The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-09

r,psc,ty That Finally Wore the Chinesc
Ost- sarprisinE Accuracy Of the Defending
ArtuIerym.n- scene. Of Carnage within
IN. Cit,-n. Deciding Dash Made BY the
Jspans.e-Grs. ousntitie, Of Guns and
Ammupition Captured by the victors.
TrrNrsIN. China. July I3.-Plsgue and
pestilence. famine and FIRE. from all these
,atd the old tradition, Tientsin should suffer.
hut never from the sword. This day has put
the tradition N the test. and a. this IL written
the advantage seems to he with the city. "
has been a desperate day. beginning with q
grand display NJ martial spirit and action.
and ending with our men hanging on TO the
ljttle they gained in the carly morning, win
logged courage and persistence. The smiling
cbaarful, self-reliant. plucky little japanese
General has been put to tho test with the trn-
diiion. and only tho coming day can say which
will win
We made the attack, and az II stands now
Nc we're repulsed Onr loss has been very
heavy. There l. no means oi knowing what
damage has been inflicted ON the enemy. "
was y beautiful attack. and II was we'll met.
The allies swept out across the open field TO
20 against a stout wall withtnagnihcen bravery.
The Chinese stood to their guns With a stub
bornnes and skill that has COMPOUNDED the
reasoning and experience II tho allied COM
manders Only Fukushima remains conf
dent. but even he has lost The smile with which
he went in this morning
The Chinese city of Tientsin . walled in
closure The wall il about twenty -hNe leet
high and Is supposed 10 ne III 'hf ""'Ku"",'
hood OF twenty feet MICK ~ '' "P
faced win DITCH OUTSIDE anu " ""' Nv
WIN muo Inc pHrHlF' ! VI "'"", Nv nv
strong ana Io"pn''eu '"I I'''N q ~ Co.
embrasureS TOT guns ~" wv wv "''""
and southeast II Is n parsncl"sram ap"u' q
mile long ana a niue over hau 'n"' w "'u"'.
In me cenue OF ea'h "a"H = "ns' N"' '"'" "
each corner Is n o""er' ~ VIZ" u, WI '""
gate The Rats are doun'' anu NAV ~ Nv
SCUM i also pro~'teu Wv n " " ~
sion outside the wall aItei 'Me 'hsh'"h o' "e
pekin gates oue'ue 'he wa" " y VII
bers OF mud NUS ana some more Suos'"n"a'
brick and stone STRUCTURES 10 'e sou""a'u'
along the river toward me con'e>s'onS' "eSe
huts form prachcaIiy a 'onuhu"uS N'"aRe np
10 the settlements. TO inc east across Nne
river ana the canal mere are more a'Ee o"'u,
inss. There Is the ysnleh OF 'he '"Ftos anu
the TORT whlch u cal'eu fdsoua .'"" Nv ~
that II STANDS near a 'ah paEoos Mi"'n VIC
Chinese nave used as "aWn anu 9.N"a' "N'.
throughout the fighting Partner u tne east
again. where the railroad crosses the river, il
the battery under the trees that has made us 40
much trouble Between them. down in the
buts north of the railroad sta ton. there are some
more guns. or ather there were. for the Rus
'sians have negotiated this part OF their bust
mess for the day In the city, to the eastward
n, the sou,h gate. there l. an arsenal and armory
.tnred with munitions of war. North Of the
citv. be,ween IA and the famous Hsiku arsenal.
Saro,har arsenal where some guns are mounted
"a o,hsrs are ready for mounting
" on.Lrox with any sort OF accuracy how
arr nan tho Chinese have for tho defence OF
49, o,,, rbera ia NO method of arriving at any
sa,ist.c,ory estimate of the number OF the
49, Thsre are all SORTS of stories con-
..,.u,. ,ho,, di..ension hetUeen the Roxers
- 49, ,.oons hu, ,bore ia No authority for any
49,, Tho MOS, reliable information as 10
-. hoor ,o,n, on In tho CITY has coma
80 - Goo, ubo ussd IN work for
-" ntLin.on I.n,u a. tsv davs ago Mr.
p1aaa,s hon.o on, nso- tho race cnnrse was
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