The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-07-07
ATTACK on FORTS A BLuNDER


Have Been Avoided.
Taku, June 27.-(Copyright, 1000, by
the Associated Press.)-Thc greatest
anxiety exists concerning foreigners
at Picking. Admiral kempff believes
that large reinforcements IRE ncces-
sary to reach Picking. Major Walters
command, with 40 Russians, was am
pushed three miles from Tien Tsin on
June 81. They We're compelled to re-
trent, the Americans abandoning a 81
inch rifle and a colts gun, and losing
a killed and z wounded. The Ameri-
can casualties in the relief OF Tien
Tsin were rs follows: Privates John
Hunter and Nicholas, killed; Sergeant
Taylor, Corporal Pedrick and another,
wounded. Lieutenant CROWN and ca
Diet Petingell, with forty men, We're
found in good condition MT Tien Tstn.
Admiral Kempf opposed the policy
of attacking the Chinese army unless
they began hostilitfes. IT is now nd
mitted that the powers, In attacking
the forts, turned the Chinese into
allies of the Boxers. The Americans
think this might have been avoided.
Admiral KempH has held aloof from
hostilities beyond the movement nee
essary to rescue Americans. The
forces ashore now number 10000, of
which 5000 IRE; British, 1900 Germans,
1000 Russians. $500 japanese and the
remainder Americans, French, Ital-
Jams and Austrians.
Yesterday the English torpedo boat
Fame visited a fort Mt the new city,
twelve miles up the river. It found it
deserted and blown up. Lieutenant
Jaynes, of the Newark, in trying to
reach Ten Tsin by bont at the time.
of the storming of Tien Tsin, had a
fierce fight with Chinese.
Major Walters battalion of 13O ma
rines, with Commander Craddock's
British naval brigade, numbering 500,
were camped on June 2s eight miles
frSm.5Tien Tsin, where the railroad
had been destroyed. At daylight on
the morning of the 23d Major Waller
and two companies of British marched
on TienTsin. The remainder of the
British and 300 Welch fnsiliers went
up the river bank. Another column,
consisting chiefly of Russians and Ger
mans, took up the route chosen by
Waller. They were repulsed,s however.
June 81 the Russians became engaged
in q conflict with the Chinese. First
Major Waller reinforced them, then
rejoined the British. the military col
lege Delng attacked. M chinese eS-
plodcd a mire under the marines.
merely bruising a few men. While
crossing to join the English they
We're exposed to a heavy f1anking fire
and Private John Hunter was killed
and Sergeant Taylor and Corporal
Pedricl were wounded. OF the Eng
lish two were killed and three wonnd-
ed. The English and American forces
carried a village outside of the walled
city by storm. They found in Tien
ITsin Lieutenant Irwin and Cadet Pet
%tingells with forty men in good condi-
ton. Among the killed also was Pri-
vnte Nicholas, and still another Amer
lean was wounded.
Admiral Kempf is anxious to avoid
all action likely 10 involve Americans
in future diplomatic discussion.
When the forts were attacked the
British gunboat Algerine surprised
and boarded Chinese torpedo boats
under the shadow of the fort. They
were offered to Admiral Kempf, who
declined to receive them. However,
the Russians, Germans and Japanese
each took one of the boats.