The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-11

" sEpTEMliER ~ iwl0 III
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.wtofs .sh ", roo lnf" asked usasfal
rbfsueh ihs ,saai Tho nnu,h sn.
trrfd ufrg tWg houn sfo VS. ihe o..
ap,nfs Tho American neneiai ioutfi
disappointed.
hitfrIvt tte Americans entered brhlnd
fhe last on The Brush forces their rfrtp-
ton wAs lust aH enthusiastic o. 10 they
had boon FIRST when The Stars and
STRIPES qm,fred into view, Mr. Tewks-
bury, the m ssionary. cried Americans,
cheer your flag Ladies' waved their
handkerchief aud the soldiers chccrcd.
ON entering the grounds ~ the British
Legation the American troops stared In
gmnzcmeut and Inquired " there was ~
lawn party In progress. They had expect
I'D 10 md tho relieved IN q worse condition
than Themselves. whereas the contrast be-
tween the appearance ~ the rescued and
tho rescucrB was surprisingly IN favor
NJ the former The British Minister, sir
Claude Macdonald. was shaven and Dress
ed iu immaculate tennis nlunols. MIR
cougcr the Untod States Minister. was
equally prcscntnhio. The asscmhlaro OF
lHlios was fresh and bright In summer
clothing. only a few civilians were car
ryjrg arms.
harrard and rough-bearded They drag
god themselves along as II ready TO drop,
their Khaki uniforms dripping with pcrsp-
ration and black with mud
lut q second glance showed that the
rescued were pale and thin. They looked
Ike company Of iuvallds. Every part
OF the nclosure testified TO their tragic
experiences. There was plot OF now
graves headed with wooden crosses, in
Guiding the graves of five children. The
second sccretary's house was the hospital.
and II was filled with wounded. French
nuns ministered there. At one time all
but four men of the Japanese contingent
had been in the hospital wounded.
There were several caves, rooted with
thinkers heaped over with earth, which
served as bomb-proofs.
The bulletin board was covered with
significant notices. For instance: "As
there is likely to be a severe dropping
fire today, women and children are for
hidden to walk about the grounds"
Fere is another: lowing to the small
supply of vegetables and eggs the market
VIII be open only from 9 to 10 here
after. All horse meat Is inspected by a |
Mr.. Conger had the first secretary's |
house. Seventy American missionaries |
occupied the chapel. The French contin- |
gent had the pavilion on the lawn.
The bravery of the women was note
worthy. They became so accustomed to
fire that it was difficult to restrain them
from walking about the grounds at all |
times.
When a proposal was made to petition
the Tsung-l Yamen for vegetables some |
said they would rather starve than take |
help from that quarter The Yamen's |
food supply was a farce-only sufficient |
for one day When meat was asked for |
the reply was that this could not be fur
nished because state of war existed |
in Picking.
The Tsung-li Yamen placarded a procla-
nation eXhorting the people to kill all
foreigners, because the latter had made
war on China in attacking the forts at
Taku. The legations We're fiercely attack
ed from July 18th to July 25th. At the |
after date nominal truce was agreed |
% and extended to August 3rd, although
he Chinese repeatedly violated it, There
vas considerable rifle fire from August
ID to August 18th and then the Chinese
smooth bores. The mainstay of
he foreigners was an old gun used by the
British in 1860. which was found in junk
shop by Mitchell, the American gunner.
rhis was mounted on Russian carriage
'ound by an Italian. Ammunition was
tilted to it, and it was christened the
Gun"
The foreigners remarked that relief had
lttH loHS ueldytu, Dut tney Insisted tHat
hey had never despaired of the outcome. |
rhe Chinese are said to admit that they
ost 5000 killed during the siege. The for
,igners did not waste their ammunition,
shooting only when a target was in evil
lerce. The Chinese method, on the other
land was continuous heavy and indis-
Eliminate fire. The enemy would advance
o the barbados at night creeping up
With their arms filled with bricks and in
he morning the foreigners would find a
lew wall few feet closer. Finally the
came so close that talking
Guild be distinctly heard
During the last two nights the Chinese
Ulcers urged their men to charge the
oreigners and exterminate them before ;
he international forces could arrive. The {
'hinese soldiers replied that they could {
lot stand the bayonets. On the nights
efore the relief they fired several thous- 5
nd rounds, the foreigners replying with
wo shots only. The Chinese artillery and
oldiers in Picking were apparently much
lferior to those encountered in the fight
ng st Tien-Tsin.