The sun., 1900-10-07


In respect TO the exhaustions from heat the
day was like Lawton's terrible march Of june
TO- 1899. in Cavit6 province, The heavily
loaded Americans began TO fall out early and
the march through the cornnelds during the
lighting dropped them by tens and scores
Gen. ChalTee estimates this evening that cas-
ualtes and cxhaustions reach 40 per cent oil
his force The casualties are probably fewer
than seventy-lve all told, including three dead
from sunstroke.
AMERICANS SUFFERING FROM THE HEAT.
The Americans have been feeling the march
| very much Their outlt j. the heaviest carried
and they are the least Injured TO such work. and
in tho great ma aJority Of cases are dchllitatcd
by long tropical service. A. result, they have
lined the way with their blankets and shelter
tents extra clothing and even haversacks
! and cnntecns The Japs carry n relatively
. a. well as actually lighter burden The hardy
| Russkes carry a. many thing but not 80 much
| OF them, and the Indian troops are tGhthg
men, not bearers Of burdens. But to-day
thcy all fell out There was only this dinerence.
The Russians strag led a. badly at the Amer
leans, but hung on to their kits. Tho japanese
gave up when thoy could 20 no further /
saw man after man Of them throw up his hands
and go down rs II hit through the body.
| When a Jap fell out he was candidate Tor
! stretcher. and every bit Of his gear was on
him. even his extra pair Of hob-nailed shoes,
| They are wonderful soldiers.
| Camp was made between the railroad en-
| bankment and the river, near tho big bridge
| that the Chinese have managed TO blow out OF
| alignment The tired men were turned into the
| cornheld3 and in few minutes had gathered
ths thick stalks together and made shelters Tor
| Themselves. Gen. Gaselee camped among MS
| Indians by the side OF the road. Gen. chance
| took compound at the edge OF tho village
| where the fight began. Capt. Hutoheson' ms
Adjutant. put his boxed-up fed sesk. with all
the papers OF the expeduonary force In II, In
the yard Of the adjoining hut but Whi's his
back was turned for Ave or ton minutes the Rus
clans came When Capt. Hutchinson got back
box and desk were open papers were strswn all
over the yard and some OF them were gone.
The Russians and Japanese went on into
Yangtsun and occupied the houses ltterng up
| the streets and build ngs with dead Chinese,
In the first OF the occupation OF place the
| jar anCse are not very particular about the
character or condition OF the men they XII.
They arc whimsical about It. Some men die
quickly for no other offence than being Chinese
Others offend and get away. The Russians
kin Unfortunately all they happen to find.
except those big and hearty fellows who may
b. able 10 do a lot OF work before they are shot
or bayonetted
GOOD WATER APPRECIATED.
Just on tho outskiriso Of iansstunth tho Chinese
had constructed n series Of intrenchments q
serve az a second line They were beautiful
trenches. big, solid and scientifically done. The
jar aness could not be driven out Of them. but
the Chinese ran so hard from their first line that
only those stopped at the second who fell over
the parapet AID they only long enough to pick
themselves up and be on again.
South OF these trenches. toward the railroad
bridge. gardens lined the road on both sides
and every garden had its well. Water Is hard
20 get in Chna--water that one daTes TO drink.
Every man on this march has the phantom OF
typhoid fever constantly before him. The can
teen Of bsilei river water with VIII ch / started
out had been empticd long before got 10
these gardens and the sweat had crystallizrd
in white salt strsaks on the back OF my coat
along the camera and binooular straps II
WAS a huge Russian with his head In his copper
pail beside one OF the wells, who stopped TO take
q breath after a long drink, and, seeing me-
waved his hand IN invitation TO stop. Then
he drew a fresh bucket and held 1t out grin
ming. ! took the pail and 1t was cold-cold
rs II II had been sitting on block OF Ice. The
water was as clear as an Adirondack Mountain
only wet and cold. but the next pint brought
out the taste and 1t was Ike water from home,
Thersupon | registered a vow that ] would
camp beside that well. The letter Of the vow
was not kept, but under the tree that keeps
the evening breeze from blowing out the candle
by whose light this Is written IL the twin brother
OF that well, and behind me. In tho garden.
tho peaohs. are In the fuzz and the grapes
hang thiok in the arbor. Tomorrow We
rest and the Generals confer.
ONE SAD PHASE OF WAR
YANdTsUN, Tuesday Aug. Tt gets on your
nerves and into ysur blood 70 see your dead
and wounded. This morning the band Of Tho
Fourteenth went down by Gen Ghsffee's head
quarters and played the Chopin march for
eight poor fellows killed by bullets. shell and
heat Yesterday. They buried them In one
crave just beside the read and put up asmple
rough board fence sbsutit Then went ever
to the hospital and heard some OF the stories Of
the men who were hit by the British shrapnel.
and some Of the men the Chinese got told hsw 1t
happonsd. Then went over the held OF yester-
day looking for dead Chinese,
1t seemed as II We surely must have done
them a great deal OF damage. / rode three
hours steadily, nc. Of II at tho trot. and saw
four dead soldiers and ten dead coolies. Some
how dtter tlst " ulu not Srclu 50 "
70 up into the Russian quarter OF lanEtsun
and re. the bs yonettsd dead lying about. 1t is
not In the rules OF war, know. There Is no
excuse for IT, 1t is merely what the Chinese
have done ard are doing TO our non-combatants
and would do to us all II they could. So II
you are not willing to get down TO the level Of
the Chinese and kill non-combatsnts yourself.
it does net jar you so much to sec some ono
else do It,
The Japanese were accused OF the most
stroclous baIbaritics In their war against China.
No doubt there are sensation mon gers and max
ers along with this expedition who will repeat
and II possible e1agSeTate the same accusa-
ton. Sporadic cases are true Of the japanese.
1t Is a common thing with the Russians Tho
British and Indian troops are not guiltless,
shd myself have stopped an American en-
listed man from shooting defenceless coolie. II
Is no time TO throw stones.
JAPANESE AGREE TO PUsn on
Things go well and III with us. The Junks
have arrived from below with supplies. Some
OF them got in last nirht and one Of the American
outfit was sent back with eleven Of the most
seriously wounded Junk which passed them