The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-21
REMEMBER
MAJUBA Hill.
British Win Decisive Victory
Over the Beers.
JUBERT PUT TO ROUT.
English Artillery Did Frightful Execution
In Transvaal Ranks-Fire Well Di-
rected---Boer Loss, Eight Hun
dred--- British Loss, About
Three Hundred.

Glencoe Camp Oct. 20.-The battle to-
day has been a brilliant success for
British arms The Beers got a reverse
which may possibly, for a time, at any
rate, check all aggressive action. The
British artillery participated in the af-
fray
The hill was positively alive with the
swarming Beers. Still, the British ar
tillery got to work with magnificent
energy and precision. The batteries
in the camp took up a position to the
south of the town, and after a quarter
of an hours magnificent firing, 81
fenced the guns on the hill so the corps
could see shells dropping down among
the Beers and doing tremendous exc
cution, for the enemy were present in
very large numbers, and in places con-
siderably exposed.
BY this time the enemy held the whole
OF the hill behind Smithsfarm and the
Dundee Kopje, right away to the south,
in which direction the British infantry
and cavalry moved at once. The fight
ing ragged particularly hot at the valley
outside the town. Directly the Boer
guns ceased firing, Gen. symo8s order
cd the infantry to move on the posi-
ton The charge was magnificent.
The way the Kings Royal rifles and the
Dublin fusileers stormed the position
was one Of the most splendid sights
ever seen.
GriD Of cn
effective as might have been expected
from the troops occupying such an eX-
cellent position, but the infantry lost
heavily going up the hill, and only the
consummately brilliant way in which
Gen. Symons had trained them to fight
ing of the kind, saved them from be-
ing swept away. Indeed the hill was
almost inaccessible to the storminS
party.
stream of fugitives poured doW1
the hillside into the valley, where the
battle went on with no abatement Ger
Symons was wounded early in the aC-
ton, and the command then developed
on Major Yule.
The enemy, as they fed were fo}-
lowed by the cavalry, mounted in1an-
try and artillery. The direction taken
was to the eastward. At the latest re-
ports the cavalry had not returned
Some say that four and some say five
guns have been captured. The Boer ar
tillery firing was weak. A lot of plugged
shells were used. Although the enemy 5
position was carried soon after l
o'clock, scattered firing went on almost
through the entire evening.
The final rush was made with a tri-
umphant yell, and as the British trooos
charged to close on the quarter =
e nemy turned and fed, leaving all their
implements and guns behind them in
their precipitation. The British sol on
the enemys flank, and as the Beers
went down the hill, making for the
main road, they found their rAtreat
had been cut off, but they rallied fo.'
awhile, ana there was severe fighting.
with considerable loss on both SIDES
Many Of enemy surrendered A rough
estimate places the British loss at $50
killed or wounded, and that of the
Beers DIT 500.
A newspaper correspondent states
that through his glasses he noticed that
the Beers seemed n-plussed by the
tactics of the imperial troops, especially
Of the well drilled, swift-moving horse
men The enemy are still, as of old a
mob. They are without horses and for
age. and many of them rely for food
upon what they can obtain by lo9ting.
Their animals are mostly in a WIRE tched
condition 1t is understood that before
their commanders and gone home to
their farms and many others are now
likely to follow.
IThe movements of the commanders
in The Utrecht district are somewhat
mysterious. 1t is supposed that they
have some idea Of getting around this
place and Ladysmith. Many Beers are
reported to be falling back on their old
position. They have been raising
series of Notifications between Sand
sprllit and Dannahauser, their object
being to contest the advance of the
imperial troops. Near Sandspruit they
have lager with several pieces of
artillery and another behind Volks-
ruest. There are guns on the hill over
looking Laing's Mex. Laings Mex and
Ingogo Heights are fortified, and
earthworks have been plowed up
A correspondent, telegraphing yester-
day, says:
* force of 5000 Beers led by Com
mandant General Joubert has been de-
feated severely by force under Gen.
Symons. and the enemy at this mo-
rent are in full retreat. Nobody in
tho camp save Gen. Symons and his
staff were aware that the Beers in
tended TO attack this morning, and
that they would get within half mile
of the place today 1t was seen that
unusual precautions had been taken to
guard against surprise during the
night.
onened fire from Glencoe hill. The
range was i'll judged. During two
hours and half scarcely half dozen
shells burst within the lines Our gun
pers on the contrary, made excellent