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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1900
Page
11
London reports General French reached Kimberley with artillery cavalry and mounted infantry to relieve the garrison after 122 days. Roberts dispatch notes French dispersed the Boers from Alexandersfontein to Olyphantfontein and occupied trenches, with about 4,000 defenders held by Kimberley and French forces estimated at 6,000 to 8,000.
London reports the Kimberley relief with quiet satisfaction. News posted at the Mansion House and clubs shows no large crowds, and the war office crowds remain small. Yet there is renewed confidence that Lord Roberts' campaign plan is proving effective.
Gen French commands cavalry and horse artillery in a rapid advance from Modder River to Rambam and Enslin area. He crosses Reit River after shelling Boer positions at Dekiel and Waterfall drifts, then pushes to Kiip and Rombdavil drifts. Boers retreat. laagers, cattle and many sheep fall into British hands. Casualties are described as slight.
London observers note strong satisfaction at Field Marshal Roberts and General French progress but caution that relief of Kimberley remains unconfirmed until provisions can reach the besieged city. The wording of the dispatch creates ambiguity about whether the relief is actually accomplished.
London reports General French has arrived at Kimberley, settling doubts about the relief outcome. A mutilated Cape Town dispatch notes grenadiers charging a Boer group four times with seventeen survivors. The scene links to Lord Roberts' ongoing Modder river operations.
General Clements pulls back from Rensburg during the night as Boer forces re occupy Taaibosch hills. British rear guard arrives at Arundel and returns fire with fairly accurate artillery practice on British cavalry patrols.
The Morning Leader reports a strong Boer column in Zulu land driving back Colonel Addison while near Eshowe. It notes arming natives as a dangerous prospect and cites dispatches on Magersfontein, Roberts’ movement, and Boer attempts to disrupt British lines to De Aar, with heavy losses in tough clashes.
Reports from the Boer War update casualties and captures. Nine killed, fourteen wounded, five prisoners. British camp driven from position. one maxim captured. General French enters Kimberley amid cheers as De Beers stock fluctuates on rumors. Buller silent. Colesberg attack details and artillery losses noted. Colonel Eagar dies after being wounded at Stormberg. body returned to British at Molteno.
New York February 16 The Commercial Cable company announced at 2 PM that telegrams can be sent to Kimberley South Africa at sender's risk and must not exceed twelve words. The notice signals a pacing change in international telegram service during the period.
A Portsmouth telegram reports the admiralty will ready forty seven additional ships including battleships cruisers and destroyers for immediate sea service. The fleet reserve at Portsmouth will be fully crewed and prepared for sea, seen as a step toward commissioning the entire reserve.
General Cronje retreats with 10,000 men toward Bloemfontein while Kelly-Kenny harasses the rearguard and Boers abandon Spytfontein heading northwest. A large convoy was seized after yesterday’s Riet river fight. British casualties were light. General French’s division is warmly received at Kimberley and troops are buoyed by the news.
London dispatch reports Boer artillery began an early morning assault on Molteno held by General Gatacre’s troops near Sterkstrom. The battle line tightened as forces clashed for control of the Molteno area.
London reports from Lord Roberts that General Kelly-Kenny's brigade captured seventy-eight wagons of stores and ammunition belonging to Cronje. The seizure included twelve wagons with Mauser rifles, eight boxes of shells, ten barrels of explosives, and a large quantity of stores. Cronje's laager was still shelled as Kitchener's messenger was dispatched.
Dispatches report General Cronje forced to form a laager to rest oxen as General Kelly-Kenny harasses his rear. Hope rises for a decisive engagement, with word of General Kitchener's whereabouts and renewed shelling of the laager.
Telegrams describe the pursuit of General Cronje with Kitchener and Kelly-Kenny closing in as reinforcements move up. Capetown reports joyous relief celebrations for Kimberley and Roberts’s arrival, with crowds cheering Milner and Bobs while Boers face counter moves along Graspan and De Aar lines.
London reports Watervaal drift dispatches dated Feb 16 showing Lord Roberts with the Sixth Seventh divisions and cavalry marching to relieve Kimberley. British forces crossed the Riet at Watervaal, fought Boers, captured thousands of stock and prisoners with light casualties as they advance toward Jacobsdal and along the Modder river.
London February seventeenth reports the first unit of the Duke of Cambridge's own yeomanry special corps preparing to leave for active service. The ceremony and muster are described as a notable moment in the military effort.
A force of all gentry volunteers departs London by rail for South Africa. Officers include Lord Abinger with corporal stripes and Lord Ailsbury's son as trooper. Each paid £120 to outfit, funds aiding widows and orphans of fallen soldiers. Crowds cheer as the Duke of Cambridge and other nobles see them off from Southampton.
New York dispatch reports Commercial Cable company issued a notice stating the British post office asked cancelation of yesterday's Kimberley telegraphic message claim and that no telegraphic communication with Kimberley exists at present.
London February 17. The queen elevates General French to major general, previously a colonel with local lieutenant general rank. Lieutenant Colonel Kekewich is promoted to colonel for his defense of Kimberley.
A cable from Harvard President Elliott to Alexis Frye confirms free six week instruction at Harvard Summer School for one thousand Cuban teachers. Governor General Wood welcomes the plan, with aims to extend the program across the United States, aided by railroads and municipalities, shaping Cuban schooling.
T P Cordrey has been granted letters patent for a chimney lining designed to render porous brick chimneys safe. The invention is non combustible and moisture proof, with interest from local capital and Munice parties already negotiating manufacturing in the city.
Henriet ta Tex lawyer E B Munday recalls his brother recovering from malarial fever and jaundice after using Electric Bitters. He asserts the remedy expelled malaria and purified the blood, improving digestion and organ function. Available 50c at Dreier & Bros. drug store. subscription urged for The Sentinel.
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