The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-22
MAfEKING RELIEF COLUMN
ENTERED TIE TOWN MAY 10, THE
DAY SET BY ROBERTS,

umn's March IL Bold nnd Brilliant
Operation-A Strange Race with n
| Boer Force-Capture of EIoff's Men.
! London, May 21-9:35 p. m.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received from
Lord Roberts at the war office: 'kroon-
stad, May 21.-The following is from
Hunter: Mafeking is relieved. Mahon
entered it May 49, "
This is the very day Lord Roberts set
for the relief of the town.
Some details of Colonel Mahon's Ma
fel1ing relief expedition are now coming
through from wayside points. 1t was
one long rush to Mafeking. c. E, Hands,
tfhe Daily Nails correspondent mention
ed in Lord Roberts dispatch to the war
office as being seriously wounded in the
| fight May IS, sent his last message from
Vryburg, May 8, by runner to Kimber-
ley, May 81. He says:
"The flying mounted column secretly
and swiftly organized by General Hun
ter started from Barkly and arrived
here tonight, covering 1870 miles in five
days. 1t is grand force of mounted
men--the Imperial Light Horse from
Ladysmith, the Kimberly Mounted
corps, with Royal Horse artillery and
pom-poms and selected body of in
fantry from the Fusilier brigade.
special equipment of light-springed
mule transport completes this splendid
force
THE force so equipped was enabled
to move with such rapidity that, al
though this is a difficult country, re-
quiring vigilant scouting, the Beers
were surprised The column moved
parallel with the enemy's positions on
the vaal at Rooidam and Fourteen
Streams, actually getting behind them
without firing a shot. SO close We're we
Sunday and Monday that General Hun
ter's balloon was visible and his bonn
bardment heard.
''The route taken was between the
Vaal and the Hart rivers, then along
the right bank of the Dry Hart to a
point abreast of Taungs, and thence to
Pudimore, Roodspoort and Vryburg."
A correspondent with General Hunter
telegraphs as follows from Fourteen
Streams: Colonel Mahon's relieving
column left BarlSly West under secret
orders May and reached Vryburg May
H. The Beers marched on the right
flank of the British and strange race
followed MahQn pressing toward MAIZE
king with the utmost speed consistent
with keeping the force in order and the
Beers hurrying parallel in an effort to
pass him and to throw themselves
across his path. The Beers succeeded
Mahon then turned west during the
night, The Beers followed, overlook
and attacked him in the bush, but were
beaten off. y
Then, as Lord Roberts wired Colonel
Mahon and Colonel Plumer united
forces at Jammasibi May Is, and Mafe-
king was relieved three days later un-
der conditions not yet known here. A
correspondent of the Daily Express
says: General Hunter devised and
guided the relief, which was daringly
executed by Colonel Mahon"
The last message from Colonel Ma
hons column before the relief was dated
at Majanamabili. May II. 1t says:
1.-The column left Vryburg yesterday,
did nineteen miles and outspanned at |
a. m. No fires were allowed We start
ed at dawn to-day and trekked here"
Colonel Baden-Powell's hardest blow |
to the besiegers was the capture of |
Commandant Sarel Eloff, President |
Kruger's grandson, and his men. 1t is |
thus described in dispatch from Mafe-
king, May 10, via Ootsi, May IA; "Eloff |
to-day fell into one of the various traps I
that have been left open for months
AT a. m. the enemy, who had been
much strengthened during the last few
days, feinted an attack on the eastern
side Of the town, while a large force,
which during the night had crept along
the river guided by native rebels who
had chosen the craftiest detours, man
aged to enter the Baralong location.
This they burned, and the huts of the
natives were blazing fiercely for a dis
tance of nearly a mile.
'"Then finding that they We're unop-
posed, the Beers yelled Come out, you
skulkers. To-day we take Mafeking.'
Suddenly a Boer cried Run. Here are
the Rooineks.' Nearly all fed. Captain
Marsh opened fire from rr1e fort on each
side, cutting off and repulsing the main
body of the Dutch, but driving the van-
guard of about 1860 into the native lo~
2ation which had been burned The
enemy broke into two parties, one being
)enned in the stone cattle kraal and the
other henmed in hollow behind
1opje inside the outer defences. They
lad no water and but little food.
meanwhile a strong party, estimated
It 500, ran around the native location
nd reached the camp, close to the rail-
way There they surprised, and after
lighting captured Lieutenant Colonel ,,
lore, Captain Singleton and Veterin-
ry Surgeon Dunlop Smith, who for a
ime were penned with forty Beers in .
he offices of the British South African
This position was cover
d by our forts.
"The Beers We're called upon to sur
ender but they refused and the fight :
lg was resumed Ior some hours. The :,
,oers lost heavily. Finally two parties
the enemy surrendered, one party es- !.
apting. The casualties are not yet full
= known. The Beers lost about 100, .
ut our casualties We're under twenty.
ngus Hamilton, correspondent of the
.ondon Times, is missing"
BRITISH CLOSE TO THE VdaL.
Within Forty Miles of Johannesburg-.
Women leaving Pretoria.