The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-07

b. Lawton, Of this city. wife OF Lieut..
Lawton, OF the Ninth United States
infantry. now doing service IN CHINA,
received Yesterday a letter from Maj
j. NJ. Lee, who took temporary COM
mand of the Ninth upon the death
Of Col. Liscum. in which he gives
graphic account of the battle of lien
Tsin and comments upon the 2allan-
try of Lieut.. Iawton. who was wound
ed four times during the battle while
executing orders.
Recommended for = MEDAL.
Mai. Lee says that Lieut. l.awioi
has been recommended for medal
OF honor and brevct. and describes
the lieutenant as 'thc most heyoic,
gallant spirit that then went into bat
tie"
After referring to the loss sus
tanned by the Ninth regiment. which
the major places at 20 per cent, IN
killed and wounded. he says:
Amid Death and Carnage.
Capt. Noyes had been twice wound
ed Capt. Bookmiller had fallen, MAJ.
Reran had fallen. severely wounded
withina few feet of me. and soon AT.
ter Gen. Liscum fell mortally wound
ed. This all occurred before or about
n. IN. on the 18th.
Fighting Waist Deep In Water.
I'VE had pushed forward 10 the
limit and were separated from the
enemy by canal or maot so yards
wide. and from six to eight feet deep
in water. The ground in our rear,
where so many had fallen was liter
ally swept by bullets and shrapnel
To advance was impossible. and with
the dead and wounded around us and
all of us in mud and water from our
waists to arm pits. we determined &c
hold the place and await reinforce
ments. ammunition and relief for our
wounded.
The situation became more and
more desperate.
A PeriIous Undertakings.
About 10 a. IN. | decided to send
Lieut.. Lawton. with an orderly, back
for help. 1t was perilous undertake
ing. but l believed he would get
through, and he did so. under heavy
fire. and coolly represented our needs
20 Gen. Dorward. Some reinforce
ments were sent, about hundred
but they never reached our front line
Lieut.. Lawton wounded.
Lieut.. Lawton stood up under fire
and urged them to move on. jus,
then he received a scalp wound. He
{ then started alone 10 join me and re-
port. We saw him coming, and the
: word went along the line. There
e comes Lieut.. Lawton,' and every mar
r opened on the enemy to protect him
y / saw hin stop to pick up something
/ and thought he was hit. but he haS
c dropped his note book. and had cool
ly stopped to pick it up. On he came
r and when nearly through he was hi
q in the arm and breast severely, but
n thank God. not fatally.
Remained Until NishtfaIl.
= Capt. Brewster and | went 10 him
: and he calmly and clearly Reported
the result of his perilous mission
Z There he and /. with the dead an,
Z wounded about us. remained undc
fire until nightfall. lie was again hi
in the sole of the shoe.
. Nelson &. Price.
1.-The gallant, heroic little soldie
i. named Nelson c. Price, private i
Company +, Ninth infantry, attende
him. and protected him with littl
bank &C earth, which was hit man
:. times. The superb heroism OF thi
- young soldier. no doubt saved you
i, husbands life and mine as well.
. Two or three times orders ha
been sent to US 10 retire at night, bu
!. we never got them.
:. withdrew Under NightfnII.
" Lieut.. Lawson. Lieut.. Franzier an
$ | maturcd plan 10 withdraw undo
d cover of darkness and carry off a
our wounded and the body Of ou
r. colonel. This was accomplished b,
t. ginning the move at 5: 10 p. m. thong
= under some of the enemy's fire.
- "One poor fellow lost his life. She
. seven times. For nearly an hour "
u. f'oundered along over dil.s and int
AZ bitches filled with mud and water an
IN assembled under mud wall. wher
a. we found part Of the regiment III
G. der Col. Coolidge"
" The majors letter relating 10 III
ad battle stops here and the remand,
49, 60 \ =