Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12
WHAT CAUSED TIE DELAY
Of the Expeditions in Aid of the
 Green Family.

Lack of Transport Facilties-Expedi-
 ton Finally Started October PA
 Disagreeable March Through Sand.
 Followed by Blizzard of Rain and Sleet.
 Tien Tsin, Nov 5.-The international expedition to Pao Ting Flu, by some deemed to he a necessary tactical movement. in quest of the unfortunate Green family. after repeated postpone lncntS has at length become d part of history of the 'yelldw terror" of 1900 Lack of transport facilities on the part of the Germans delayed the movement until October F. when from Pekin and Tien TSin there started Simultane- ously three columns to accomplish what should have and what would have haen done at least q month pre- ruSiy had the British commanding "llrer at Tipn Tsin been allowed to
 move when ready to do so.
 The Ti@n TSin columns were con- mandcd by General Baelond of the French army and Maior-General Lorne Campbell. the former taking a direct route to the north uf the waterway 10 p3O Ting Flu and the latter a more cirruitOu& route to the south of the same. General Baellond owed his command to somewhat peculiar cir cumStanceS. News had been received that the French column was already moving to Pno Ting Flu Independently and alone. To fruStratp this action the command of the Tian Tsin columns was offered to General Baellond and accepted on the distinct understanding that the French column alluded to be hll hn aJ.l.iI- ,of lln al when. on reaching their destination. Woula be commanded hy General Sir Alfred GaSelee. commanding the col unln from Pekin.
 The commands of General Baellond and General Campbell consisted of German and Italian troops and British India troops, With q battery of Royal Horse artillery. a small number of the Australian contingent and q battery of TWO pompOm guns.
 Accompanying Campben's command the route lay southwest through Tu Lui. destroyed, by the troops a month previously, to the walled city of Wen An Sien in the vicinity of which it was claimed the Chinese imperial troops had dispersed the boxers some five days before our arrival. intiicting heavy losses. At Ma Chou. q small 1 walled city. on the 11th of October, General Campbell received q letter
 from General Baellond stating that the French had occupied Pao Ting Flu on
 tie 18th instant without opposition. having anticipated the acts of the al lies and broken the promise that they would await the other commands. On the 18th Iien Chou Hsien was ! reached. This is a walled city of some
 pretensions. evidently prosperous and 1 q center of the rich agricultural dis | trict. On the 18th the rear guard of | the column while leaving the city, hay
 ing been delayed by baggage transport l was treated to a somewhat hostile | demonstration. some hundreds of the ! towns people gathered about them. one | man endeavOring to incite the crowd
 to action. This would be leader was l somewhat severely handled and the | guard moved out without further all | noEance. After a most diSagreeahit ! march on the .Otn. through q dust | storm of unWonted severity. ending ill
 q blizzard of rain and sleet, rendering
 the going heavy and dangerous Tac | Ting Gu was reached on the Dist Ot i October, after q march of 1:;0 miles through q country which but for all 1 exceptionally dry season would have ] been absolutely Impossible. man! l miles of the route being described CT
 the Chinese and foreign maps as lakes ] and marshes.