Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28
THE FIGHT At T|EN IS|N.
It Came Within an Ace of Being a
Disastrous Defeat for
the Allies.
DUE TO APPARENT LACK OF COHESION,
The AttnuI< Made Under Adverse
Conditions, but with the Utmost
GnlIantry ON the Part OF the
Americans and Japan"se--The
Casuaities,

Casualties.
New York, July 22.-1he Evening |
World publishes the following from its
rien Tsin correspondent, under date
If Che Foo, July 10, via Shanghai,
July 81:
"Tbe attack on the native city of
Ien Tsin, on July 70, resulted in the
escape from what seemed
mp to midnight, would be a terrible
for the allies. The Russians,
swinging north, and the other allies
south, at daybreak, the Russians we're
to take the forts near the native city
wall. and other allies the city itself.
Made Rnsi, Promise.
Gen. Fukushina, The japanese com
promised that the japanese
engineers, after three hours shell hre
from all guns, would cross the bridge
over the moat before the wall and,
blowing up the great south gate make
the breach for tho infantry 10 enter.
Upon this depended everything, Gen.
Ful<ushima had not secuted the ground
over which the charge on the bridge
had to be made.
Chinese Stretegy.
The Chinese destroyed the bridge
and flooded the land around it. The
allies shell fire in nuwise subdued the
Chinese rifle fire from the loop-holed
wall, which was so feet high, with
moat 90 feet in depth around it.
An outer wall, of mud, made it i'm
possible for the infantry and marines
coming on the field to reply to the
Chinese fire They lost so men in ten
minutes, then rushed back from the
mud wall, which they had reached.
british Hnstcncd Forward.
Gen. Dorward, the British comman-
der. FASTENED forward with a frag-
mentarv instead of an integral skir-
mish line.
The American marines and the
Welsh fusiliers, together, under COM
maud of Waller were on the extreme
left. Thtn the British marines and the
French advanced with the japanese
along the road toward the gate in the
mud wall
Forwards plan for the Americans to
support the japanese was not made
clear to Col Liscum Of the Ninth Unit.
ed States infantry.
The blame For the Blunder.
Dorward lays the blame for thu
bIunder and sacrifice of life on Liscum
but Dorward's chief-of-staff was hearC
to say when Liscum moved:
"Get in down the road anywhere
quickly
Col. Liscum hurricdly led his mer
through the gate in as open order al
possible. They were Immediately un
der fire.
Into CuI de Sac.
The staff saw them pass over tn
bridge leading to a field which prove'
to be a cul de sac.
Before the two battalions of Ameri
cans, numbering 426 men, could exten'
themselves, they We're subjected, be
sides the fire from the loopholes in tn
forts. to a fierce fire from the embras
ur,s In line of fortified mud house
on their flank.
Three thousand rifles probably, wer
turned on them with an accurae
which has amazed every officer anon
the allies.
Blue shirts Mark.
The blue shirts of the America
troops made them distinct mark'
where the khaki uniforms of the othe
allies could not be seen. Col. Liscun
guiding his men, walked up and dow
tho line, not even ducking his hea
while the bullets fell around
The Americans charged into th
flank fire with rushes. The groun
over which they charged was marsh
and lined with bitches.
Where Listum Fell.
II was evidently Col. Liscum's inte'
ton TO rush the houses from which Il
flank fire was coming, and thus get
position for danBing the wall.
At 1890 the line had just reach'
the shore of the canal, and 80 yar'
T. separated them from the houses, whit
q the color bearer fell.
: Col. Liscum picked up the color
5 and stood looking around apparent
d for a ford.
=. "Petter get down or they'll hit yor
t shouted Mai. Regan.
y col. Liscum's Latest words.
+ ~ guess not" was Lscum's reply,
5 The next instant sharpshoctel
e bullet went through the colonels a
domen.
n 1--WE got it." he said, as he fell.
& "Get at them if you can, the dyi
l. officer said, and added as his Ii
5, words: Don't retreat, boys; keep
II firing"
e Then Mai. Regnn was Hit.
f. Regan was hit Immediately aft
u ward.
All day long the allies line lay l
der any cover the men could find, n
:, ming out of ammunition.
" The July sun was beating down
III them, and they had nothing TO dri
ol hut the salty marsh water.
e. Meanwhile the wounded came strl
T. Cling and crawling through the 81
re In the mud wall.
s., There Was No order.
n There was no order They were 81
to anywhere without men to carry
" htters. The doctors were kit by
re sharrshooters while trying to atte
g. the wounded.
Al, They could not attempt to carry
the wounded from the bloody field
Mai. Regan, Capt. Bookmiller q
in Capt. Noyes were all hit twice.
Adju,nnt Noyes Wounded.
", Moves, who was adjutant, was hit
It. the arm before going into the ft
TO and then hit in the leg. He craw
in back through the ditch, with the wa
~ to his neck to report the situation
ell Col. Dorward.
ht AT one o'clock Gen. Fukushina
en- ported in writing to -Dorward that
nv Jaranese were in the city. / co
lta see the loopholes blazing bullets
en- lvldite shells. No infantry co
ey charge il the face of this fire from
o'clock until fva