MAJOR EDDY'S DEATH.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 63, 15 March 1900, Page 9

MAJOR EDDY'S DEATH.

AUSTRALIANS IX A TIGHT

CORNER

HEROIC INCIDENTS

SYDNEY, this clay

Major Eddy met his death when defending- a position near JTobkirks farm. The Boers, feinting retirement, Lieut. Tremerne occupied the extreme point with twelve men 071 his left, while the YViltshires and Australians attention was attracted to a frontal attack.

A party of Boers outflanked Tremeriie and got within ten yards before they were noticed. Tromerne ordered a volley and then a rush for the horses, but the Boers fired first, and out of twelve men only one got away.

After Tremerue was taken prisoner ho asked his wounded comrades (uot known) whether they "blamed him for not surrendering. They exclaimed, '•Xo; Australians must not surrender." An order .for Tremerne to retire was ■ sent, but the orderly was shot on the way. Major Eddy was shot immediately after sending the order for their retirement. Of Tremerne's twelve men. Private Jennings, who shot his was the only one to get away. Tremerne fell over a fence., which probably saved his life, a bullet whizzing over him as he went forward. One bullet tore his tunic, another tore a heel off one boot, while a shot in the ankle stopped him. Subsequently he was released as incapacitated.

Hevgt. Hensman, (lie Westralian, whose death was reported previously, received three imllets in ilie leg. Krygger, a comrade, heard him sing out, "They have broken both my legs; for God's sake some one come and help me, I am bleeding In deaili." Krygger crept up the height, wfiere iiensman lay, with bullets splashing all round hin\ coolly took oil' his own putties, and, using Hensman's rifle as a splint, bound up his left leg, then bandaged his wound's in the right leg, stopping the bleeding. He next broke off. some bushes to keep ofli the sun, and was building some stones when a bullet passed through his helmet, and another ripped open the shoulder

of his tunic. Krygger finished the i parapet, then, seeing Private Con way j down below, called him to bring" up a ! few haudf-iils of earth to put under: Hensman's hip, which lay on jagged rocks. Comvay gamely complied. He brought three handful*, but when he was bringing the fourth a bullet was sent through his head. On the evening before the fight, Serg't. Jiensman had Krygger up before the captain for neglecting to obey an order, Krygger thoughthe had been harshly treated, and said he would be even with Hensman some day. He has had his revenge. Aftef dusk Kryggvr guided an ambulance to where l?en,snum lay. lie had been for ten hours in the broiling sun, and must have suffered terribly, lie says that while lie lay there the Boers fired every time he. moved an arm or tried to change his irksome position. i