Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-16
A TERRIFIC BATTLE.
The Foreigners Attempted to Storm
the Walls of Tien Tsin Last
Friday Morning.
MANY AMERICANS KILLED
Admiral Seymour Was Compelled to Shoot
His Own Wounded to Prevent Their
Being Tortured by the Chinese
Stories of Blood.

Being Tortured by the Chinese
Stories Of Blood.
Tien Tsin, July 13, via Che Foo, July
Is, via Shanghai, July 16.-(Copyright
1900, by the Associated Press.)-At
o'clock this afternoon 1000 allied troops
were attempting to storm the walls o1
the city. The attack began at daylight
Its success is doubtful. The Chinese or
the walls are estimated conservatively
at 10000. They are pouring a terrific
hail of artillery, rifle and machine gun
fire upon the attackers. Americans
japanese, British and French troops are
attacking from the west, the Russians
from the east. The Americans suffered
terribly. AS the Associated Press repre-
sentative left the field the chief surgeon
of the 9th infantry said that conserv-
ative estimate was that rs per cent of
the Americans were hit. Col. Wilson
Fl. Liscum is reported mortally wound
ed as he was walking in front of his
troops. Major Regal and Captains
Buckmiller. Wilcox and Noyes are
among the wounded. The marines
losses include Captain Davis, killed
and Butler, Leonard and several others
wounded. The officers declared it was
hotter than at Santiago. When the cor
respondent left the Americans were ly-
ing in plain between the wall and the
nd NJ
fire. 1t was equally as difficult to ad-
vance or to retire. The correspondent
counted 300 wounded of all nationalities.
SOME AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
The officers of the United States ma
rine corps mentioned in the foregoing
dispatch are probably Capt Austin r.
Davis, recently at Manila, killed; First
Lieutenant Smed1ey D. Butler, of the
United States steamer Newark, and
First Lieutenant Henry Leonard, re-
Gently on duty at Cavite, and also of
the Newark, wounded.
THE ALLIES REPULSED.
Washington, July 16.-The navy de-
partment this morning received official
confirmation from Admiral Remey of
the reverse Of the allied forces at Tfen
Tsin on the morning of the 18th. The
dispatch is dated Che Foo. July 16 and
says: ~"It is reported that the allied
forces attacked the native city on the
morning of the 18th, the Russians be-
ing on the right, with the 9th infantry
and marines on the left. The losses OF
the allied forces are large. The Rus
SLAMS lost 100, including an artillery
colonel; the Americans over 30, the
British over 40, Japan IS, including a
colonel; the French 25; Colonel Liscum,
Of the 9th infantry, was killed; also,
Captain Davis, Of the marine corps
Captain Lemley and Lieutenants But
Ter and Leonard are wounded. At in
the evening the allied attack on the
native city was repused with great
loss. The returns are yet incomplete,
and the details not yet confirmed"
TO PREPARE QUARTERS.
San Francisco, July 16.-Orders have
been received at the Presidio at once to
prepare quarters for five regiments
which will arrive shortly en- route for
foreign service.
SHOT HIS OWN WOUNDED.
New York. July 16.-A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Tien Tsin
July 8, says: Intellectual attempts have
been made to conceal the fact that Ad-
miral Seymour was compelled to shoot
his own wounded during the recent dis
astrous retreat of the Pekin relief ex.
pedition. All the wounded and prison
ers who fell into the hands of the Chi.
nese were frlghtfully tortured. The
bodies of two marines captured by the
Chinese were recovered. The eyes had
been hacked out, the cheeks, arms and
legs cut off, until death ended the suf-
ferings of the poor fellows. When Ad-
miral Seymour found himself so hare
pressed that he was unable longer tt
carry the wounded he asked them
(which do you prefer, to be left to thu
mercies of the Chinese or to be shot by
your own comrades?" 1--WE prefer
death to torture" was the piteous re-
sponse of the helpless men. A firint
squad was told off. aid while the little
allied force beat off - Chinese hord'
that surrounded 1t TIL. ing squad car
ried out its orders.
CHINESE TACTICS.
New York, July ia dispatch t
the Herald from Tien Tsin says: Whil'
the Chinese are making stubborn re
sistance about Tlen Tsin, they are max
ing no attempt to regain Taku or to GU
off the approach to Tien Tsin by rive
or railway.
COLONEL LIsCUM.
Washington, July 16.-Colonel Lis
cum was born in Vermont in 1841. HI
entered the volunteer service as cor
poral of the 1st Vermont infantry II
1861, was appointed second lieutenant II
1863 He rose in the regular line to b
colonel of the 9th infantry on April q
1899. While in the Spanish war ne wa
made brigadier general of volunteer
on July 12, 1898, serving in that capac
ity until December 81 of the same yeal
He was wounded at the battle of Sa
Juan Hill.
CAPTAIN DAVIS.
Capt. Austin r. Davis, of the Unite
States marine corps, was native Q
Georgia, and entered the marine corp
as second lieutenant in 1894.
COL. FRENCH REPORTED KILLED
London, July 1.-THE Evening New
prints a dispatch dated Shanghai to