New-York tribune., 1900-09-04

WIFE OF THE WOUNDED OFFICER
Auburn. y. Y Sept. AIRS. Louis B. Lawton OF
this city. wife OF Lieutenant Lawton OF the sth
United States Infantry. doing service In China
received to-day letter from Major J. VI. Lee. who
took command OF the 9th upon the death OF Colonel
Liscum in which he gives graphic account OF the
battle Of Tien-Tsn, and comments on the gaIIantry
OF Lieutenant Lawton who was wounded four
times during the battle while executing orders
Major Lee says that Lieutenant Iawton has been
recommended for medal Of honor and a brevet
and describes the lieutenant as "the most heroic
gallant spirit that then went into battle" After
referring 70 the loss sustained by the 9th Regiment
"hich the Major places at Is per In killed and
wounded, he says:
,Captain Noyes had been twice wounded. Captain
bookmlIIer hal fallen, Major Regan had fallen Sc
sFtS eS C~Gunqed within few feet Of me. and soon
If ooIohsI Llscum fell MORALLY wounded This
al al occurred before about a.. m. on the 18Th
separated from the enemy bv a canal or moat aftV
yaTos WIDE and from six 70 eight feet deep fn
had fallen: literally swept By bullets and sErsP
and wounded around us and an of rs IN rnTId s-d
water from our waists 70 armpits. determined
milton and relief for our wounded
The situation became and more desperate
Ao0ul Iu a. m decided 70 send Lieutenant LaWtOu
with an orderly back for help was perfous IN
and he did so under a heavy FIRE and cooIIy repre-
sented all our needs to General Dorward. Soms
relnforcementS were sent. about hundred hTrt
hre never reached front line. Lieutenant Law
ton stood up under FIRE and urged them - nov,
out. He then received a scalp wound He fbs1
started alone to join and report. We saw him
coming. and the word went along the line. There
comes Lieutenant Iawton." and every man opened
on the enemy TO protect him. I saw him stoop TO
PICK up something, and thought he hit but he
had dropped his notebooks. and had cooIIy stopped
10 pick them up On he came. and when nearly
tnrOugh ne was nit in the and breast severely
but, thank COdl not fatally. Captain Brewster
and / went to him, and he calmly and clearly re-
ported the result Of his perflOus mission
There he and l. with the dead and wounded
about us. remained under fire until nfghtfaII Efs
was again hit in the sole Of the shoe. A gallant
heroic little soldier named Nelson Q Price prfvats
In company F. Sth Infantry, attended him and
protected him with little hank of earth which
was nit many times. The superb heroiSrn o this
young soldier no doubt saved your husbands Hgs
and mine we'll Two or three times orders had
been sent to to retire night but we never got
them- Lieutenant LaWtOn. Lieutenant Frazier ana
l matured a plan to withdraw under cover or
darkness and carry of all wounded. and the
body OF our colonel This accomplished. begin
ning the move at $40 p. m. though under OF
the eneInys fire. One poor fellow lost his life. shot
seven times. For nearly hour doundered
along, over dikes and into bitches filed with mud
and water. and assembled under a mud wall where
we found part Of the regiment under Colonel Cool-
idge.
The Majors letter relating to the battle stops
here, and the remainder is devoted to words OF
comfort to Mrs. Lawton