The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-29
TRAGEDY IN PEKING
GRAPHICALLY TOLD.
Extracts From the Diary of High
Chinese Published In North
China Daily News.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug &.-From the
following extracts are taken:
by the 4th OF June the Boxer outlaws
had begun to tear UP and destroy the rail-
way between Picking and Tientsin. and
from that day also began to enter the
CRY walls of Picking. crowding In at a
rate OF over thousand a day. Affairs
gathering places for recruits etc.) We're
erected by them all over the city. At this
time, also these outlaws began the whole
sale slaughter Of Christians and burning
OF the churches outside OF Picking, I'M
iii none of the latter has been left stand
Ing. As many as could escape amongst
the Christians then poured into the cap
ital taking refuge in the LEGATIONS sit
uated In the Tungchiaon,ing street (other-
wise known as Legation street,. This state
of affairs, I may say. existed In the cap
ital during the first days OF June,
nth mson, a6th year OF Kwang Hsu)--
About Aisk. while in the University Of
Picking. saw four places on fire, where
subsequently learning that all the
churches and mission property inside the
Eastern city had been set on fire and
the lamplight market having been espe-
cially destructive. lasting far into the
next day
Commotion and Rioting.
Tonight there was a huge commotion
and rioting. mostly in the eastern and
great fusillade OF rifle firing succeeded.
This was due 10 these places being near
the Austrian legation, the inmates of
which, however, hearing great commo-
tion among the Boxers In the great thor
oughfares. and seeing them approaching
close 10 the legation. began 10 shoot them.
The Boxers returnet the fire. the mutual
fighting lasting TO 1870 p. M, when both
sides ceased
Fifteenth June-ThM morning there
were several dead bodies lying near the
AaF4f hR ~ iur So rstsv
Sixteenth June-Today the fire and
smoke rising from buildings set on fire IN
the great street leading from the south
gate az the palace was awful. So dense
was tho smoke thai throughout the day
there was a pau over the capital, making
Boxers had set fire 10 the old established
TRotetang drug shop. and there being at
the time a strong southwest wind blow
ing. the coniiagraton had destroyed sew
eral hundred shops.
Austrian Legation Captured.
Nineteenth Iune-At noon today as the
German minister and his Interpreter were
riding IN sedan chairs 10 get to the tsung
II yamen, and had got Just north OF the
heard a shot In tho sedan chair Of the
minister. due 70 the revolver which no
carried as personal protection going on
Reiglan legation. susrecting that the shot
had been fired by our government troops,
Immediately opened their gates and
began firing on passcrs-hy Tho
Rcieian legation IS iust next 20
the TehsinNtang house. Thereupon our
government troops returned the Ere Dur
Ing the mutual fusillades those 10 the
sedan chairs were bit. the German min
ixycr fatally. This was the beginning of
actual hossilities The government, feel
inK that under. the circumstance, the
matter had got beyond recall. accordingly
decided FOR tho FIRST time 30 order out The
Kausu corps 90 attack the various Legal
ttuus
twentieth June--At ~ m today KAN
su troops began firing on the Austrian
legation from the princes palace Great
street The hring lasted an night
Twenty IUne-At 10 . 3, m. the
Austrian legation MAS captured by the
Karsu troops, and az about q m. they
began setting Gre 90 the building near
hy A. night feu the buildings Just east
az Tho Austrian legation. namely, the I'm
perial Chinese hank and the Dollar mint.
got on IRE.
As morning broke we could see that
fhe confederation was spreading east ans
west. and burning more dercoly than ever,