The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-09
THE LONG SIEGE ENDED
How Gen. Butler Finally Achieved
Success After Three Defeats
With Heavy Losses.

When the news OF the relief Of Lady |
smith became generally known London !
literally went mad with JOY, and |
throughout England the scenes wit
messed have no parallel in the memories
of this generation. The pent-up iubila-
tion at the relief of Kimberley and
the defeat Of Cronje could no longer
be controlled, and with Wednesdays
browning triumph the national trait
of self.restraint was thrown to the
winds.
The Lord Mayor of London immed-
lately telegraphed his congratulations
to Generals White and Butler. When
the queen received the news at Wind
sor the bells Of the Curfew tower OF
the castle were rung in honor of the
event
This storm of iubilation conferred at
the Mansion house, and by noon thous-
ands of persons blocked the many APP
proaches to that grim building. 1t
was a dense, black mass, composed
chiefly of business men, the majority
of them carrying little Union Jacks.
Never was there such a sale of flags
before.
All thought of business was forgot
ten. Nothing could be done on the
stock exchange except sing "God
Save the Queen" and cheer. Business
on the Baltic wheat market for cargoes
closed at l o'clock. No one wanted to
trade on such a day.
Even the dullest soul must have
been stirred by the emotions and
London's 100000 were raised to a
high pitch of patriotic exaltation.
1t was a wonderful sight. Old men
have nothing in memory with which
to compare the day. Some likened it
to Lucknow, others talked of the fall
of Sebastapol. It was time of sin
gular abandon. The usual conven-
tions of society ceased to control and
everybody knew everybody else, all
joicing in smiles as their disposition
moved them.
The lord mayor ordered holiday
for the city schools. The great bell in
st. Paul's was rung in the afternoon.
The stately foreign Office so far forgot
itself as to display large Union Jacks
from the windows. A cabinet meeting
was held and as the members met at
the entrance to the foreign Office they
exchanged the warmest congratula-
tons.
At Glasgow, Liverpool, Birming-
ham, Edinburgh and in fact in all the
cities big and little flags foated every
whore, whistles footed, bells chimed
and crowds paraded the streets sing
ing patriotic songs. Business was
given up for the day, the schools were
closed, in the harbors all the vessels
dressed ship and at the military and
naval depots scenes of the widest en-
thusiasm prevailed.
At Liverpool, addressing a crowd of
10000 people assembled around the
town hall, the lord mayor said;
'I thank the Almighty God for
the glorious news. We have
awaited it patiently. We are
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laws and government of this coun-
try the Beers, in a very short
time, will be loyal citizens of the
British empire"
The queen has telegraphed her con
gratulations to General Butler and
General White, and the prince Of
Wales has telegraphed congratulations
to General Butler.
BULLER's GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.
General Buffers fourth attempt t.
relieve the Ladysmith garrison was
successful His troops entered th,
besieged city Wednesday night Tn,
fighting between Colenso and the Tu
gela river and Ladysmith had beer
desperate for week, and the victor,
has doubtless cost General Bulle
D heavily. The Inniskillings were al
| most wiped off the earth at Railwa,
Hill, and other British troops suffere,
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