The evening times., 1900-09-11
THE Fight At PIENTSIN
The Ninth United States Infantry 5
Part in the Engagement.
Reports of Lieutenant Colonel Cool
idGe. Major Lee, and Captain Noyes
to the War Observation-Disclosures of
the American TrOops-LonS List
of Men Recommended for Bravery.

The War Department YESTERDAY receiv-
ed the official reports of Lieutenant Col
onel Coolidge, Major J. NJ. Lee, and Capt.
Z h Noyes, of the Ninth Infantry. on
the engagement OF July Is. at Tientsin.
The documents came by mail and are
dated at Tientsin July %. The reports
give the complete details of the now ia
nous engagement and contain a vivid de-
seriPtion of the terrible fire which inflicted
such heavy loss or the command
The bravery of the American troops is
stated in glowing terms and about fifty
officers and men are recommended for
medals of honor and certificates OF merit.
Lieutenant Colonel Coolidge's report is
follows:
Colonel CooiidEe's Report.
Headquarters Ninth L. s. Infantry,
Tientsin July -.
Adjutant General United States Army,
Washington, D. c.:
Il have the honor to enclose herewith
the reports of Msjor Lee and Capt c. r
NoyeS, adiutant Ninth Infantry; Lieuten-
ant Weeks, commanding Company A Ninth
Infantry and to render the following re-
pert as Third Battalion and regimental
commander, Ninth Infantry, in the en-
gagement of July 13, 1900, at Tientsfn,
China
Il had been left in charge of the Third
Battalion and regimentaI property o.
board the United States Army transport
Logan, on the departure of regimental
headquarters and the First and Second
BsttaIioRs, at the anchorage Off Taku forts
l proceeded with my battalion by lighter
up the Pei-Ho River, the 18th inst. ar
irving at the encampment of the regiment
on the German 'concession,' Tients!n
emma, about 10 a. M, July 13. 1860. Upon
landing / learned of the departure of tns
First and Second Battalions. under Colone;
Liscum, al a. m, July 13. for an attack
on the south gate of the walled city OF
Tis1tsin- Company \ ha3 been sent 10 tho
railroad station and Company f left in en-
cadpment, 10 guard property; General Lis
cum had taken i20 men with the six com
panies.
While preparing my command to Join
the regiment a staff officer from LieuteL-
ant Colonel Bower, Of the British army
commanding At the railroad station ar
rived and requested ms to send him re-eR
foicements. As they were hard pressed
consequently I sent him two companies K
and NJ under command of Major Foo,e
Ninth Infantry \ messenger from Surgeon
b5nisteT shortly arrived with a request
Tor medical stores, dressings, water. etc !
procured some carriages. 10 be drawn by
hand and filled them with supplies. in
Guiding ammunition, and proceeded to tho
south gate of the outer mud wall with
Companies I and L, Ninth Infantry. where
we arrived about p. II. I reported 10
General Dorward. of the British army. who
was in commend of the British and Amer
lean forces that day
He informed me that he intended to
withdraw the Ninth Infantry at dark under
the shelter OF a canuOnade from his hat
teries: that it would be useless to rec,
force them, and that I could not get 10
them without great sacrifice Of life. which
he would not order: that the re-enfOrce-
ments l had would be Of no utility. even
II We reached the position held by the rest
of the regiment: thC- il was impossible for
the regiment 10 advance from their posf-
riOn