Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-11-24
CAPTURE OF THE FUs1LEERs.
Only Effected After n sharp Fight
British officers ana Men Dis
play Great Bravery.

| cape IOWn, NOV. Ib.-ttAVe received
| from Hlldyard, Pietermaritzburg, n tele.
gram dated November 10, of which the
following is the purport: The officer com.
manding the troops at Estcourt reports,
| at midday, that an armored train left Est
| court this morning, with company of the
| Dublin fusileers and company of the
| Durham volunteers. North of Frere they
| encountered party of Beers and began
| to withdraw. While retiring, some of the
| trucks were deraiied. The DublinS turned
out and advanced towards the enemy,
| while the rest of the train appears to have
returned without them to Estcourt.
1.-The officer commanding the troops re-
| ports that he was sending mounted troops
| in order to cover their withdrawal, but that
| about 100 are missing"
Estcourt, Natal, Nov. IS. - A cor
respondent who has just visited the
sanitarium hospital says all the ar
mored train wounded are doing well.
Capt. Wylie, in an interview, said
Sergt. Tod deserves special mention
for having surrounded him with bowl
ders to protect him from the rifle fire,
when lying helpless and wounded.
Tod even lay down beside the officer
to cheer him up. A she'll landed among
the protecting powders, scattering
them with earth, but Capt. Wylie sus-
tanned no further injury. But for Tod,
he would have been killed. Several men
escaped marvelously. When Winston
Churchill requested Capt. Wylie to call
volunteers to remove the upset truck
bullets, it is said, were dropping on the
train like rain" The men throughout
stuck to their work, responding to the
noble example set by Churchill and
Lieut.. Franklin, until the line was
cleared.
Churchill actually left with the en-
gine, but he got out at the next station,
where he took a rifle from soldier,
saying he could not leave the wounded,
and walked away in the direction of the
Beers.
Sergt. Hassett, of the Dublin fusileers,
behaved with the greatest gallantry,
He took charge of the firing party, and
stood up unflinchingly during the
Beers hot fire. His example electrified
the fusileers, who kept the Beers al
bay by yolleying.
Capt. Haldane fell early in the en-,
gagement, shot through the shoulder.
Lieut.. Franklin's conduct is highly
praised. He showed great GOODNESS dur.
ing the critical period. He is reported
missing.
Copeland, of the Durham volunteers,
was crushed to death by the derailed
truck and Godfrey, plate layer, was
shot through the head, but is doing
well. Lieut.. Alexander had an excit-
ing experience. A fusileer who had
been wounded in the arm by shell
which shattered the limb swung
| l.
almost smothering him with blood.
The shell burst in front of the lieu
tenant, on a level with his face, and
he staggered blinded for a moment.
The next instant he saw his comrade
lying dead at his feet, while he him
self was unharmed.
Private Kavanagh, of the Dublins,
performed splendid work. When the
British firing line fell back he time
after time rallied the men, volleyed
and prevented the horseshoe line of
the Beers from enveloping the train.
Estcout, Natal, Nov. 16.-The Red
Cross train has again returned, but
without bringing in the dead and
wounded. The Beers declined to give
any information as to the names of
either killed or injured, referring the
inquirers to the Pretoria press for all
information. All that they would dis
close was the fact that three of the
British were dead and nine wounded.
Pretoria, Nov. 15.-In an engagement
south of Ladysmith, the British adj
vanced with 13 guns, attacking $50
burghers of the Transvaal. A big gun
was fired on the trooSs, who retired
at three o'clock to kloof, near Lady
smith. The British loss is unknown.
The Beers had one man killed and
three wounded. In addition they had
13 horses killed and seven horses
wounded.
London, Nov. 1s.-Special dispatches
from Pietermaritzburg and Lourenzo
Marques say that Ladysnith is bonn
barded night and day and hard pressed.
On November 8, having during the
night placed men close to the town,
the Beers, after heavy ombardment,
began an assault, but were repulsed at
every point with heavy losses. The
! Beers have destroyed cne of the bridges
over the Tugela river.
London, Nov. 1s.--Advices from
| @huoSiu u, uulcd NtuHGS-
day, November s, say that Chief Joel,
terrorized by false Boer assertions
that the British have been beaten in
every engagement and are being
driven out of South Africa, is prepar-
ing to join the Beers, believing theirs
the winning side. The Beers are said
tohave supplied him with guns, which
fhey have accompanied with specious
promises.
London, Nov. 1s.-The admiralty an
nounced Friday evening the arrival at
Cape Town of the troopship Arcana,
with battalion of the Argyll and
Sutherland highlanders princess
Louise's regiment), bringing the re-
endorsements up to 23,5OO, of which
1890 have already disembanked at Dur
ban, with 1s field guns, a number of
machine guns, engineers and hospital
troops, as well as roo mules.