The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-26
RUIN And 1 D WAS STE
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Appear in the Once Prosperous
Streets Of jTien Tsib 8
SuBURBSiDES;TROYEDj'sBLYISlF;Il]R3E,
Pigs and Dogs Eating The; scorpses
Left in the City Allies: Basy Re-
moving the Bodies-Iapanese and
French Flags Predomiaate Chi
nese Losses Number II, 900.

TEN TsIN.; July Is. Via sHANG-
Hal, July 24.-Colonel Bower, Of the
Chinese regiment; Colonel Wogack, of
the Russians. and Colonel Aaki, Of the
Japanese. will form the. joint provis-
ional government for the city Of Tien
Tsln, which 1t was recently decided to
establish. They Wilt entrusted with
the task of bringing something like or
der out OF the existing chaos.
Since the issue of the proclamation
inviting well-dlsposed Chinese to re-
;urn, to their homes d number have
come back to the city and many native
servants are coming tosthe settlements.
Il majority. OF them returning to the
service ofttheirt previous employers.
Presented an Appalling Spectacle.
The native city this afternoon pre-
scnts an appalling spectacle of ruin and
desolatlon. The suburbs were COM
pletely destroyed by fire, mostly caus-
cd by the shells OF the allies on the side
facing the settlements. 1t Is believed
that not d dozen houses are intact and
oil were a little damaged by the ire.
mendous fire Of the allies artillery.
which, however. was apparently not
heavy enough to produce much effect.
a curious spectacle Is presented OF a
number of mud .hovels Immediately un-
derneath' the wall. where the latter was
most damaged. hardly one OF them
showing signs OF having been hit.
French Apparently the Favorites.
Inside the city the damage was terri
fc, The buildings nearest the wall
were mostly Quilted by flre.;aud. many
were totally, blown to pieces BY the
shells Of the allies. Among the smoul-
dering ruins are many charred corpses.
which the pigs and dogs are$eating.
The allies are busy removing the
bodies; but, in consequence Of the
great, number OF, dead, many have not
yet been buried. ,The'streets through
out the city are strewnywith; all kinds of
articles, and dozens Of Chinese are dig
ging in the ruins for money and other
valuables. Most of the houses which
are intact or little damagedSdisplay the
flags Of one or the other efahe allied
forces. the. japanese and French flags
predominating. There have Heen
many attempts to initiate, the flags.
which, under other circumstances,
would be laughable. mac rs
The Damage Terrific.
The houses which do not display flags
show, bits OF cotton or paper bearing
the names OF the allied nations and
complimentary sentences, The French,
apparently. are the favorites.-many OF
the pieces of cotton and paper display
ed bearing the Inscription France" or
"'Vlve Ia! France" All are unmistak-
ably in the handwriting. of native
clerks; formerly employed by foreign
Chinese firms.
1t is stated that the Chinese losses
since the troubles broke. out are 1l.e98.
most OF whom have been killed by Box
ers and soldiers. This is probably much
exaggerated. 81
The Boxers are said to be gathering
in large numbers in the neIghborhood os
Hisikon arsenal, captured by Admiral
seymour's column and now; occupied by
Russian troops, who have suffered sew
eral casualties through slippers" con-
cealed in the woods in that vicinity.