The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-26
VIII He Taken from Tien-Tsin to Ia
KIN I'm Small Boats and EN-
bark for the United States.
INCIDENTS OF THE FIGHTING
CHINESE GUNNERs MORE ACCURATE
THAN BOERs AT LADYsMITH.
Appalling Spectacle nj Ruin and
Desolatiou I'm Tien-Tsfn-Brit-
fsh Tribute to Americans.

copyright 1900. by. the Associated Press.I
SHANGHAI, July ga batch of corre-
spondence from the Associated Press rep
resentative at Tien-Tsin has just been re-
ceived here.
says: Most of the American sick and
wounded have been taken In boats to Taku,
where they will embark on the American
hospital ship Solace for the United States"
Describing the fighting on July II the COR
respondent says: 1.-THE allies to-day sus-
tanned hundred casualties in repelling an
early morning attack on the railway sta
ton across the river from the foreign set
Element. A regiment OF Japanese. bat
talon Of French from Tonquin and the
Hong-Kong Sikhs participated in the fight
ing. driving the Chinese before them at the
point of their bayonets, killing. 1t is esti-
mated. three hundred of them. The allies
had planned a general movement against
the Chinese position and a contingent of
the Ninth United States Infantry landed at
midnight. prepared to advance. The move
ment was POSTPONED. however. after part OF
the troops had started on account of the
difficulties encountered In crossing the
canals. The Chinese. apparently, had been
Informed OF the plan and gathered a large
force opposite the station. These opened
with rifles and field guns, and the foreign
ers advancing were met by severe infant
ny fire. the Chinese creeping close to the
station behind the cover OF the Tombs. The
fighting began at o'clock and lasted four
hours, becoming a hand-to-hand conflict.
The Japanese company leading the charge
lost all its officers and fifteen privates and
six Frenchmen were killed and three Sikhs
were killed and six wounded Two British
four-inch guns mounted at the lower end
of the settlement bombarded the Chinese
positions with lyddite. firing at the pagodas
on the wall of the native city. Two more
guns are being mounted There is great
need of more heavy guns TO displace the
Chinese artillery. Plenty OF light batteries
are arriving. A British officer who was i'm
Ladysmith during its siege by the Beers
says the severity and accuracy OF the Chi
nese Smelling the past week exceeded that
of the Boer bombardment OF Ladysmith
The heat is intense
TRIBUTE TO AMERICANS.
Under date of July 1e the correspondent
says: General Dorward. the British COM
mander. has seat to the American COM
manders letter. in which he says: Il de-
sire TO express the high appreciation of the
British troops of the honor done them in
serving alongside of their comrades of the
American army. and of the high honor ac-
corded me In having them under my COM
mand. 1 blame myself for the mistake
made In taking their position by the Ninth
Regiment. not remembering that troops
fresh TO the scene of action and hurried
forward I'm the excitement of attack were
likely TO lose their way. STILL the position
they took and CALAMITY stuck TO all day
undoubtedly prevented large body of the
enemy from turning the right of the at
lacking party and inficting serious loss on
the French and Japanese.
General Dorward also expressed his
sympathy with the Americans I'm the loss
OF Colonel Liscum, commander of the regi-
ment. and Captain Davis, of the marine
corps. He commended Lieut.. Smedley ID.
Butler and Lieut. Henry Leonard, of the
marine corps. and Lieut. Louis Lawton. OF
the regiment. and praised Lieutenant
Col Coolidge for his skillfuI handling of
the regiment.
'Chinamen from the walled city describe
reign OF terror inaugurated by the Box
ers before the city fell The Boxers killed
all Chinese who had been I'm the employ OF
Europeans. holding daily inquisition.
They decapitated even those suspected of
friendship for foreigners. or of adopting
foreign customs. The mere wearing of mar
row sleeves was deemed an offense Justify
ing the death of the offender and the con-
fscation Of his property. IL IL now be-
neved that the regular troops and the Box
ers are hostile 10 one another. the troops
being enraged because the Boxers drew
them into disastrous fight"
SCENES IN TIEN-TSIN.
The situation I'm Tien-Tsin July Is is thus
described: THE native city this afternoon
presents an appalling spectacle of ruin and
desolation. The suburbs We're completely
destroyed by fire. mostly caused by the
shells OF the allies on the side facing the
settlements. IL Is believed that rot a dozen
houses arr intact and all were a little
damaged by the tremendous lire OF the
allics' artillery web. however. was APP
parcnty not heavy enough 10 produce
much effect. \ curious spectacle is pre-
scented b. number OF mud novels i'm
mefiateIy underneath the wall where the
latter was most damaged. hardly one OF
them showing signs OF having been hit
inside the city the damage terrific.
The bulfings nearest the wall were mostly
quilted by fire and many were totally blown
= pieces by the shells OF the allies. Among