Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-26
ltish Commander Lays Blame For Sac.
Y rifCe Of Life on Col. LiSCum.
|ERS WERE NOT MADE CLEAR
the Americans to Support
the Japanese.
IT UNDER THE STARS AND STRIPES

100, July 10th, via Shanghai, July
FThe attack on the native city OF
htsin, on July 18th, resulted in the
fowest escape from what seemed Up
midnight would be terrible dis
er for the allies.
II The Russians swinging mott til, and
other allies south, at daybreak the
ssians were to tako the forts near
= native city wall, and the other
les the city itself.
a Gen. Fukushina, the Japanese COM
Ander, promised that the Japanese
@3kineers, after three hours shell fire
k&m all guns, would cross the bridge
~ the moat before the wall. and
wing up the great south gate, make
breach for the infantry to enter.
4 pn this, depended everything. tion.
kushina had not scented the bridge,
a in "a hours had rot secuted The
|&pund over which the charge on the
s dge had to be made. The Chinese
[15troyed the bridge, and flooded the
E ID around it. The allies she'll fire
|65nowise subdued the Chinese itie fire
m the loopholed wall, which was 30
(4<t high, with n moat 20 feet in
g. lib around IL. -
# An outer wall of mud made it i'm
4Esible for the infantry and marines
hing on the field to reply to the
\ inese firO. They lost so in 10
15nutes, then rushed back from the
3bd wall which they had reached.
| Gen. Dorward, the British COM
IS Under, FASTENED forward with a frag-
Il ntary instead Of an integral skirmish
Ia The American Marines and the
lsh Fusiliers together, under COM
Ind OF Waller, were on the extreme
|&t Then, the British Marines and
Et French advanced with the Japanese
s]fpe the road toward the gate in the
b wall.
DorwarG's plan for the Americans
81 burport the Japanese was not made
to COL Lisoum of the Ninth
+ ted States Infantry. Dorward lays
t[5 blame for tho blunder and sacrifice
~ life un Liscum, but Forwards chief
81 staff was heard to say when Liscum
|1l4ved: Get in down the road any
Mere, quickly. Col. Liscum hur-
Idly led his men through the gate
I6las open order as possible They were
\ mediately under fire. The staff saw
pass over the bridge leading to q
va, which proved to be cul>de sac.
fd}pre the two battalions OF Ameri-
pf1B, numbering 426 men, could extend
f1Qnlselves, they were subjected besides
{n8 fire from the luopholes in the fort
(1,h fierce fire from the embrasures in
n Inc Of fortified mud houses on their
annk. Three thousand rifles probably
we turned on them with an accuracy
MT ch has amazed every officer among
ttX allies. The blue shirts of the
&raerioan troops made them distinct
Sin6sks where the Khaki uniforms Of
|tl other allies could not be seen. Col.
]@cuD,, guiding his men, walked up
It'll down the limo, not even ducking
|II4 head while the bullets fell around.
5p Americans charged into the flank
|dM with rushes. The ground over
V1ich they charged was maishy and
Ind with bitches. II was evidently
|QH Lisoum's intention to rush the
14IBes from which the flank fire was
ling, and thus get a position for
f|&<Iking the wall.
wa I ~. 30, the line had just reached
thu ashore Of the canal, and 30 yards
|1ep0yated them from the houses when
the color bearer fell. Col. Lisoum
pIoked up the colors, and stood look
iuG around apparently for ford.
'l1fbter get down, or they'll hit you,
eh0nted Major Regain. i guess not,
~ Liscum & reply. The next instant
Z 4narpshooter's bullet went through
thH brave colonel's abdomen. I've
f0E it,, he said as he fell. Get al
tbom il YOU can. the dying officer
NU, and added as his last words
tl1on't retreat boys, keep on firing 7
Regain was hit Immediately after.
W&fd. All day long the allies line Jay
uuder any cover the men could find,
roNping out of ammunition. The july
fHt was beating down on them, anc
F had nothing to drink but the salty
M[0feh water.
:s*lMeanwhile, the wounded cam,
etf4gglinR and crawling through tn,
gN<t in the mud wall. There was ne
df1tr. They were sent anywhere, with
ovt men to carry the litiers. Thu
doctors were hit by the sharpshooteri
while trying to attend the wounded O
the Ninth. They could not attempt t.
Q,try off the wounded from the blood,
Major Regain, Capt. Bookmiller ant
&typ WAS adjutant, was hit in the aru
HI In the leg. sHe crawled bacl
hIe neck, to report the situation to Col
Harvard.
MHAt / O'Clock, Gen. Fukushina re
U<ted in writing to Dorward that tn
6lpnese were in the city. / could SO
~ loopholes blazing bullets ant
y4Iite shells. No infantry coul,
4Ege in the face Of this fire from
Nct<cs to 5.
Ihoueh acting CONFORMITY, neithe
norHard nor Fukushina knew eacl
ther's whereabouts. Under cover O
he,dnrkness, the men of the Mint
V9pt back from their dangerou
Wfition, bearing their wounded. The
THcoted this movement with a loss o
~ man killed. The casualties wer
I3en and officers out of 426. TIL
Ihes lost 30, including Capt. Davis
Skas shot through the heart Will
<lpg to Col. Meade on the night O
NUj 9th.
H was decided to Withdraw whe
V8 came that the Chinese wer
t&Q1ating.
Ihe Russians were not SO SUCCESS
RI hoped during the day, and tn
.Ioss of the allies was 700. TIL
Ebse loss was severe. The Japanes
host gallant in the fight. Blu
& Americans stopping the flan
e Japanese loss would have bee
heavier.
French, Japanese, America
idS itish entered the city at
|&< on the morning. Of July 14tt
entry was unopposed. TIL
LA flag, at half-mast, wa
over the south gate. The wal
own with. the corpses of Chimes