Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-06
Bombardmept Of Ladysmith Continues with
Shells Falling in Town.
WOUNDED AT KIMBERLEY DOING WELL
Over Eight Hundred Missing in Gloucester
shire and Fusileer Regiments.
PERSISTENT RUMoRs OF CAPlTULATIoN
Belgian Newspapers Publish Tele-
grams Reporting thnt General Sir
George white Has Surrendered
to General Joubcrt.

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LONDON, Nov. 5-(New York World
Cabegram--Special Telegram) - Stevens
cables the Daily Mail OF the Ladysmth
bombardment November 3:
The arrival of the naval b.: :igade on Monday
was most opportune. 1t would do you good
to see the great-chested, bearded steadfast
men amid our army Of boys. They did fine
service yesterday, when they mounted their
guns in record time and silenced Long
Tom at 6 o'clock. Long Tom was tried
again, but the bluejackets again silenced him
In the second round. We lost three wounded,
including, unfortunately, an officer.
THE feature OF yesterdays fighting was the
great variety of Boer guns disclosed. The
effect of the eight hours artillery fight was
terrible, though less deadly than the in
fantry combat An incessant boom Of guns
and hiss and rattle OF shells gave partic-
ularly remorseless impression and empha-
sized the helplessness Of man before the
deadly machines which he creates. This was
heightened by the cloudless sunshine.
THE escape of one man from destruction
by a bursting shell was very singular. The
shell burst near him, turning one side of
his bayonet into a complete corkscrew, a
fragment of the shell piercing his water
bottle on the other side, the man escaping
unhurt. Some are disposed to crticise our
artillery practice, but it must be remem-
bered that the Beers guns outrange ours
First Report from Butler.
LONDON, Nov. 6.-The War office issued
the following at 11:40 p m. yesterday:
Butler to the secretary of state for war;
CAPETOWN, Nov. $40 p. m-The
commandant at Durham sends the following
received from Ladysmith by pigeon post,
dated November 8: Yesterday General
French went out with cavalry and field ar
tillery and effectively shelled the Boer
lager, without loss on our side.
Lieutenant Egerton OF the Powerful is
dead. General Joubert sent in Major G. S.
Kincaid of the Royal Irish Fusileers and
nine wounded prisoners. Eight Beers were
sent out in exchange; no others being fit
to travel
Colonel Brecklehurst, with cavalry field
artillery, the Imperial Light Horse and the
Natal mounted volunteers, was engaged
today with the enemy to the southwest OF
Ladysmith. The fighting lasted several
hours. Our loss was very small.
THE bombardment OF Ladysmith continued
yesterday and today, many Boer shells
being pitched into the town.
"our troops are in good health and spirits
and the wounded are doing we'll" (Mes-
sage ends)
Il think that General Frenchs name is
given by mistake for Brecklehurst's.
Sir Redvers Butler has wired the War
Office from Capetown, under date of Sunday,
that Colonel Kekewich. in command at
Kimberley, reports under date of October
81 that all the wounded were doing well.
Persistent Rumors of CnpituIation.
LISBON, Nov, 5.-Persistent reports are
in circulation here that General Sir George
Stewart White, British commander in Natal,
has capituated to the Beers.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 5.-The Belgian news
papers continue to publish kilograms from
Amsterdam and Berlin reporting the cap
ture of Ladysmith, but no such information
has been received at the Official residence of
DR., Leyds. The members of the Transvaal
agency declare that the only information
they have on the affair is derived from the
newspapers They decline to divulge the
whereabouts of DR.. Leyds, but say he is
neither in Brussels or Berlin.
Over Eight Hundred Missing.
DURHAM. Natal Nov. 2-Delayed in
Transmssion,)-Th official roll call shows
that S43 members of the Worcestershire
regiment and of the Royal Irish Fusil!ers
are missing as the result OF the engagement
on Farquhar's farm. Thlrty-two members
OF the Gloucestershlre regiment, ten mem
bers of the Royal Irish Fusileers and two
members OF the Tenth mountain battery
were found killed Between seventy and
100 escaped and returned to Ladysmith
whittier 100 wounded have been brought.
Basutos Have Arisen.
LONDON, Nov. 5-3 p. m-According to
a special dispatch from Capetown II is re-
ported that the Basutos have risen against
the Orange Free State Beers, The gov
ernment has received no information or
this point.