The evening times., 1900-07-16

Tientsin after a series OF successful
operations leading up to general att-ek
on the quarter Of the city held by the Ch.-
nese, have been repulsed. with heavy loss
es in which the Ninth Regiment of Ameri-
cans shared to the extent Of several OH
GERS and large number Of men.
The repulse OF the international troops
occurred on July 1S. and the first news O;
the disaster reached London today, through
a Shanghai despatch to a news agency.
Seven thousand Of the allied forces at
daylight on July Is began furious as
sault upon that part OF the city which had
been doggedly held by the Chinsse. The
Celestial soldiers swarmed out upon the
walls of the native city and poured a dead
ly fire upon the allies. 1t is estimated that
there were more than 10000 Chinese re-
sisting the International troops.
The battle was a desperate one from he
beginning. and the resistance of the natives
was as determined as the attack OF the for
eigne-s.
force of Americans. British French.
and Japanese attacked the wall from the
west and the Russians from the east
When the correspondent filed his despatch
at p. m. of that day, the Americans had
suffered heavy loss
The chief surgeon of the Ninth Infantry
said a conservative estimate was that %
per cent Of the Americans were hit
Americans Killed and Wounded.
Colonel Liscum is reported to have been
mortaIly wounded as he was walking in
front of the troops. Major Regan and
Captains Bookmiller. Wilcox, and Noyes
were among the wounded
OF the marines. Captain Davis is report
ed killed. and Butler. Leonard, and several
others wounded.
Officers declare it was hotter fight than
that at Santiago
When the correspondent left the Ameri-
cans were lying on the plain. between the
wall and the rear. under a direct fire It
was equally difficult for them TO advance or
retire.
The correspondent counted 500 wounded
men Of all nations lying on the field be-
fore he left the scene
despatch to the Daily Mall from
Shanghai says the allied forces at Tien-
tsin attacked the native city for the pur-
pose of capturing a Chinese battery. They
were repulsed, with the loss of more than
1C0 whites killed
The dead include several American ma
val officers and Colonel Liscum. Of the
Ninth Infantry. and the colonel of the
Twenty-ffth
The reference TO the colonel OF the
Twenty-ff:h in the despatch is obscure
Tn, Twenty fifth (eolored) Infantry is In
the Philippines. Andrew s Burt is its
colonel
Casualties Of other Nations.
The Malls" Shanghai correspondent,
referring to the attack on the allies. says
the British loss was forty
The japanese had sixty casualties.
The Russians and Americans suffered
heavily.
Among the Americans killed were Col
onel Liscum, OF the Ninth Infantry. and
- French. The allies were compelled 10
retreat. The Chinese fought with great
desperation, ard their craftsmanship was
deadly.
Advancing From the North
1t is now reported that the Chinese are
moving from the north and that the allies
at Tientsin are in critical
situation. il is supposed that the
Boxer army. which has destroyed
all the foreigners in Pekin is advancing on
Tientsin for the purpose of repeating the
massacre at the capital
The Tientsin disaster. following closely
upon the practical confirmation Of The
wholesale massacre Of foreigners in Pekin.
has startled all Europe and it is now he
lieved that there will be no further DELAY
in pushing mighty army into the empire
which has defied civilization. The peces-
sity of acting at once and with all the
forces than can be commanded is reeog-
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