Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-21
Sends Out Dynamite Trucks, and
Kills 100 Men.
MORE OF FRIDAYS BATTLE.


panelskuu 90 ii3oltown. state that
cob nadsu-poweu inflicted trcmcn-
dous blow on the Beers nine miles north
OF AiufeHrs
Two trucks laden with dynamite.
wh.cn % was Judged unsafe 20 keep in
MafehUE ou account OF the rlsl. Of
cfrptIuu should the town bo shellcd.
were Faut De- col. Baden Powell nlup
mllC1 out iu tho bop. that the Boera
would ncll ANA explode them Aud H1
II happened.
When the engine had uncouplod from
the trucks ANA ruiuutrd about u mile
the enemy nhollcu the trucks with the
Ic.uit thut tnrriule explosion, uc-
Cured killing 10 b. estimated. 100
Bocfa.
London. oct 2i.-A great battle has
hstu fought 90 Glencoe 10 was begun
Nt $3.50 O'Clock yeateulny morning and
CONTINUED Cor clFut hours. during ui OF
Mhith Tine th'iU NlH continuous heavy
uFhtluH, The ii0rrH from their pusI-
uuu uu hlIl overlooking the British
camp, began drupp.ng shells from
battery % four Dr tive guns Just nt
dos break. Their force was estimated
all the way irum 1000 lo 5000
The briunh after "a desperate Tight
rtpcllrd the uttuCE, capturing the uoor
artillery and the almost Inaccessible pu-
Hiuuu of the unvmy. Con. symuna was
wounded, and the British loaa was
heavy Thcro are conflicting stories Aa
Co the nature Of Gen. symons wound.
one ulauntCh saying he was shot
through tho thigh and severely but not
/ dhnIclouHly wounded, another. read in
the House VI Commons by Mr. ualfour
from Gen, Nule, who assumed come
mand, saying Doc was MORALLY wound
cd.
The dispatches leave no doubt that
! tho huFm failed Iu their OudpANur 10
execute combined attack iu Nutal.
ana that tho British have achieved %
brilliant victory, but at the cuau ~
heavy llat N Killed and wounded
Ihe lioer plan, % d. evident was 20
[ hold the force at ildyamith by demon.
| STATIONS of the Free state hurghcrH ON
| the western side. ro uH 20 prevent reln-
/ iorcrmcutF heing sent Co Glencoe. The
Z latter place was 90 BE- Isolated by cut
l ting The railway between 10 and Lady
/ smith, Finally "a largo force was 10
mako "a covcrging attack ON Glencoe.
The first two items or the program
were successfully carried out. hut the
! combined operation against Glencoe
| failed, owing probably Co the fact that
/ the lioer military organization ~ too
| rough and amut-urish 10 bring large
| forces into simultaneous action n BOZ
believed that only 1000 Beers were In
a IMPORT says that 1000 more wen, nd .
vauciug from iiattlnE's Prult and r.
| battalion OF the Lelctatcrahlu. regiment
was sent 10 hold them Ia check but as
already cablcd. this force d now la re-
treat.
The inference ~ that only the coll
umu from the direction of Frclhld came
Into action and that the force from In
! guRluu fuilci 10 arrive in time and
| definitely retired after the position tn.
ken upon by the nenking column had
been carried By the lirlteh troops
Not an impossible explanation IL the
difference Of opinion between the
| younger ana the older Beers Where
the former were determined at an cost
10 push on an attack without delay,
the older bocra, who wished TO walt
until an tho columns We're ready had
! fallen back TO Newcastle and loft tho
otherr to fight alone A. "a result Of
! THE hlstIutaf. tho Beers were defeated
and lust number o. gunu. n lH con-
sidencd probable that the older Beers
Will. In the future, decide the mode OF
conducting the campaign, and mutual
| determinations, N nothing else. Will
hamper and delay their future actions.
Il ls almost impossible TO ovcrcetl-
mate the Importance Of this Initial Vic
tory. the result NJ an engagement In
which, IN fairly-fought field diHcl-
pllnc and tactical skin have told hcav-
| iiy. Heaidys restoring Brtish prestige.
] T
whether directed by Germans or not. In
practically valuelcaf,
Later adviccs from Glencoe received
tonight state that the battle today has
been brilliant success. The Beers got
! a rtfytrse which may possibly, for a
time at any rate. check an aggrctnlNc
action. The Britsh artillery practice
To- the early part Of the day decided the
battle The seizure Of Dundee hill by
Bocrs was surprise. for although me
| plckCts had been exchanging shots all
| night % was not until "a shell doomed
over the town into the camp that
their presence wac di-copircd. Then
the eheila came fast. The hill was
] positively alive with the rwarmlng
beers, stll the British artillery got ~
work with magnificent energy ana pre-
| cislOn.
The batteries from the camp took M
positions 20 the south Of the town and
after "a quarter OF an hours mngulh'
cent nring. sllenccd the guhH ON The
hills. one could see shells dropping
among the Boer pieces with remarkable
accuracy and doing tremendous cXecu'
tlon, Tor the enemy were present Ia
very large numbers and In placea con
sidernbly exposed.
ny this time the enemy held tho
whole Of the hill behind $ nlth's farm
and tho Dundee kopje right away &c
the south, In which direction the Brit.
ish Infantry ana cavalry moved al
once
The fighting ragged particularly hot
at the valley outside the town. Direct
~ the Hoer guns ceased firing Gen
! Symuns ordered the Infantry 10 move
on the position. The Infantry charge
was magnificent. The way the lNing'i
ROYAL rides and the Dublin fusllceri
atormcd tho position was unc Of tho
most splendid sights ever seen.
The nrlug N the Beers was not "
dendly na must have been expected
from troops occupying such AN excel
lent position. but the infantry lost
heavily going up hlli and only IA,
cnnFummntoly brilliant way In which
, Gen symons had trained thom TO fight
. ing OF the kind saved them from belul
swept away.
Indeed, the hill was almost lnaccca'
. sihle 10 the stOrming party and any
hesitation would have Lost tho day
The onemy's guns, 80 far ns the CORES.
pendent could see, were all abandoned
Tor The Bocra had no time TO remov,
them. a stream OF fugitivaa poured
down the hillside into the valley whor.
the battle went on with no abatement
Gen. Symuns was wounded early IL
the action and the command then de-
, yolved on Mai Yule.
The enemy ~ they He'd. We're FOL
lowed By the cavalry. mounted infantrl
and artillery. The direction taken wa
10 the enHtwurd ~ the latest re-
ports the cavalry had not returned.