langer at were wounded
Kbodoos-Rands The Olobe Paye; "The spirit in which
The drift action began at daybreak, , a brave, strong nah:nn ehou:d meet
the Mounted Infantry delving the trial is admirably illustrated by the
Boer rear guard up the river toward.. temper dieelayed by Canada. The war,
the main body, while another body , U, It has done nothing e:ae, Las ki:pod
of Mounted Infantry manoeuvred on political vanilla* and mere party
the right front and flank of the ytriis in all Om colonies. I'he con -
Were, The British mein body advanc• trate between Ottawa and Weatmin-
ed tdoutflank the Boer Mager on the Peer is patella' and humiliating,"
north bank of the Meer. (len. Kelly. _ _
Kenny having seised two drilla Bombardment Continued.
found the
BOERS STRONGLY ENCLOSED, don, Feb. 22. -The Muffling
lost
de -
and ordered an attack with the High. 's second edition publishes a.
land Brigade on the lett and Gra. ''patch from Ladysmith, dated Feh,
10th wb!elt says that tho bonabard-
Knox's irigade on the centro and inset continued .with unwunl persist•
crestedright, while Gen. Senth•Dorrlee'sbra• enc and activity from Butwnnn and
gala crested the river and advancedBlaanwbatk, but la t'o'.ng entail dam•
along the north frank. Ott both the age.The nrrleot Is in good spirits
north and south banks the ground is 0Gen. oberte' (seeress and the
s,
level. The advance acretide ativoneo of Gen.. Boller, whirl' is now
was deadly, and the Brit- vtsiblo.
tali leasee ware heavy. The battle _
wetr,e an exact replica of the Mod- LONDON EXCI'C1uD.
der River. The eoldlers were antler _
tiro all 'day long, and all the fighting Anxfonely Awaiting News of the
fund no tbetinite remit, as rho Boers' lteeent battles.
!finger war well barricaded, and
they refugia 'therein. The Brttl,lt New York, Feb 22. -London 1e etlr-
gene /shelled the Mager vigoreuoly, real to the depths by war rumore, ac -
and the Deem conformed to a 1018 of cording to cables to the morning pa -
over 800 men. The terrific shelling pare, and to anxiously awaiting tie -
was resumed Monday, when Lien. tells from eolith Africa of the battles
Crone, asked for an nrmlotice. which it b. known Lord Roberts; has
Tle phelling motto conthed Tues- been engagers in. That the fighting
day, over fifty gens peerinmg Irad Into deem been serious all know from the
the Moor camp names of officers trent In who leave
been killed or wounded. Of the severe
Artillery I1ld the Work. wounding of General Macdonald, the
London, Feb. 22. -4,17, -'Phe veer of,. Herald eorreepondent say° that this
tics •Loo received from Lord Refacesnews Iced en effect which few people
the Ibllowing mealege, which was de- ewtxtdn of England ran felly gouge.
loyed in 1relabel/Won, dated Paarde- Hector ]tncdonall to tie multltnde (e
berg, Wednesday, Feb. else : THP MAN OF THE WAR.
"Yesterday o((Mrnoon L uvea sat -
The nolle have surrounded him with at
istied by a careful reconnaissance in TheeIna,pnf eetont. Thrc onneteler I!ms
herrn of the enemy's ins ICon- flit I
u:,L ae, assault a without very Iwo -hearted and invincible, and, above
tteevy boss, which '1 'was most noxi, alt, one of their ow•n lady, for Mac-
.
ous to avert. ,Accordingly I derided dcinnitl (a n aelt•mnde man.
to bombard him M'leh e}rtUlIary, and When the Hoe wounded "Fight -
turn my ahteutton to rhe enemy's re- log M" they hurt the 1lrltleh public
atorcemsnts The result was moat Winsacton Churchill trends from ('hieve•
altterfeetpry. The Boers .,care driven ley camp a long despatch, which le
oft is all-dlreettane, losing a good printed in the World, In which he sa s
MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED `he hate ammo Ihonid not indti e
end *beat fifty prfaguer., who may the Government to relax its mllltary'
t9ray arrived from Jwtt two preparatiett. The fleet object before
days age by railroad. �y, also may eteryone is to bring iliie horrible wee
Many saw the nun Friday ter the first
time in weeks, They came to the atm -
face pale and weird, looking like In-
habitanta of anether world.
Nevertheless It was this residence In
the mine workings that prevented a
heavy loss of life, The De Beers Com-
pany did everything in tie power for
the non-combatants. Mr. Rhodes. per-
gona5ly rendered ?avoidable help. In-
deed, bat for his encouragement and
infectious good *spirits it is doubttul
whether the town would have held out
so long.
A truly remarkable achievement we:
the manutenture of the 2 Dander
gun known as "Lon Ceatk'' &ta mak-
er wail an American named George
Labram. Ile was recently killed by a
shell from the Deere' big gun, which
burst in hie room in the Grand betel.
"Long Cecl1" was rLfIed, end It tired
either shrapnel or common abseils. It
simply lnvaluable in helping to keep
the Boers at a dietanee.
11 le easy to realise that the l a
respondents do not exaggerate tv leen
they nay that Gen. French's nrrivnl
drew forth wild demonstrations end
rejoicing from the inhabitants, and
that they gang and danced ht a. do.
Ilrlum of joy for half an hon• L. tilers'
lien, French entered rho ten. n n4sur
the Premier mine. The snerur wee
not expected, the people nut hnti»g
even heard of the British ndr:uicr.
A signaler raw the toilette on the.
lnar8, and reeognixed it is bring
Brlttal4 The enrm,t'n hn•crs )tern
melting away, and tarn. French's
revelry were coming op extruded
along n front of ten nailer. Mr.
Rbe«bee file out of the town, but
went to the wrong flank, time mite
hag Gen. 1'tanch n he entered.
On Friday the British horses were
nearly dead from the effects of their
terrible mnrele but notwithstanding
this, (:en, French touched north In
the direction of Dronfield, hoping to
rapture the big biter gun that lied
so Moonset Kimberley, but he 411 not
,; tC ;g i1.
The engineer repa1rel the rnflway,
Land the first train from the moth
enteral the town Monday' evening,
London, Feb, 23,_4 a.m.-Gen. Lord
1106;01s' army ham comlpletpdy ano-
rounded the retreating Boers at Koo-
dnosrned drift, and Commandant
Cronje, with bis back tea the wall, is
making n apleadtd detrne,e, which,
however, the latest despatches indi-
cate 1'e a forlorn hope The Boer force,
which Is estimated' tb number 8,000
g
Mak-
attempts to take the petition by
assault were awfully tautly, and a
comparison with Om. Metbuen'e
tncticn at Modeler River seems en.
tirely Justified.
The Dally News correspondent says
there tray much waste of life In at -
tucking Sunday. ,Col. Smith•Dolen'',
charge on the. laager, In which the
Canadians afeStvl great gallantry
and lost hilt ily, seems to have been
n repetition tri the reckless Valet dis-
played In eo many previous actions.
Gen. Robertsa, the correspondent
adds, has forbidden a renewal of
such enlarges, and the same tweet
trill be achieved without them.
Daring Monday night seven mars
attempted to break through the Crit
belt line, but were captured. Tear
lender was killed and for of thew
were wounded. One carrying e Iet a r,
to behoved to hive got ilernugh.
There me no details of the (it t of
the Boer reinforcement. tecimied in
Gen. Roberts' deepateh. It Is reported
that Commandant Botha commanded
these reinforcements,
THE CANADIANS t'HAIWE.
Getlanty 'Cried to Take the Hoer
Langer by Storm.
Paaeleberg Ili s., Orange Free
State, Tuesday, Pet°. 20. - General
I Cronje'a magn:ftcent night march
1 from Mngersfoni011 now appears
I likely to end in disneier. The main
body of ihe Boers iy enclosed in a
1
terrible dea;li-trap. The enemy are
lidding in 11;,, bed of the Weider, coin-
; manded by the BreIsh artillery and
enolbned on the east mill neat by the
911 inn
Sund.s7 vvlhitneeeedtry, a gallant nand on
Brit1
the (.,,rt or the retreating foe. Tired
and lunmissed, they ''tail maintained a
ixeLl front,
l: :e eotoewhat difficult to explain
hr loamy act!bn, in which all the
111: ish force was engaged, and in
n•h�ch Getwral Cronje, under difficult
eondilieOs, managed to hbld hie own.
On Saturday night the British
mounted infantry came into touch
!:11 Cronjes rear guard, driving
;hem back upon the main body.
On Sunday m'orni'ng the action was
renewed, but the Doers, wee had en-
trenched the riverebed during the
niglht, prevented a Auditor ndvanee of
:he mounted Infhntry in this dire:-
; :on.
Meanwhile, the Highland Brigade,
coneleting of the Sealer -the, the Bleck
Watch, and the Argyll*, advanced
from the eonth bank, and the Essex,
Weloh, and Yorkshires formed n lung
Rite on the left, which rested 00 the
river, the extreme right being the
Welsh,
The whole lino was orderc,l to en-
otef thlope thrive er,oerIls, who Itne I both banks
The firing soot laeenme Wean. The
Beere, holding a splendid paneftlou, Tut-
ored the left of the Hight/eel lire/mire
which ndraured pertly up the rIvrr-
bed and partly in tate open, while the
rest et tie brigade, with Or other re-
glmrmts Melt!' 1•.,114 the frnat et
the Highland Brlgn,le on the level,
coverlets ground, mixes' Ito it terrible
tire, wlilrh obligee the men to lie upon
the ground, ns they did for the re-
maindof for day
Thiser lwgan nt lu,if-putt raven in the
morning. Through the dreadful heat
and terrible tlitutderstorni our men
hung to the position, answering the
oetbna'y
111 the meantime, the rest of the ln-
tBanto)r(Ire conand ahootad theNteadllenve. loping
movement, Welsh Regiment hay --
Ing enececded in setting the drift.
terribly plcturarque, with till. blaaing
wagons, the roaring artillery, aad
the crackling rifle (Inc.
C'reole's Chnnees.
hondon, Feb, 28, -Mr, Speneer Wil-
kinson, reviewing the military situa•
ton In the Morning Post, says:
"Lord Roberti, who wan ones an ar-
tillery officer, will take care that tits
artillery fire le properly concentrat-
ed. Prolonged shelling will eomeel the
Boers either to hurl themselves at the
Briteeh infantry In the hope of forcing
their way out or to surrender.
"The hast (emcee for General
Crone; wood,' bo to make a night at-
tack, but the bayonet will serve ills
Brltlrh at night as well aa byday.
There are, at course, in war all serfs
of chances. A party of Boers from
the north or the mouth might eine•
eeh•ahly fall by eurprIae on some
point of the invading ring, tine thus
gain n chance to escape for the bre
Ieaguered Boers, but the
billtles nre that General Cron will
be compelled to earrender, and that
thus at Paardeberg will be effect -
id the der/tructen of the Bret Inc.a
tion of the Boer army."
J1ust Finish Illm Poon.
London, 23. --The Tines says,
edi4orinlly ;Feb.
"The fact 1 hot the Boers (started to
reinforce General Cronje from Nigel
days no i•.s an additional reason Why
Lord Roberts eboald f:nieb, with hole
an promptly alt potable. Small bodies
of Boers, mei ns heave. already been
broken rya, are not very tormdebe,
but n large body, w ;th guns and sup-
plier, would call Ebr serious treatment,
et t'hich, no douly,, General Frond)
would fin.1 congenial work.
"Lord Roberts at present has the
advantage of being,nearer to hiebaen
than the Boers to theirs; but that ad-
vantage Nish be retests:I in proportion
to his °ostwurd progre*s, nal it is im-
pertnnt that bodies of the enemy
shou:el no: hover nn h'a right flank,"
Canada's tptenitid Spirit.
London, Feb. 23. -The morning pa-
perer allude to the oltouglMtutaese of
Lord Roberts in sending) a deleted
to the Earl. of Miarbo, the Canadlaa
Governor-General.
The mi:dtary critic of the Times
urges the continuance of efforts to
send more troops to Souch Africa, so
ae to be ready' fbr the many dftleuj- ,
1100 that mutat bs. surra untcd, even
neer Lord intoneer. has sueirdest
agwcost General ('t nj•. Ile add,:
"The spayed/4 s(,Ir., shown in Can-
ada, Which hoe j.r, received tee first
WWII of lasses incurred in the aervtoe
at the Empire, su aid serve to impel
rpt 0, greater a rerr;oM.'
- Mnut I'Ight to a Finish,
Cape Yawn. Thursday Morning,
Feb. 2' -in reply to Oen. Cronla«
request a,r nn arnatIee of 24 hour,
to newt- Inm to bury hie dead, Lord
Kitele•urr told the Boor commander
that hr anuet fight to a finish o
ear' I'r unconditionally.
.t Mere Dodge. .
London, Feb. 23. -The Cape Town
cee-reepotdent of the Daily Tele.
graph Nays :
(ten. Crowe's request for an areata•
tice wam a mere dodge to plain time
to make trenches, Lord Kitchener
refuted, but gave ham halt an hour
to consider whether he would our.
render nneonditle itig' err- fl t to
as finish. The Hoene hiving that
their Intention had been tilt
1 d t t oul •
stood, and lm they w
W the end, the battle watt Mao
---
Feeding Kimberley',
London, Feb. 23, 1.80 am.-•Thqe
Whr Office has issued the follotrkhtp `
t t wu Lord Roberto:
:
" Pantdeberg, Feb. 28.-Msthueu re-
ports from Kimberleyth�tt septettes of
fool and forage are thing peakedt)h
am (oat as pcsaible,
" T)tero will be enough eoa.l to/stare
the Ike Berra mines in ten tbayg, jay
(1118 manna gnat All8ar7 will be alio•
vintetl.
" Hospital arrangements there re'
ported perfect.
He hopes Pr:oeka and the adjoin-
ing country will goon be Fettled,"
At the name time the War Office an -
trounced that nothing further would
be issued to -night._
Itefuaes to Realign.
London, Feb. -The Coneervativer
of Bodtntn division of Cornwall, 'he
mimed by the attitude towards the
war of their representative in the
Haase of Commons, Mr, Leonard Henry
Courtney, formerly Deputy Setoket, '
Mom demanded hie resignation.
Mee Courtney, however, reftwo. to re'
sign. He. ciitimm he contorted the east
on ronditlon that he be Rllowed to net
Ind, 'pendently.
Mr. Courtney, who wan elected 0n
tier ('nlodet tote, Is an advanced Lib-
eral, who was opposed to Mr, Chnm-
(erlaln'n Homc Ba10 Nohow. He wee
formrrty- Under-secretary ut State for
the flow Department, Colonial Under-
seeretnrv, and Financial 8eerotary
for the. 'l'reneury. He mantle became
Chn(rman of the South African ('ondl-
intee. Committees, (1
Duller'. Stow Progreu.
Loutlon, Feb, 28, 4 a, ut,-Wille tett'
newspapers retteritte their predletlone
thnt Ladyemlth will certainly bo re
tiered by the end of the week, the
telegrams from Natal do not audicate
that General Buller Inc been able to
gain much ground since he enptored
111i ngwnne hill .ua1 nae neagfilgring
heights.
The Ikere, mettles of whom have ft -
s enmanitl ROlith of the Tugela eo to be fortifying new, pod -
tions to the northward to obstruct a
further Bt tisk advance, and there was
a general appearance on Wednesday
that they were tiecotning more ag-
grt'smh-e,
The bill extending the moduli vleed(
on the french treaty shore has hawed
the final stages in both Hogan of the
Nrwtoendlnnd Legislature.
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