The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-16
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,.u.b,, for the Defence of Kimberley.
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CAPE Town. Oct 15-The town OF kimosr-
Lev, which yesterday MI Cecil Rhodes VINO Is
.,..o dsc,,red to be as safe as Piccadilly. In
london is besipged by the Beers. and all COM
muntcation with tho place either py rail- OF
telegraph has been cut on
An unconfrmed report says that SUN en-
e,pement has taken place at spyfortein. tothe
,outhw,rd OF Kimberley. The result Is not
known.
Mfr Conyngham Greene. formerly the Brit
;sh Diplomatic Agent at Pretoria. who left that
cltvon the outbreak OF hostilities. arrived here
IN saturday evening. large crowd awaited
Nj. arrival and he was heartily cheered rs he
left the train
The Beers have seized seven horses belong
ing to the police patrol near De Jagers Dritt'
IN the Buffalo River about ten miles northeast
NJ Dundee. Natal 1t is not known what has
hacon,e Of the riders but it is supposed that
they were captured.
British and Boer scouts have exchanGeo
shots in the neighborhood OF Glencoe. hve ana
ahaf miles west OF Dundee. where q British
force IL encamped. No one on either side was
hurt The Beers withdrew.
kilograms from Kim berley dated yesterday.
declare that the Beers fired on hospital
train flying the Red Cross flag near Martbogo.
IoypoS. Oct. 16-A despatch to the Daily
Mail from Cape Town says that the Beers have
cut the railway at Belmont. ffty-six miles
south OF Kimberley. and also at point
twelve miles to the southwark Of Kim
berley. The strong defending force at
Modder Bridge. which Is twenty-four
miles south of Kimberley. and between
the places whore the line 10 cut, 10 likely to be
attacked
The Bosrs have seized the railway station
1t Spyfonten. which Is near Kim berley. and
fortified II with earthworks. The object OF
their energetic operations is believed to be the
capture OF Mr.. Cecil Rhodes,
The Nails correspondent at Kimberley. tel
eGraphinR under date OF Saturday. says: Tho
railway service northward to Warrenton.
forty -four miles hence. where the line crosses
the vaal River and enters the Trans
vaal. has been suspended. Two passsn-
ger trains and a freight train went through
here to-day. The latter carried q thousand
bags OF meal consigned to the Transvaal Gov
eminent from Cape Town. When the train ar
rived at Vryburg the officials refused to de-
liver the meal. The Beers threatened to take
It. but they we're too late
The despatch adds that 1000 men are now
available for the defence OF Kimberley. The
people are calm and confident.
The Daily Mails correspondent at Kimberley
in a delayed despatch gives an interview had
by him with Flowerday. the driver OF the pilot
engine which preceded tho armored train that
was wrecked by the Doors near vryburR
Flowerday says that the train con-
sisted OF an armored car. in which were
fifteen men. a short truck loaded with
ammunition. and DOGGY car carrying two big
guns and a quantity OF shells. An officer OF the
mounted police at Maribogo warned Capt Mes
bitt who was in charge OF the train. that Boers
were on the line. but Capt. Nesbitt gave the
order to go ahead. 1t was dark at the
time. The pilot engine was about
forty yards in advance OF the train.
When near Kraai Pan 1t ran of the line. Flow
erday got down and showed . red light. stop
ping the train behind. He found loose rails
near the track and began to fix the line whore
the Beers had removed the rails Almost i'm
mediately shots were fred from dried water
course. where the Beers were hiding. Some
Of the train crew were wounded.
flowerday added: Tho Beers shipped us
al night and at daybrsak started with their
big guns. All their shells were aimed at the
engine, which was soon In a bad way. All this
Time was lying down inside the truck. until
heard an officer order flag OF
truce to be shown. Two flags were
raised but the Beers paid no heed to
them for about a quarter Of an hour. When
they ceased firing l got out Of the truck and
eraWlsd on my stomach for about mile and .
hall, untilthe Boers were out OF sight had .
miraculous escape. made my way 10 Mari
bogo, do not know what became Of the
Others but feel certain that all were taken
prisoners. The Beers shells did not touch the
trucks containing the guns. The ammunition
must have fallen into the hands OF the Beers
undamaged."
1t seNdsnt that besides Fowerday. the dri-
YER OF the pilot engine. the engineer OF the
Train following. whose name 10 Booth. also
escaped, A well authenticated report states
mat he has reached Vryburg.
kaflr. who declares that he passed the
scene OF the deraiment. says that he saw the
bodies OF several white men.
The Atlantic Transport line has offered the
steamer Maine to the Govern ont for use as a
hospital ship during the war in South Africa
Ills understood that the OFFER has been &C.
eept'd The company charges nothing for the
steamer