The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-18
PUNISHING THE CHINESE.
.yyRJ,N IROOPS tIO>E wa"
ntIJNED 10 VINO.
Man, Executions of Bo,-r. and chinese A''
,u.-d Of various OncncC.- hi'''"n"''' ~.
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p,v,x Scr, 20 column ~ about 300
men went out thi, week TO DESTROY Boxers ana
Boxers strongholds. and make M IMPRESSION
on 80 country around Pekin generally. Gen.
Jau,~ II Wilson had command oi Va" aIhed
cttnnp. which left here on SUNDAY afternoon
CANNED at LIN 60 emo, fourteen miles 10 we
southwest. and from there before daNbfraR we
nay, morning hustled ~ toward the western
hill, 10 bag the Boxer OF Pet a Gnu iour h"ur-
from the place Of biyouac This column was
,ornuoscd of 100 American Infantry a" BRUSH
foot. A battalion Of japanese and four big guns.
fo,ce of Germans was 10 leave Pekih very
early on Monday morning and be on hand at
Pei ia Gnu to gather In the Boxers a. they we're
drivcn down a gully by Wilson'S men Whether
IN. Germans stopped on the way or whether
they we're Il bit late in starting has not been ie-
ported At any rate the hulk oil ia" Boxers al
Pei Ia Chu got away unkilled and the Germans
have been blamed for their escape" The column
returned on Tuesday safe and -ound save Tor
four American soldiers who bust Their evening
fire over a small powder cache III u temple Nard
and suffered from the effects of an explosion
Tie movement was a complete success in that
the armed Chinese in the place we're surprised
Major William Quinton. whose battalion OF ihe
Fourteenth United states Infantry participated
NJ me llN'ltNl idIl fl llf 'lh'h' w w.
ten a report Of IN" afair Ihe>" two interesting
extracts are taken from it
Breaking bivouac at = \. VI "" arrived al
the designated village at . 10 \. NJ, and here
! was furnished n guide. II q Suuier-. formerly
an officer of the Seventh | rited states tavaify
and now Secretary of tho American legation
a. Pckir. III conversation with Nr. Squiers
! learned that a force of Sikh- were ahead OF
me and had about fortN-iive minutes start
| further learned that be could take a route
that would place NY battalion III advance OF
these Sikhs Il I desired. "a the skis lad. by
soInc error. deviatcd from the proper trail % be
followed begged him 10 place my battalion
upon thi, trail and, a. a result, was compelled
70 march my battalion without any nal, Tor a
greater period than two hours
THE Sikh-. however. discovered thclr error.
turned he head Of then column 20 their left
and - the result OF this movement the Ameri-
can and sikh soldiers. the latter celebrated
a. being all hill men. the climbers Of the roof OF
the world. found each other AT the base Of a
mountain about 500 feet III height and pre-
seniiug an angle If about ffty degrees. Tho
American soldier was handicapped in the
climb rs he carried with him uI on his per
son rationS for one dl'. 100 rounds Of
ammunition. blanke, roll. and, a. before re-
narke H. proceeded to the climb without any
halt for rost The contest for supremacy was
A silent and friendly one. Sikh and American
each doing his very best to reach the summit
FIRST, and | AIN more than pleased 10 state the
american soldier won out. reaching the top Of
the mountain first, the head of the Sikh files
however. hcing u close second From the
summit a glorious panoramic view was pre-
scented upon which our eves Toasted only
briefly n u series 81 shots from the temples
hpnpath uarp dIrpstai ,non ne a : rptuirdera
that We were there for other purposes than
viewing scenery. however grand
Tho Boxers leaving the paeoda sought
refuge down the valley in q walled cemetery
some sN hundred yards distant from the pa
CODA Their" was no longer any fight in these
men They were evidently seeking cover and
safety, rs they permitted the Ninth United
States Infantry. upon whose flank they were.
and NOT more than %, 10 300 Yards distant at
that, 10 gap them unchallenged by even a sin
81" shot ! was proceeding against them with
the Two companies under my command when
arrested in my movement by the General ON
msnding who stated that. in his opinion. anv
fIrthc' movem nj against these men woul
he inhnnane. IN whi"H opinion I conceded.
The American troops are I o only troops now
op"rat NJ in china that would have spared
tho lives Il those Cinnamon, and | trust that
WV WIZ ll'N' lI'II-'iNf~ WINK 81 tnH
clemcnrv shown them
The results Of tho expedition To- Poi ia Chu
and those OF an expedition or the Sixth Cavalry
10 the northwest lod hv Capt Forsythe have
about convinced ~" army people that Boxers
st this stage ~ th" game are an int gible
sct Va matter how MANY thousands may be
reported rs waiting at % stronghold outside
70 meet Ne" foreign enemy in bloody combat
not oven a decent Philippine -kIrmiSh can be
obtained when the troops 20 out.
capt For-ythe spent four DAYS leading three
troops Of cavalry among Villages thirty and
FORTY miles northwest Of pckiu. The object
Of this trip was tho rescue Of many Christian
converts reported to be in hiding in the fields
and IA danger II their lives from the Boxers.
The net results Of the expedition were sixteen
Christian Chinese Who were found In a field.
After a great deal 81 parlcyiug they consented
I" he rescued aud brought To pekin. The ey-
petition had 2 narrow escape from being fruit
loss. for these same people said they thought
'hcY could square things with the people ~
their village and 90 back to their homes In
spite 81 this aSsuranccto the cavalry, however.
they were rescued and brought ~ Pokin
The fov Dr " : Ament. a Cunereca-
tonal missionary. va, tho chief guido and ir-
terrrc'or al 40 oNI edition II ,cems tina,
nj-siuu1ro 'Iggr-tci tho trip On account
81 their assert. ou~ CAPT. torSN the Wa or
dcred 20 proceed into the country and rescue
Christians aud burn Boxer Strongholds II
was therefore nr. tWent'S duty. according to
the ldels ~ taUt ForS,thc To produce Chris
tdn~ to he rescued and point ont Boxer houses
T. he de.troNed Nthpugh hand carr cd by
heinc in y Pre- h terrain district. and therefore
unfamiliar with th" laN Of the country and the
nature Il the IeOI L., DR. Ament hustled around
and kept tie expedition from being n gloomy
failure 4, light OF tho approaching cavalry
cau'"l the l%".tlo Of the villages 10 scatter
Tor the corn patches and not Ia show their
head until NJ" column had passed Dr Ameut
I'D hi hes' however lie found houses which
bore evidence. 81 Boxer occupation. and they
Mere duly burned. lie overlook cowed Great
urcs IL the fields and singled ont tho church
members 10 be taken back Incidentally. he
used his knowledge Of Chinese in ring
egg and chickens FOR tho troopers mess The
only casualty suffered bv this omman was
the killing Of ono 81 Dr Amcnt's Chinese ser
wants. II" wa crawling over the roof ~
houses ~ a certain village looking for hiding
RoIers when he was him>el' taken for o Boxer
h, IN" oavalrNmen aud fred upon. n bullet
picrrtug his heart