The illustrations here given of the effect of these shells are more graphic than words.
On
the first day the big gun was fired, the Buffalo Club was struck and
sustained considerable damage, and a few private buildings were more or
less injured. On the 9th the firing of " Long Tom " commenced at
daybreak, and was continued at intervals throughout the day until six p.m., when
the last shot was fired. This shot killed George Labram, one of the
most able men in the service of De Beers Company. He had entered his
room in the Grand Hotel only a minute before. The shell passed through
the roof and three brick walls before reaching
