The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-11
HERO OF T|EN-TS|N is
HERE ON The PICKING


General Dorward, the English command |
Ter in chief, sent to his Government, spoke |
of the young American officers gallantry |
&C lionel Meade, of the American Marine |
Corps, spoke of him in glowing terms and |
referred to the heroic act whicn had saw |
ed another's life. Every dispatch which
went to the various civilized governments
who were keenly watching the trend of 1
events IN China, bore record of the esteem
in which Leonard was held by the mill
tsry commanders. Above all he had prov
e. himself soldier.
Il was at Cavite as Regimental Adju
tant of the Marine Corps when Admiral
Remey received a cablegram from Adj
miral kempff requesting force of Ma
rines for China. The order was trans
ferred to Col. Meade. / had charge of
making out the details and / asked leave
| 10 90 with the troops He was 10th to do
so at first, but ] finally gained his con-
Sc mt. No, am not sorry that / went
wanted experience-and l got it," said
Captain Leonard smilingly.
LANDING IN CHINA.
| Il took Lieutenant Jolly, Sergeant
Adams and thirty men with to the
sunboat Nashville and arrived at Taku
on June Is. the day after the forts were
taken. in the meantime Admiral Kempff
had cabled for further achievements,
and Major Waller with 100 men were
! Sc mt on the Solace, which arrived at Ia
ku ct the same time the Nashville.
4 there was magnificent fleet, with Adj
mirals, Vice Admirals, and the ruffles that
We had for a time in the way of social
duties were pleasant beginning to our
hard campaign. The next day we went
ashore, landing at Tong Ku, up the river.
We had 100 marines and 400 Russians un-
der a Colonel. and started up the railroad.
| Everyone realized that it was a futile at
tempt to do anything for Seymour's col
umn but the situation was such that we
could not refuse to do our duty. We had
no guide but secuted the country as we
advanced. We met no resistance until OPP
osite the largest arsenal of Tien-Tsin
near the city. We were suddenly attack
Ell on three sides by nearly 10000 Chinese.
The fire was something frightful. We
were compelled to retreat. There was no
help for it, We fell back ten miles under
this heavy fire. expecting every moment
to be cut off from our rear communica-
tons. The Chinese cavalry tried again
and again to flank us but failed. All this
time we had to carry our wounded, hav-
ing no other means of transportation for
them"
MERIToRIOUs MENTION.
In Major Walters report of this retreat
Lieutenant Leonard received meritorious
mention for the assistance he rendered
: the wounded especially for saving Pri-
! waite Carter of the Marine Corps, who was
: desperately wounded. The soldier was
wounded in the thigh and had to be car
: ried several miles.
Sergeant Adams had a hand i'm that
2 too" continued the officer We'll, We re-
) treated 10 Chingalang Ching without be-
ing cut off. Occasionally our men stop
\ ped to fire at the pursuing Chinese. Al
= this place we We're heavily reinforced by
i English, Japanese, Germans and many
Jmore Russians. A few Italians also join.
Y led us. The laughable feature about the
hat off iptf
= lactive service wearing dress frock coats
a \ THE advance was, taken up again ovei
n sthe same ground we had fought on in tn.
retreat. The alkali dust filled our mouths
= teyes and noses until We could hardly sec
: Tor breathe. We had to drink ditch water
G (which was nauseous To make a Ions
S istory short, we eventually relieved ths
: foreign settlements outside the inner wall
a led native city of Ten-Tsin. The scent
: there almost battles description TIL,
d fhouses were riddled through and through
o from the terrific shell firing from tn,
/! Krupp guns which the Chinese handled
l. A though We We're few in number tn,
: Americans couldn't do enough for US. Th'
i very fact that we were the fewest II
number made US more conspicuous From
d this time on until July 10 the America,
il Marines were almost constantly in ac
t. ton. When any one of the foreign pow
y ers undertook any particular fight the,
:. called upon Major Waller to send a rep
l.
it variably did. During this time we reliev
n ed Admiral Seymour's column, which wa
d located in one of the Chinese arsenals
IT eight miles from Tien-Tsin. We brough
re back 200 wounded, burnt the arsenals an
t. destroyed untold quantities of Krup
II guns. machine guns, Manlicher. Reming
IF ton and all kinds of rifles
b. MARSHAL OF TIEN-TSIN.
!; Il was Deputy Provost Marshal 70
!" t'Iien-Tsin to assist the British Marine of
;. ficer who had charge of that work O
" July IL the rest of the regiment from Ca
vite arrived at Tien-Tsin, having com
up on the Brooklyn. On the 18th n con
IT Meade took part. and it was decided ah
sr sclutely necessary 10 take the whole cit
OF Tien-Tsin"
Of During this time" interjected Ser
Or geant Adams, the shells We're droppin
al right down into our camp. One woul
re hit a hut end the fragments scatter in a
l. directions. Occasionally one fell in on
o. midst SO many dropped and yet we can
ii out alive that we commenced TO iok
50 about them. lot of our people wer
l. wounded and killed in this manner"
er ION the 1Sth.'' continued Captain Leon
n. ard, 'at a. m. the various columns G
TX attack went forward from the barrack.
lie passed through Taku gate beyond tn
Dt mud wall and marched toward a srna
at ars email situated near the mud wall whic
q. heai previously ueen taken me Amer
j. can marines and Japanese troops Her
l. she entire force was subjected to a heav
fire. The Americans were upon the lei
lf HANK, having received orders from Gener
n. al Dorward to take that position. We ad
n vanced by a succession of rushes fror
re irrigation ditch to Irrigation ditch an
ne from burial mound to burial mound, an
to so on. We advanced to within a fe-
tn hundred yards of the walled city Durin
n this advance Captain Davis of the Marin
~ Corps was shot through the heart an
Sc died instantly Many of the men weI
r Killed and wounded. Captain Lemley wa
e. wounded and Lieutenant Butler wa
i shot through the thigh in repelling
flank attack by which the Chinese Ell
he deavored to cut us off Butler at this tim
an was lying right back of our line in
e. rather exposed position"
u a HEROIC DEED
= The story of Lieutenant Buffers remoI
-, al from his dangerous position TO the res
IN was graphically told by Sergeant Adam
,.s The officer was bleeding profusely and.
- was absolutely necessary to send him
"A the rear The Colonel knew the dang,
- that would attend his removal He aske
- for volunteers and Lieutenant Leonard O
fro 81.