Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-15
EXPEDITION PR0FlTLESS.
Destruction Of Thai by Allied force, Had
Little Results,
Americans Refused to Participate In
the burning OF thc Clty, nor Did
They Engage In Looune.

Tlcn Tsln, China oct l--tCorro-
spondence Of the Associated prossJ-
Beyond the destruction of tho city. the
expedition TO Tilui. the result lf which
have already been cablod by ,hs Assoc
cieted Press, was prohtIoss The MILL
tary commanders believe however that
It was morally valuable. as the force
employed was impressive and the lire
Of march was through @ thickly popu-
lated and rich section, and one IN which
II Is said the Boxers have ruled with a
high hand.
Acting on reliable Information that
the Boxers We're assembling 80 cousid-
cradle numbers az and near Tilul. Gen.
Dorward some weeks since began the
preparation Of an expedition TO that
point.
Not a shot was fred during the five
days march, and the only casualty was
the killing Of one sikh trooper during
the lo0tlng of 1ilui.
The expedition was composed " three
columns, with a total strength of some
thing over 1000 men Of all arms Cen
eral Dorward personally commanded
the column which followed the right
bank Of the canal. This was composed
Of the first Bengal luncers. one hum
dred OF the twcuty-fourth punjahs. 100
men OF the Beloochistans. 100 of the
Madras infantry 200 of the Fifteenth
United States infantry under command
or Major Robertson, ana $50 Italian I'M
iantry. The center column marched up
the left bank of the canal about three
miles from the right column. IL con-
sisted 81 two japanese siege guns 500
Italian infantry and 700 puuub pio-
neers, a detachment Of British sappers
and miners. The left column swept
across country about five miles from the
center column. taking In number OF
villages on the canal This column was
composed NJ one battery OF royal horse
artillery, the sixth Bengal laucers. third
Bombay cavalry the Bengal slppgrs
and miners, $50 japanese infantry. the
same number OF italian infantry. 200
Russian infantry, so men of the Wei Hal
Wei national Chinese regiment ld0Slkhs
ana detachment of 100 men of the
seventh Ralputs The Germans and
French Were not represented.
Gen. DorWard accompanied the canal
column because OF the opportunity az.
forded by its route 20 inspect "a large
number Of villages and tank with the
natives. Leaving Tien Tsin shortly
after daybreak on the morning of the
hth, the column passed through Village
after village and a country rich BEYOND
description In gardens. vineyards and
orchards. At many OF the villages the
general was met by derutauons OF head
men with offerings OF great baskets
OF luscious Chinese grapes. peaches and
pears while In that Of Yang TuI Chen
where the first nights camp was
pitched. the village furnished Grewood
ana built a bridge Of junks over which
the column passed next morning.
Breaking camp AT o'clock. the COLI
umn passed over the junk bridge which
had been constructed by the villagers
over night and some bad marching en-
sued A heavy rain had swept over the
country ahead during the preceding
hlEnt, rendering the trails very difficult
me American troops We're tho worst
sufferers, being much hamprraj bv he
amount Of impediments they carried
The other troops We're In light marching
order While the American lnfautrymou
trudged along with the blanket rolls
shelter tents and days cooked ratious.
About 10 O'clock on the morning of
The 9Th. The column debouched into the
road which follows tho canal and ale
nsst az the same instant the head of
me center column appeared on the OBJ.
poslte bank while the cOuriers and size
nalinen reported that the third column
was moving into position. An hour later
me three columns marched into Tuui
lhopposed, finding an officer and eight
men OF the Bengal lanccrs had entered
ne city two hours before and fakan
possession without firing a shot. THul
vas practically deserted II was plainly
ppafont that the Boxers had had am
pc warning Of the expedition. ana had
9lccceeded In removing on guns and mu- /
litions
ucna-ol Id hfty9dnhnko suc-oflmeT,
shortly before dark the Japapcsa on |
ne right bank began 10 FIRE that part OF |
ne town, while the cluster of small |
ious.s on the outskirts was burned bv /
ne slkhs At daybreak on the morning /
" the izth. the troops broke camp and /
detail remained behind 10 finish the /
destruction Of Tilui This was accom-. /
'usned IN most thorough manner tho /
ihoke from the burning city being yisi- /
'e IN Iicn Tsin The Americans di5 I
lot participate In the burning. Major (
'opeltson Kept his men close I'm quar- |
ers ana they were not permitted 10 ioln /
u 'he general footing OF the place