, 1900-10-16
RAZ|NG Of T|LU|
THE AMERICANS REFUSE II
JOIN IN ITS DESTRUC-
TON.
petition Composed Of Four Thou
Fied-Americans Kept Close in
and Not Allowed in the looting.

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struction of the city, the expedition
to Tilui. the results of which have al
ready been cabled by the Associate
Press. was profitless. The military
commanders believe. however. that it
was morally valuable. as the force en-
ployed was impressive and the line of
march was through Il thickly populat-
ed and rich section. and done in who
it is said the Boxers have ruled with
a high hand.
Acting on reliable information that
the Boxers were assembling in consid-
cradle numbers at and neal Tilui, Gen
eral Dorward some weeks since began
the preparation of an expedition to
that point.
Not a shot was fired during the five
days march and the only casualty
was the killing of the Sikh trooper
during the footing of Tilui.
The expedition was composed of
three columns. with n total strength
of something over 1000 men of all
arms. General Dorward personally
commanded the column which follow
ed the right bank of the canal. This
was composed of the First Bengal
Lancers. 100 of the Twenty-fourth
Punjajbs, 100 men of the BelOoChis.
tans. 100 of the Madras infantry, 200
of the Fifteenth United States infan-
try under command OF Major Robert
son, and $50 Italian infantry. The
center column marched up the left
from the right column. 1t consisted
of two Japanese siege guns. 500 ltal-
ian infantry. 100 Punjab pioneers, Il
detachment of British sappers and
miners. The left column swept across
country about five miles from the cen
ter column, taking in a number of vii
lagos off the canal. This column was
composed Of one battery of Royal
Horse artillery, the Sixth Bengal Ian
GERS, Third Bombay cavalry. the Ben
gal sappers and miners, $50 Japanese
infantry, the same number of Italian
infantry, 200 Russian infantry, fifty
men of the Wei Hal Wei native Chi,
nese regiment. 100 Sikhs and a detach-
ment of 100 men of the Seventh Raj,
puts. The Germans and French were
not represented.
Progress of the Column.
General Dorward accompanied the
canal column because of the opportu
nifty afforded by its route to inspect
a large number of .illages and talk
with the natives. Leaving Tien Tsin
shorty after d%aybreak on the morning
of the Sth, the columns passed through
village after village and 4 country rich
beyond description in gardens and
vineyards and orchards. At many of
the villages the general vas met by
ldeputations of headmen with offerings
of great baskets Of luscious Chinese
grapes, peaches and pears, while in
that of Yang TUT Cheng. where the
first nights camp was pitched, the vii,
layers furnished firewood and built
a bridge of junks over which the col,
umn passed nex morning.
Breaking camp at 3 o'clock, the col
umn passed over the junk bridge
which had been constructed by the
villagers over night and some bad
marching ensued. A heavy rain had
swept over the country ahead during
the preceding night, rendering the
trails very difficult.
The American troops were the
worst sufferers, being much hampered
by the amount of impediments they
carried. The other troops were in
light marching order, while the Ameri
can infantrymen trudged along with
blanket rolls, shelter tents and a days
cooked rations.
About 10 o'clock on the morning Of
the 9th the column debouched into the
Ilohu Wiz lOlloNS liz Iilldl anu dl
most at the same instant the head O
the center column appeared on the op
posite bank, while c%ouriers and sigma
men reported that the third column
was moving into position. An houl
later the three columns marched into
Tilui unopposed, finding an officer ant
eight men of the Bengal Lancers hat
entered the city two hours before ant
taken possession without firing a shot
THU was practically deserted 1t was
plainly apparent that the Boxers hat
had ample warning of the expedition
and had succeeded in removing al
guns and munitions.
The Americans Held or.
Shortly before dark the Japanese or
the right bank began to fire that part
of the town. while the clusters OF
small houses on the outskirts were
burned by the Sikhs. At daybreak on
the morning of the 18th the troops
broke camp and a detail remained be
hind to finish the destruction of Tilui
This was accomplished in a most thor
ough manner, the smoke from the
burning city being visible in Tier
Tsin. The Americans did not parti
cipate in the burning. Major Robert
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