. Besieged by the Boers : a diary of life and events in Kimberly during the siege. Ubc IRusF) for Sbelter 165 the ashpits, and under the engines, of whichwe had a dozen or more in Kimberley. Speaking of the railway reminds me that ashell struck one of the rails near the stationand knocked out a piece of rail twenty-twoinches long, and deposited it upon the roofof an hotel over a hundred yards away. All through the bombardment the peoplewho lived near any of the culverts whichcarry the rain-water off used to shelter therewhen shelling was going on, and many ofthose who lived near debris heaps m
. Besieged by the Boers : a diary of life and events in Kimberly during the siege. Ubc IRusF) for Sbelter 165 the ashpits, and under the engines, of whichwe had a dozen or more in Kimberley. Speaking of the railway reminds me that ashell struck one of the rails near the stationand knocked out a piece of rail twenty-twoinches long, and deposited it upon the roofof an hotel over a hundred yards away. All through the bombardment the peoplewho lived near any of the culverts whichcarry the rain-water off used to shelter therewhen shelling was going on, and many ofthose who lived near debris heaps made theirown private excavations there. All round thepublic gardens a wide drain, quite ten feetdeep, runs, and many of the good-class peoplemade shelters there by getting old railwayrails or tram rails, and roofing a part of thedrain in with these, piling loose earth onthe top. On the next day (Saturday, February loth)we were all very depressed on account ofLabrams death, and we expected heavy shell-ing again, but we had comparatively fewshells that day. A few came in between6
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