The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-31

auring the FIRST three weeks OF the Doiu.
pardment. 400 In one day. Buckets fuil
Of bullets were gathered In me grounds.
Four hundred and fourteen people lived
In the compound through the greater pare
Of the siege. Three hundred aud TOUR
marines. assisted by cighty-hve. voluu-
teers commanded by English Captain
Poole, defended the place Eleven ei-
villains were killed and nineteen wounded,
Fifty -four marines and sailors were
killed and liz wounded. The American
loss was seven killed and eleven wounded.
Mr., Gilbert Reid VINO was wounued III
the foot. was the only American ctviiiea
injured. Two foreign ladies' we're
wounded.
The recepton which the Survivors
gave the army was WORTH the pardspips
the troops had undergone. The eufrants
WAS not spectacular, Sir Alrraf Grasolac.
with his staff and company OF Slkhs.
waded M q bed of sewage into cane.
under the Tartar wall. The pcsieeeu r..
moved the barrlcades and when the ga;cs
swung inward and the British coiors mp.
peared. there arose great continuous
cheer on both sides.
Generals. soldiers and correspondents
scrambled up TO the banks through tue
dlth. elhowing to the front Men ma
women surrounded the rescters ana
shook the hands OF the sikhs. rattiDs
them on the back, Everybody was nus
tied excitedly along into tho legation
grounds, where the colors were plan cd
On entering the grounds Of the British
legation the American troops stared IN
amazement and inquired If there was n
lawn party in progress. They had sx g.
pected 10 find the relieved In worse con-
dition than themselves, whereas the con-
! trast between the rescued and the res
cuers was surprisingly In favor of ths
former.
| On the other hand, the rescuers wes
| haggard and rough bearded. They dragged
themselves along as II ready to drop. their
khaki uniforms dripping with Precipitation
and black with mud.
| But second glance showed that the
rescued were psthetically pale aud thin.
i They looked like company OF invalids,
Every part OF the Enclosure testified TO
their tragic experiences. There was u
plot OF new graves, headed with wooden
crosses, including the graves OF 1--WE chill
! dren, There were several caves. rooted
over with tinbers heaped over with earth,
which served as bomb-proofr
The bulletin board was covered with
significant notices. For instance:
! las there is likely to be severe drop.
ping fire today women and children ars
/ forbidden to walk about the grounds"
owing to the small supply or yosv.
tables and eggs, the market Will he open
| only from 3 TO 10 hereafter All horse
meat is inspected by physician"
Mr. Conger had the first secretary s
house, Seventy American missionaries
occupied the chapel. The French eontln-
gent had the pavilion on the lawn. The
bravery of the women was noteworthy
They became 30 accustomed to fire that II
was difficult TO restrain them from walk
ing about-the grounds az all times.
ia nj p1 pFO "a
4 nation exhortIng the people to kill all
foreigners because the latter had made
war on China In attacking the forts Al
Taku.
The mainstay Of the foreigners vas al
old gun used by the British in 1860 which
was found in junk shop by Mitchell, th'
American gunner shis was mounted OF
Russian carriage found by an Italian
Ammunition was fitted 10 II and 1t ~a'
chrlstened "tho international gun
The foreigners remarked that relief nbc
been long delayed. but they Insisted thai
they had never despaired OF the outcome
The Chinese are said TO admit that tneJ
lost 5000 killed during the siege. The for
eigners did not waste their ammunition
shooting only when a target was in owl
dence. The Chinese method, on the other
!; hand, was a continuous heavy and indis-
criminate fire. The enemy would advance
TO the barbados q night, creeping III
with their arms filled with bricks anc
! in the morning the foreigners would md
a new wall a few feet closer Finally
the barricades came so close that talking
could be distinctly heard
During the last two nights the Chinese
! officers urged their men to charge TIM
) foreigners and exterminate them before
! The international forces should arrive
/ The Chinese soldiery replied that the,
could not stand the bayonets.
/ The relief OF Pekin was notable
: achievement chiefly for the, forced mai CT
!; OF four Independent armies over single
: dispatch road and in sickcnng weather
Y The opposition offered by the Chimes
5 dwindled steadily every day uDtll the re-
= Loving columns were in front Of Peldn.