The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-25

eight men wounded.
''Iltis. captain very badly injured; three
or four men killed. six or eight wounded
'Koreetz. two officers badly wounded.
eight men dead, twelve wounded.
"GuiIak. one officer badly wounded, eight
men killed, ten wounded. forty-seven
burned by explosion Of powder room
Lion. one man killed, one badly wound
ed.
tOther vessels engaged. injuries Of mi
nor Importance
The above is an account CLEANED from
conversations with officers engaged, but
may contain minor inaceuraeies-
During the engagement guns we're
turned on the Monoeacy, which was out Of
the line OF FIRE She was struck Cno cas-
ualties) and was forced 10 withdraw UP
the river. Very respectfully.
LOUIS KESIPFF,
Rear Admiral L. S Navy. Second in
Command, U. s Naval Forces. Ash
attic Station.
ITO the Secretary OF the Navy. Navy
Department. Washington. D. C.
bureau Of Nayigadon.)''
TOnOcacy Fired Upon
United States Mouocscy. Third Rate,
.ToEgku, China, jane Il, 1890.
''sir: have the honor 70 report upon the
occurrences since yesterday rOOn- I at
tended a meeting Of officers al s O'eio-k
o. m on board the Borbora- I was shOEn
the protocol and uItimatum as TO the Taku
forts The signatures 70 the document
we're autographic. and as yours was Tot
appended. informed the senior ofzcer that
be would have to leave the MOnoc1cy out
Of the plans and pieces for vessels OF the
attacking forces.
20. The first gun was fired aJ12-45o'c Ock
4 n. ard with the simultaneous discharge
that followed, two Of the shO-s Fas-ed over
the Monocacy. although she was out OF the
line OF fire between the forts and vessels
attacking.
"3. The utis did rot leave her berth.
which was a short distance from mine.
until I.21 and The japanese did Mt leave
hers during the bOnbz-cue-t-
II The Ere was well sustained on both
sides. AID although shell Continued al in
te-vaIs 70 pass near me or burst short or
beyc1d. I attributed il 10 a Wild firing al
the forts About 2-3o I VS. standing on
top of. pilot-houze, By the eating / had
mounted tcera when I heard q sheL ap-
preaching. and Immediately a crash TIE
second cutter hanging 1t Eer dayi-s. a few
feet below and behind me, had been
struck BY shell Il entered her stern, toTe
out the bottom. and ranging diagonally
across tee ship. out after faU o. the st-an
launch. smashing To-t. fo-ecastIe lad er.
ard passed through the ships side, in
which it left clear-cut oval, two feet by
ten inches There were many men on the
forward main deck. and it must have gore
as close 10 some Of them as il did 70 ne
II fortunately missed the Iaunch's dav.J,
as that would have caused 1t TO explode
.. Il was difficult 10 make cut how the
allies were faring. but they we're evidently
closing in, as after = m discharges from
guns like GatIings or Maxims were heard.
At there was tremendous explosion
and a mass Of fame. which attributed to
a magazine in one CT the forts.
sc Toward O'Clock the bursting Of
she'll in my near vicinity increased 10 such
an extent that il occurred to ne that the
forts might be directing some OF their FIRE
on the railroad station. as in this fat
country It was prominent mark. and
number Of japanese and Russian troops
were encanped around it. In such case
the Monocacy would be in considerable
danger from a FIRE which I had hitherto
considered bad shooting Acting upon the
thought. I at once cast Of everything. I
steamed awSy from the bank and went
two miles up the river. anchOring il the
first bend. This move was made at 45e,
AID at $50. the FIRE slackening ard a
japanese flag floating over one OF the forts,
1 returned 10 my berth
-. / was able 10 render the following
assistance: / 4 party Of Jhirty-seven Ia
dies and children. refugees from the mis-
sion at Taku. who had fed hUrriedly on
notification OF the bomb2rdment. They
came aboard last night at p. n and are
still with me. .. Also came two ofhcers Of
H. NJ. S. Barfeur. who had come down
from Tientsin too lac to get to any Eng
lish ship. 5. As VS. coming down river
at a m. an English TORPEDO beat towing
a Chinese boat prize-I had no small boat
to make a landing so I sent the launch 70
run her line ashore. for which thanks have
been returned. I have taken on board and
had surgical attendance for the following:
\ japanese soldier with a gUnshot wound
2 Chinese ccolie found close TO the ship
with arm torn OF by fragment Of she'll.
Russian soldier with wound in the hand.
IS. This place is deserted by everyone:
no trains, no teleSraph communication on
shore. but I had phone from Mr.. Pottea-
gill, who reports all quiet since first dis
tUrbsnce.
20. know nothing OF the fight except
that the forts were taken I feel a natu-
raj regret. shared no doubt BY the officers.
shat duty and orders prevented tie old
Monocacy from giving her ancient smooth
bores a last chance
Very respectfully.
F n WISE
Commander [. 5. Navy. Commanding.
TO the Second in Command, L. S Naval
Forces On Asiatic Station"
sailor Killed Tn Action.
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