Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-20
THE BATTLE OF PORT ARTHUR
THE ,cmNnsn FOUGHT prsPEn-
ATELy AT FIRST.
They Mutnated Japanese Bodics and
II Set the Japs wnd-They Forgot
Civilization and Piied the streets
OF the city with Dead Chinese.

morrow Will print the following speciai
adyices from Its correspondent, James
Gresham, who was with the japanese
army, dated Port Arthur, November
"a, via Vancouver. December 10; The
struggle from the emancipation OF Corea
has been suddenly turned into pro-
longed savage war OF conquest. IL Is
no longer conflict between ciyillza-
tion and barbarism. Japan for the last
aour days has trampled civilization
under the feet OF her conquering army
The taking Of Port Arthur and the
possession OF one OF the most power
ful strongholds In the world was too
great q strain upon the Japanae char
acter which relapsed in a few hours
back into the british state from which
It was awakened "A generation ago,
Almost the entire population found in
Port Arthur has been mastered and
the work of butcherlng the unarmed.
unreslsting inhabitants has been con-
tlnued.
The streets are choked up with
mutilated corpses.
In spite OF the vastness OF the battle
neld and tho strength OF the batteries
massed in this mighty chain OF land
and sea forts. the taldng OF Port Ar
thur ia robbed OF It's dignity as a battle
by the fact that the large and well
trained army attacked mere rab-
bile. There was Il great deal Of ar
tlllery thunder and scientific manoeu-
Vremg OF the troops among the can
non crowned hills. but the infantry
lighting was Incidental and the BUTCH
era bill" as the hardened campaign
ors would call II, WAS insignificant Inc
Japanese lost about Gu anu 800 wound
cd IN carrying u fortress that would
have cost them 10000 men had Il been
occupied by European or American
citizens. Cnina is now at the mercy
OF the island empire
In u few days inc fierce senal troops
will DO ready to leave Japan to JOIN
bfeld Marshal Oyama's army. and then
the third and nnnl move toward Pekin
Will begin. Up TO the moment Port
Arthur was entered, | can bear Will
pcs that both OF Japan'a armies now
w the field were chiyalrous and gener-
Dua 10 the enemy, Ihere was hot "a
ttadn on her flaB
when We left Kin Ceow. on Novem-
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Arthur. the battery OF siege guns
was sun laundering Ia the rear but
General Hassagwa had arrived with
this famous kumaoto troops. and the
entire army OF Invasion was assembled,
something ike $4,000 men.
The main army was on the military
road Bklrtng the northern coast OF
kwang rung peninsula and connecting
kin Chow with Port Arthur. The req
onnolterlng cavalry were Gour and FIVE
miles In advance of the mix
I'd brigade commanded by
General NiBhl, which formed
the van guard Then came the main
army, with General Yamall, The "One
Eyed Demon" General l.ohl, and a
mixed brigade followed. This formed
the first division under the command OF
Yamall Then came Field Marshal Oya-
ma with his stan. General HasBawa
and his men followed In the rear. The
hattallons of Infantry were sent to
protect Kin Chow and one battalion
was retained In the captured forts OF
TalicnWaH, seven miles away.
In the whole force advancing npon
Port Arthur there were acyenty-tiSht
guns. News had been received from
the Japanese spies swnrmlnE about
Port Arthur and general plan OF ac-.
ton was agreed upon
At 10 O'clock the next morning the
Chinese advanced out Of Port Arthur
md surprised email body OK Japan
csc in the valley l arrived lust in
time to see NluBha's brigade take up
its maroh and flank around the hlil TO
cut OF the Chinese return, The valleys
hchind was filled with troops rushing
along at the top Of tholr speed to the
rescue below on the plain could see
the Chinese advancing In three col
unna from the south and northwest.
Away 20 the left were the Japanese
cavalry IN a cloud OF dust, cutting their
way back on the main road through
the line OF tossing red and white stand
ards. Tho cavalrymen had dlamounted
aud were firing carhine valleys. while
few squads Of Japanese infantrymen
were lying IN bitches aud earth seams
along the road, keeping up Il brisk pep
perinB There were at least 5000 Chin
enc In three columns. suddenly tho enc
my caught sight OF our nank move
rnent and began TO retreat. The Japan
zee had lost eight men Ia thu fight and
forty-two were wounded. No mau can
say how many the Chinese lost.
saw the JapAnoio dead on the nond
with their heads gone and their bodies
mutilated, Several corpses were with
out banda; two had been hutehercd like
sheep and their hearts and ilVcra torn
out \ Japanese horse had been killed
and Chinese had cut steaks from tho
haunchea.
The enemy then disappeared In tho
valley and returned to Port Arthur
That night General Nlchas ana his
brigade made out into the valley ana
occupied Sakdi, q small village, Thu
next morning the main body OF Vanall
arrived "a the valley. General Hasa.
was body separated from the main
body ana marched over a side trail an,
went into camp In the line parallel with
Yamall aud Nlsha's position, no thnt
ON November ~. tho army law IN a
straight line on the east aide OF Pnr,
Arthur. with a range OF low mountains
yond. Wv
While council OF war was proceed
Ing, the Chinese began to realize thnt
the Japanese had established their bat.
tories on the hill commanding the ION
center OF The Chlnese position ma a.,
olded to move out OF Port Arthur ana
dlsiodge them, Then began a tren,ens
dyus artillery fight. Within n ray
minutes regiment after regiment could
De seen running In clouds across the
nead OF The valley into the raylne ieaa.
Ing 10 the support OF tho Japnnese
hrullery position. Tho air was nliel
With shells and the Chinese gradually.
concentrated their IRE untn the treea
beran 70 dbappear from mo Western
slope. The Chinese marched out on
eort Arthur In three columns. One
descended from the two dragon forta