The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-30

ton. They stand in ruined gardens
and blasted trees keep guard over
shapeless piles of debris.
1t is impossible to convey an idea of
the ruins in the native city. The
matched roofs burned iercely and the
mud walls ShiVered at the impact of
the shells. Probably no accurate esti-
mate of the loss of life in this densely
populated section viii ever be made.
A curious fact is that 6 native child
or woman is seldom seen ever yet. The
Chinese say they were killed, but the
resident foreigners believe they are
either hidden in the native city or have
been sent to the country.
Coolie Labor Plentiful.
Of coolie labor there is no scarcity.
The word has gone forth that the for
eigners viii employ them and the sup
ply far exceeds the demand. The wages
range from Is cents (AIeXican) to SO Is
cents (MeXican) per day, the latter
price being paid by the Americans
OF rice a day. All ordinary occupa-
tons are suspended, of course, and be-
yOnd what the natives derive from
their labor Cor the forces of occupation
they have no means of subsistence.
Troops Fare Well.
Naturally. food of all kinds is scarce.
A little produce is finding its way into
the city, some sheep have arrived and
poultry can be occasionally had, but
the fare at best is hard, and everything
is at wartime prices. The troops,
however. are faring well on camp ra-
tions. of which the Americans have an
abb lance. A spIendidIy stocked COM
mi. depot is being established here
under command of Major Hugh Gal
Iagher, chief commissary officer, and
the river is lined with lighters bearing
provisions UP from Taku. 1t is under
stood here that the American base is
to be established for the winter at
Tong-Ku, which has fairly deep water.
Major Gallagher has also established
a sales store where luxuries of all
kinds are purchasable, including timed
fruits, mineral waters, canned meats
and vegetables and tobacco. The store
is literally patrOniZed by the officers
and men. There is absolutely no SUI
fering among the troops, except from
the heat, and this is now somewhat re-
ieved by the cool nights. The forces
are enjoying exceptionally good health,
the hospitals are not Over-crOwded, and
with systematic communication with
Taku and Tong-Ku, and constantly ar
irving supplies, the physical situation
at Tien Tsin is excellent.
Efforts at Sanitation.
Strenuous efforts have been made to
put the city in a sanitary condition,
and they have partially succeeded.
However, it is more than the work of
a month to undo the work of days.
Lime by the ton is being used in
courts, alleys and cutters, and the sur
face drains which line the curb5 are
kept cleaned out and free. Neverthe
less, European residents agree that the
nearness OF frost is thing TO be thank
full for. Huge stacks of rOtting rice
and tons of burned and decomposing
fill tho rncrinFo ~ the river front
with an unhealthy and terrible stencil,
while the ruins of the Chinese city are
almost impossible because Of vile odOrS
in the heat of the day
A Chinese provisional government
has been established over the native
city, administered by Americans and
Europeans. A police force, native and
foreign, is in working order, and sys-
tenn is being gradually evolved out OF
the chaos. The foreign city is eff
ficiently policed by troops, and perfect
order is maintained. At every corner
is a sentry, while guards and patrols
are constantly afOOt night and day
The foreign residents are gradually re-
turning, to find their homes either de-
stroyed or occupied by the allied
forces, and it is expected that an at
tempt viii soon be made to fix COM
penSatiOn for occupation and use of
such property The residents accept
the situation philOsophically and there
Is apparently no COullICl VIII the HILL
tary authorities.
That it will be many months before
the rehabilitation of Tien Tsin is be-
gun is a certainty. That it win ever
be restored to its once beautiful pro-
portions is doubtful. The slow work
of years was destroyed in a week.
Beautiful villas, superb residences,
once handsome grounds are but wreck
and ruin and the hot breath of war has
biz tied the Pie-Ho valley from Pekin
to the Gulf of Taku.