The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-16

on they are never taken on; tunios spotted
and smutched with never an attempt AZ clean
ing. But they are big. husky. good-na'ured
fellows and they look as II they could give
a very serious account Of themselves II IL came
TO a severe action.
On a siding bet ween the roundhouse and the
station stood a big building with a sign IN 'front.'
Of il saving that II was the ofiCe OF the wharf
master. It, lower floors had been used as n
godoWn aud the top side had been the onlce7
OF the railroad men. In front OF 1t stood hree
cars that had been loaded with a lot OF trlhhets
for some Chinese merchant in Tieni>in. Inc
Russians had made a sorry wreck OF the goods
Boxes Ner. .trewn around and broken open, the
contents flung on the ground In all directions.
There were hundred Of little boxes of buttons
made of bras. highly polished. The Russians
seemed to think they were gold, for they were
filling their capacious pockets with the stun.
There were piles NJ nrecrackers and yards ana
ynris OF red paper ribbon. Great squares oil
red and yellow paper we're scattered about and
boyns Of tincl peacock feathers. Capt VIE
finally put a guard over the stun; hut there was
nothing let of any value. II Indeed there had
ever been any such thing.
lp-'airs, IN the offices Of The railroad men.
there Vas u sight 10 make a man angry. The
fine plans and drawings Of the road we're all about
tie hoor.. maps had been taken from their racks
and scattered about. Many " them had been
wantonly torn TO pieces. Survey records had
been destroyed. books torn up and their leaves
scattered about. II was all useless. wanton
vandalism. Account books and records had
been 80 mutilnted that in some departments OF
the road work will have to begin all over again
when this trouble Is settled.
THE rim JAPANESE.
I'm sharp contrast To the Russians we're the
little japanese oldiers and sailors. who were
trotting about the yard and getting ready
to come tu Tient,ln on the train that wa about
to start. They were the most sp~ick-and-Span
men on service that could be imagined. There
wasn't q SPOT OH any uniform. They stood
up as straight ~ II they had rods in Their
backs. and they carried their heavy packs
with an ease that made the Americans envious.
Their equipment was astonishing. 1t was car
RED on their backs in the Old-fashioned KNAPP
sack. II included n new pair OF heavy hob
nailed shoes, extra trousers and q new coat
and topcoat. On top Of this was the pair Of
field GLASSES that is part OF the outfit Of every
japanese soldier. Some Of the Japanese carry
funny little narrow-necked water bottles Of
glass covered with leather, but Others have a
canteen much like the biz satisfactory affair
the Americans u>e, from which a iull-Siled man
can get Il drink when he Is thirsty. Where tile
japanese carry their ratlons | have not yet
discovered. unless II l. inside the knapsack.
which is q most unhandy place. They are
good-natured. jolly little fellows, very much
in earnest. They take themselves very seri-
onsly. and in spite Of their antics. which incline
the average Westerner to smile a bit, they look
~ If they would make II very uncomfortable
e.. e1. athaH 4tAa tyl.nNaT might hR on n
There is a different theory Of discipline in the
Japanese Army and in the Russian. The Rus
sian Officers stood about the ward and saw their
men going through everything they could
find. and said never a word Ia stop them. The
little japanese soldiers looked on as II they. too.
would like so much to have a chance at the
boxes and bales. but they didn't dare TO loot
while their officers were In sight.
STOKES or RUSSIAN CRUELTY.
Only Russian and japanese troops were busy
about the Tongku yard. French and Americans
wore expected At almost any time. Some
German sailormen we're at work getting mp
supplies. and French. Austrians and Italians
had detaChments there 10 see to their commune
cations a. we'll as Americans and British. on
every hand one heard the same stories Of the
cruelty Of the Russians. Cossack and Mongol
were equally concerned. II seemed That their
cr1cers either could not stop them or had no
inclination to do so, They shot coolies on
sight. apparently Just for the amusement Of
it Their ~fayorlte sport was To stone the Chi
nese into the river and watch them drown.
Two or three times they were stopped by our
Officers from the Monocacy. but the latter
could not keep watch on them all the time.
In and about Tongku the different forces had
,,on,y,lt h, cot h,ld Of aay.rnl tttna mud launches
with some big lighters. and already they were
organizing a river service to Tientsin. Capt
Wise had seized n biz tug and n vacht-looking
AFFAIR which docs very well. and had sent one
~ them pretty we'll no tho river. Tho British
torpedo destroyer Fame had gone ny the river
and DESTROYED y Chinese fort a few miles above
Tongku. So m AT except for snipers the way was
fairly clear The railroad had been torn m
about eight miles from Tientsin Everything
was sent M that far by rail and then hauled
two miles across country to the river where the
tugs taken here went down and got the goods.
Railhead is only eight miles away by land
hut by river It is twenty-sevcn, so that II Is a
LONG and tedious process 10 get mp supplies,
We came up on the train W ith the japanese
and at railhead found a ConRlomerate camp.
ON one side Of the road were the japanese who
had undertaken the work Of reconstruction
from that point On the other side were some
crman q arding ZONE stores. 7 g bpXes
and barrels and bundles We're piled about in
heaps with disconso late looking German sailors
and marines sitting around and looking AT them.
Just beyond the Germans was a heap Of Russian
stun and ahead Of that the J~aranese bsRan 10
unload their supplies They hustled the stun
on the cars very quickly and when they had
IL all piled up the largest pnrt Of the heap was
seen to be American canned beef
At %RAILHEAD.
Railhead was at a bridge over n canal which
ran toward the river at right angles to the
track. There was very little water in the
canal 80 that II was easier 10 get the supplies
down the two miles 10 the river by cart than by
boat. Beyond the bridge the road was badly
torn up Most Of the sleepers had been carried
away or burned up and the rails had been bent
and twisted ont of all possibility Of usefulness.
on he river side Of the track stretched along the
canal. was the camp Of the British. There
were engineers who were to take charge Of the
work of reconstruction. Sikhs Of the Royal
4 iatic Artillery. Pathans and Punjaubis Of the
Hong Kong regiment Chinese OF the Wei Hell
Wei regiment Royal Welsh Fusiliers and detach-
ments Of the Ordnance and Army Service
corps In the piles Of goods they were guarding
there was everything that could possibly be