Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-08

July s--The cannon fouaa hah
bp.n NAMED "PNLsy" II knocked
tlywn "a Chinese barrcade. Shells
bnsLIng overhead every few minutes.
This Us tsridble Tor women and chill.
drsn.
July Ono news Of the tnoopa
July lO--l have had my clothes on
bM once In n month. We have picked
up 90 cannon ba.ls IN the legation, and
ntt one has kilIed q man. Chinese
messenger relurns today wGh no
news of troops, Heat increases.
Many children sick.
July l2,-Japanese made " Sorllei
captured some Chinese rlnes and am.
muniaIon.
July l5,-Chlnese undermined two
houses In French legation and blew
them mp, Seyernl French KILLED, bur
the mine blew up several ChineseNhsn-
gelveA
July l7-Chinese have given us n
truce and opened communication with
the tsnng.h .Nmen, Truce continued
until the 9th or 10th OF August.
August lO.-Chinese troops have re.
newed their attacks, They have given
MS a rest NJ 10 days more, In the mtan.
time Mr., Gamewell has kept on with
the Notifications. We are fairly we'll
fortified.
August ll.-Cons;ant firing today.
We have received word from rlen.iHin
That the relief troops We're about 70
leave July 81 or August 1, The tsung-
M.yamen has sent in several kilograms
&c tha foreign ministers which we're
sent to them by home governments
ne imperlaN troops have fired ON W
shcv and shtl for e days from the
wallis Of the enperors city and the
gItrs Of the ely way Itself In othtT
words we have simply been fighting
the Chinese Nrmy and theN.mperecs
d;wGger's own guards,
August l4--ThcChinese have made
one more effort 10 massacre us We
believe they & ed 10 do this be-
cause they know the trc5ps are near.
ing the city.
yater,-We can hear the foreign
tl,ols outside the city clnnonading.
Help has come N l2st, The Chinese
troops outside the legation continue
20 fire on rs.
10 Il. m.--Our soldiers on the wald
have seen The Chinese troops on the
wl turning lhelr cannon toward In
yadlng Srmy,
IL m.--Wc-are waiting 10 see the first
relief s3ldtGs who 90, in, for weknow
Chey are knocking down the gates OF
the Old cHp&lil,
= y, m,--rhe cry is going over the
legaNion; "rhey have come. they have
come" hurried Down inlo the tennis
ground and found The Brihsh req.
ment from lndia on The ground. How
glad We were to sc these sun. burned
lirl,iSh officers and the dari.slylunned
Sikhsl The !atteraIo magnificent sol.
dGers. ! UNDERSIGNED the Americans
were iiIs't 10 raise Dheir flag ON the
walls of Pckn; the lIriAsh the first
10 reach cur bes(rged quarters, The
Chinese opened ire just after the
British got in, ami one Sikh WAS lad
ly wounded, Soon after the Silks ar.
rived lhcy ghuUdereI ihoir gums and
w "''N WIZ 90 uliNc 'hN NI"H'So s'a-
dierS from 'ht'r l"a'lcdd,S'
August ID Si3ad on the walls OF
PeRin today ny The SIDE Of " l5-pound
gun; watched Il Smelling the rdrbidden
ciiy, Ihe American soldiers did most
OF the iighting nom Il, M to 4 p. IN.
When they re 'hyd The gate before
the Forbidden pnGee Clhe Iirt one to
be taken b'loi reaching che palace OF
me empress they wore recalled ana
The russians allowed 70 capture the
Hrhtet spot In Chlna' II was great
. dlSappaln mcni 10 our soldiers ana to
She AmtE'lhS IN l'eEill Nhth we
9tked why the american soldiers after
ighang @d day were n@t allowed TO
enter the palace W. were ta!d 1t was u
poMlrar mdiuEr.
August lS.--INe2 days have spent
In riding over Pekin, Gaw occupied by
foreign TDon" The empress dowager
has fed Wish her court ana army. l
Node up 10 where my hospital stood.
IL W'Ns u scene Il complete II strur.ion.
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