The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-27
THE FIGHT At TEN IS|N.
Il Came Within an Ace of Being q
Disastrous Defeat for
the Allies.
DUE 10 APPARENT LACK OF COHESION.
The Attack Made Under Adverse
Conditions. hut with the Utmost
Gallantry On the Part of the
Americans and Japan-se-The
Casualties.

New York. July 2a-1he Evening
World publishes the following from It's
Tien Tsin CORE spondenf, under date
of Che Foo, July ~, VIA Shanghai,
July 81:
'''Thc attack on the native city OF
Tien Tsin, on July IS, resulted in the
narrowcst escape from what seemed
up To midnight, would he terrible
disaster for the allies. The Russians
swinging north. and the other allies
south. at dnybreak, the Russians were
TO take the forts neer the native city
wall. and other allies the city itself.
Mace "a Rash Promise.
Gen. Fukushina, The japanese COM
marder. promised that the japanese
engineers. after three hours shell fire
from all guns. would crcss the bridge
over the moat before the wall and.
blowing up the great south gate, make
the breach for the infantry 10 enter.
Upon this depended everything. Gen.
Tukushima had not secuted re ground
over which the charge Oh the bridge
had 10 be made
Chinese stretcEy.
The Chinese destroyed the bridge
and flooded the land around it. The
allies shell fire in ncwise subdued the
Chinese rifle fire from the locp-holed
wall, which was 80 feet high, with a
moat 20 feet in depth around il.
An outer wall, Of mud. made it inn
possible for the infantry and marines
coming on the field TO reply 10 the
Chinese fire. They lost so men in ten
minutes, then rushed back from the
mud wall. which they had reached.
british fastened Forward.
Gen. Dorward. the British comman-
der. FASTENED forward with frag-
mentrry instead of an integral Skin
mish line.
The American marines and the
Welsh fusiiers. together, under COM
nand of Waller were on the extreme
left. Then the British marines and the
French advanced with the japanese
along the road toward the gate in the
muu wall.
Forwards plan for the Americans TO
support the Japanese was not made
clear to Col. Liscum of the Ninth Unit
ed States infantry.
The Blame For the Biunder.
Dorward lays the blame for the
blunder and sacrifice of life on Lscum.
but Forwards chief-of-staff was heard
to soy when Liscum moved:
"Get in down the road anywhere.
quickly"
Col. Liscum hurricdly led his men
through the gate in as open order as
possible. They were Immediately I'M
der fire.
Into n CuI de Sac.
The staff saw them pass over the
bridge leading TO field which proved
10 be cul de sac.
I.cfore the two battalions Of Amer-
cans numbering 426 men. could extend
themselves. they were subjected. be-
sides the fire from the loopholes in the
forts, TO fierce fire from the cmbras-
ur,s in . line of fortified mud houses
on their flank.
Three thousand rifles probably. were
turned on them with an accuracy
which has amazed every officer among
the allies.
Biue shirts Mark.
The blue shirts OF the American
troops made them distinct marks.
where Tie khaki uniforms Of the other
allies could not be seen. Col. Liscum.
guiding his men. walked up and down
III, line. not even ducking his head
while the bullets fell around.
he Americans charged into the
flank fire with rushes. The ground
over winch they charged was marshy
and lined with bitches
where Li>cnm Fell.
il was evidently Col. Liacum's inten-
ton TO rush the houses from which the
hlnk fire was coming. and thus get a
position for flankin2 the wall
Al IL: 80 the line had Just reached
the shore of the canal, ana 20 yards
separated them from the houses. when
the color bearer fell.
Col. Liscum picked up the cclors.
and stood looking around apparently
for ford
Peter get down or they'll hit YOU
shouted Maj. Regain.
Col. Liscun,'s Latest words.
y guess not" wls Liscnms rcplv.
The next instant a sherpshoct.r's |
bullet went through the coloncl's alb |
dOmcn.
I've ret H." he said as he fell.
Get al them if you can. the diving |
olliccl said. and added rs his last |
words; Don't retreat, boys; keep on
firing"
Then Mnj. Rcgnn wns nit.
Eegan was hit Immediately after
ward.
All day long tho allies line lay I'M
der any cover the men could find. run
ming out Of ammunition.
The July sun was beating down on
them. ard they had nothing to drink
but the salty marsh water.
Meanwhile the wounded came str, o.
Cling and crawling through the cate
In the mud wall.