The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
RELIEF UNEXPECTED.
How Lsdysmith Garrison First Saw
Their Rescuers.

How Lsdysmith Garrison First Saw
Their Rescuers.
I Durham, Friday. March 2.-Correspond-
ents who have returned here from Lady
smith say that the relief came quite un-
sxpeotsdly. Al noon on Tuesday the fir-
Ing Of General Bulier's army seemed to
rscsds, instead of spprosch and the gar
rison was consequently depressed. Every
body was startled to hear the garrison's
~ gun firing. It had not been used
much Of late. owing TO the diminishing
ammunition.
On hurrying out IL was found that the
Beers were trying 10 remove the big gun
ON Buiwans hill BY the erection VI o
derrick. This proved that something
WAS happening. The other
garrison guns then directed their fire on
Bulwana, with the result that the Beers
were csmpslied to abandon the attempt
with the derrick. Later on, thsy placed
the snn on wagon, which ospsizsd in
o dongA. During the afternoon Whenever
the Beers were seen approaching the
British resumed the shslEng Of Bull
wasa. About four o'clock terrific
thunder storm broke over the town, Just
after message had been photographed
from Wagon hill that the Beers were In
full retreat.
Other officers said they believed they
ould descry British cavalry; but most
eople supposed that the Wish Was father
o the thought
As soon as the storm ceased the British
guns reopned on Bulwana, gradually
the fire on the lett and
driving the Bosrs before them, with the
object Of preventing the enemy from
hsmpsrinR any British approach.
An hour later party Of British horse
men could be seen crossing the flat below
Bulwana ut distance Of some miles. It
Is impossible to describe the excitement
and enth asiasm am ong the troops that
followed. Most OF the townspeople had
been driven into the houses by the storm
and did not learn the good news till later.
The storm broke out again In the even
ing and con tinued until two the next
morning. 1t must have seriously ham
pered the retreating Beers. The British
gunnsrs kept sharp watch to pre- vent
any further attempt to remove the Bul :
wana gun.
The British naval gun fred at intervals
the night and In the morning
a force was sent out to look after the
gun and to OCCUPY Bulwana.
Lord Dundonaid's force went after the
retresting Beers. while four hundred
Of the best men Of the garrison went to-
ward Eiandslaagte In the hope Of being
able to cut on the enemy.
ORANGE RIVER BRIDGE INTACT.
Coiesberg, Cape Colony, Sunday,
March A reconnaissance with two
troops Of Australians and two guns
found the wagon bridge over the Orange
.iver intact. Fifty Beers ON the other
side were taken by surprise and the Brit
ish galloped to their Iaaeer. some miles
on the Free State side.
Prices command moved seven miles
north Of Colesberg. --
The Beers during their occupation
here denied themselves rather than see
the British wounded suffer.
RHODES GOING TO ENGLAND.
Cape Town. Sunday. March 4-ME.
Cecil Rhodes Ii here and expects to sail
for England Wednesday.
LINE TO MAFETUNG CUT.
Mazru, Basutoland. Friday, AArch .. -
The telegraph line between Aafstung and
Aazru was cot "Wednesday night, q whole
section bsing removed. Ii Is believed
this was the work VI natives prompted or
bfibed by the Beers.
CANADIANS START FOR FRONT.
Cape Town. Sunday, March 4,-The
Canadian artillery has just started for the
front. The loyalists gave them an
ovation.
At Graaf Reynet about two hundred
miles north Of Port Elizabeth, some sew
enty Dutchmen inoitsd by Bondites at
tackled with stocks and stones a body OF
loyalists who were celebrating the relief
Of Ladysmith. Many persons were In
jurei.
A similar riot occurred at Stsllsnbesoh,
about twenty-five mi,ss east Of Cape
Town.
Ihs rebels Of Gr,qualand, reinforced
by 600 Dutch farmers, from the Prize ska
district occupied KenhArdt. one hundred
miles west OF Prsska, and After shar p
con fiict with the Ksffirs are now march
Ing southeastward on Van Wyks Vlsi.
where there are grain storee. Four hun
dred refugees from Kenhardt have reached
The natives In that district
are reported restless.
THE BOERs IN TROUBLE.
London. March 5.-Mr. Spenser VIII
kinson In the Morning Post today merely
reviews the small events announced in
the dispatches from the front and ex-
presses the opinion that the Beers cannot
place more than forty thousand men to
oppose Lord Roberts except by q complete