Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-18
DESERTED BY
ARMORED TRAIN
How the Beers Captured British at
Estcourt.
EXAMPLES OF BRAVERY
While the Dublin Fu-,itera were Al.
vnncing Upon the Boers, Whose
Sho, IEna BeraiIod Part or tho
Trnin. tho Remaindor Pulled aut
for snrety-No riding. of Liou,en-
mt :Chnrchiil and O,hor missing
British soidiors.
(By Telegraph 10 virginian- Pilot,

(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot)
London. Nov. 1.-THE War Office has
received the following dispatch from
General Butler:
Cape Town, Thursday, Nov &c. =
Evening" received from Hid
yard, Pietermaritzburg, telegram.
dated November 18th, OF which the fol-
lowing Is the purport:
The officer commanding The troops
Mt Estcourt reports at midday that an
armored train left Estcourt this morn
ING with n company of the Dublin Flu
silicrs and q. company of Durham Vol
unteers. North OF Frcre they encoun-
tered party OF Beers and began TO
withdraw. While retiring, some OF the
trucks were dei-liled. The Dublins turn
ed out and advanced toward the enc
my. while the rest OF the train appears
10 have returned without them, to Est
court
The officer commanding the troops
reports That he was sending mounted
troops I'm order to cover their with
drawal, but that about 100 are miss
ing"
SERGEANT TOD's BRAVERY.
Estcourt, Natal. Thursday, Nov. 16.-
Noon.-A correspondent who has Just
visited the Sanatarium Hospital. says
hli the armored train wounded are do
Ing we'll
captain Wylie. in an interview, said
sergeant Tod deserves: specialaInent ton
tor having surrounded him with boul-
GERS TO protect him from the rifle fire.
when lying helpless and wounded. Tod
even lay down beside the officer to
checr MIN ND. A shell landed among
the protecting bouldcrs, spattering them
WIN earth. but Captain Wyllc sustained
D. Jl.,t F<,.
have been killed
MARVELLOUS ESCAPES.
Several men ESCAPED marve,ouslv
When Winston Churchill reouested
captain Wylie to call for volunteers to
remove the upset truck, bullets. II is
SAID were dropping on the train like
ram. Ine men throughout stuck to
.neir work. responding to the noble
example set by Churchill and Iieuten
am FRANKLIN, until the line was cleared.
churchill actually left with the en-
gine but he got out at the next station
fFere. took rife from a soldier. saw
ing he could not leave the wounded,
Beers. " '''e
sergeant Hassett, OF tho Dublin
tusilfers, behaved with tho greatest
gahantry. He took charge of the firing
party and stood up unhinchingIy dur.
n eng In. ,..a Beers hot fire. His example,
In
Beers at bay by vollcying.
captain llaldane fell early In the on
gagement shot through the shoulder
Lieutenant Franklln's conduct Ia
hiEhly praised: Hc exhibited great
cooiness during the critical period, He
Ieported missing. Copeland, OF the
Duroan Volunteers, was crushed to
oeath by the deralled truck. and Cod
Trey. plate layer, was shot throneh
the head, but is doing we'll Lieutenant
AleSander mad an exciting experience.
Fusflier, who had been wounded in
tne arm, by shell which shattered the
iimD. swung round and hit Alexander
IN me neck. almost smotherinr him
with blood The shell burst in front of
the Lieutenant on level with his face
and blinded him for moment The
next instant he saw his comrade lvjnn
dead at his feet, while he himself was
unframed.
Private kavanagh, of the Dublins.
performed splendid work. When The
British firing line fell back he. time aft
er time, rallied the men. volIeyed and
prevented the horseshoe line of the
Boera, from enyeloping the train.
LADYsMITTI ENCIRcLED.
Pretoria. Thursday, Nov 9.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received from
the Boer camp at Elandslaagte, under
to-day's date:
Ladysmith has been completely en-
clrcied by the Boer forces. Our second
DIG gun was successfully placed in
position on Bulwan Hill. in front of
Hadysmith:. The firing of heavy guns
commenced early this morning, with no
casualties to the burghers up to the
present. '''e
"Botha has photographed from the
south OF Ladysmith that the British
batteries opened a heavy fire with bir
guns and continuously dropped shells
Into the works around I,advsmi,h
The Pretoria force was in a tight
place. having taken up n position com
manded by the British fire, which wns
so hot that the position became ,,nton
able. The big gun, however, saved The
situation" ''.'
FAILED TO SECURE DEAD
Esiconrt, Natal, Thursday, Nov. 10
Afternonn.-Th Red Cross train hos
again returned. but without bringing
In the dead and wounded The Beers
declined to give any information rs
to the names of either killed or in
1ured,. referring the inquirers- to the
Pretoria press for all Information. All
that they would disclose was the fact
that three of the British were dead
and nine wounded =
THE BOERS BIG GUN.
Petoria. Nov. -(wednesday)-In an