The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-25
AMERICAN LOSSES.
Further Details OF the Fighting at
Tien TSiu.

lien ISln.
jCopyrtsht. 1900, by the Associated Press3
THEN TSIN. Saturday, July H. wa one
Foo, July Is, and Shanghai, July "a
The Ninth Regiment United states lhtah-
try, entered the fight at Ten Tsin with
$50 men. An incomplete list of casualties
shows Is killed, rs wounded and two miss
ing. The marines had four killed and IS
wounded. Major James Regain. Ninth
Infantry, was wounded in the leg. Capt.
Edwin V. Boohmiller Ninth Infantry, in
the leg and groin; First Lieutenant
Smedley D. Butler, United States Marine
Corps. in the leg; Captain William B.
Lemly. United States Marine Corps, III the
arm; Second Lieutenant Frank R. Lang,
Ninth Infantry, in the foot. First Lieu
tenant Henry Leonard of the Marine
Corps, carried Lieutenant Butler from the
field under fierce fire. lie
was shot in the upper left arm
while returning, but ran and swan a mile
under fire, getting to the rear. His arm
was amputated to-day.
Captain Charles R ,Noyes, who had been
slightly wounded in the arm and leg,
swan a mile with only his nose above
water, with a request for achievements.
First Lieutenant Louis B. Lawton, OF
the Ninth Infantry, made a dash for re-
Inducements under fire ind received three
slight wounds.
Colonel L,scum was shot in the ab,1o-
men, and died half an hour later HIS
last words were: Keep up firing
The Ninth was ordered to support the
japanese, who were receiving an enfllad-
ing fire. After crossing a mud wall half
a mile from the city wall the Ninth shift
ed advancing against the flanking fire,
and reached marsh beside the river at
the southwest corner of the city. \ body
Of in, oil vii dor no
wall Just across the river, where they were
strongly barricaded. poured in a fire. and
whenever an American raised a hnud ne
was shot
a Nordenfelt gun and two small cannon
We're also trained upon them. They lay in
the mud all day without a surgeon to at
tend their wounds, and were unable to
move or help the wounded. without food
and drinking the canal water. They had
exhausted their ammunition except few
rounds, which We're retained in order TO
repel a charge If it should be made. None
expected to escape. A few reaching the
rear reported that half the command had
been killed or wounded, including heat
prostrations In the estimate.
After the Americans had retired under
cover of the darkness they struggled in.
pitifully exhausted and carrying their
wounded. The American hospital was
ing been no expectation of such losses.
To-day squads searched the fields, col
testing the dead and wounded.
Colonel Liscums body was escorted to
boat this evening by two battalons Of
English troops, with a general and d COL
onel at their head. Lieutenant Coolidge
who is now commanding the regiment and
Major Lee were among the 1all-bearers
The chaplain OF the Marine Corps read
the service at the canal lock. The body
will be shipped to San Francisco.
The total casualties OF the allies we're
about 500. The British lost fifty. The
Japanese estimate their killed at fifty, and
wounded at go The Russians estimate
their casualties at $50.
All dav long the work of bringing IN me
dead and wounded was continued. Inc
Japanese were the heroes OF the battle
Their fighting was remarkably brave. anu
was praised by all their colleagues. Nhen
some Of the foreign officers counseLed
retreat last night the japanese Genera!
said: when my men move it Will be lor-
ward" This morning they charged 'ns
breaches in the wall made by the arui!ery
and fought hand to hand in the streets.
Their conduct after the fight was equally
good. as they refrained from footing Whle
some of the European soldiers were having
an orgie.
Dead Cinnamon cover the walls and
streets of Tien-Tsin-
Fifty guns were captured. The plnce
was full of munitions Of war
Many fires have been started, and most
OF the city VIII probably be burned.
The Chinese are retreating toward Tien-
Tsn.