Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
VICTORY.
Boer Attack at Glencoe Repulsed and
Guns Captured.
GENERAL SYMONS WOUNDED
The Burghers Advanced 5000 Strohs'
but Could Not Withstand Fierce
Rush Made by the Eng
lish Soldiers.
GENERAL SYMONS WOUNDE


British position at Glencoe, Natal, devel-
oped at daybreak, and, thanks to the
promptitude of the war Office, whose mes
sages take precedence of others, in pub
fishing the official dispatches from Sir
George Stewart White, the public was
enabled to follow the contest and to dis
crimnate between facts and the unrelia'
BILE rumors that flooded the papers.
1t appears that the Boer artillery occu.
pied hill commanding the British camp
during the night and began dropping
shells at daybreak in the direction Of the
British forces. The latter, under Gen
eral Sir William Penn Symons, promptly
accepted the challenge and moved to
meet the invaders under cover of the
British artillery, which quickly silenced
the Beers batteries, enabling the infan-
try to carry the Boer position with a
rush, in which the Dublin fusileers and
the Kings Royal rifles especially distin'
guished themselves, the fusileers cap
turing the first guns of the enemy taken
In the present campaign.
The British are apparently strong
enough to withstand Boer force nearly
double their own, as, in view of the fact
that the railway was cut at Elandslaagt,
evidently in anticipation of the attack, it
would have been impossible to send re-
endorsements quickly from Ladysmith.
General Symons was in the thick of the
fight and was wounded.
A dispatch late in the day gave the
information that General Symons' wound
was a very serious one, that the British
lost heavily and that fighting was still
continuing.
General Sir William Penn Symons, K.
G. B., entered the British army in 1868
and served against the Galokas in 1878,
in the Zulu war, the Burmese expedition
and several other campaigns. He COM
manded the Second brigade in the Tochi
field force and the first division of the
Tirah expedtionary force in 1913. Sir
William was decorated Knight Com
mander of the Bath for services with the
latter. He is the second in command Of
Major General Sir George Stewart
White, who commands the British forces
in Natal.
Story of the Battle.
The story of the battle came in series
of cablegrams. The first was dispatch
from General Symons, announcing that
the Beers were Smelling Glencoe camp
with big guns and that the troops were
moving out to attack them.
Later dispatch from Glencoe announc-
ed that the Boer position had been cap
tured after heavy fighting, during which
five guns were taken.
An official message from Glencoe an
nounced that the Beers strength was
about 5000 men. The Beers, it appears,
had posted guns on a hill overlooking the
town, opened fire on the camp, and the
battle soon became general.
The war Office received the following
dispatch from Ladysmith:
'"Ihe following advices from Glencoe
camp just at hand: The Kings Royal
rifles and the Dublin fusileers are attack
ing hill occupied by Boer artillery.
They are within 300 yards of the posi-
ton and are advancing under cover Of
our artillery at about 1000 yards range.
Scouts report that 5000 Beers are adj
vancing on Hating Spruit. The Fiji
teenth battery and the Leicester regi-
ment have gone to meet them"
The war Office also received the follow
ing dispatch from Sir George Stewart
White, the general commanding in Natal,
udleu OCl. 10, 1IOul 1luuS SlllllAs
'The Beers commenced descending the
western passes on Tuesday and came in
contact with our patrols Wednesday.
They continued to advance, hating for
the night with their left flank at Bester's
Station, their center at Bluebank and
their right more retired.
Eat Acton Homes Lieutenant Galwey
of the Natal carabineers is missing, and
Trooper Spencer of the Natal carabineers
was slightly wounded.
II moved my camp into position
have selected, with the object of covering
the town of Ladysmith, and l hoped that
the Beers might have been sufficiently
near me to strike a blow. The enemy
appears to have retired west, our pa
trolls getting in touch nowhere, except
with a comparatively small body at Bes-
ter's Station
Communication with Glencoe juno
ton was cut off at. Elandslaagt, where
they captured a goods train. A Boer
force is advancing over Beggarsberg Mex.
Communication by telegraph is still open
via Greytown."
Rejoicing In London.
The news of the battle was received
Will lIIDlCuoC every WucEG III
town. The public, gazing at the decora-
lions at Lord Nelson's monument, pre-
paratory to Trafalgar day, speedily
learned what had happened, and cheers
and patriotic songs were continuous.
Outside the war Office, where the sue
cessive bulletins giving brief pictures of
the contest were displayed, an immense
crowd gathered, vociferously exhibiting
joy.
The news from Glencoe caused a scene
of wild enthusiasm on the Stock Ex-
change, and Kaffirs rose tremendously.
The correspondent Of The Morning
Post at Ladysmith, in a dispatch sent
Thursday night, confirms the statement
that a train has been captured at
Elandslaagt and says:
"The train was partly made up of four
trucks of cattle, consigned to an army
purveyor at Dundee.
1T is reported that one British officer
and Mr.. Mitchell, the johannesburg Star
war correspondent, besides other war cor
were captured. The train
which preceded the captured train was
fred on, but the Beers attack was not
II am informed that there are four
trucks of stores at Elandslaagt station.
The place is full of rumors of fighting,
but there is nothing definite. There are
said to be 5000 Beers, with a heavy
wagon train, encamped near Acton
Homes"
The mobilization is practically COM
pleted, and it is said that more than 80
per cent of the reservists have rejoined
The colors. This is considered eminently
The speed at which the army corps