The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-09

sauadrons OF cavalry and three mountain BAT
terIes. This was the total force Of the allies.
Against the Chinese the Russians sent to-day
iu-t under 1000. fourteen companies OF IN
fsntry, two batteries and a sotnia OF Co-sacks'
The Germans supported them with two COM
NAMES. and the French with a mountain bat
terry That was the whole force engaged on
the east of the city On the west the Japanese
led with 700 infantry and two batteries about
1925 men \ squadron Of Cavalry hung on ne leit
flank all day to protect i, hut dilnot getln'o 'he
action The British sent between 200 ana 800
composed Of blueiackets. ttlsiliers' Weihel"el
Chinese. Royal Asiatic artillery and the Hong
Kong regiment men whom everybody here
calls Sikhs, but who really are Pathans and
p,Iniaubis The Americans sent a battalion Of
marines. with three s-inch field guns and three
colt automatics. and six companies. 40 men,
Of the Ninth. The French put about i,Soo men
I'm action. including two batteries. Most OF
the French were engaged AZ the railroad station
and along their north line. rs were part of the
British and japanese. and later hfty marines
and two additional companies Of the Ninth.
I'm the attack from the west arsenal, which was
the principal part of The movement. the allies
had something more than a.0no men engaged
with four batteries. totalling sixteen guns.
Resides these the guns ~ position on both sides
Of the river took active part Two OF the Brlt-
ian .-inch rifles we're mounted on the road
10 the east arsenal and a third on the west side
Just beyond the American consulate On me
mud wall on the west the British have two twelve
FOUNDERS and several siK-pounders. with other
i1.pounders near the recreation ground COM
manding the villages lust in front of the south
west corner 81 the wall of tho city
ACTION BEGNS AZ DAVIS.
The action opened IN both sides Of the city
AZ the same time az soon a. there was dayHgh'
enough 10 enable the signalmen on the TOP
Of Gordon Hall Ia sec where our shells "er"
ri riking. The COMMANDMENT became general
about half-past I O'Clock, and for an hour or
more was maintained very vigorously. the
gums fired with great rapidity, and the reply
81 the Chinese. which started on delermlnedly'
began IT, slack away. out on the riRht 'he
.-inch rifles Of the British and the mountain
batteries ~ the French and RusslHns were
making for their principal target M" 'h'he9e
battery under tho trees by the railroad Track
just after 5 O'Clock there was a tremendous
% nlosion in the vicinity Of this battery, The
conclusion shook the whole settlement \
huge column Of smoke and dust rose high in the
air. Men of the Russian and French batteries
which Sere in action comparatively near the
IlIhtt WIRE lll'N ''"'l "NH
who was watching The action from a little dis
lance. was knocked of his horse. but fortunately
ESCAPED with nothing worse than some bruises.
The OF plosion was supposed to have been the
magazine Of the railroad battery and the Rus
SLAMS give the French gunners the credit oil
DESTROYING II. The fire Of the Chinese battery
Stacked on immediately and soon atterward
ceased entirely.
While thi4 was going on the western guns
were making beautiful practice along the wall
and Al the paRoda fort, The day came nne
and cloudless, with promise OF being very not
The men started ont in three columns Tor the
western attack. The French marched up along
the mud wall with their battery. Just outside
Of the mud wall runs a canal about thirty Yards
wide and six or seven feet deep. Beyond that
the country Is fat and covered with grave
mounds. Through these graves Just beyond
the canal the British column marched up "
a point below the west arsenal. The Americans
mar ched 500 yards further out. and 500 yards
beyond the Americans wen, The Japanese
column.
II was expected after the abandonment Of
tho arsenal after its second capture on The
morning Of the 10th that the Chinese would
reoccupy IL. This proved 10 he the case, nut
their force was very small. and as soon as the
AlllfN NFIt FFth nv Wv A''H'
into the fiat country and turning north the
little garrison ran, firing a few Ineffective shots
as they fed. II was not yet s o'clock,
The plan Of the action was completed def
nitely only so far rs the taking ~ the arsenal
Then there was TO be a conference OF COM
manders as 10 further movements. II was
understood in a general way. however, that
upon the occupation of the arsenal all the guns
that could be mounted on the wall were to
shell the city wall with great vigor in the EFFORT
to make a breach through which the lnfan-
trymen could get into the city. II It turned
out that the Chinese had mounted a battery
on the reentering angle Of the mud wall to the
north. a force OF American marines and Welsh
Fusileers, under Major Waller, was to push
no along the wall. using II for cover rs much
"a possible, and take this battery. turning II
AZ once on the city. The Russians were ex-
pected to get through 10 the pagoda fort and
turn It's guns on the city II was essential
that there should he great speed in the attack.
for the Russians were expecting to see the
United States or Japanese flag hoisted at the
northwest corner Of the city wall by II o'clock
and that was to be their signal to cease firing
ON the pagoda fort. II the attack were de-
layed beyond that time there would he danger
that the allies on the west might come under
lnl- hONSldl INV
As soon a. the three columns were well GU
into the fiat country west Of the mud wall th'
Chinese opened on them from the wall anc
from the paRoda fort. The rifle fire was nj
at very long range at first, and Ineffective
but the artillery practice was ex cellent. They
used several small guns, apparently
I-pounders, very skilfully. The columns de-
ployed at once and continued the advance
in skirmish order. II was a beautiful picture
Tho French and the first Of the japanese hac
reached the west arsenal and were thus directly
in front Of the advancing lines 80 that they
were p~recluded from returning the fire Of th'
Chinese. which grew hotter and hotter as they
neared the arsenal. Men began 10 drop II
every line. Shells tell among them and almos
every explosion meant that some men wer'
hit and unable 10 go on. In the bright sunlight
above the green grass, the men stood out like
targets on the range. The little japanese
with their yellow trimmed uniforms and thu
sturdy americans in their bhne shirts wer'
the finest marks.
BRITISH SLOW 10 LLARN.
The first line was British. the Weiheiwe
regiment. Their officers stalked along aheaC
of the men a. unconcerned as II only on parad'
instead Of helpless under a hell fire Of Mann
lichers to which they could not reply. SOM
of them wore huge white tapping sun guard