The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-17
BQERS SHELL
ARMORED TRAIN
Trucks Leave the Track and Engine
Steams Back Leaving Large Part
Of Force Behind.

BSTCOURT. NATAL. Wednesday Nov.
1J-An arm0red train. having oh board
a half company of the Durham volunteers
and half company of the Dublin
Fusuiors, steamed TO Chievelry, early this
morning on It's return IL was sheiled BY
the artillery OF the Beers, placed in four
positions. Two trucks In front Of the
engine lett the rails. topping over. While
the train was thus helpless, the Durbans
and Dublins faced the Beers IN sklrmish-
ing order and the Beers poured shot and
shell into the crippled train.
The deralled wagons were with great
difficulty removed and the line was
cleared. when the engine and tender
steamed back.
During this iuncture Lieutenant WIN
stou Churchill. of the Fourth Hussars,
and SON Of the late Lord Randolph
Churchill displayed much courage, as
also did the driver and fireman.
II IS feared the Dublins and Durbans
fayed badly
A Red Cross party has gone out.
THEIR FATE UNKNOWN.
DURBAN. NATAL. Nov. 15-The Ma
tai Advertiser has % dispatch from Est-
court which says:
when part of the armored train was
overturned by the Beers tearing up the
rails tbe British dighted, exchanging
volleys with the Beers The engine
driver. VIXEN the rails We're replaced, see
ing the position was hopeless, steamed
back 10 Estcourt with a few Of the Dub
Inns and fifteen of the Durbans, inciud-
ing Captain Wylio, who was wounded
on the tender.
The fate Of the remainder Of the Dur
bans and Dublins and Lieutenant
Churchill is unknown
MANY BULLET MARKS.
ESTCOURT. Nov l6.-Sevcn Of the
Durbans have Just come in making
twenty-three missing. only fifteen ol
tle Dublins have returned.
The. Natal seven-pOunder, which was
in front OF the track had fred three
shots when It was shattered by the Boer
artillery.
The armored engine has many bullet
marks. and its dome cover Is smashed
as also Is It's automatic exhaust pipe ana
twenty-five ton screw jack. The tender
is also pitted with bullet marks.
It Is rumored that Lieutenant Churchill
is prisoner.
Thursday. Nov. l6-lO 4. MA mis-
sionary. native. but a reliable man. who
arrived here yesterday from Ladysmith
reports that q biz tight took place there
an Friday. November 10Th. lie says that
volunteers went ont in the early morn
ing and drew the enemy from their posi-
tl0ns. when the regular troops. under
Sir George White. Out-manoeuvered them
by out-nanklne the Beers, administering
% crushing defeat and inhicting great
loss.
MAKE REQUEST IN WRITING.
EsTCOURT. NATAL Wednesday Nov.
l5.-9.30 =. Nat six o'clock this even
ing the Red Cross train returned. Or.
Bristoe reported that on meeting the
Beers patrol he was halted and asked
what he wanted He replied that he had
come with the train TO remove the killed
and wounded. The ROcrs told him 10
make his request in writing. and DR.. Bris-
toe compiled After waiting for two hours
another Boer came and informed Sr. Bris-
toe that a. General JOubert was very TAR
away no answer To the request could be-
furnished until tomorrow morning. The
B0er said that II DR.. Bristoe would then
return with a white flag he could count
upon a reply from General Joubert. Dr.
Brlstse inquired whether there were many
wounded lie declined TO give any inforna-
ticn regarding Lieutenant winston
Churchill.
1t has ralned all day and Is sim rain
ing.
LONDON. Nov. 16.-'Speclal dlspatch
Srom Estcourt estimates the wounded and
missing OF the arnored train contingent OF
from 100 TO 80. The missing include CAP
tain Haldanc IT Is hoped that some eS-
caned over the veldt and will return 10
Estcourt in few days.
LONDON. Nov. IA dispatch from
Pietermaritzburg saws a letter has been
received there from Peter Lloyd. Commits
sioner OF Agriculture. from Ladysmith
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