The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 2, 1900, Page 1

\ ()l U \iF 26 ke * O~ xoxo X e A Highlander Who Tried to Stop a Shell Splinter With| His Stomach--Australian Twins, Both With Broken | Legs--Others Shot in the Spine and Through the | L \‘(\\ 11 \O. “SURGICAL. AND 54 Lungs--Some Pine for Home, While Others Are Anxious to Resume Fighting. Interesting Characters. Among the Sufferers Who Gwe‘ Abundance of Cheer to Those Overcome b” Deoressmr and Morbidness. went "Member Tommy ker smiled. Sir Philip Sidney smiled that: fashion. “Oh; yes. I owance of bra . bt always looked for a little of speak to my v and To jemonade ymmy Jiked his 16t 0" brand When did-he-go, Crich?” You was. dsleep, ch. old man, where d: " 'Right here, in front and I.went up to-’im, t was coming. ‘I can't Theii T 1a1d ‘old ‘That’s het. I says I knew wh says, ‘Don't let go, Crichy he a minute or two he was off, anything. - You in Parker Oh, yes, they all asked for old Crich to take "old of ni they went off. is | Parker's goln’ to best the lot of ’em. l THE FRONT. “an’ they all called for me "fore they | ‘If T can’t see you 1 can feel | was asleep, | | | | { This to me: “‘Last o' four spthal cases, he and. he’s goin’ “to" Netley, an’ { all right in 4 few weeks.: 'Ave: some more tomatoes, Parker?" The glant turned his head ‘and raised | arm.He could ‘ot quite reach the tom: { toes. Crich ‘stepped across the tent,: la deuched the cut fruft with oil and | { vi; .gar and. exhibited Parker in the act of | eating. | Then Parker talked of real estate spec- | ulations in' Orange, N.'J.; and:stocksrais- n | ing - in- Queensland, Crich supplying an ever-appreciative chorus..: f ched: the | 'supérbly bullt’ body, so-all-aiive ‘to the chest: line, so.all dead below, ' #nd it { seemed to me unfair that nervous anxiety {to make Cape Colony a “iittle haven.of | peaca™ had led a ‘‘neutral government'’ to |'postpone the ordinary -preparations. for. war till: the Colesberg rebels (ail regis- tered vaters, remeniber) could convenlent- 1y mangle Parker's spinal cord. upon Crich, the bairy cheste and ad he'll be | I laid {t} 1900; 9. -\.(QRK FoR THE Re _TROSS. To FoLLO . 7 quate, that Paricer must ~not die, and Crich, hopefully hopeless, said, .out’ of Parker’s” hearfng, that he would- do his damiiedest. PAKKER BAFFLZS DEATH. That was. some weeks igo,.’ T have seen Paricér twice or thri nce, ‘but to-day his ‘bed is'empty. He bested the regis |-teréd “voter of Colesberg, all: the' young | doctors who prophested death, and Crich, whe. couldri’t see any otheér way out of it. ley, Witli the chance.of living; half-dead, for.a -year or-two, and ‘the -ghost - of -a chance-that he' may partially recover. This is 4. load off-my mind. | réason Parker was my war feticn. . He held on through the black days ére.Lady- smith-was relieved, he heard of Cronje’s | ‘surrender, and: naw, at Madeira, he will lesirn that Bloemfontein is his and ours: The war’ goes. bétter. With Parker and Bobbsfontein” disposed. of we can attend DICAL,” BY RUDYARD KIPLING T e R e N e e e met aes e aeg e fant g *mmt@*@mmfl*@mi@* Tk TR R T KA T AT A T AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT & A OA T AT A TSR TR TRk . The Famous Writer's Graphic Pen Prcture of His Visits to the Hospitals, Where He Meets the Brave Soldiers Who Have Been Brought Down by Boer Bullets at Colesberg, Paardeberg, Magersfontem and Other Nota-} b/e Baft/efie/ds of the Great Soutli African War. RN M S R A YO BT AT AN WS M < N SEDF RS EOED YR ¥ 0WQ#Q*©¥P\¥<>¥®¥Q¥©¥<>¥Q-¥Q¥<>¥ R TTHET AT RS R R TR TR EDE TR TR TR TR R R He-has gone home on:a steamér to Net-,| For some apsurd | | £6 the hospitdls. “Dinnles, the light mus- | tached: sergeant major of a horse battery, | has - gone away, but not before he saved| the. lives:of ‘three or four depressed an\]‘ morbid by his cheerfulness and his yarns. | Dinnisshas. six and twenty years' vice.“He' refused ' his majority years ago_because It .was in his beloved battery,-and he is'an encyclopedia of mili- tary knowledge—the unofficial brand. 1 heird. him-tell his tent confidentially that 1f-he had:known what sort of a silly sort of .war this war was going to turn out he | | would Have retired on his laurels early in October. He caught something at Magersfontein |- which "has kept him in bed for a few }'\ot'ks but now ‘he ‘is-at the front again. Mo wiis -more -or less In charge of the ‘horse battery. which, out of pure polite-| neéss, ‘stogd -still te take the Boer fire| WwHen our naval gun.on the left of the | tine di@ not see the flag of truce, went uni ser-‘ eleven | 3 | Dinniss left, PRICE FIVE CENTS. A% A ¢ i The Battle-Scarred Land, “ Starved by Policy and Craft,”” One of Plenty, Where Tommy Atkins Should Seitle After the War--Fredicts Schemes That in Five Years “Will Pay More Than Trappy Gold Reefs or South American Tramways. Manitoba Ranchers, New Zealand Sheepmen and Fruit- Growers “Will Make Such a Country as the World Has Never Seen. "’ firing and brought down a fresh Baer fu- | marked for England. and the day before 1 sillade all Rondebosch was too small Said Dinniss: “Of course, we sat tight, ports. to show_ it a mistake, but the shells | ‘A visitor came by with pipes and to- \\»"r‘ mnklng our horses skittish, so I | bacco for the men, and Derby steered 'Send” a driver to. their heads.| him toward . a econvalescent. “Do you ‘re a_little shy." I looked around, want to buy a pipe?’ sald Derby, with a re weren't any drivers! D'you | serious face. ~They're only threépence, ¥ were doin’. Chasin’ rats and the bac one an" threepence a around a bush! Yiss! Rat huntin’ under | stick. It's dirt cheap.” The convales- fire. ' On my worrud, I don't believe driv- | cent fingered the stock and demanded ers have sowls. No, not one!™ garettes. “I'm sorry,” sald Derby, “Were they cockneys, by any chanee, | “but we're sold out. of cigarettes. ~If ou'll give your order, maybe this man will.” Then the convalescent tumbled to the jest, and. Derby had to run for it all between the tent pegs. There should be ltvely times on Derby's boat home, but he is_the kindest of souls fo an invalid. The twins are not on their feet yet. “They - are.both Australians, both have 'hr(»kPn legs, they lle &M? by side, their Confinued on ].-'ifi.h P-gc. Dinniss?” I asked. “Ye may say so. We come from St. John's Wood: London, The tent and the orderlies grieved when for he had great authority and most persuasive tact. Now, Derby of the Inniskililags had no authority.. He lived on his tongue and his skill in out- flanking orderlies. Derby got it badly-in the leg and hopped Hke a cockrobin in scarlet flannel between the tents. He was BOER REAR GUQRD FIERCELY RESISTS BRITISH ADVANCE Roberts Cannot Make @Any Progress Until He Overcomes the Republican Forces Under General Botha. ONDON vier forced to dvance, and Sunday nsive is -directing the least 15000 men. Some 3,000, The Boe 2 able ys. The en-off by fee the masses British outposts ers of Lord without result rrenton shelled alf-constructed ugh from Mafe- miles ng r nes the Morni r 1wo ppears to have » Rhode sluis. Party Captured. party fell into Windsorton on April | { Wwar materials for | the Boers at B 1d. embarked a quan- tity of Transvaal wool. Lord Lansdowse, replyin néed a quantity in the House | vesterday to a questlon regard- m clothing for ‘the troops, read | atch from Lord Roberts: *“There | to appeal for warm cloth- | Some corps have recefved more than | require and will be amply provided | as soon as the numerous cases. of | nd comforts. of various descrip-.| be brought here from the hase."” & to a dispatch from Lourenzo s there are one thousand Britisk vet remaining in the Transvaal, Aecor | but \'\\ y.are to be expelled immediately. Some Desultory Fighting. Bloemfontein. correspondént ‘of the teleg hing Monday, says: The g at Thaba Nchu is of a desultory | The The Times nature. swept by mounted troops preparatory to a te forward moyvement, for which the | s may now be termied organized: Living Upon Locusts. A dispateh to the Times from Mafeking; dated -April ‘A sldelight is thrown upon:th v condition of the garrison by the fact that the united ef- forts of the whites and natives have re- | cently been deveted to catching a swarm | of locusts which passed over the town.* S BOER GENERAL BOTHA BLOCKS BRITISH ADVANCE LONDON, May 1, 7:30°p. m.—The Wa trom Lord Roberts: “BLOEMFONTEIN, May L-Jan Hamfl- ton marched yesterday in a northerly di-| | rection from Thaba Nehu with a body. of | mounted infantry —and Smml-Dor‘rlen'. brigade of Clemeént's division. At Haut- ney he found himself opposed by a uran‘ force commanded Dby -General person. Reinforcements reached this force during the day, and I directed French to whole front ‘is mow 'fo be | Botha in | [ strengthen him during the night - from Thaba Nchu. ‘This he was able to do, as the number of Boers in the neighbor- | hood of Thaba Nchu had considerably de- i | creased. In addition to these troops Ham- flton should be reinforced during the day by Broadwood’s cavalry and Bruce-Ham- flton’s infantry brigade. “Hamilton mentioned that his casualties | yesterday were about thirty. . { *Maxwell's brigade of the Seventh Di- { vision yesterday accupied Viaksontors and Bchauskraal, n.row of kopjes, ' without | meeting with opposition. But the mmmléd infantry was engaged for some: hours. The following dispatch was sent by Lord i Roberts to the War Office: “BLOEMFONTEIN, April 30.—The Boers made very persistent attacks atound Tha- ba Nchu:on Sdturday and Sunday. - But the position which the Eighth (Rundle's) Division holds is strong, and he had the assistance of Gordon's and Dickson's bri- gades, the cavalry under French, Smith- Dorriens infantry brigade and a body ot | 'mounted infantry under Jan Hamilton. | Pole-Carew's division retirned from Dew- etsdorp yesterday.” 1 Lord “Roberts - also. reports addltlanal |‘casualties sustained during the fighting of | April 27 around Thaba Nchu, consisting of | Lieutenant. Geary and two enlisted men killed and-one officer and: three enlisted | men wounded. . e — | RETREATING BOERS . GOING TO WYNBURG ! BLOEMFONTEIN, Monday, “April. |- Most of the Boers retreating fram' W ener and Dewetsdorp -are- ‘going to Wyn- iburg. as the large British force at Thaba: Nchu "renders’ &: retreat “to. Brandford risky. - Reports. are current that Brand- [ ford may be lhflndoned ‘without & fight. A general ‘order has been uhl(lhe L awarding the Victoria eross to an officer, a pon-commissioned officer and 4 gunner of Q Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery. for gallantry displayed during the’ recent fighting at Sannas Pest. The foregoing dispatch does not : give the names of the réciptents of the Victoria cross, but they are supposed to be Major Hornby, Sergeant Parker and ‘Gunner. Lodge. e BLOWING UP. RAILWAYS. LONDON, May - 1—A dispatch from Mafeking datad April 20 says: “The Boers have been busy. for several days blowing up the railways southward. There was little firing during the past week. The town will respond ¢heerfully to Lord Rab- erts’ requpst to hold out for another month. ‘ever. is-rife, but otherwise the health of the garrison is good and all are well.” PRISONERS FOR ST. HELENA. JAMESTOWN, St. Helena, May 1.—The British auxiliary transport Bavarian has arrived ‘here from Cape Town -with: 1099 Boer prisoners. - All are in -excellent health, They will be landed as quickly as possible; - although = the ' “wharves - are bloeked with stores owfng to. insufficiency of transport m}a LOYAL mlmun. CAPE TOWN, May 1.—At.a big meeting was formed Those present . cheered - all references to' the ‘Queen and: the Deputy. Mayor declared that the vofce ‘of th ‘Irishmen: in-South Africa was. for “Quéen and. count 3 FAILS IN ATTEMPT TO Man Clnimxng of ‘San Francisco: Arrested by i ~Custonis Officers. - Special. Dissateh fo The Call, . JERSEY. CITY, " ‘When tbe Wll-_ helm :dér Grosse was docked ‘at HoboKen | 'vesterday the iispicions of Customs In- ppec:ora Donoiue. -and Brown . were - ed by the actions .of a passenge: Wlm ‘seemmed to be f! the vessel. - ke wa 1 Into custody on cl of smugghing. - Whe: ar : h'l-r'“ tnund strapped to nnb:l!t achsx‘% s body, -nd in it were dlamonds: valued L‘hquen F.: Leete umntf “‘n d.he live TAN iommissioner Russ, who- rele 1,1",:;"?,,,- m ‘.fl ry:fl he ‘“at gl!:e m‘.lmo'.‘.'é".“ reasyr, DQ— Y . le went to New orl.y held here to-night an. Irish: . Association | 2 SMUGGLE DIAMONDS. Be Charles F. Iaeete:‘ ‘haste to leave 2 Ve his nl‘me ‘as. | -In: San: o. flo -was faken. béfore !?nmd' 3 MEET D Most Appalling D VICTIMS JOHN HUNTER: SR. JANS WILSON. ROBERT WILLSTEAD. JAMES WALLACE SR. ROBERT: HUNTER. DAVID PADFIELD. VALENTINE LOXON. ¢ JAMES REESE. ANSBELMO JACHETTA SOLL LAPPL R. V. MILLER. A. LANGSTAFF and son. ANDREW ADAMSON. JOHN, THOMAS and JI. HENRY ' WILSON. ANDREW HUNTER and son. WILLIAM 'GATHERMAN. ALEXANDER WILSON JR. WEBBER. T'homas Livesay, Sandy Wilson, John liam Livesay. : : : : t COFIEL'D Utah; May 1.—The Eng- “lish hnmnga ‘cannot describe ' the 3 ister which —occurred Valley- Cen Con:lpnny. :n‘;i llz wl:icl: 200 mien-‘and . upwar ve lost :;:1.‘:17;'/’23.{ ‘At this hour 167 bodies have heen recoveréd, and ‘the work of rescue is edliig; and will continue until all re brought to the surface. ere are willing hands at work, and as fast-as the bodies m ‘reached they are brought down to.the-boarding-houses and other. eomny nfldmn they are SCOFTELD, Utah, May 1.—The list of the dead recovered up to midnixht is as follows: . The difference between this lst and the 137 given above is accounted for by the unidentified. mine there are tén men (forelgners) as yet unknown. Salt Lake; leaving here at 7 o'clock this evening. " “There are one to .three of the injured that will not suryive the trip to ‘the hospital. TWO HUNDRED UTAH MINERS EATH IN AN EXPLOSION isaster Occurs in the Coal Pits of the Pleasant Valley Company at Scofield. —.—.-‘.—.—.—.—.—‘—.—. 9900090 00-0-0-090-900 0000000 OF THE DISASTER. { —_————— PETER COCKLETT. WILL WILLSTEAD. LLEWELLYN EVANS, boy. JOHN LLOYD. DICK THOMAS. WILLIAM POWE, boy. JOHN JAMES. R. DIXON, J. MAY. HARRY MILLER. WILLIAM DAVIS. WILLIAM SAMUELS and son. WILLIAM PARMLEE. THOMAS PADFIELD. BERNARD DOUGAL. JAMES GATHERMAN. JAMES PRICE. DAN MUHR, boy. ROBERT FERRISH. R.'T. EVANS. BEN LLOYD. JAMES C. HUNTER. WILLIAM JONES. GEORGE JAMES. SAMUEL LIVESAY. FERARI JACHETTA. MATT KROSKI. ISAAC MILLER. ~—— DAVIS and son, T. J. REILLY. —— ANDERSON. CHARLES EDWARDS. THOMAS WILLIAMS and son. JOHN BURNS. GEORGE COULTHARD. 900000000000 In one pile at No. 1 The Injured—eight in number—were taken on a special train to . Among these are the followin Wilson, John Kirton, Willlam: Boweter, John Beddoe, Thomas Sellers and Wil- ‘-.4.—&..—0—... ' 9090003090 ......H.—Q—. dressed and prepared. for the Coroner's inquest. These bulldings are numerous, | and in- each are from ten to thirty-five bodies: ‘When a corpse {s brought out it | to get the charred and mangled remains is usyally carried from the mouth of each | from out of the mine. Many hundreds of tunnel :at the respective entrarices to the | men have freely volunteered their ser- place of ‘deposit. Here there is a corps of | vices, and as fast as one set or force is men, from four to ten in number, with ‘ tired or worn out others take their places, spanges, hat and ‘cold ‘water In- tubs and | While the stench of smpke and powder is other receptacles: The clothing Is first | sickening, resembling much that of a dis- removed, the soot and powder burns | secting room, there are brave-hearted and washed from their faces, the bodies pre- brawny men of muscle who have been pared and laid out in long rows, where | continuously at work since the moment of they are {dentified by a tag with the name | the explosion. and address attached, to awalt !dentifica-| Ag soon as the accident was known the I tion by relatives or friends. The removal of bodies began at 12 o'clock to-day, and every diligence is used