The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22

/ department Is revealing marked defects"
/ Farewell to the Guards.
London gave The Guards a farewell to-
day on their departure for Southampton.
| where they embarked for the Cape. Three
| oattalicns Of The First Scots and Second
| CoIdstreans and Third GrenadieFs left.
| Along the whoie route from the barracks
to the railway station the troops received
| 4 Itisty ovation. Before many yards were
! covered. wives and sweethearts Of the
| soldiers broke into the ranks, linking
| their arms with the troopers who were
| carried along in sUrgtng. singing crowd
| TO the station. At the depot cheer after
| cheer shook the building as the trains
steamed out, the soldiers responding lus-
| tily
| battle at Glencoe Lasted All Day.
| The earliest dispa tches regarding yester-
| days battle conveyed the impression that
| the whole affair vas over IN a couple OK
| hours. the British artillery silencing the
| Boer guns and Infantry and then simply
| charging right over the hill. According 10
| the latest adyices, however. the battle last
| 81 eight hours. and nearly seyln hours
| elapsed before the last Boer gun was put
| out of action. The Irish fusileers ard
| Kings rifles. meanwhile. had advanced 10
! the assault. and were shooting their way
| Up tina hin driving the Beers back from
shelter to shelter. until the final rush Of
| Inc 6Ei4tEi carried lHem 10 inc summit.
Both sides Rested.
| curious fact was that several times a
| lull occurred in the firing on both sides.
| the British Infantry apparently taking
| breathing space IN the stiff climb and the
| Beers also holding back their fire.
| Artillery n Grent Help.
The magnificent practice OF the British
| guns was an immense help. and the sue
| cess OF the assault was greatly due there
| 10. Once the British bayonets showed on the
| top OF the kopje. the Beers retreated. and
| when on descending the other side they
| found a British battery and British cav
| airy outfankiug them the retreat became
| rout. The British guns followed. and.
unl!inbering from time 10 time, threw
| shells into the flying foe A heavy rain
| began falling during the afternoon. which
naturally impeded artillery operations. Il
| was n coincidence thar yesterday was the
anniversary Of a similar feat Of British
| arms In Indian. when the Gordon High
| lauders stormed the heights.
Official List of CasuaIties.
The war office has Issued the following
! list OF casualties IN the battle between
| Glencoe and Dundee yesterday, received In
a dispatch from the commanding officer
| In Natal Sir George Stewart White. dated
| Lady smith. October "a 40 T. m
Divisional staff-Gen. Symans. mortally
wounded In the stomach.
Col c. L. Beekeii. assistant adjutant
general. severely wounded in the right
shoulder.
Mai Frederick Hammonsley deputy AS
sastanf aajutant general, seriously wound
| Ell In the leg.
Brigade star-Col John Shefster, deputy
staff officer and brigade major. killed.
South Leicester. regimeut~Lieut. y. ".
Weldon. wounded. slightly In hand.
eli Trtu fsa-
Second Lieut.. \. II. NJ uil. killed
Mai W. T.. Davidson. wounded.
Capt +. IL. H. Coan0r, wounded, since
| died.
Capt. ]. W. Pike. wounded.
First Lieut. 81. e. Carl5eify. wounded.
| Lieut.. c. c. Southey wounded.
| Lieut.. T. W Workman wounded.
ROYAL Dublin fusieers;
Capt. G. A Weldon. Killed
Capt NJ Lowndcs wounded
| Capt. A. Dihley wounded.
Lieut.. G. y. Pcrrier. wounded.
Lieut. c. q. j. Gense, wounded. since
| del
lAeat. e II Cunning killed.
Capt. II. X PecheII. killed.
| Lieut. J Ikyser. Killed.
| Lieut.. K G. Barnet. Killed,
Lieut.. y. J. Hamhro killed.
Mai. c. a. T poIttce, wounded.
| A3Rt. -. - W. NtEEnL, NNEDis1.
capt, a Il. N StuaTt-W ortley, wounded.
Iaeus. F, NJ. Crum wosrded
| I.teat, II. JOhurtcn@. wounded.
Ijeut @. IT. Martin. wounded.
Eighteenth hussars:
Second Lieut. A. g. AeiAaehIAn. wo4sr8ed.
Second Iaeat +. H. Bayford, wounded.
Gen. Hunter. omeiai Report
LONDON. Ots = At : O'clock this
morning inc war osaee posted the following
/ from l;ea. Arehleai& Hanser:
| "Iadysnith oct q s:t5 = IN
! Gen White rode toward Elan8slaakta
| A. : 81 = ~ THE force under Gen French
! left here az a. III. by road and ratl 20
| Nof3ers bridge by =. IN. & rad been
/ gradually strengthened ~ yhe following
{ sc'8t F'tfth I-encers. a squadron ~ the
/ f3ffh dFaEocE gGar1s two field batteries
/ ma Natal flea battery. the Deycnsatra
/ regiment tAf t~e Manchester regiment
/ Halt thg GoT3en Hixh)au3eTs the Imperial
/ lsEsG horse and TWO sq0aAyons OF Natal
/ volunteers
81 ren,a3a here IN aeferse % r.aayssnl;a
/ n!th fae G}c1cester regiment hAig the
/ Mar. av~ter. AAf 'he Gof3en Hjxh,ar 'ers.
mountain battery aed 80 Natal volun-
{ .ssrs
Gen. White Attacks the aoers
+ - 1earn - telephone feeFn ~ arrra~e,i
/ trsta a u1.'e shls sfGs ~ t1a0dsIaaxss that
a. . ~ tAe ere7ry'z thrp" EIas wee ST.
iererd a. faat cur tnf4stry was aae,1r q
j esAtxe. Fhr err9y's number 5hs. -1,r~-
- was estimated a. 49, su8 another .o
~ exIet~ - arrive 5ur.nx ire afternoon
/ Gen u aites .rter-io1 was - reopen
! go railway ~ Dundee al Tetura here
! We - tree.S tc1'EEf
/ A. . a. tef g N2s received IS t-i@.
/ phone ss3}rc Sc ea5 carried tas enegus's
+ toss.i.1. c2g-svtr \ shelly -7r. sr.sin7,tse,
horses soa wag as. The cavalry AZ 81 rt.--
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