Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-07-16
COL. LISCUM KILLED BEFORE TEN TSIN
Terrific Fighting at Tien Tsin, July 18th, Causes
Great Losses to the Allied Forces.-Awful
Treatment of Prisoners --More
Troops for the Orient
OFFICERS DECLARE 1T HOTTER THAN SANTIAGO

copyrighted 1900 Associated Prcss)
Tien Tsin, July 1S, via Che Foo, July
15, Shanghai, July 16.-At o'clock
this afternoon 1000 allied troops were
attempting to storm the wall of tie
city. The attack began at daylight
Its success is doubteful. The Chinese
on the walls are estimated conserva-
lively at 10000. They are pouring a
terrific hail of artillery, rifle and ma
chine gun fire upon the attackers.
American, Japanese, British and
French troops attacking from the
west, Russians from the east. The
Americans suffered terribly AS the
Associated Press representative left
the field the chief surgeon of the
Ninth infantry said conservative esti-
mate was that 25 per cent of the
Americans were hit. Col Wilson ii,
Liscum is reported mortally wounded,
as he was walking in front of his
troops. Major Regal and Captains |
Buck, Miller, Wilcox and Noyes are
among the wounded. Marine losses |
include Captain Davis, killed. Butler, |
Leonard and several others wound.sas |
The officers declared it hotter than
Santiago When the correspondent
left the Americans were lying in the
plain between the wall and river
.,-dor o. ooa1od;oo ood diroot fra
1t was equally difficult to advance or
retire. The correspondent counted
800 wounded of all nationalities.
The Officers of the u S. marine corps
mentioned in 6he foregoing dispatch
are probably Capt. Austen R. DAVIS,
recently at Manila, killed; First Lieu
tenant Smedley D. Butler, U. s. Steam
er Newark and First Lieutenant Henry
Leonard recently on duty at Cavite
and also of the Newark, wounded.
New York, July 16.-A dispatch te
the Journal and Advertiser from Tiei
Tsin, July 8: Intellectual attempts
have been made to conceal the fac
that Admiral Seymour was compelled
to shoot his own wounded during The
recent disastrous retreat of the PekiI
relief expedition. All wounded ant
prisoners who fell into the hands 0
the Chinese were frightfully tortured
The bodies of two marines, captured
by the Chinese, were recovered. Thei
eyes had been hacked out, the.
cheeks, arms and legs cut off, unit
death ended the sufferings Of the poo
fellows When Admiral Seymou
found himself so hard pressed he wa
unable longer to carry the wounded
he asked them: (Which do you pee
fer, to be left to the mercies of tn
Chinese or to be shot by your owl
comrades?" I'VE prefer death /
torture" was the piteous response .
the helpless men. A firing squad wa
told off, and while the little allie
force beat off the Chinese horde tia
surrounded it, the firing squad carrie
out it's orders.
London. July 16-lT The foreign ofIic
today issues a dispatch from Gen. Do
ward dated Tien Tsin, July II, whic
adds to previous information. Th
Chinese, according to this dispatcl
attacked that station July 18th, an
were repulsed after four hours har
fighting in which 500 of the ener
were killed. July 8. General Dorwa.
commanding $50 Americans, $50 Bri
ish and 400 Russians, and Gen. Flush
kima, commanding 500 japanese, a
tackled the Chinese, captured their Or
visions. killed ninety-five; and captu
ed four guns. Japanese and Amer
can troops subsequently rushed in Al
took the western arsenal, Gen. DO
ward adds the days honors and res
ed with the Americans and Japanes
There were no casualties among Il
Americans or Russians.
Washington, July 16.-An unofiei
report has come to the attention of Il
Chinese officials here that 5000 cl
nese officials at PelEin petitions
Prince Tuan. to protect the foreigner
whereupon Tuan ordered all signers
the petition to be killed.
Washington, July 16.-secreta
Hay called cabinet council th
smorning to consider the Chinese sitI
ton. Those in attendance we're on
secretaries Hay. Root. Long and GAG
At the conclusion Of the council It v
stated no line of action had been ]
termined upon. L is thought CO
munication was drafted for transm
sion. After the meeting secreta
Root Immediately went into consul