The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-27

10 give up their arms. About three hundred
complied Guards are protecting property
TWELVE HOURS BATTLE.
Under date of Oct. % is the following
from Pretoria: "'The Johannesburg burgh-
ers. Hollander Corps. had heavy engage
ment at ElandsIaagte. The battle lasted
twelve hours against heavy odds. Two hun
dred are missing and about one hundred
burghers are dead or wounded. 1t is re-
ported that Colonel Scniel and Field Cor
nets Pionaar and Joubert were killed.
General Joubert reports that General
Cronje, commanding the Free State and
Winburg forces, had an engagement yester-
day with the British at Elandslaagte. Ii
started at O'Clock and lasted seven hours.
Nine burghers were wounded and six were
killed All the British retired TO Ladysmith.
THE British prisoners captured on FRI
day night near Dundee. were entrained al
Dannhauser. They filled ten trucks. The
officers Travelled first class and separate
van was provided for the wounded officers.
An enormous crowd assembled at the sta
ton here TO witness their arrival put mere
was no demonstration. When they alighted
the prisoners were received with funeral 81
lence on the part Of the crowd The greatest
order and decorum prevailed while they
were traveTSing the streets. The WOUNDED
were taken TO a hospital while the other
officers and men were marching TO the race
course. escorted by mounted burghers. and
were encamped on the spot where jane
sons troopers were confined. The officers
Lieutenant Colonel Moller, Major Grevelle
and Captain Pollock, of the Eighteenth
Hussars, and Captain Lonsdale. Lieutenant
lie Meseurier Lieutenant Garvice, Lieut.
Grimshaw, Lieutenant Majendie and Lieut.
Shore. of the Dublin Fusileers-looked In
good health. They are quartered in build
ing apart from the mel. on giving their
parole they will be allowed the freedom OF
the whole Enclosure. The men appear in
different and spent most of their time smok-
ing. They sleep on the grand stand
belated dispatch sent from Glencoe
camp on the night of the battle in that
wounded were found on the field and at
tempts TO explain this by saying:
Throughout the fight the Beers. in accord,
and carried off their wounded Immediately
after they fell. those left representing only
the casualties during the last moments OF
the fighting. Even the disabled cannon
had been removed, although broken pieces
of them could be seen lying about
Ex-State Attorney Roster. the defender
JOEL at one time the partner of the late
Barney Barnato. was among the killed at
Elandslaagte. 1t is said that Colonel
lated at that battle.
THE REITFONTEIN FIGHT.
Details of the fighting at Reitfontein are
coming in slow. A special dispatch from
Ladysmith, dated Oct. "a. filed after the
| fight, says: ION discovery that the Beers
| were massed TO the westward of the main
! road to Dundee an attempt was made by a
| train to recover the body of Colonel Scott
| Chisholm, killed at Elandslaagte. The train
| was fired on and obliged to retire, and Gen.
| White moved out to attack the Beers. be-
| lieved to be Free Staters who should have
Joined the Transvaalers at Elandslaagte.
General White commanded personally. The
Fifth LancerS were placed on either hank
| They first came in touch with the Beers
| below Modderspruit, where LOO burghers
1 cd SIR viz whence they OnpnR6
| fire at 1900 yards, hitting several OF the
British. In the meanwhile the Erdsars and
Natal carbineers advanced unscatn ne
/ fire of Boer gun, while the Imperial
| Light Horse took part of the crest OF the
however hove a Boer gun stationed on the crest
| OF Matawanaskop opened fire with great
| accuracy on the main force, which in the
| to explode and the British artillery silenced
| the opposition. The whole British force
| then advanced and the action became gen
| eral. A large body of Beers occupied strong
| positions at Matanawaskop and the pre-
| cipitous ridges surrounding. The BRITISH
guns shelled the positions and the infantry 1I
| advanced under cover of the fire. The
| GlouceSters and Devons crossed a fearful
fire zone beneath Tuitanyoni hill. whence
effect that thirty of the attackers dropped
within a distance of 200 yards. Seeing th'
peril of the Devons and Gloucesters, Gen
| White dispatched the carbineers and Liver
"A fierce rifle and artillery duel was main.
| tanned for some time. The British Maxim:
| rocks. remained cool and reLlied with an In
| cessant rifle fire. The British artillery
swept the face of the hill and at length the
| shells became so destructive that the Beers
/ retreated to another ridge, whence they were
dislodged by The volunteers in the face Of Z
| Calling fire. The Beers soon reformed anC
took up a position on another ridge, bu
the volunteers, dashing across the interven
| ing plateau, again rushed the Boer position
| and drove them back to the main force oc
sheiled the latter until clusters of Beers
were seen leaving and retreating westward
| when the engagement closed.
A special dispatch from Glencoe camp
| Friday the British imagined they were fire,
| from further molestation for some days
but they soon found that the earlier report.
| of a sweeping success were exagg Grated
| The reported capture of all the Boer gun.
was incorrect. The burghers succee led il
recovering some of them before the British
| carried the hill, leaving only the rifiemer
behind to cover their retreat
''On Saturday news was received of tn
| approach of General Jouberts main column
recognizing the impossbility of defea.lin;
| both Dundee and Glencoe against such su
periority of numbers. sent word 10 Lady
smith of his dangerous. situation ard or
| dered the evacuation ofspuuhee. Most o
the inhabitants went southwark on SLtur
day. The British camp was also relieved
Which Commenced men With :Sng-range u Trims
| by the big guns at daybreak Sunday. III,
! Beers made excellent practice, and shells
| from forty-pounder occupying the Impat
| mountains dropped in and around the town
In the meanwhile the British mad reached
| Glencoe in safety. There orders reached
General Yule on Monday to fall back oi
| LadySmith. AT the same time he was In
| formed that large force awaiting a
| Elandsgaate to assist his retirement. Glen
coe camp. accordingly. was quietly eNecu
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