SOLDIERS WITH CHARMED LIVES;
DATTLEFIELD EXPERIEHCES
It is one of the ironies of battle that
while one man mav tie killed b> the
first bullet that romes his way. his fel
low man may lie hit a score of timeH
and yet survive to fight again and to
die peacefully in liis bed.
Already the story of the present war
has furnished several Illustrations of
this strange diversity of luck, notable
that of Kruitchkoff. the valiant Cos
sack. whose brother was the first man
slain ill his first action, while he, after
receiving sixteen wounds and killing
eleven Germans single-handed, is re
ported to be on ttie highway to recov
ery..
Even more amazing was the ex
perience of Lieut J. Evans of the lu
nis killing Eusllllei's. In our last South
African war. In the first attack on
HleteCs Hill. Lieut. Evans fell shot
through the right shoulder by a Mauser
bullet. For two entire days lie lav on
the hillside exposed to the fire of I he
enemy.
When he was at last discovered, it
was found that lie had received no
fewer than twenty-six wounds. Such,
however, was the lieutenant’s vitality
that within a few months lie was a hale
man and fighting as valiantlv as ever.
Few men have ever Inane a more
charmed life in battle than Lieut. Con
greve, when, in company with his fel
low aides-de-camp, Schofield and Hub
erts. he rushed over the bullet-swept
veldt at Colenso to llie rescue of the
guns. Huberts fell a dead man before
he hud gone many yards; Congreve
raced on through ihe tornado of lead
“My first bullet,” lie says. “Went
through my sieve and made tin- joint
of my elbow bleed; next a clod of earth
caught me smack on l lie right arm.
then my horse got one; then mv right
leg one; then mv horse another, and
that settled uh.”
liut, desperate as his plight was, the
bullets ruining thick as hail, the gal
lant fellow managed to crawl to safety
How fearful the lead storm was a<
Colenso may be gathered from the fact
thut one gunner was found with sixty
four wounds in iiis body.
Among the men who survived to
describe the inferno of Spion Kop
every square foot of it swept by a
blizzard of Boer bullets and shells, none
had a more miraculous escape than
Murray of the Scottish Ilitles, w ho was
struck by bullet after bullet. Dripping
from half a dozen wounds, his uniform
hanging around him in shreds, ho stag
gered among his men cheering them
as gnylv as when (ho fight began.
In the sanguinary battle of the At
bara, G. W. Stevens says: “One piper
had seven bullets iti his body; a cor
poral in another regiment received
soven iit his clothing otic switching in
and out uf the front of his tunic, and
not one pierced Ills skin Another man
picked up a brass box inside the zareba
and put it in tills breast pocket, think
ing il might come in useful for tobacco
Tlie next instant a bullet hit it and
glanced away.”
It was in this battle that a color
sergeant was discovered with fifteen
wotinds-a veritable "lead mine," as a
surgeon declared but so amazing was
his vitality that within two months he
was as sound as ever again.
Many a man carries a charmed life
through that terrible fight on tlie banks
of tiu* Alma In the Crimean war, hut
none more miraculously than Color
Sergeant l.uke O'Connor, tlie brave
Irishman known tod a v as Major Gen
eral O’Connor. V. C. When Knsign
Anstruther fell at i lie v ery moment of
reaching I tie parapet of a Russian re
doubt, O' Connor, severely wounded
though it was in the breast, took the
colors from the lifeless hand and
proudly planted them on the redoubt.
Through the whole of that day of
carnage lie carried them, refusing
point-blank to go to the rear, although
scarcely able lo stand for loss of blood.
Through what perils lie carried Ids
flag and his life may be imagined from
tlie fuel that tlie banner he so bravely
bore was found to have been hit in
seventy-live places.
Another of tlie heroes of the Alma
Was Lieut. Lindsay of tlie Scots
Fusilier Guards, who carried the c olors
of his regiment through the entire bat
tle.
Waving Ids flag aloft, the gallant
young lieutenant raved up the heights
through tlie tempest of sloa and shell,
although men were failing like autumn
leaves around him and tlie Hag lie car
ried was riddled with twenty - three
bullet holes. Tlie heights reached, tlie
regiment was advancing on tlie enemy's
buttery when the order to retire rang
out,
Lindsay, however, refused to budge
Supported only liy the color escort he
held his ground, and lighting back to
hack with a fellow officer kept thcRus
sians at hay until the Fusiliers, reform
ing, rushed buck to Ids rescue, and,
sweeping all before them, saved both
tlie colors and their gallant defender.
In the battle of Inkernmn. where the
I Uritish soldier reached his highest
flight of heroism and daring, there was
no braver or more fortunate man than
Sargoant Major Henry, who, in com
pany with Gunner Taylor, defended a
battery so magnificently against an
Overwhelming force of the enemy.
With bis syvonl in liis rigid hand and
bayonet in his left Henry fought like
an "inspired demon," lieaping the dead
Prussians at his feet with sweep and
thrust, and refusing to yield an inch of
his ground.
Hemmed In by the enemy, who as
sailed him in front, at each side and
the hack, he fought with the strength
and courage of ten until pierced hv a
dozen ghastly wounds he sank to the
earth unconscious, and was left to all 1
appearances a dead man Cut Henry
was by no means done for. Against
the verdict of all the surgeons he
fought his way hack to life and had the
reward of his heroism when the cross
was pinned on his breast
A no less gallant hearer of a charmed
life whs Cnpt John Wood of the
Twentieth Bombay Native Infantry
who covered himself with blood and
glnrv In our war with Russia nearly
sixty years ago.
Told off to lend the assault on a
Strongly-defended Russtnn fort Cript
Wood, who was woll in advance of his
men, rushed to the attack In the face of
a hurricane of bullets Again and
again he was struck, but he never
paused until, with waving sword >nd a
shout of triumph, he charged over the
parapet and ran the Russian leader
clean through the body. Although
drenched with blood pouring from
seven wounds, he fought like a demon
until the last of the enemy was dis
posed of. and not until victory was as
sured and complete would he consent
even to admit that he was wounded.
WEATHER REPORT.
Nome. Alaska, Fob 12. 1915.
Temperature- Max. 28, Min 7
liarometer 29 8S inches.
Weather—-Cloudy.
Wind -S. W 6 miles per hour
Precipitation- -trace snow.
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BIRDSEYE VIEW OF NOME. THE FARTHEST NORTH AMERICAN CITY OF UNCLE SAM ON BERING SEA.
~MM In order to convince ilie public of Nome tliat the >tateincnts oi
the Nugget, as to the tourist question were not mere vaporing*, that
W there would indeed he a serious attempt to divert to Alaska a portion
- of that vast army of sightseers who will visit the Pacific Slope during
the coming summer, the Nugget lias taken special pains to ascertain
with certainty the full extent of the movement and also to leant the
opinions of those best qualified to know as to its probable success
That the statements published at intervals in the Nugget are not idle
buncombe, that it is an absolute and irrefutable fact that a most
tremendous movement with a backing which practically assures its
^ success, has been started, and that, without a question of a doubt, a
vast number of sightseers will journey to the shores of Alaska during
Jfl the coming season. is attested by the following facts obtained by the
Nugget’s Seattle correspondent under instructions to secure only
X such data as was absolutely reliable and such opinions as were worthy
£ of careful consideration.
The following are the results of the Nugget's investigations.
The Alaska and Pacific t oast Steamship companies are both making
concerted efforts to increase the tourist trade, not only to Southeast
^ ern Alaska hut to Seward Peninsula as well.
^7m The Alaska Steamship Company has already announced that
I the Victoria will make special excursion trips June 28. July 2(1, sailing
to Nome direct and returning via the inside passage and is offering
X greatly reduced rates for the round trip.
The Senator will make no special trips but will offer special
inducements to those desiring to make the round trip to this section
P.oth companies in addition to an extensive newspaper campaign
arc maintaining booths and iuloriuati*>11 bur 01
cisco and San Diego Exposition'.
All lines to’South eastern Alaska i >■ >i 111 - art
increase in summer travel, and are already making arrange m- 1,1
handle it.
Mr. Harry Brandt, tiencral \getit ..f tin Panin t ...i-i
ship Company, states that he expects a greatly increase' '
the inside passage, down the \ ukon and oiitsMi- a \.en
Traffic Manager Zipf, of the White Pass, predict -
river travel during the summer.
E. C. McMiken, acting San liaucisco agent oi '
who will be remembered as an old Nomeite. slates that 'ae
Pass promises through rates via Nome, provide! hi" cm p.
make the desired arrangement' with the new owne - "i
Corwin.
The agents of all steamship companies hand.mg \u ■
assert that arrangements will he made whereby tourists
enabled to stop in Nome from J4 to 5(> hours at least.
Everett Clark, Assistant Passenger Agent of the Uu'ka t. ■ a
ship Company says with enthusiasm that it looks We a
year for Nome and his company will cooperate with h
boosting the tourist travel to Seward Peninsula
Here is the evidence that sound, level-headed business nun. n
who calculate both words and actions, are not only confident thu th>
Northland will be an immense attraction during the coming season,
but are also showing their faith by spending large sums in advcitisi
the attractions offered.
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