Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-17
WAR TRAIN WRECKED,
Troops on Board Fare Badly
al the Beers Hands.
MANY BRITISH CAPTURED,
Among Them Apparently is Lieutenant
Winston Churchill.
GEN. JOUBERT REPORTED KILLED
The Rumor Discredited. However
by British War Omce-Dig british
Success at Ladysmith Reported
Other War News.
GEN. JoUBERT REPORTED KILLED
Ofber War News.


vomber l5.-An armored train, having on
board a half company of the Durham Vol
unteers and a half company OF the Dub
lin Fusiiiefs steamed TO Chiyalry, early
this morning. on its return it was shell
cd by the artillery of the Beers. placed
in four positions TWO trucks IN front
Of the engine left the rails. topping over
While the train was thus helpless. The
DLrbans and Dublins faced the Beers in
skirmisning order. and the Beers poured
shot and shell into the crippled train.
The detailed wagons We're with great
difficulty removed and the line was clear
ed, when the engine and tender steamed
back
During this juncture, Lieutenant Win
ston Churchill. of the Fourth Hussare.
and son Of the late Lord Randolph
Churchill displayed much courage, as
also did the driver and fireman.
II is feared the Duoiins and Durbdrs
Jared badly.
A Red Cross party has gone out.
TRAIN TROOP LOSS. 100 TO $50.
LONDON. November ia special dis
patch from Estcourt estimates the
wounded and missing Of the armored
| train contingent at from 100 to 80. The
| missing include Captain Haldane. IL is
hoped that some escaped over the veldt
and will return 90 Estcour, I'm a few days.
BIG BRITISH SUCCESS.
Thursday. November 16-lO A. MA
missionary. a native but q reliable man.
who arrived here yesterday from Lady
sgith. reports that "a big deht took place
there on Friday, November 10th. lie
SAYS that volunteers went out in the
early morning and drew the enemy from
| their positions. when the regular troops,
under Sir George White outmanoeuvred
them by olthauk.ns the Beers, admins
terirg crushing defeat aud irhicting
/ scat loss.
More than two hundred Kaiiirs. the
missionary says. were employed 10y the
Beers TO bury their dead and TWO trains,
each drawn by two locomotives, carried
away the wounded.
MOST of TROOPS LEFT BEHIND.
DURHAM. NATAL. November i5.-1he
Natal Advertiser has a dispatch from
Estcourt. which says:
when part of the armored train was
overturned by the Beers tearing up ;ne
rails. the British alghted, exchanging
volleys with the Beers The engine
driver. when the rails were replaced, see
ing the position was hopeless, steamed
/ back to Estcourt. with few of the DUB
Inns and fifteen of the Durbans Including
| Captain Wylie. who was Sound ed, On
! the tender.
THE fate Of the REMAND 'ur-
! bans and Dub.ins and '1t
Churchill is unknown"
CHURCHILL a PPFf ONER.
ESTCOURT, November y Seven Of the
| Durbaus have just come i'm, making TWEEN
| t-thrac missing Only fifteen Of the
| Dublins have returned.
! The naval 7-pounder, which was In front
| OF the truck. mad fired three shots "h"h
| II was shattered by the Boer artillery.
| The armored engine has many buhel
marks. and its dome-cover IS sniash,u o.,
| ms also is its automatic exhaust pipe ana
/ 25-t0n screw-jack. Inc tehueI IL "'9o
! pitted with bullet marks. go,
Ii is rumored that Lieutenant ChuIchiii
/ is "a prisoner.
BOER ATTACK REFUSED.
! LONDON November ia special dis
match from Durham. dated Monday NO
! vember 18Th. says that member OF 'he
I Natal field LOfces WHO SuSDNo~N - .---'
| mo the Boer lines, with Lady smith
d'snatches. has arrived at Pietermaritz-
| buro and reports that a determined at
! facly was made by the Beers on the BRIT
! isb Garrison which was quite prepared
! and met the advance with sucn a heaNy
| and weU-directed fire that The Beers were
! driven Off leaving many dead.
| If is also said that British and Boer
natrols came i'm touch and exchanged
| shots near Frere. south of Colenso.
JOUBERT no MORE?
! LONDON. November l6.-A dispatch re-
ceived here to-day from Pietermarltz-
| burg. dated November uth, says IL Is
rumored there that General Pet Joubert'
! commander-in-chief of the Boer forces,
has been killed in action
! JOUBERT KILLED NOVEMBER 9TH.
DuRBAN. Sunday, November H.
! Eyening-The Times. Of Natal, publishes
/ a Telegram from Lorenzo Marques. say
| inc that General Joubert was killed in
action on THURSDAY November 9th.
| ANOTHER SHOT FROM A CRUISER.
LONDON. November 16.-According TO
( a special dispatch from Durham Brit
/ ish cruiser has again fired on a vessel
! entering DelagOa bay and refusing TO re-
Div TO signals. Two blank and one round
! shot were fired before she hoye-tO. The
vessel WAS then boarded. her papers were
| examined. and she was allowed 10 pro-
coed.
The transport Mohawk, having the
! Thirteenth Lancers on board, arrived az
| Cape Town. The transport Armenia WIN
eight batteries Of artillery. has reached
Durham.
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