The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20

mat I.stimer. with General Chafee'
The Situation StiII Very Serious
Allies Clearing the Tartar section
Attacking the Imperial Capital
ana BGmbarding the FOrbidde II
Observation-Disclosures Reports as tC
the WhereabeuG> of the Empress
a very important despatch from Admiral
Remey was received ct the Navy Depart
ment this morning giving the first authen-
tic and official details as to the present sit
uation in Pekin and the casualties suffered
by the gallant band of American marines
under Captain Myers which defended the
legations during the long period of siege
The message states that the allies are At
present engaged in clearing out the Tar
tar City and that only one American life
was lost, a child. Eight Americans were
killed in the party which defended the le-
cations The cablegram follows:
Taku, August 10.
Bureau of Navigation, Washington:
Authentic report, Pekin, 18th, from
Lattmer. Troops moving on Imperial
City. Clearing out Tartar City. All
Americans who remained in Pekin are
well. Have been no deaths. except
one child Captain Myers has recov-
cred from wound; has typhoid fever;
crisis passed: now convalescent. As
sistant Surgeon Lippett was wounded
left upper leg; bone fractured; leg
saved now recovering.
Following killed during siege in
Pekin: Sergt. J. Tanning. Prfvates c.
B, King. J. w Tutcher. J. Kennedy,
R E. Thomas. A. Turner. H Fisher.
Wounded. Private J. Schroeder, elbow.
severe, and dangerously all (in) fe-
yer. Seaman J. Mitchell, wound upper
arm. severe, but recovering. All 9TH
ers wounded and sick have returned
to duty. Casualties Major Biddle's
command. attack Tan Patiug: First
Lieutenant Butler chest; Private
Green. wrist; Private WarreH, right
temple; all slight
''Reported from Chinese sources
royal family have escaped and en-
route to Sian-fu RENEY."
Following this. the State Department re,
ceived the following message from Consu
Fowler at Caefoo. describing the massacrt
of Americans at Paoting-fu, and stain;
that both Miss Morreu and Miss Coul,
were massacred by the Boxers:
~Cnafoo, Aug. 10.
Sec etary of State, Washington:
''Bvsrtlg 18th. Reported all Pres
byteriaz missionaries Paoting-fu killed
June 80 Premises burned, same night,
Catholic mission. Rain stopped
work, July attacked American board.
Pitkin 90 American. shot dead trying
to keep gang out. Misses Morren,
Gould taken to Boxers headquarters
and killed. Bagnau killed near tenn
pie. Cooper and Belgians' fate uncer-
tain. Officials had sent all home from
Yamen. All natives connected with
foreigners suffered like fate. Authori-
ty special message sent by Tfen.sin
missionaries. FOWLER.
Paoting-fu is the provincial capital o
Chilli, the province in which Pel1n i situ
tted. 1t is about seventy-ive miles from
Pelin. The Boxers were very strong there
and the missions have been jeopardized fol
months. The massacre was reported /,
have been committed by order of Gen. L
Ping Heng while on mis- way TO Pekin VIII
10 coo troops 10 assume command of In,
Imperial forces.
The Situation StuI Serious.
The fall of Pekin has not had the efTec
Of removing the complications of the Chi
nese situation Today there is. if any
thing, more uncertainty as to the relation.
of China and the powers than existed BE-
fore Pekin was taken by the allies. From
adyfccs received last night and this morn
ms it is apparent that the Chinese troops
and the Boxers who opposed the allies,
have not vacated that part OF the capital
known as the Imperial City within which
is the Forbidden City where the Emperor
Empress Dowager, and the Imperial cour
live.
The Imperial City proper, surroundet
by a wall separating il from the Tartar
City by which 1t is surrounded On all sides
is that part of PeEin in which the OFFICER.
OF the Government not connected directi!
with the Imperial household, and the no.
bility reside It will be necessary to tax,
the Imperial City before the Forbidden City
can be taken.
This information makes the exact statu.
of affairs in Pekin more uncertain. Tha
the Imperial City Is being attacked show:
that the Chinese are fighting desperately
When the outer walls of Pekin proper
were taken by the allies. the Chimes
merely fell back behind the walls of tht
Imperial City. and this very fact indicate.
that the Imperial authorities are parties L
the opposition of the relief column. L
that lies the most serious aspect of TIL
situation.
II is known that $4,000 of the Ch mes
Imperial Guard are strongly entrenched il
the walled enclosure, and It is eyidzntI,
the intention of the allies to d!sIodge tn s,
by bombaf,lment. It is expected that III
historic place Will be battered down. 4
there is now no intention of halting hal
way.