Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-04-09 | Page 4 | "Too Brave a Man to Die That Way"

TOO BRAVE A MAM TO DIE THAT WAY another story of the fight at Doorn balt farm between canadians and boers london tho correspondent of the standard at transvaal haa cabled a graphic account ot tho battle at Doorn balt farm march 31 in which tho british had three officers and 24 men killed and 10 officers and men wounded while the boers had nian killed or wounded A small force of canadians and mounted infantry gays the correspondent was opposed by seven fold its number six hundred boer charged confidently calling upon tho canadians to surrender carruthers of tho canadians sprang to his feet and exclaiming that he would not surrender shot alie foremost boer with his revolver at a distance of fifteen paces the canadians had no cover except the short grass lying upon the ground they fired steadily and forced the boers to seek the shelter of a screen of tree many of the boera climbed these anil fired down on the canadians the latter kept the enemy nt bay for two hours when all but fifteen of the canadians were killed or wounded the boers ventured another rush and captured the handful of survivors carruthers was the only british officer who was not seriously wounded some of the boers wanted to shoot him when he was taken pr honer but they ultimately thought better of this saying he is too brave a man to die that