The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-08-29
JUST IN TINE,
The Allies Arrived Ncf a Day
Too Soon
TO SAVE THE LEGATIONS.
Commanders, Alarmed by sounc
OF 6cmbardment, Gave Men
no Time to Rest. Musi-
clan, Titus Laurels.

A dispatch from Pekin says the
American and Russian flags were
planted on the last walls Of that city on
Tuesday morning 14th instant, at II
o'clock. Thc India troops entered the
British legation at l and the Americans
at 8. There was joyful reception
from the wall.
The emaciated tenants could have
lasted but little longer. They had only
three days rations. The Chinese had
been attacking furiously for two days.
Four thousand shells fell in the lega-
tion during the siege. Sixty-6ve were
killed and 160 wounded.
The japanese began the battle before
daylight and they are still fighting
about the north wall, where part Of
the Chinese are defending the imperial
city. TIE japanese casualties have not
yet been a5certa;ned. Tie Russians
had FIVE killed aud twelve wounded
The Americans had but few wounded.
The plan was to make a general at
tack tomorrow, and the troors were ar
irving at camp, five miles cast, all
night. They were completely exhausted
and slept in the corn6elds in the rain.
Generals, however, alarmed at the
sounds Of a heavy attack on the lega-
tions, rushed forward independently,
the British, Americans aud French on
the left of the river and the Russians
and japanese Oh the right. Beginning
at o'clock this morning the japanese
diverted the bruns Of the resistance to
the northern city, their artillery en-
gagiug the Chinese heavily there. The
Americans and British met with but
little resistance until they entered the
city, where there was street fighting
Reilley's battery attempted to reach
the inner wall. The troops finally en-
tered the foreign settlement through
the canal.
Company E, Fourteenth United
States infantry, planted its flag on the
outer wall, Musician Titus scaling the
wall with rope, by means of which
the others climbed to the top.
gLAMES THE CHINESE.
A dispatch to The New York Herald
from Pekin, Friday, August II, via
Shanghai says:
Contrary to the agreement of the
allied commanders the Russians ad-
vanced ard occupied the first door Of
the east gate early in the morning Of
the 14:h (Tuesday,) but failed to force
the second door
At2 o'clock on the afternoon of the
l4th the British and Americans entered
the gate near the legations and met with
only sl;ghs resistance.
The Japanese met more serious op-
position at the upper east gate all day.
At midnight on the 18th they blew
up the gate and entered the city.
Many Chinese were killed.
The people in the legation we're well,
but somewhat starved.
Minister CoDger said:
They tried to annihilate us the day
before you got in.
Prince Ching, president of the
TsuDg Ii Yamer, sent word that mis-
officers had received orders to cease fir
ing on US under pain of death.
At Z o'clock in the evening Of the
same day the Chinese opened FIRE and
this continued all day.
''If the relieving column had not ar
rived when it did He should probably
have succumbed
The Americans lost seven marines
killed and Is wounded and one child
dead.
THE whole movement is purely a
governmental one. The boxers are
onlysa pretense, having no guns.
The confidential adviser Of the en-
peror was the leader Of the imperial
troops.
In eleven days over 2,OOOshcils fell
among Us"