The sun., 1900-08-23
AT thin PALACE GATES
American Troops First to Enter I'm
periaI City at Peking.
GENERAL CHAFFEE'S LOSS.
Admiral Remey Cables That Six
American soldiers Were Killed
and Thirty Wounded In
Two Days Fighting.

the Fifth artillery has been posted by the |
bureau of navigation. Admiral Remey |
says: :,
'.Chefu, Aug. 81, Taku, 20th.-Dick-
ems command landing today.
"pcking, 16th.--A except Imperial |
City cleared of Chinese troops.
american troops first to enter Impe-
rial City; have penetrated to gates Of
palace.
Captain Reilly, Fifth artillery, killed
on 10TH
Morning, 10th.-Sixth cavalry and
about 400 English and Japanese dis
peIsed about 1000 Boxers eight miles
outside Ticn-tsin. About 100 Chinese
killed; , Americans wounded
"Chaffcc's losses. 6 killed, 80 wounded;
two days fighting"
The navy department. understands
from the reference to The palace that the
American troops after penetrating the
| Imperial City were, whom tie dispatch
WAS sent, attacking the Forbidden City.
This is the inner inclosure Of the I'M
perial City.
White House Conference.
A dispatch from General ChaGfee was
made the subject of an extended White
House conference between the president
Secretary Root and Acting Secretary of
| State Adce.
1t was hoped by the officials that the
| receipt of detailed news from General
Chaffee would simplify the situation con
siderably and enable this government to
map out, in a large degree, its future
line of action in China This was not the
case, however. General Chalfee's tele
gram indicated that there may yet be
considerable heavy fighting around Pc
king and between that city and the
coast.
1t was impossible to make any predic-
tion as to the date of pacification on the
information thus furnished, and the adj
ministration is unable to fix even an ap-
DroXimate date for the withdrawal of oul
troops from Chinese territory.
While the White House conference was
in progress the Chinese minister arrived
at the state department Mr.. Adee was
absent, and the minister waited patient.
ly for two hours, the expectation being
. that the reply of the United States gov
ernment to III Hung Chang's peace appli
cation would be handed to him. AT l.
o'clock Minister WI had heard nothing
as to the return of the acting secretary
of state, and he returned to the Chinese
legation.
Bloody work has been going on in Pc
king, according to the dispatch received
by the navy department from Admiral
Remey. The message shows that the
, American forces We're then fighting
along with the allies, and that progress
r had been made which could only have
, been accomplished after military efforts
Of severe character.
, Evidence of Hard Fighting.
l Officials of the war department wh'
: are familiar with the physical conditions
of the delunses of Pclling say that th'
fact that III but the Imperial City haC
! been cleared of Chinese troops is eviden
i enough of the severe fighting which mus
? have occurred In order for che Ameri
j., can troops to penetrate 70 the gates Q
, the palace they must have stormed !
: wall about 30 feet high which no doub
was stubbornly defended.
1t is a source 90 satisfaction to TIL
military officials here that the allie,
+, commanders succeeded in clearing tn
region outside of the Imperial City Q
u Chinese troops as thereby the DANCE
of attacks in the flank and the rear
while the invaders were storming III
: Imperial City, would be obviated. Ever.
one is glad, of course, that the American
were the first to enter the Imperial City
/. another testimonial to the gallantry an
industry of the American forces.
Admiral Remcy's dispatch, in statin
!, that all but the Imperial City had bee
4 cleared of the Chinese sodiery, left til
I impression that force of defenders wa
II still intrenched in that section of Pekin
a and would have to be routed out. Ur
y doubtedly there have been brisk engage
= ments since the Remey dispatch wa
! sent, but the officials of the department
- here are in no way concerned about til
= :, result of the fighting.
20 Chafree's Casualties.
r The following casualty report has bee
10 received at the war department froi
General Chaffee:
is ''Peling, Aug. 17.-Casualties in al
IT. ton Aug. IA:
d ..Fourteenth infantry: Company /
ID William Parle, wounded in hand Sigh
IN Company G, John Hauser, sergcan
lg wounded in hip, moderate; Thom'
ID NJ. Higgin, wounded in foot, Sigh
to August p Trouman, wounded in Il
below knee, moderate; Rufus Lawye
ne wounded in leg below knee, slight; Con
n pany ii, Henry Hopkins, first sergean
e wounded in leg above knee, slight; Cor
e. many X, Franklin L. Whitehead, fir
he sergeant, wounded in leg below kne
SLIGHT: Jesse A. Foulkes, wounded in IL
i'll above knee, slight; Battery +, Fifth a
m. tillery, William z. Nanney, wounded
d chest, serious.
ce "AIarines: Captain Smedley ID. Butle
TO wounded in chest, slight; Company
ar George p. Farral, wounded in hea
ed moderate; Company c, Frank w. Gree
ce wounded in hand moderate.
he Casualties in action Aug. 10:
"The following officers and men we
killed: Battery f, Fifth artillery, Ca
tain Henry ]. Reilly; Company Q, Min
ent infantry, Robert Il. Walsh; Compal
ted Il, Ninth infantry, James o. Hall, Da
to iel w. Simpkins; Company X, For
re- teenth infantry, Russell L. Elliott; Coz
ate pany NJ, Fourteenth infantry, James
.as Wiber.
ing "Wounded: Ninth infantry, Compal
Il. Martin A. Silk, wounded in hea
serious; Company d, George Bale
first sergeant, wounded in arm, sligl
'ult Company X, George II. Siemens wour
Eel ed in leg below knee, serious; Compa
siv' M, William F. Norton, wounded in
ID. below knee, slight. Fourteenth infant
Company f, George o. Fox, sergea
~ T.. l.