The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15

any figure or group OF figures which
appeared N the open. The Chinese ride
men were scanning the field Tor figures
"a rise out of the gruss. 4 British doctor
WhO went Ia with four litter bearers was
hat 10 The arm. but nevertheless got bis
man. He WIS a picture OF fatigue a. wen
g. ~ professional enthusiasm when he
asked the General to allow him 90 re-
turn; ana be @ snid 10 the Generals
credit h. hado the young man To IL whas
eood ho could under cover and lcavc the
rest Go othors
Both by rank and by the number OF the
troops he had engaged. Fugushima was
the general OF the day on our side Of
the railway. ION the other an h. Russian)
Tho British brigodier- general Dorwood
VINO shared bis plans. acting for the
British. American ana French troops
NEARLY equailing In number the Japanesel
was 20 co-op. rate with him. No one OF the
allies takes orders from any % th. 0th-
crs-if We except Col. Liscum who seem
"a quite as ready Ia obey unaucstioningly
the English generals ORDERS ~ be- would
those Of Mai Gen Macarthur.
A. for Dorwood:
lie a. very pleasant NJ tea party. .
said an English officer lie is fond of
planting trees. Tho war Office sent him
needed. lie was the nearest general 10 the
scene OF acsor You understand"
lie sat behind the mud wall Ie did
not know where the japanese general was
ana the japanese general did not know
where he was They sent messages TO
each other. which came back unanswered
Meanwhile. they were about three hundred
yards apart
'of course. n the Russians have not
anyway" said Gen Dorwond. iu tho
course OF discursiVc conversation 'Irs
very pretty movcmcnt-thts withdrawal
under cover of darkncss-whcn q is prop
erlv done. Perhaps YOU might nud out
where Gfn Fukushima Is II YOU were 20
ask some OF the japanese doctors No.
they viii not speak Eng ish. ! think that
] VIII write q note 60 the American CONF
manding officer for Information"
The Withdrawal of the Ninth.
Darkness brought some relief. some cess
sation IN the nring. and IL brought Moves.
The adiutant Of the Ninth. after receive
Ing his second land scriousl wound. had
crawled Ia from the front by one 81 tie
canals hugeing rs bank for cover The
first-aid dressing around his leg WINS ns
dark a. his torn trou.ers with mud and
slime la the clear aud definite language
Of tense nerves. nE be- sat on tho bank
with map between him and thu British
general Owho was on his kneesl. he out
lined clearly the American position and
also added to thst very incomplete man
some features which most unfortunately
it asa not possess.
Before ! hurried on with q cablcgram
20 catch a launch 90 Tougku J heard the
general speak OF the withdrawal Of the
Ninth and. thought. Of his whole force.
D. a. o. af
the others were to remain. The japanese
general had another gigantic dramatic
conception. With held pieces during the
night he Was going 20 breach the wall
which lyddte shells could not breach.
After my cabloeram was written ! spent
a few minutes la the building known q
US as the American hospital. Poor Leon
ard Of the marines was quite out Of his
head az the result OF the reaction. and
Noyes was not far from Il. Leonard. a
big tine Amerisan boy. was perhaps the
most popular officer tn the Concession.
had met him coming IN 10 the afternoon.
The bone % his arm had been shattered
hy q gingall bullet lie was then reiue-
Ing 60 lean on any one as he walked
along The path outside the mud wall dnd
trying 20 be- very high-splritcd. l'f. Not.
ton OF the marines Ia undcrshirt and
trousers. was alone amoug hundf"1
wounded While a finished patient was
being taken on the operating table ane
an unattended one being pat on Dee busted
himself hy going from cot 40 cot eNAmiu'
ing this and that bandnge o. a bad wound
AZ 10 o'clock I started back 10 the he.d'
Fool md ammunition and empty car
and ntsers for the wounded were goin-
ln one direction and the woundefi va lnt
other. II was apparent that the Ninih
was returning BIG men in blue and kha-
XII who went out fresh in the mornins'
came dragging thcir steps with "a hir'
ala hnndage showing white eoinew mere "i
their bodies. What remained OF the fam
Gus as VINO were not wounded or carrying
wounded came IN command Of Maj Lee
In single ME He was not too tired 60
pass a word
''rhe position was untenahie." he said.
II brought them on With the loss Of one
man killed"
The Dead and the sleeping.
Al one point. az I had frequently done.
stepped to one side 20 allow a litter
borne by four men 60 pass. by the faint
moonlight / recognized the features oi
tho Colonel His face was peaceful. al
most smiling Mai. Walier's men. who
had also come in. were lying in line near
the gate. Such was their fatigue that
they were as motonless aud quiet as q
MNt OF NtAtt 81 NhfANAAH NANtfFAiAtAtA'h tf'Hhf
ty. Tho Major had been sent 20 guard
the rear lie polluted 10 some lights NOV
ing about at distance and suggested
that n that meant an attack his night s
work was well cut out for him. Tho lights
only represented the Boxers or some other
force 81 the enemy protecting the enemy g
own retreat after All.
Mai Waller might fight ~ he chose.
For my part. ! went TO my house h town
60 snatch little sleep. This 1 did 80
uocessfIlly thar slept al 81 four hours.
When I awcke ! was told that our troops
had walked into the native city. the
Chinese having evacuated ii early IN the
right
The European Concession felt ss u Il
had been born again. They won't ERE
any more shells into our back door" ]
thought for my part and will ride
out and have look a. Chinese Tien