The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-11-03
STAMPEDING MULES
CAUSE or DISASTER
Whites Explanation of Affair
Near Ladysrlith.
TROOPS FOUGHT ERAVELT

They Had No Possible Chance of L s.
cupc From Joubcrt.
LONDON, Nov. Tho British war
Office today made public q dispatch re-
ceived from General White describing
the operations of Monday at Lady smith.
1t is as follows:
'Sont out from LadySmith q brigade
mounted troops two brigade divisions
OF tho Royal artillery. tho Natal Field
battery and two briSades of infantry to
rcconnoitcr in force, the encmy's posi-
tion to the north, and il the opportunity
should offer, to capture the hull behind
FurqranaC's farm, which hIi on the pre-
vious day been held in strength hy the
enemy.
Ia connection with this aivanco n
column consisting of the Tenth noun.
tain artillery, four half companies o.
tho GiOucnsterS and SIX companies or
the Royal Irish iu>ileerE, the who.o un.
der Lieutenant Colonel Char.ctou and
Maj JOr Adye, deputy assistant adJUt&nc
general was dispatched ut II y III. Oh
the twenty. ninth TO march by rignt up
E"!spruit and ssiZe Nicholson : Mex or
some position near NichosOn's Mex,
thus turning the eneny's right hiuE.
The Iualn advance was successfully
carried cut. the objective OF the attack
being found evacuated and an artillery
duel between our field batteries and til.
enenv'S guns on the position Is under
stood 10 have caused heavy loss to the
enemy. The Reconnaissance fcr>oi the
enemy TO Iuliy disclose his position. 81 i
after 4 strong counter attack on O.r
right, tho infantry urIgaic an! cavalry
had been rcpu.Sed ,h2 troons wcrc
Slowly Withdrawn TO Cu:ln, pICketS be.
ing !C!J OIL observation
Late III the cn-a-, .l;Ganc IL" E&T2.
contingent under Ca2'.un LAmb.un OF
Il. NJ. :. Powerful Game into action and
s,euced with their extremely accurate
FIRE the eneHny's guns oi p0s.,to:
Battery Mites S,um:ndr.
The circumstances which attended
the muvimcuts O. Lieutenant CJ:1Gc,
Car cton's CO.rnn are not yet lU..T
Known. bar from reports received ;LI
column appears TO have CARED Gu ihH
nlEat march nunoie>:ci uuiit within .
Mi.ca - N!cho!son's Mex; ~ ;niS rG.nt
| two boulGcrs rolled from the hill ami u
! |ew rife sEoI5 sianlDedoi the iaian;ry
ammunition mules. The S.a3li edo
spread IL tie hattory mules. wE:cs
| broke loose from their leaders and ;;ot
away with practically the whole OF tho
gun equipment and the greater portion
of the regimen s!mall arm ammuml
tion. The reserve was similarly lost.
Tie infantry hatialluns, however,
fixed bnyOrctS ana, accompanied by tina
| personnel Of the artillery, seized u EII
Oh tho left OF the road , mics :rCm tnn
| Mex with but Nttie opposition. Eu'ru
| they remained unm0!cstcd until dawn.
the umn beng occupied in organizing
the defense OF the hi.l AID constructing
| stone sangars and walls as cover from
| fire.
at dawn shirmish attack ca our
| position was commenced bv the enemy,
but made no headway unit. $3.50 Il. III.
| when strong rcinforcementS enabled
! them 10 rush to tho attack with Sr"a5
| energy Their fire hccImn very search.
| ing. and two companies OF tho tr.ou-
ccsters in an advanced rOsiiion were
ordered TO fall hack. The enemy then
! pressed ~ short ra"Sn. t. .oaSes OH oar
side becoming very numerous.
AT 3 u. III. our ammunition was pTac-
| tically exhausted, the position was cap.
turei and the survivors Of the column
! fell into the enemy's hands.
Wounded Looked After.
The enemy treated our wounded
with humanity, Genera! JCub"y; ~
| once dispatch!ng letter to M offering
| q sa &c conduct 10 doctors and am bUlanceS
| TO remove the wounded. y medical
officer and parties 10 render frs; aid 20
| the wounded were dispatched 4 TO the
scene OF action from LadysmI;h last
| night and the ambulance at CaWu this
! morning.
"Thc want OF success of tie column
was due TO the mi. fortune OF the males
stampedIng and the consequent loss az
the guEs and small arm ammunition rc-