par worldfairs » 03 avr. 2024 04:11 pm
- GENERAL PIET CRONJE AND WEDDING PARTY
On July 5. 1904, General Piet Cronje, in command of the Boer veterans at the Fair, was married to Mrs. Stertzel. widow of a comrade killed at Paardeberg. The picture here reproduced is that of the wedding party at the Temple Inn, within the Exposition grounds, where the wedding breakfast was served. The General and his bride are seated at the table. At his right stands Commandant Van Dam, formerly Chief of Police of Johannesberg. Between him and Mrs. Cronje are Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Meyer. Captain A. W. Lewis, of the British forces, stands near the doorway at the left, and at the extreme left of the group is Captain Chapin. Captain Dix is behind the General, and in the background are Adjutant VanPittius and others. General Cronje surrendered at Paardeberg to Lord Roberts, and was exiled to St. Helena, the island prison of the great Napoleon. Now the picturesque old hero is at the World’s Fair, taking part every day in realistic representations of the stirring scenes of conflict between Briton and Boer; but here the veterans of both sides fraternize, as brave men always do when their battles are decided.
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On July 5. 1904, General Piet Cronje, in command of the Boer veterans at the Fair, was married to Mrs. Stertzel. widow of a comrade killed at Paardeberg. The picture here reproduced is that of the wedding party at the Temple Inn, within the Exposition grounds, where the wedding breakfast was served. The General and his bride are seated at the table. At his right stands Commandant Van Dam, formerly Chief of Police of Johannesberg. Between him and Mrs. Cronje are Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Meyer. Captain A. W. Lewis, of the British forces, stands near the doorway at the left, and at the extreme left of the group is Captain Chapin. Captain Dix is behind the General, and in the background are Adjutant VanPittius and others. General Cronje surrendered at Paardeberg to Lord Roberts, and was exiled to St. Helena, the island prison of the great Napoleon. Now the picturesque old hero is at the World’s Fair, taking part every day in realistic representations of the stirring scenes of conflict between Briton and Boer; but here the veterans of both sides fraternize, as brave men always do when their battles are decided.
