The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-09

place fell But the Chinese returned
to the attack, and the day looked woree
for the allies, when sand storm came
on and stopped the fighting. Then the
allies were under siege until help came
from Tien-tsin.
After the succor of Seymour's col
umn the scene shifted to Tien-tsin.
Russians relieved Seymour and Rus
slams saved Tien-tsin. The Russians
do not run literary bureau, yet some
how the accounts are filled with Rus
sian fighting. Somebody must have
put up fight to keep the Russians so
busy. One correspondent who was in
the city through it all wrote: "How the
Russians fought and suffered! For
three days and nights they lay out in
the open, exposed to terrific fire,
without being able to fight back" To
an old soldier that looks like business.
The Chinese had the best of the situa-
ton. Again the correspondent wrote:
cit shows how the Chinese are fight
ing when | state that we have $4,000
troops here with 40 or 80 guns and are
on the strict defensive"
The capture of the Tien-tsin arsenal
and later the Chinese city were gallant
achievements by the allies, and that Of
course means that they met foemen
worthy their steel. The capture of the
gate by the japanese was desperate
piece of work. The Japs surprised the
gate and placed charge of powder at
the entrance to destroy it. The first at
i tempt to fire the charge failed, but the
crisis had it's hero ready. One OF the
Japs rushed forward through hail of
bullets from the walls and with torch
fired the powder. The gate was blown
to atoms, and the hero was destroyed
in the explosion. Through the breach
the Japanese soldiers charged and
We're thus the first to enter the city.
All accounts tell how the Chinese
fought at Tien-tsin, not only with val
or, but with good sense Their dead
were piled breast high behind the
walls, and when the allies charged In
the Chinese gunners stood by theiI
pieces until cut down. Every impor-
tant point was contested to the death
and at the last fort the Russians Were
repulsed with heavy loss. The plac,
was taken by the Japs. Literally
moved down by the thousands was
the general summing up of the fate OF
the Chinese. Yet they might have rut
away.
A couple of incidents of the fighting
at Tien-tsin show that the Chinaman II
equal to any emergency when III
thinks it worth while. After vail
attempt by the allies to carry the Chi
nese arsenal by storm the guns from
the British battleship Terrible got il
position and silenced the Chinese bat
teries. Meanwhile a fresh stormin!
column was ready for the final charge
and the Chinese knew the game wa
up But they We're not to be caught II
the trap They placed heavy firecrack
ers along the parapet in front of tn
Russians and exploded them, leadin
: them to think the garrison was firm
rifles. The final rush was thus delaye
until the Chinese had, escaped.
Before the fall of the arsenal the a
lies had captured tha Chinese militar
school in front of it. This was held b
the students only, who We're OF cours
!. young and enthusiastic. They fougt
like heroes at the gate and on the wal
but, being overpowered, retired to til
rooms in the top of the building. Frol
0 there they poured down shots upon tn
enemy. 1t was another Chapultepe
c with it's heroic Mexican cadets. IL
\ Chinese, like the Mexicans, refused
q surrender, and at last about 80 stoo
k at bay behind a barricaded door. A
Il Englishman cut through the door wit
n All ak, but was shot down, and tt
next who attempted to enter also fel
d Finally the assaiIants forced the dot
and without mercy bayoneted the ga
l. liant boys to the last one. The assa1
4, ants in this affair We're Germans En-
IS lish and Austrians and numbered b
a tween 200 and 800.
II The American marines and soldie
IS were honorable and brave through 6
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