The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-24

/ town. The Beers were then retreating.
At 4 the following morning 1000 men
/ including the Canadians, arrived. With
/ them were twenty wagon loads of food,
which were received with wild demon
\ STATIONS. The armored train and a de-
, tachment then pushed forward 10
! Gametree fort. the scene Of the Unsuc-
| cessful sortie in December. The Beers
I were pressed, and the correspondent
! telegraphing Thursday afternoon, clos
ed his dispatch thus: I'VE caught up
with the retreating Beers and have
them now surrounded.
Lady Wilson Tells of Battle.
Lady Sarah Wilson has managed to
/ get through a message from A1afeking.
/ dated Thursday, and announcing the
| entry of the relief column She says.
THE fighting before the relief was
very hard. A severe struggle proceeded
/ yesterday (AIay 16) from p. m. until
/ dusk. The Beers We're forced slowly to
retreat. eontesting every inch. At sun
set they still held the last position.
Colonel MahOn entered the town in
the brilliant moonlight. The Beers
! were as tired as we were, and they
never guessed that an attempt would be
made to force an entry before morning.
Therefore their surprise was complete.
They deserted their iaagers, leaving a
/ lot of food, which was divided among
the people of Mafeking.
THE action opened at 1 p. m. We'd
nesday with Maxim fire and this soon
| told upon the enemy, who surrounded
Us, but who had not hindered the for
ward march. The value of the BOer
| methods Of warfare when used in a fiat
country may be estimated by this ac-
| ton. Little cover was afforded the en-
envy, with the result that they fed as
| soon as our guns were turned on them.
| The fight ragged most fercely on the
| left: but our guns soon silenced the en-
envy, who were seen flying in all direc-
tons
Those on the left bank finding that
their comrades had abandoned their po-
sitions ran helter-skelter. Then en-
sued the finest BOer-hunting during the
war. The dismOunted British piled the
enemy with rife fire, while the pom
pom hustled until not a single BOer was
left in front of us
The Canadians kept busy on the
right, replying with their seven-pound-
er to the enemy's biggest gun until
darkness fell on the scene
An Interview With Baden-Poweu.
The first word received from Colonel
Baden-POwell at -Mafeking heightens
rather than diminishes the report here
tOfOTe cabled of the gallantry exhibited
by the garrison during the closing days
Of the siege. During an interview with
the correspondent of the Reuters Tele-
gram company, May II, Colonel Baden
Powell said.
My great endeavor is to prevent the
relief force from trying to rush into the
place before they are strong enough
to do so. 1t would be better to make
certain of relief in two months than
to be beaten in an attempted relief in
one month. You remember it was said
II IL.
natives called me 'Umhala PanZa' (the
man who does not rush things). The
knowledge that the whole empire was
watching with appreciation the good
fighting of the garrison has been worth
an extra pound Of ratiOns a day to
the garrison. 1t was difficult to per-
suade the civilians of the necessity Of
submitting to martial law. We had
our little difficulties. but later there
was no trouble at all. The devotion Of
the nurses and the women generally
was most marked
Referring to the requests of news
papers for messages, Baden-POwen
looked embarrassed and said:
These chaps have got an exagger-
ated idea of the importance of my per
sonality I look upon myself as the
figurehead of the good ship MafelIing.
She had her stout canvas and her
brave hearts that really showed the
snip along and brought her safely
through the stormy cruise. So, when
ever 1 read nice things people say OF
me I take it that they are said o.
the garrison, inasmuch as / am the
head representative of the garrison.
Sends Official Word of Relief
The war office issued a dispatch from
Lord Roberts under date Of Honing's
Spruit May % announcing the receipt
by him of the following message from
Major General Baden-POweH,
"Mafeking, May III am happy TO
inform you that Mafeking was success
fully relieved today. The northern and
southern columns joined hands on May
Is and attacked the enemy yesterday
and after a small engagement entirely
defeated them with loss. The British
casualties were three killed and TWEEN
ty-twO wounded.
THE relieving force marched into
Mafekind at this morning and the
relief and defense forces combined and
moved cut and attacked the enemy's
head lager.
I'VE sheHed them out and nearly cap
tured Snyman and took one gun, flag
and a large amount of ammunition,
stores, etc Five dead and fifteen
wounded Beers were found. The en-
envy appears to be retreating in all di-
rectiOns except one commando, which
is lying low, possibly TO cover the re-
treat of the remainder
CAPTAIN MacLaren and Corporal
Murray were found in the BOer hos
pital They are doing we'll The towns
people and the garrison of Mafeking
are heartily grateful for their relief
Lord Roberts dispatch further SAYS.
Ian Hamilton reached Hebron this
morning after a series of engagements
with a Boer force undeT-Devet, who is
retiring before him. Broadwood cap
tured fifteen BOer wagons. There nave
been seveEty-five casualties IN Hamll-
tons force to yesterday evening We
marched here this morning
Story of Bethune's Loss. 4
The ensnaring of the squadron Of Be
thune's horse appears TO have been
quite as bad as first reported. Colonel
Bethune. thinking there were no Beers
at Vryheid, determined to go that way
toward New Castle. as snort cut.
The advance squadron was hurTying to
make Vrvheid before dark. 1t left
the main body behind AID trotted INFO
the ambush. The Beers had MaXifns,
and the British, seeing they had no
chance to retire. dashed forward to
point within twenty yards of the Boer
rifles. Five officers and sixty-three
men were killed or wounded. Beth1ne
ordered his four other squadroHs TO re-
tire.
, The damage to Laing's Mex tunnel