The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-07
REFUGEES ARRIVE
FROM TIENTSIN.


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. t--Nlth ner
ex-soIniers OF the Ninth infantry and
refugees. the United States transport
Logan. from Taku. via Japan. was allow
ed TO dock today. after passing quaran.
tine. There we're men. women and
children on the vessel direct from Tien-
tsin, who had escaped from the. mobs
troops. Nearly all among the passengers
in the cabin had felt the, depressing ef-
fccts Of Siege. and had been in the
Chinese ely WHEN y wn na sbe rsfaees
were more than glad to get back 10
civilization. A large number OF the re-
fusess lef, the transport a, r Yohonamd
America by regular steamer
Among the passengers were the follow
Ing H.. sna o saa sSsrcn Mrs Mrs
pyks and four children; Mrs. Lowry and
three children: Mr.. and Mrs. Haynor and
three children Miss Jones. pr Pykr.
Rev. il. W Moulding, wife and son;
Mrs. Frank A. Davis. Mrs, Montall, Miss
Tillie Fair. Tientsin: Dir. N 8: Hopkins.
and ana three sne ehiidrsn. Mr.. and Mrs. smith
Chefoo: the Misses Drew. Mrs. 1. Drew,
Seward wilson. Yokohama. and about
100 invalided soldiers.
Deaths During the voyage.
There were three deaths on the Logan
Tahn was s reached. on June D Private
James H. McNeerney. Of Company d,
Ninth regiment. died and on July 5
baud s c of aa ONE II shs
men who started homewarf owing 20 III
ness died nj sea July q.
To the Logan gan. attaches he distinction
troops In China. She conveyed the gall
liant Ninth infantry from Manila to
The Logan made the run from Manila
In thirty-six days from Nagasaki in
eighteen and half days, and from Yoke
hama In fifteen and a half days. From
infantry and attachments OF the signal
and hospital corps, and among the pas
sengers brought here by her were sixty
she took aboard ne Christian refugees
from Tientsin All except forty-eight OF
these left the Logan at NagasakL
Attack on Ttcnisin.
DR. r. T.. Direndorfer. of Philadelphia.
the builder and manager Of the first wool
en- mill established IN China, and the per
sonai friend of United States Consul
Ragsdale and Of Poo Tong. "a brother 20
the Chinese emperor that was. tells the
following story % the attack on Tientsin:
it was on the morning Of July u that
emperor's soldiers oceurred ON the after
noon OF the same day the hombardment
of the Taku forts began.
capt Bailey of the british shin prian-
DO was commander of the allied force al
Tientsln on July ~ as Capt McCalla was
absent with Admiral seymour at the time
About u o'clock In the forenoon he saw
smoke rislng from the railroad track,
about four miles distant from the city
and Suspceting that the Boxers had fred
another bridge, Capt Bailey ordered thir-
~ OF bis blue Jackets. commanded By a
inidshlnsnan whose name I have forgot.
ten. 10 prnceed 10 the spot ana Invests
gate, We had three-inch gun ara the
mrn werr fully armed, When our flat
aIr tsaA afxA a.tLs ~
found bridge ~ which the tsfnscrs had
been burned away from the iron Orders
making " unsafe Go cross, ana ours COM
mander ordered his men 10 return to the
city.
Were Imperial soldiers.
I'VE had gone about three handrea
yards 81 ihc back tFin when We saw a
lot ~ Chinese soldiers about 10 on them
crossing thg track AZ poiut a mile ahead
81 Gs They wcre walking very rapsalg,
and ~ az approached them an doubts a.
q their being Imperial troops asa n,,.sr,a
they 90 NOT wear thr red turhAn ana
sash that alsilnEuished tNa Bakers ana
az soon a. Nc got within about No Yards
~ them they scattered ami gbt behind the
graye mounds with which the smrsa~s ~
the couatry wss thicsly studded Re-
garding this action as suspicious our
ulid#nipmaN save the orarr 10 fire a Nj.
isy and they quickly ana vlsoreusly ~
turned the suiNte Oar ncidpirce MAS
MINUS q sight and most as It's enats
l3sk*N over the enemy. 50 thar after ton
minutes 81 hos firing ae resumed ei}F
retreat. the Chinese Aring al ps ~ Ions
as We were within range There were
60 casualties ar our side
Tho Significant feature % that iprt
dent was iis bearing on the subsequent
proceedings n q had not bscn Dor ire
action Of cor party that morning. the
homhsrdnent % TneHtsln mlsE, no, have
commenced that afternoon IN other
words. ] am Inclined 70 believe that eur
attack on the Chinese traops precspgtAtn4
the homhardment 81 the city Ana fnr
that reason the skirmish may astaia
Importance When hnAl settlements are
being made"
Ebr Dircnd0rfsr opines that the trouble
I'm China VIII ha az m end within q eoup3e
OF years. az fartheSI
1T win b. a repetition Of the Taiplnx
rebellion" he sald, When the allies
have captured Picking. the Boxers will ba
broken into hands 81 marauHers"
Boxers shoot Well.
Charles Mcintosh. a Toronto. Ont. man
hut an American citizen who was mr.
n.ifenaoTfsr's assistant ~ the Wo0lsa
mill. said;
Il think l must have spent about fif-
teen days In the tower. / was doina