The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-11-18
kGINNING TOSEE
,,;o,,> and Unexpected Disastei
~ the EstcOurt ArmOred
Train,
,rr;uccs British That Beers Az
Ready to Contest, Step
by Step,
|hs Movement to Relieve Lady.
.u,ith... .Rumors Of Another
Disaster.

ox,ox. Nov. lS.-The serious an6
erected disaster TO the Estcour,
[r,rei train on the eve Of the forward
(,rsuen, for the relief Of Ladysmi,:.
I. ao, areu.ly convinced the Bri,is!.
=, the advance will be contested s,es
step. The Beers are seemingly
k,rmin- south of Colenso. While
:. force has come from the neigh
rbooi of Ladvsmith. a much larger
k,,s has arrived from elsewhere. and
HI probably turn out to be Gen.
corps. The Beers. ev!.
kr.ly, are s;raining every nerve ana
kn,uus up every man To reduce Lady.
k.g before the British relief force Is
sly. Their operations southwara
law considerable boldness and coz
kcress # strategy. II their aim is T.
ca,e E,,court by cutting off COM
(un;ca,lon with the Mooi river. where
ke.e is an important railroad bridSe.
re-v,hin. points to the belief that the
t.t.sh officer commanding the reliev-
g column will have n more difficult
ss than is generally assumed. In
oa, he will have a broad river 10
|css, in the presence Of the Beers: on
right. and probably in his
ka-. will be hostile bodies
ho are continually demonstrating
eir superior cunning.
Must Have Been Out
The ofic.al account Of the disatter TO
Es.couri armored train. showing
"a. hundred missing men are now
Obably already on their way to Pre-.
ra, . swell the large number of
n;:sh prisoners already there. besides
score Of wounded. demonstrates. 1t is
aimed, that the British must have en-
Battered big odds as all accounts agree
"a, the small British force fought with
i utmost bravery. Winston ,
ta-cAil.'s brilliant behavior is com
ltei with the gallant action in 'ht
'ah campaign which won Lord tin
si.e there also acting as a newspaper
Nc,pondent. the Victoria cross. Ih'
l.oad men Of Estcourt have alread,
awarded dispatch to the genera
aaacer Of the railroad expressing ad
l'alon for the coolness and pluck o
Oun- Churchill. to whose efforts the.
tribute the saving Of the engine am
Flder and wounded. and asking tn
anaSer 10 convey their admiration 10
Brave man. There are
Eumors of Another Disaster
an Es,court train. and it is reporte
lal y volunteers who formed the e.
paFt arr missing. There is no confirm;
Ea of these reports. When defini'
Tvs from Ladysmith is available.
VI doubtless be found that the garr
has been having lively tim.
sVer,Aeless. not much credence shoul
PAID to the stories of train loads
tF wounded taken towards Pretor'
'Ae result OF a crushing defeat sn
ned at the hands OF the British. =
s''ence has shown that these Nam
ams, even though einanating iro
asslonaries. are not trustworth.
owevcr, there seems no doubt ~.
'efe have been some sharp affair
Favy rife firing. followed by an e
's,'on. was heard in the direction
suyslnith before daylight. Thursda
heating a night surprise and. pos
y. the explosion Of q magazine.
.ne Standard and Nggers News q
suhces that 5000 Beers are marchi
L'oush Zululand. 1t also says that
,'tfler from Ladys,nith reports gre
Iaety among the troops to escape !"
sa' the provision stores are loaded
ssons, ready for the flight OF !
-. special dispatch from Durham 81
30 ,s' another complete armored tf'
neen sent to Escourt to replace
disabled by the Beers Wedneso
L,.t Of S3r.t.sh Prisoners.
: dispatch from Pretoria says
S,.ohers "s at that place include
e"'eenth Husaars. Qfhcer9 hn--