Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-24
Glencoe Again Attacked ---Boers Claim
VIctoy--- Kruger Said TO
Be Weakening.
At eLtNDSLtAG1E.

I London, oct. 23.-The Daily Mail pub
fishes tn following description Of the
I battle at Elandslaagte from its special
I war correspondent. Mr.. q. W. Stevens
filed at Ladysmith:
THE battle was a brilliant. com
/ plete success. the Beers numbering
from 1900 II 1000 and probably had
about 100 killed and 80 wounded.
The sight itself was like a practical
I illustration Of hand book tactics. each
arm represented doing its proper work
\ to perfection. The Gordon Highland
ers. in their attack, advanced in mag
Y niicent order. They We're Immediately
saluted with heavy fire, which told
I from the first.
The major fell with bullet in his leg.
but as he lay where he fell he lighted
n pipe and smoked placidly, while the
advance continued. AS man after man
dropped. supports were rushed forward
. into the firing line. our men darting
from cover to cover. splendidly led and
ever advancing.
Yet as ridge after ridge was won
the Highlanders still found new ridge
confronting them: and thus they
fought their bleeding way until the
final ridge was neared with nearly ev-
cry officer down.
Then, slamming every available
man into the firing line. Manchester's
Devons and Light Horse all mixed,
with bugles chanting the advance, bag
pipes shrieking and the battle was a
confused surge. our men swept yelling
forward and the position was won.
Meanwhile squadrons Of lanciers
and Dragons Tapped round the Boer
left flank, catching the enemy as they
retired in disorder. goring and stamp
ing them to pieces. And the commando
was not
Interesting and graphic accounts are
supplied by other war correspondents
Of the battle Of Elandslaagte. from
which the following are extracts:
Gen. French commenced the action
at $50 A. NJ. The enemy had only
just finished coffee. when they We're
surprised and nearly all our prisoners
We're caught in the vicinity of the
captured train. The mining and rail-
way officials escaped from the enemy
and came in to US. to the number of
81 whites. besides many natives and
coolies.
Both of the latter classes had been
robbed and compelled to work by the
Beers, but the whites We're treated
fairly well. though they We're made to
take an oath to remain neutral, etc. A
Boer sergeant. native of Cape Colony.
hid his rifle and came in with 20 of his
late captives.
THE Manchester Regiment. with the
characteristic hardihood Of British in
fantry. all marched straight back at
the enemy. too often careless of taking
cover. despite the rafting, kissing and
splitting of the Mauser bullets Tommy
Atkins says in effect: What, hide from
Let 'em shoot"
The panorama was heightened and
colored by the red hue of gun flashes. |
and shells tore along, roaring through |
the air like express trains in a tunnel |
noisily and spouting flame. |
lead and steel which Kissed like hot iron |
dropped into water.
THE enemy bobbed about over the !
rocks like jacks in the box. firing |
heavily at us and with fair accuracy.
for the magazine Mauscr rifle is a |
terrible weapon. although it inflicts |
clean wounds. Many of them used ex- |
plosive bullets.
The Beers shells were mostly percu7 !
sion and threw up volcanoes Of mud ana !
stones about the gun crews
col. Scott Chisholm Of the Imperial !
Light Horse. courted disaster By waving .
his scarf to give fragment to his !
men, who really needed none Suddenly ;
somebody showed white flag and Col. |
Hamilton tried to stop the firing: but a
party Of Beers ensconced on a conical hill
ana caring nothing about their comrades.
took advantage Of the lull ID deliver 4
heavy fire. The Gordon Highlanders ana
the Manchesters were rendered more say
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