The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-01
Rolling Stock Is Taken.

Bennett Burlelgh, writing 10 the Dally
Telegraph from Elandsfontein, Tuesday,
Much rolling stock and seven engines
have been captured by Lord Roberts col
umn The principal losses in the night
ing have been sustained by the mounted
General French and General Hamilton
were engaged to the west OF Johannes
burg.
have been fighting, but although guns
were used, the actions were never serious.
In fact, they were only big SkirmlsheS.
The Beers are retreatinS to PRETORIA.
Provost BatterSby. in a dispatch to the
Morning Post from GermistOn, dated May
The enemy fought a rear guard &C
ton, retiring from the south 10 the north
of the town with their pom-poms and ar
tilleTy in the morning and Withdrawing
their rihemen through the Gown In the--,h-
ternoOn we captured nine engines and
over 100 wagons. Two trains are leaving
tOniEht for the Yaal, We succeeded IN
cutting the line in three directions and
impTisoDinS all the rolling stock IN 10
hannesburg. 1t was a splendid piece OF
work. The enemy were astoUnded al the
rapidity of our advance.
Another correspondent, teIeSTaphlng
from GermistOn. the same day, says:
al learn that the Beers are maSsing
six miles south Of Pretoria for new and
desperate stand, with 'front.' or twelve
miles"
other rumors in the camp of Lord ROB
erts are that President Kruger is i'll at
Lydenburg. and that the ammunition OF
the Beers is running short. NJ. il. Don
ough, the correspondents OF the Daily
Chronicle was captured yesterday.
Roberts Tells of Fight.
The war Office has received rom Lord
Roberts a dispatch dated Germiston, May
;aThe briinf If the fighting Yesterday fell
upon Ian HamiltOn's column. l have sent
him, as already mentioned, 10 Work
around &c he west or johannesburg In
support of Frenchs cavalryss which was
directed to go north near the road lead
Ing to Pretoria. | have not heard from
French yet, but Hamilton, IN report
which has Just reached me, states that
al about / O'Clock in the afternoon he
found his way blocked by the enemy
strongly posted on some kOp5es and ridges
three miles south OF The Rand. They had
two heavy guns and several field guns and
pom porns. Hamilton forthwith attacked.
The right was led by the GOTdons,
who after c pturing one extremity OF the
ridge, wheeled around and worked along
ii until after dark, clearing 1t OF the
enemy. who fought most obstinately. The
One Hundred and Fourth led on the flank,
and would not be denied the chief share
in the action, is in the casualties. fell to
the GOrdons, whose gallant advance ex-
cited the admiration of all.
Hamilton is now at Florida, due west
Of Johannesburg and French is a few
miles further TO the northeast. The Cor
dons, the cavalry, the mounted infSntry
and the SeEenth division are holding the
heights of the town. The Eleventh divi-
siOI> with batteries II and G, and the
heavy artillery, are south of Johannes
burr.
hamilton speaks in high terms of
praise of the manner in which Bruce
Hamilton and Colonel Spens of the ShrOp-
shire light infantry handled their men,
under S7nith-Dorriens direction"
London, May 3l.-The war Office has re-
ceived the following dispatch from Lord