Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-02
BRITISH WERE BRAVE.

z ANANI I.lH
BRITISH WE'RE BRAVE.
a special dispatch from Bloemfonteln
dated today SAYS
The loss %, the guns was attended by
incidents OF splendid herolsm. The
leading battery was so near the Beers
amousaades lu The river bed that the
latter said.
lt h useless your attempting 10 ad-
vance. Throw down your arms"
Ihfe sergeant 0f the battery. fearing
the other battery would misunderstood
the hiniancss rushed through the con-
Noy ana warned his comrades, enabling
The rearmosi battery 10 save a portion
Of the guns which came into action
later
Life guarismen and gunner got
gun out under "a tremendous fire and
-FOUR others were saved by the men
dragging them on after their horses had
been shot"
President Kruger Is said 10 have
promised 90 feOCcupy Bl0emfOnteln this
week. and the stubborn burghers seem
90 Doe closing around the place n such
force as promises % be troublesome,
especially when 10 n realized that the
activity OF a strong B0or force On the
vicinity az paardeberg has already IN
terrupted direct communication be-
tween Lord Roberts and Kimberley
But for the overwhelming numbers az
the disposal Of Lord Roberts the sltua-
ton would justly cause Great Britain
greater anxiety
WATER SUPPLY CUT OFF.
As Il is. the nation Is beginning to
realize from the nature Of the guerilla
warfare that il Is liable 90 embarrass
the future movements Of the British
troops
A special dispatch from Bloemfonteln
this morning reports that the water
supply of the place has been cut or
fhis Is the natural sequence Of the
BOec success az the water works. But
the authorities are hopeful that the
strong reniorCements sent by the COM
mander-in-chIef will promptly remedy
this, II is evident from Lord Roberts
dispatch that a big engagement ls In
progress Although q Is dincult % es-
Innate The number OF British engaged
they probably exceed even the eight or
ten thousand men which the Beers are
estimated 20 number
The scene Of the British disaster APP
pears TO be MealIe spruit. where the
BIoemfonteiu ROAD crosses a tributary
Of the Modder river
BRITISH OFFICERS ESCAPE.
A dispatch from Lourenzo Marques
dated today announces the arrival there
OF Captain Haldaue OF the Gordon
hiFhlanders, and Lieut. Lemesieurier o.
the Dublin fusIleers, who escaped from
Pretoria after peril0us adventures. IL
appears that after Winston Churchills
escape the se1tries were doubled cleo
trio light was Installed. additional bar
r.cades were constructed and the oih-
GERS We're confined IN the Model school
after $3.50 .. m
Capt Haldaua SAYS that after several
unsuccessful attempts they succeed
"a Iu cutting on the electric light. but
even then the street lamps precluded
on attempt 90 escape and they decided
TO hide in the space behind the build
ing to which a trap door had previous
~ been secretly constructed, as 1t had
been announced that the officers would
be removed elsewhere IN a few days,
when 20 was hoped the two men would
be able 90 escape
INA CELLAR TWENTY DAYS
But the removal of the prisoners was
postponed and the two men, IN the
damp subferunesu dwelling began 90
despair. and commenced digging IN
different directions in the hope Of find
Ing a suitable exit
Tho work was most arduous as they
had only "a screw driver and a skeWer
with which 90 dig the ground, which
was ag hard as rock The imprisoned
officer. March ~ heard somebody
ahoys saw me would be removed
the following After passing
twenty DAVIS I'm md in a cramped
.positilr and on little food
and aat.r ulhr - some OF their
fellow prisoners 70 = IN their con-
hdenoe their daI.gE. good news
Mas iudgs.rIbaule Tn UglB MS m0rn-
Ing they beard DO. t-ArESrfe leav-
INK ana au d8y long tNtrong, was
Gilsd NTH curious yisitorsHe az
tha clover Jariuaiures on is Is
drawn he the prisoners
when evening came the noise ceased
and HaIdane ana Lemcsieuier orept 20
tbs frsn door Thsv wa~o sn weak that
thev could hardly walk. but gradually
recovering tncy made their way 10 the
count tarf. got over Che raillngs and
reached the street