The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-05
REPORTS OF THE BATTLE.
Refugees Arrive mt Kobe. Japan, and
Tell Graphic stories OF the Siege
of Tieutsfu

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 4-According to
Japanese papers, refugees arriving at
Kobe, Japan, from Tientsin, give inter-
csting details OF Incidents that occurred
there between juno Is, when the Boxers
DrSt appeared and June q, when the al
lies entered the city. The most deter
military school. which was captured by
MAJ. Luke. with two or three hundred ma
rines. A stout defense was made. but
inside Of hall an hour the allied troops
had climbed the walls and forced the gate.
the military students retiring to large
room upstairs. from which they main
tanned a calling fire. Refusing to surren-
der, some sixty or seventy barricaded
themselves in and made last stand
there. and when an English blue Jacket
battered In the door with an axe they
like fashion before the attacking force
got In and bayoneted the whole lot The
place was set on fire before the allied
forces, withdrew, and burned for an hour
or two. amid constant explosion OF car
tridges
Among the casualties in these settle
ments were two deaths in the household
Of Tong. director OF railways This we'll
known officials wife and daughter sought
safety In the residence of Chang We Wo
This house was hit five times by shells
from the fort, and one shell exploded near
Mrs. Tong, carrying away both the UNI
fortunate lady's legs. Her daughter was
also killed the same day.
ON June 70 the authorities decided to
send messenger to Taku for help. To
THIS piteous undertaking Mr.. Watts, of
the Ifentsfn volunteers. volunteered. He
set out accompanies by three cossacks.
After hard, exciting ride. during which
they were pursued the party arrived safe
" at Taku, having taken twelve hours
10 cover the distance, % or 30 miles, by
roan; on this date 4 was found that am
emy's fire June Il
r, Six 'u aa.s were sighted floating down tn:
forming bridge for Chinese soldiers to
cross. Fire was opened on them as they
approached. and their occupants driven
British MILDLY got on board two-possib-
" three--of the craft and set fire 70 them.
The attempt Of the enemy failed there
fore. Heavy fring. went on all day long
from the fort, and musketry fire from
across the river. The French concession,
which was exposed on three sides, suffer-
81 terribly. and the secretary OF tho
was speaking TO French offlcer when a
smell smell fell and exploded. killing two or
/, A good deal of stir was caused the next
day by the arrest OF two influential chi.
nese, Chang vi Now and Tong, suspected
Of communicating with the troops out
siue ny means Of carrier pigeons. II was
afterwards found that Chang and Tong
We're arrested without calse. The be-
havior OF some OF the civilians who were
under arms and who conducted the blue
was dIsgraceful, one person firing on Ma
rifle In the mandarins house and telling
MIN In the most mandatory manner that
ne was being taken away for execution
a lot OF valuables inside were looted
Ihang was the most pro-foreagn OF ali
the Chinese about Tientsin, and Is known
TO have written to Picking before com
munication was cut on. urging the au-
thoritfes there. whatever else they did
10 be sure to give the ministers OF the
powers safe passage out Although
scarcely any civilians suffered during the
hornbardment of the city by the Chinese
scarcely a night passed without one or
two of the defending forces being killed
one young Russian officer was shot dead
by Chinese, Of whom he had demanded
passport. The Chinaman showed HIS
passport with one hand and with the
other drew a revolver and shot the on
Ger and two, men dead. falling himself
by well directed shot, Immediately az
forward. After that no Chinese without
Europeans were allowed on the streets
under penalty Of being shot at sight.