Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-10-21
BUTCRERED PIG TAILS.
A French CffiCsr's Description of
How the Chinese were
Moved Down.
The Fatal Bullets Fall Like Rain
Upon tire Hunted Creatures
Rushing to Death.
Those Who Escaped by Diving In
the River Shot Upon Con-
ing to the Surface.

LONDON, October 20-Pierre Lote, an Off
Ger of the French eXped!tionsry force in
Tonquip, send, to the Paris Figaro the fol-
lowing description OF the fall OF Hue: The
beaten Annamites were cooped up in the
burning village. The only road OF escape
from the flames lay under the guns OF the
fort, which was filled with sailors armed
with Krapotehat repeating rides with
sights carefully adjusted to the distance
Magazines of rifles were duly loaded. The
men looked on waiting until flank move.
ment Of the other troops and the firing Of
the bamBo huts should
Drive the human Quarry
out before them. We saw them halting st
the end of the village with singed hair and
garments. Then after a few moments
hesitation, tucking up their flowing robes
rs high as they could, and trying to pro
teCt their heads with planks against the
impending shower OF bullets, they rushed
on. A great butchering then commenced.
Two vOlleys were fired. 1t was quite a
treat (c'etaia un plaisr) to see these fan
like streams Of bullets sweeping down upon
the fugitives. They were poured in twice
in one minute at the word OF command,
and in 3 sure, methOdlcal manner. II
was like q Jet from a huge watering pot,
which
Moved Them Down by Dozens.
In cloud OF dust and gravel we could
see some who seemed TO be driven mad,
picking themselves up Like wounded ani.
mails. Gathering up their robes in Comi.
cal manner, their long Aair un;astened and
streaming down their baCSs, made them
lCok like women. Others tried To escape
by swimming lagoon 10 try to reach the
junks. These were killed in the water.
some good divers remained long time
under water. Our men continued 10 Kill
, them al the same when they came up TO
breathe, like rats The men then amused
themselves counting the dead-iifty on the
eft, eighty on the right In the village
were small heaps. With those
kilIed in the Southern Forts.
about eight hundred or a thousand must
have been disposed of. The sailors made
bets as to the number destroyed. About
nine in the morning all was over, and the
rout Of the Annamites was com Dlete. The
heat was intense, and the sailors, mad
denqd by the sun and the noise, and quiv.
pring with excitement, rushed ont Of the
tort after the wounded. Some were crouch
log in holes, others were feicDng death,
while others, at the last gasp, were
stretching ous their hsnd1, pleading
tor mercy, and shouting "Hsn! Han
IN hpar,rending accents. our men
slaughtered them with bayOnets, or
Drained Thsm with the Ends of Their
Muskets
The Anramite servants, diminutive, ef.
Terminate lads who had followed the in
fantry from Saigon. were hunted out
When one of the tugitiYes was uneArthed
the sailoys would cry ont, Here's another.
Come give him Leang, Leang.' These sail.
OTs were quite unrecOs nizahle. They were
absolutely mad men. The officers at
tempted to restrain them, and said To them
You ought TO be ashamed Of such COW.
nrdly, dirty work They replied: 'The
Annamltes are savsges. They carried the
lead of Captain Riviere on the top of n
yOle, and il they carried the day they
Nould cut the French 10 pieces or saw
lem in two with planks." There was
No Reply Possible TO This.
II was true, and 50 they were left at their
lrim work.