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Show FIELD OF ISANDHLWANA. Where the Zulus Under Cetewayo Wiped Out British Force Proof That Struggle Wns EI tree. Tho Zulus of to-day, It seems, are as alert iind cunning ns their predecessors, prede-cessors, who, under Cetewayo, wrought such terrible havoc Every European on the spot knows tho history his-tory of thoso bloody days, and of Isandhlwana in particular. If anything any-thing could tench tho necessity for vigilant scouting, that would. While tho late Lord ChelmVford was splitting up his forces, tho enemy, 15,000 strong, lay low to chargo dpwn upon Isandhlwana In his nbsonco. He returned re-turned to tho camp to find evory man butchorod. The whole force loft, ovor 800, had been slain, while tho victors had mado u-haul of 102 wagons, 1,400 oxon, two seven-pounder guns, 400 rounds of shot and sholl, 800 riflos, 250,000 rounds of ball cartridges, 60,000 worth of commissariat supplies, sup-plies, and certain roglmentnl colors. Tho bruvest wero heartsick whon thoy wont to bury tho victims of Isnndhlwana. For five months tho bodies lay uuburlcd, though gallant mon voluntcorod again and again In tho mcantlmo to undertake tho work. Carrion birds had accomplished their foul work, and morclful nnturo with n groon carpet of vorduro had dono hor best to obliterate tho awful rollcs of tho tragic day. Hut tho burial party wero able to discover D00 bodies and Identify many. Money and chocks, portraits und letters, Jewelry nnd souvenirs littered tho hillside. Evory-whoro Evory-whoro wore evidences of tho ferocity of tho struggle. The Zulus nro said to havo lost 2,000 men; but theso had for tho most part boen carried off. Hero and thoro, however, wero found black men and whlto locked In the savago embrace In which thoy had died. Ono Zulu was found with his hoad driven by a Urltlsh bayonot a foot Into tho ground; n Urlton with hla doud antagonist beneath him, nnd an assegai In his back to tell how bo had dlod after mastering the too In front |
