The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-22
THE BATTLE OF TEN TSIN
Continued from First Page.

the Chinese rife hTe from the Ioopholed
wall. An outwall Of mud made IT impos-
sible for the infantry and marines coming
on the field to reply to the Chinese fire.
They lost fifty men in ten minutes and
then rushed back from the mud wall,
which they had reached. Gen. Dorward.
the British commander. has ened forward
/ d fragmentsry, instead of an integral,
/ sKirmish line. The American marines and
/ the Welch Fusiliers, together, under the
command Of Waller. were on the extreme
+ left. Then the British marines and che
( French advanced with the japanese along
| The road toward the gate in the mud wall
"Dorwards Plan for the Americans 10
support the japanese was not made clear
to Col. Liscum. Of the Niath United
States Infantry.
"Dorward lays the blame for the blum
der ana loss of life on Liscum, but Dor
wards chief Of staff was heard to say
when Liscum moved
Get in down the road, anywhere,
quickly
col Lscum hurriedly led his men
through the gate in open order as pos
sible. They were Immediately under fire.
The staff saw them pass over the bridge
leading to a field which proved to be a
cul de sac. Before the two battalons
of Americans. numbering 425 men, could
extend themselves, they were subjected,
besides the fire from the loopholes in the
forts to a fierce fire from the embrasures
in the line of fortified mud houses on
their flank.
Three thousand rifles probably were
turned on them with an accuracy that
amazed every officer among the allies.
The blue shirts of the American troops
made them distinct marks where TIE
khaki uniforms of the other allies could
not be seen.
"Col. Liscum, guiding his men, walked
up and down the lire, not even ducking
his head while the bullets fell around.
The Americans charged into the flank
fire with rushes. The ground over which
they charged was marshy and lined with
bitches 1t was evidently Col. Liscums
intentions to rusa the houses from which
the flank fire was coming and thus get
into a position for Ranking the wall. At
1896 the line had just reached the shore
of the canal and thirty yards separated
them from the houses when the color
bearer fell. Col Liscum picked up the
colors and stood looking around, appar-
emily for fording place.
Better get down or they will hit you
shouted Maj, Regain.
1 guess not, was Liscum's reply.
The next instant sEarDshooters bull
let went through the colonels abdomen
I've got it,, he said as he fell. Get
at them If you can the dying officer said,
and added, as his last words, Don't re-
treat, boys; keep firing
Regain was hit Immediately after
ward.
"All day long the allies line lay I'M
der any cover the men could find, run
ming out of ammunition. The July sun
was beating down on them, and they had
nothing to drink but the salty marsh wa
ter.
Meanwhile the wounded came struR-
Cling and crawling through the gate in
the mud wall. There was no order. They
were sent anywhere without men toscar-
ry the filters.
THE doctors were hit by the sharp
shooters, while trying to attend the
wounded Of the Ninth. They could not
attempt to carry off the wounded from
the bloody field.
Maj Regan, Capt Bookmiller and
Capt. Noyes were all hit twice.
''Noyes, who was adjutans. was hit in
the arm before going into the field and
/ then hit in the leg. He crawled back
/ through the ditch with water TO his neck
1 to report the situation to Col. Dorward
| AT o'clock Gen. Fukushima reported
in writing to Dorward that the japanese
were in the city.
II could see the loopholes blazing bull
lets and lyddite shells. No infantry could
charge in the face Of this fire from .
O'Clock 20 5 o'clock.
Though acting CONFORMITY, neither Dor
ward nor F'ukushima knew each others
whereabouts.
Under the cover of the darkness the
men of the Ninth crept back from their
dangerous position, bearing their wound
ed. They executed this movement with
a loss of one man killed. The casualties
were ninety-one men and five officers out
of 426.
THE marines lost thirty including
Capt. Davis, who was shot through the
heart while talking 10 Col. Meade on the
night of July 10.
1T was decided to withdraw when
news came that the Chinese were evacu-
ating,
THE Russians were not so successful
as hop during the day and the total
loss of the allies was TO
THE japanese losses were severe, the
japanese were most gallant in the fight;
but for he Am ricans stopping the flank
fire the japanese loss would have been
much heavier.
THE French. japanese and British en-
tered the city al 2 o'clock on the morning
of July a. Their entry was unopposed
THE American flag at halfmast was
hoisted over The south gate. The walls
were strewn with the c'rpses of Chinese
soldiers killed by the shell fire which
caused their flight
None apparently was hit by bullets, the
damage being done by lyddite shells
There is a terrible row over the burn
ing Of the town Several foreign officers
are reported lost.
1.-The tired soldiers remained on the
walls. The nat yes went looting through
the Chinese town. The bank and the arse
nal were heavy sufferers.
IAN advance movement on PelIin is not
conf emplated soon.
1.-THE American wounded crowded the
hospital, but all are doing well. The flass
CT the allied armies are all half -masted.
"Col Liscum was buri at Tongku."