Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-07-21

and lined with ditches. II was EVIDENT
ly Colonel Liscirn's intention TO rush
the houses from which the Hank hre
was coming and thus get into position
for fanking the wall.
AT 1880 O'Clock the line had just
reached the shore of the canal and 80
yards separated them from the houses
when the color bearer fell. LAscum
picked up the colors and stood booking
around apparently for a ford. Better
get down or they'n hit YOU" shouted
Major Regan. II guess not" was LIS
cum's reply. The next instant a sharp
shooters bullet went through the col
onel's abdomen. i've got IT," he said
az he fell. Get at them II you can"
the dying officer said, and added as his
laas words, Don't retreat, boys; keep
on firing" Regan was hit Immediately
~ afterward.
An day the allies line lay under any
cover the men could find, running out
OF ammunition The July sun was beat
Ing down on them, and they had Moth
ing 10 drink but salty marsh wateE
Meanwhile the wounded came strug-
Cling and crawling through the gate In
the mud wall There was no order.
They were sent anywhere without men
to carry the litters. The doctors were
hi by sharpshooters while trying to at
tend to the wounded Of the Ninth. They
could not attempt to carry on the
wounded from the bloody field. Major
Regan, Captain Bookmiller and Captain
N6yes were all nit twice. Adjutant
A. e.. a. 4. .ae,ss
into the field and then hit in the leg.
He crawled through the ditch with
water TO his neck, to report the situa-
| tion to Colonel Dorward, All 1 o'clock
General Fukushina reported IN writing
to Dorward that the japanese were In
| the city. l could see loopholes blazing
bullets and lyddite shells No infantry
/ could charge in the face of the fire from
2 O'Clock until 5. Thus, acting conJoint'
| IT, neither Dorward nor Fukushins
knew each others whereabouts. Under
| cover of the darkness the men OF th'
| Ninth crept back from their dangerous
| position. bearing the wounded. They
| executed this movement with the loss
OF one man killed. The casualties wer'
| 81 men and Ave officers out Of 426.
/ The marines lost thirty. including
| Captain Davis. who WIS Shot through
the heart whlle talking 20 Colone
Meade on the night of July 10. II wa,
u, decided to Withdraw when the new
came that the Chinese were evacuat
lne The Russians were not so success
ful as hoped during the day, and the to
tai loss of the allies was 700
II Tho Jananese hossses were severe TIL
japanese were most gallant In TN
fight. But for the Americans stopptn
the flank fire. the Japanese loss woul
, have been much heavier. The Frencf
, japanese. American and British entere
, the city at 2 O'Clock on the morning c
, jury Il. Their entry was unopposed.
The American flag was hoisted at ha
mast. The walls were strewn with IN
oorpses OF Chinese soldiers killed by th
shell fire. which caused their flight.
None were apparently hit by the bu
! let's. the damage being done by lyddfi
!, shells There is a terrible row over III
burning of the town. Several foreig
officers are reported lost. The tire
:, scldierzs remained on the walls. and II
j, natives went looting through the Ch
. nesc town. The bank and arsenal We
q heavy sufferers.
!, The advance movement on Pekn
not contemplated soon.
, The American wounded crowd Il
q hospital, but all are doing we'll. IN
flags of the allied armies are AN at ha
q mast. Colonel Lscum was buried
: Tongkuk.