The evening times., 1900-12-11

Thomas F. Corridor, a Washington boy,
who a little over year ago enlisted in
the Marine Corps for service in the Phil
ippines, and who was with the first body
OF American soldiers to land in China at
the breaking out of the trouble in the
Orient. has written another interesting
letter to his brother. James j. Corridor,
giving an account OF the return from Pc
kin 10 the Philippines. Several of young
Corridon's letters have been printed in
The Times The latest one, received here
a few days ago, dated Cavite, October q,
is as follows:
Il am seing to describe our return from
Pekin. We started on the 4th of October,
but were stopped by orders of General
Chance 10 pass in review with all of his
army. Only Americans took part, and it
took about two hours TO file by. Generals
OF all other nations lined up on their
horses, and il was a beautiful sight to see
the Japanese in their gorgeous uniforms,
the Russians, English, Germans-weN, all
nations that invaded Pekin- All this hap
peRed at the Temple of Heaven, where his
command was quartered. General Chat
Zee ana Minister Conger passed in review
and We all came to present arms Gen
seEaI -Chaffee and Minister Conger took on
their hats and kept them of until they
passed by US. There we're 500 marines,
and the Lord knows how many Of Chat
fees command.
II tell YOU there is no soldier in the
world that can compete with the Amer
lean soldier or eaYalryman. II rs thrill
ing sight to see them in action, dashing
with cavalry here and there, and swinging
those heavy guns. l Will never forget II
as long as l live and we we're with them.
md Cd Rai17TfS RaffPrV from I1Pn
tsin TO Pekin. Our Companies and A
were the first Americans, witk-seilly s
Battery. to enter Pekin after Reilly blew
up the gates of Pekin, and was along
side of him, not seventy-fve feet from
him When he was killed he was direct
ing his gunners, looking through his glass,
TO shell a certain position held by the
Chinese He was killed on The high pa
goda on the Chin-Man Gate, and was shot
Shrough the mouth, and he never uttered
a word
After being reviewed by Conger and
Chaffee and the generals Of ali nations.
We went back to camp, and stayed until
o'clock the next morning. We made an
early start, for We had sixty miles 10
cover, the distance from Pekin TO Yung-
sung. before We could strike the rail-
road and the big bridge that was de-
stroyed by the Chinese as We drove them
ahead.
htteen miles, and We slept in Chinese
loss houses. which this country is noted
for, and Jim, their Josses, CT gcds, were
lying all over. and the ugliest-IookIng
things ever seen We were breaking
them open, and getting silver beads and
ali kinds Of curious trinkets- got some
Of those We had sixty miles 10 make,
and this is the way We di-
vided it up. going fifteen miles
day until We reached Yung-
Sung then took fat cars 70 Taku, where
We boarded the Indiana, and loaded on
stores to last US until we reached Casite.
From Taku to Cavite, l was told, is 1903
miles. and it took US seven days, and it
was 4 stormy voyage at that
Il tell you we were glad TO get away
from Cavite. but gladder to get back,
and 10 tell the truth. and a good many
mere don't see how We are alive 10 N-r-te
as we gave u y the ghost at the battle Of
Tientsin- That was where the Chinese
principally had their strongest hold, and
their largest arsenal, as 1 showed you
in sketch of Tientsin I sent you, and
besides ti4ey had those large walls. and
vel mean the allies-weTe out in the
open; yes, for the seventeen long hours
il lasted It was hardship, without food
or water in the field. but We did not ex-
pect anything else. Well, I was in it
from the start until the finish, and I
ought 10 know It I have done quite a
bit of scTapping since I became mariHe.
1 did not know they would make us sol
dires, and wear the same uniform, but
that is the way it is done here in the
Philippines.
I got a letter from you dated Septen-
Der s, from Atlantic City, y. J., and 1t is
the second letter I have received, one
reaching NE at Tientsin. China. with some
stamps enclosed. and a Spanish American
dictionary I did not get any more until
arrived at Cavite, and the mail arrived
here the 24th of October, making about
SIX months since got Two letters from
on I thought it funny as 1 used to get
me OF two letters d month from you. and
papers. The most OF the papers you sent
me never reached me at Pekin. l got a
couple Of bundles Of them at Tung-Chow,
fifteen miles from Pekin, on our march
back. I got a paper with Captain Long
and Captain Fuller's reports and every
thing IN il were facts, as stated, and I
turned over for him to see it.
You sold me in your letter that the
President hadread my letters. Well, he got
the facts as they happened, and as I saw
them and I was il it all the way through.
You ask ne how did I like Pekin2 Well.
II is the dirtiest hole in the world. and
the flthiest on earth. and they live worse
than dogs That is the way I saw it for
There are