The sun., 1900-07-17
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. TUESDAY. JULY IL, 1900.

tillery upon the legation where the allies
were concentrated. For two hours the
walls of the buildings We're battered with
shot and shell and huge breaches were
made.
Then a general advance was ordered
and the Chinese infantry. constantly fir
ing volleys, moved toward the gaps in the
walls.
The fire of the defenders. however. was
so accurate and steady that the soldiers
and Boxers broke and fed.
They were not rallied until they were
out of rifle range. Then Prince Tuan.
by making a desperate appeal, induced
them TO stand and return to the attack.
Their artillery fire was resumed and a
second attack attempted, but before the
attackers could accomplish their object
they were met by Prince Ching and Gen.
eral Wang Weng Shao with their troops
who We're going to aid the foreigners. A
desperate battle ensued between the Chi
nese and Mantchoos. Unfortunately,
many of Prince Ching's troops deserted to
Prince Tuan.
The Fate of Ching.
Prince Ching fell, and it was supposed
at the time that he was killed, but a
search for his body the next morning was
not successful, and it is now believed
that he was only wounded and was car
red off and secreted by retainers. Cen
eral Wang Weng Shao, although 20 years
old, valiantly led his troops in person.
He was killed. and his force, being com
pletely outnumbered, was routed.
Throughout the night repeated attacks
We're made on the legation, but they We're
invariably repulsed with heavy losses.
About ) Il. m the allies had practically
defeated the beslegels, who We're waver-
ing and gradually withdrawing, when
General Tung Fuh Slang arrived from
the vicinity Of Tien-tsin with large
force Of kanSu braves.
BY this time the walls of the legation
had been bDtter9d down and most of the
buildings were in ruins from the Chinese
artillery fire. Many of the allies had fall
en- at their posts, and the remaining small
band who We're still alive took refuge in
the wrecked buildings, which they hastily
endeavored to fortify. Upon them the
fire Of the Chinese artillery was now di-
rectei.
Toward sunrise it was evident that the
ammunition of the allies was running out
and at Z O'Clock, as the advance of the
Chinese failed To draw a response, it was
clear that it was at last completely ex
hausted.
How They Met Death.
y rush was determined upon. Thus
standing together as the sun rose, tht
little remaining band met death stub
bornly. There was Il desperate hand tC
hand encounter, in which the Chinese
lost heavily, but as one man fell Others
advanced. and finally, overcome by over
whelming odds, every one of the Euro
peans remaining was put to the sword il
| the most atrocious manner.
Another of these unauthenticated ac
counts differs somewhat from the forego
| ing and ascribes the details to Sheng
who. the correspondent says, with ever!
] appearance of deep emotion INFORMED
the consuls that on or about June 30
western reckoning, all the Foreigners
We're annihilated. The correspondent
| adds that the ministers and Legation
| guards, who, with the women and chill
dren were maddened by hunger, having
had no food for many days. resolved ol
Il soItie Oh the night of June 80. The at
tack was not expected by General Tun.
| Fuh Slang. whose soldiers were holdins