ht in the hotel itself. They were covered with dust, but
that was all. Not so easily, however, did they escape disease. One after
the other at Intombi failed. Mr. Hordern was down with dysentery for
between five and six weeks, Mr. Macpherson eight weeks, Mr. Tuckey had
Natal fever for three weeks, and all of them were left very enfeebled.

[Illustration: REV. THOMAS MURRAY.

(By permission of Mr. M. Jacolette, of Dover.)]

=Mr. Murray's Description of the Fight with Enteric Fever.=

Mr. Murray, of the Scotch Free Church, bravely struggled on. At one time
he was left single-handed. The admiration of the other chaplains for
this man was great indeed. He seemed to lead a charmed life, and though
he rapidly aged during the siege, he never gave up. He was overworked
and half-starved, but he always had a cheery word for every one. He
tells the story himself with characteristic modesty in _The Church of
Scotland Home and Foreign Mission Record_. Let us listen to him:--

'Very soon enteric fever and dysentery appeared among the troops,
and the daily morning train from Ladysmith brought ever fresh
batches of patients. The hospital camp grew rapidly. The maximum
number was nearly 1,900, but for many weeks the daily average was
1,700. Unhappily, of the four Church of England chaplains, two were
at an early stage laid aside by sickness, and for more than _five
weeks_ the whole of the work fell to one Church of England chaplain
and myself. We worked hand in hand. It was not a question of
"religion," but wherever spiritual help was needed, there one of us
was found. Our first work each day was the burial of the dead.
Daily, for three long months, _all of us_ might be seen heading the
dismal procession of six, or ten, or fifteen, and on one occasion
of nineteen dead, whom we were conducting to their last
resting-place. That duty over, the remainder of the day was busily
employed in ministering to the sick and dying in the numerous
hospital marquees. On Sunday we did what we could to hold services
in these marquees, but it was impossible on any one day to overtake
all. There was, however, each Sunday afternoon an open-air service
at which convalescent patients could be present.

=Work Among the Refugees.=

'Besides the work I have just described, I had another piece of
work unexpectedly cut out for me, which was full of in