The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-07-20
Tie Combined Forces Made an
Attack on the Chinese at
Tien- -TSin July IL.
WERE DRIVEN BACK WITH HEAVY LOSS
Among the Slain We're Col. Liscum,
of the 9th Infantry, and Col.
French, of the 25th.
Other Americans Were Killed and
Wounded-The Russian, English
and Japanese Troops Lost
Several Officers.

Washington, July 1.-THE navy de-
partment Monday morning received
official confirmation from Adm Remey
of the reverses of the allied forces at
Tien-Tsin on the morning of the 18th.
The dispatch is dated Che-Foo, July
16, and says:
Reported that allied forces at
tackled native city morning 18th. Rus
slams right with United States 9th
infantry and marines on the left.
Losses allied forces large: Russians,
100, including artillery colonel; Amer
leans, over 80; British, over 40; Japan,
5S, including colonel; French, 25.
"Col. Liscum, 9th infantry, killed;
also Capt. Davis, marine corps. Capt.
Lemley, Lieuts. Butler and Leonard
wounded. At 7 evening allied attack
on native city was repulsed with great
loss. Returns yet incomplete; details
not vet confirmed. REMEY."
London, July 1.-THE Evening
News prints a dispatch dated at
Shaghai Monday giving a detailed ac-
count of the attack of the allied
forces on the native city of Tien-Tsin
as reported in press dispatch, dated
Tien-Tsin, July 13, via Che-Foo, July
and Shanghai, July 16.
According to the Evening News dis
patch the allies were repulsed and
compelled to retreat with loss of
more than 100 killed, the British los
ing 40 and the japanese 60. The
Americans and Russians, it is added,
also suffered heavily. Among the
Americans killed were Col. French,
of the 25th infantry, and Col. Liscum,
of the 9th infantry. A Russian col
onel of artillery was also killed.
The dispatch adds that the China
men fought with great desperation,
and their Workmanship was accurate
and deadly.
Washington, July 17.-Col Emerson
II. I.iscum, of the 9th infantry, who
was killed at Tien-Tsin, was one of
the most gallant of the old civil war
veterans in the service. At the out
| break of that war he volunteered as
! a corporal in Company H, of the 1st
t Vermont infantry, having been born
/, in Vermont. He was mustered out
of the volunteers in August, 1861, and
!, Immediately entered the regular army
as private in the 18th infantry. Pro-
motion was rapid in his case, and he
received his first commission in the
| ~
] in January. 1863.
He, was transferred to the 30th in.
fantry in 1866, and later became cap.
. tain, and became colonel of the 9th
9 infantry on April 25, 1899. He was
! breveted a captain in 1864 for gallant
service in the battle of Bethesda
Church, and in the campaign before
! Richmond, Va. Col. Liscum was il
O the Santiago campaign with the 9tf
= infantry, and was badly wounded a
:. the battle of San Juan hih The wal
< department had taken note of hi!
!. splendid service there, and his nam,
p was to have been presented at th'
!, next session of congress for promo
" ton to the rank of brigadier general
!" Capt. Austin r. Davis, United State
i marine corps, also killed, was a ma
: tive of Georgia. He entered the ma
r. rines corps as second lieutenant ol
+ July /, 1894. He went out to tn
1t Philippines in April, 1899, in charg
a of the marines who took over tn
Cavite naval station from the militar
n branch. His commission as captai
- in the marine corps is dated March
1890.
:. Capt. VIM. b. Lemly, of the marin
e' corps, who is reported as wounded,
s. native OF North Carolina and
IN nephew of Judge Advocate Genera
rs Lemly, of the navy. He entered tn
Of corps on it's increase in March, 1S9!
.a being attached to the staff as an a;
at sistant quartermaster, with the ran
q, of captain.
Lieut.. Smedley ID. Butler, of the m;
20 rine corps. also wounded, was one {
" the new officers in the service, havin
he been appointed from Pennsylvania j
ke April. 1899. He was sent to the Phi
be ippines. and was one of the officer
ia drawn from the Cavite station L
a. Adm. Kempn at the beginning of II
fighting at Thku. a
T. Lieut.. Henry Leonard, of the m
rine corps. was appointed to thu
- service from the District of Columb
in April, 1899. lie accompanied Lieu
re- Butler TO the Philippines soon aft
,at his appointment, ahd also join,
tn KempfT's forces at Taku.
a Washington, July 17.yIt is stat,
ife at the war department that no sue
ire person as Capt. wilcox. who was T
wo ported wounded, IS in the 9th infan
nd nv. The officials here think il mig
nv lbe Mai Wallace. Of the 9th.
I Mai. Jaues REAGAN Of The e.k