The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-16
LlSCUM AND THE NINTH
LAT The.
TAKING OF TlENTSlN.

Frederick Palmer in Golfers Weekly
J A VHFN | came up to the gate In
WV the mud wall my attention was :
FIRST attracted by the three guns
OF the American marines They were in
the fnire at the side OF the road beyond
the moat. They were out OF ammuni-
ton. and both the artillery and the rifle
men on the stone walls OF the native city
had found them out. pouf~poufi tho
shells burst in tho soft mud Just beyond
and Just at one side of the struggling
guns crews who, at the pulling rope or
with their shoulders at the wheels. sweat
and swore until they finally got them to !
tho road. and then took them over tho
moat with a great final rush into safety
behind the wall
Then OF sudden the field behind them
seemed 70 blossom with men in open
order. The Ninth, the British marines. !
the Japanese--three or four thousand in :
aii-~had been under cover OF the longs
grass, and now they rushed forward
toward the meat IN open order, each
line as II came up 10 the moat making n
left face and rushing TO the road. ard
then over the bridge as quickly as men
could 20 and keep their order They
were n great blue mark for the rinemen
on the walls of the native city. They
could not fire back through the wall over
which the Mannlicher bullets were drnpa
ping. In ten minutes forty men were hiN
| without the satisfaction Of an answering
| shot at the enemy.
| The result OF this as they came rush.
| ing across the bridge was. and was bound
| 60 be. some confusion. Fukuahina. tho
| Japanese. or Dprwood. the British gem
| eral. was not ar the gate % the mud
wall weil.heflidiied British stan Of
| ficer. when he could ha found alone
could reply to the questions OF commands
| ing officers This little burst OF casuai-
| ties unnecessarily anlcjcened the deslr.
| OF everybody to get In" With the mud
wall between us and the enemy we could
have waited as long SIS we pleased no.
/ fore striking Col Liscum who came
| across the bridge with hts head up and
| giving orders coplly. did not know whara
hts position was 10 be, or. at inast. how
he was 70 approach a. | heard him told
| by ono British officer 10 go 10 the right
\ IT the road ma by another 70 ..get ms
( anywhere. while his command was pass
| lnw he rested for a minute on a llttte
mound By the gate. ana Cart Moves. ria
! adjaiaut, sat down beside him Npxes
had been hit IN the arm
Don't you think that You would better
/ Htay behindT" the colonel asked him.
''oh. no. I'm all right waa tho reply.
Then the colonel. looking az the tuoat.
asked % those standing about lis that
for0abIe94
II was not.
/ eNN INa7HAfAh HAA Hitth general Interest
| then IN IN. chaos OF gunA, horses, atnnt,-
milton and seiiiera II al nations eidytnx
/ about The gate, with the sikh hattaY,,
banging away from The cres, 81 the rns,a
wall ever our heads aud everyday sha,,t.
ing eFdeFai but now II has a great Deal.
| fer ~. Ninth advanced with the raisna,
ieaainT. until Il foanA Just such a earsl
betwean ita line and The enemy. ana lie
1 colonel was scanning the barrier for ~arn.
I ford when he WAS killed Two or fhrsa
minutes after he disappeared with tha
I iina ~ the Ninth. rushing through tha
gate ~ column ~ twoM. while corn.
l pahy ~ japanese. who had also sriiRun.
! dsrateod orders, wera rushing IL the other
! direction
For an hour ! paid no more attention
| 80 the Ninth. I ouly knew that they haf
got insF- 80 far as understood the taes
tseai formation for the nghs, The Ninth
I Nas NOT - play a very active part and
we're rather 60 act "a support for tha sAp.
( ascAe~shis nut ~ recognition Of the cen-
I a.ilon ~ ths fnsa owing 10 their late ar
/ rival .
Al 10 o'eleck I started back 20 the aela
Foaa ard ammunliieu ana empty carts
( aad ht9HTe foF the wounded we're Ksgas in
( 6na aireesaaa and the wounded Ia the
I other. tt WAS apparent that the Ninth
{ was returning Zig fnen In blue and
ktslks who waH, pnt fragh In fhs maarnia9
came aFsEx3ag their steps With fsyxf-ala
Z k&AGAN@ MAN&tNE WHit# HNf4fA tseYw Hgt
( fNeiE tpSEass What remained Df tbs kss
Faena sas wAb we're rot Wounded o. carry
! fuE mopnsaa eame Ia command ri Major
/ Les Ia strKis Ms. Ee was not too tired
/ 70 pass . WORD
'9rhe position ~as unionMhle,~ ha said
II brought tAam afs wlkA The i1ss ~ ons
( nan kslie1-"
AZ ors po5af. ~ ! has fraqaenfsy sans.
( at.e1ea 90 onr side % ailaw litter
bafns ~ fgbF naam 20 paas ~ she faint
moonlight Recognized the features ~ THIS
{ colonel Ills faee wRs peaeaful. alnsaas
BmairK MNseF Walters sUen. who had
a(so e9nse IN. wsfs iytag "a Glne neaf tns
gafa ssseb WAS islslr fattKun tisAs theY
were ~ sr8'lauieag and awsns "a l8rS ~
dead n variggs Bationa.ifl@a near hx.