Deseret Evening News | 1900-01-27 | Page 18 | How Refugees Rough it at Durban

HOW REFUGEES ROUGH IT AT DURBAN 1 1 i One ot of the scenes depicting the occasional comedies of Will war may be wIt fleeced any day In Victoria park just outside ot of the tho city of Durban Here a great mon many of the refugees from Johannesburg are encamped men women and children living huddled together to In tents and strangely improvised cab cabIns cabins Ins hero persons ons who a few tew months ago were living luxuriously at homo home In Inthe inthe the most comfortable of at residences now dwell very much like gypsies and vagabonds gathering wood stood cooking their dinners over little open campfires but all working together In a vel very light hearted and happy manner considering the circumstances Victoria park Is in close to the seashore and hn has a pleasant outlook and n a comparative immunity lly train wars alarms so while these home lets lees refugees H are art In the tho mot most comfortable ot of dwellings they consider themselves very ery much better belter ot oft than those unhappy people who are shut up UI In the different towns being besieged and shelled shelli 1 lIy by the Boers