The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-13
OUR MARINES IN PEKlN.
CAPT. MYERs'S STORY Or " HhL'
LtNr DEFENCE or the LEGiIIO>s'
No Reference Is Made to Minister Gomez
Charges Of towsrdice Against CAPT 'ia'.
who Relieved capt. Myerso VI the .omhnana
n, IN. Marine, Aft~r lie Was Wounded

ssiant defence Of the legations III f'hIh uu''hs
tHrlr two months siege l. tod IN the iepoi'
of Can't. John I. Myers, United states AlaI''c
,orl,. who commanded the marine guar"
of the American legation during the cf'nca
,.,i,d The ,ori,s Of the report given out by
the Navy DEPARTMENT to-day do not contain
., ro,.rcrc. ia the charges of Minister 'ongcr
.g,ipst can't. Newton II. Han. second In com
m,,d Of the American marines, and there Is
,otbinr 10 indicate that there was any such
reference i'm the original Capt, Myer-, how
ever. fails 10 make mention Of Capt. Han IN
CONN, n!ius tND," Of the American dcta'h'
nont who distinguished themselves during
The slage. although no speaks highly OF tho
services or surgeon Iirrett. |. - ~
And Of some American civilians ana a
number Of enlisted men Of tie Marine Corrs
The report says
We we're the first troops u arrive at lientsln'
and our reception Was enthusiastic. Nearly
nil the foreign residents. with a band. were on
hand to meet u and escortodu us othcG quarters
which had been provided by capt McCalla and
Ptyra-trr levctt. who had coi.e up by tram
thlt afto. noon We remained there wa'tin
for the other guards TO arrive and for the nec.s-
sary remission 10 40 10 pchln. until THURSDAY
Nay 81. when We htt AT 4 go + VI reaching the
ra.lrbad terminus out-id" tie city at about II
o'cl)rt Gait Mr,Il.a. Hiyma ter Je"clt'
Naval Cadet Courtney anj warrant MaIiihs'
MOliuesuN accompanied W.
headed the column on the march into
the city. Meeting with no oppo-Iion, AthouEi
We had boon warned t. be on the lookout IoT
trouble Tie dense mass ~ Chinese winch
tl-ouged either sid" 81 tie roadway for -FOUR
mile, from the station 80 tibet h"n-Nuh gate
absolutely silent, q -ticuc" which seemed more
om,n"u than "A Grmuu-trltion OF h"NuhlE
ole VA a .Nr.a
""l'u n''o NV" W." ,La la,,,t,n
assigned 10 quarter adjoining the leRat',h
.r. ,,a rr,..t communication WINS
u ''I' '"" .,,.,,. burned The
situation IrIrlrcd critical. and | wired Capt.
,,.,.ua r.o,, ,crty-a,r mora men were Needed
A'c' al" ''"'' "'"', NV .,
On ,Juue : there having been no plan FOR
-, a.,,.. .l,,t,d by H., o,Ic.rs c,n-
rlanding the various guards. the English ma
mr.. officer, at my re- Iiest. called a meeting
~. ct 49,. .,3 90. d,,id.d Inn, az
o. all TIE oNI'rIe' HHu u Was d''iueu 'hd' d.
tie first sign ~ an "lture0k an the hoh-ooh-
l,tau,s. tu.crlcr with lrovi-lons. should ne
leading int, lie beg tIlu quarter should ~
rrc. Ta t.rrIr1drI. n. Chinese being allowed
T. enter witn2n, = ia-r 1t W. 81 qIs3 sfasrd
dom as long as possible and a. a last resort
T. fal back upon tie ENGLISH .egition
"Ou Jun" : Al tie request II MIR. Conger,
Sent ten men under tUrIural Hunt to guard
thn M.thoid-t Mission, where a number of
bmorl.an missionaries were assembled. The
naSt day' III TuI,hrr h,.uc greatly increased
l. tho arrival uI i".Iutcs from Tung Chow
md Outlying district of the city, ten more
g. command n" detachment. The mission
builiing~ Iuv about ~threa-uInrters Of a mile
I" the eastward. and outside % our lines. on
u small street leading ~ the Ha'a-Mun, =,
on jim" ~. al = T.. NJ, the outside char el
~ tn" Methods, Mission Wa set IRE 20 by the
o. the civ Tie usual crowd collected. where
uron capt. Hall promptly dispersed them.
using only tho bayoner Tho chapel was to-
tallv DESTROYED \ q 4. VI. the streets In the
LEGATION quarter were cleared and rough bar
mission, and charchcs we're burned, elcept
III. pei-Tang Cathedral. where the French
sud Italians had ~"It guards To protect the
Ncrt, thorr a~~.gulln'
"On Juueii. IN the carly morning. large num-
hers OF 'hins,H hr,',hin1 .p"st OF them horribly
blrricndc. They had come from the districts
thnnIn burmiag brinsiYg the most trizhtTui tale,
o. outragrs committed by the boxers lhs
oN'cer comraudin. The RUSSIAN guards de-
r naTry i ir ri tfc Ta!ene Of tS"se 'ttbTis'ians os Viii i
H. bIdiur among tho burning bulldiuus Al
f. r""aS.t %d@;ai.ed ten men to so With them.
rrtis ,ar,y yaal.dhy np Amariran Nr patLi.i,
ya,nron' Of "pr ,iyil War' whose kno " iedge ~
China md the Chinese language and whose
saryicee of the ~srpaicat value to the hesieged,
The mission Of the rcscuers was entirely sue
,,r,yi.fti,nss' H9avigr sGot a number Of Boye =
IA Io",er. Thai ni,ht tn. oycitene en-, In Tho
shinc-e city wGs Intense and The shouting
wv "" w."
~ limo II. sent ton mon 20 aCco,nranv
~ .Wu" in Sr eyrcdi ,i"m ~ " tbn o"nds.its
- n rio Gin, r.r tIa rIrrnss ~ res-
cuIrg ,hrnc native Christians sinrosId To- he
IL h'dinE tler", AZ inppo' Rih."cred hnd
VI ~" ~ Hhn Cbrfs,Isn. 10, ,v ,bo ~,
d..,ycrrd , ,cmrIc whore . Boxer meetinc