Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-04-06

much of the diary and great help In
copying. A considerable portion of the
book was written with bullets whis-
thing about us as as we sat in the Stu
dents Library building Of the English
legation. There are several men whose
work entities them TO decorations from
all Of the countries represented In the
siege, and their names will be indelibly
written I'm all u memories, even IL the
powers and ministers concerned over
look them. I refer TO II, u, Gamewell.
August Chamot, Colonel Shiba and
Herbert G.. Squires.
Robert Coitman, tr.y NJ. u.
Picking, China. Sept: 10, 1890:
CHAPTER /.
In the autumn of 1898 In the month
OF October very shortly after the ia
nous coup d'etat OF the empress dow
ageT OF China, an event occurred which
may have been the influence that
shaped after events or IL may be that
this event was but the premature ex-
plosion OF q mine being prepared by
the EMPRESS and her evil advisers, In
tended TO shake the civilized world at a
later date. n refer to the riot at Lu-
kouch'iao, known to the English speak
ing world as Marco Polo's bridge, from
It's having been accurately described
by that early traveller. This place had
e~uriously enough been chosen as the
northern terminus of the Hankow-Pe-
king railway, although ten miles west
OF Picking, n the road consequently Is
generally known as the Lu Han rail-
way. The political history of the strug-
gle between the Russian, French and
British diplomats In Peklng, with ref
erence to obtaining the concession for
and the financing OF this road, Is very
interesting, and would I'll a book Of It's
own, but there Is no reason why 1t
should enter into this narrative more
than to state that finally the Belgians,
acting for Russia n France, obtained
the concession to build and finance this
greatest trunk line of China. To con
meet this line with the existing Peking-
Tien Tsin railway a short track was
laid from Fengtai, the second station
south OF Peking, to Luk~ouch-iao, n a
fine iro bridge built over the Hum Ho
or Muddy river, just a few hundred
yards west OF the original stone Marco
Polo bridge. This short connecting line
Is but three miles In length and lis the
property Of the Peking-T ien Tsin rail-
way. With this prelude allow me to
proceed with the event with which l
was somewhat closely identified, and
am able TO speak Of with knowledge
and accuracy. on October 20 l was
called to Fengtai to amputate the leg
OF a poor coolie who had been run over
by the express train from Tien Tsin.
After the operation l partook of tiffin
at the residence Of A. G.. Cox, resident
engineer Of h Picking section OF the
Picking -Tien Tsin railway. His other
guests were Major Radcliffe OF the In
dia army service, on what Is known as
language leave In China, and G, w.
Campbell, official Interpreter OF the
British legation. During the meal the
newly completed iron bridge was
spoken OF by Mr.. Cox and we were all
to accompany him after tiffin
on a trolley to inspect the bridge. This
l was unable to do, as a professional
in Picking at 4 p. M. pre-
vented. The XXI morning l received
the following telegram, which should
been delivered the night before,
but owing to the closing of the city
no attempt was made to deliver
1t: Goldman, Peking-Come to Feng-
tai at once. Cox and Norregaard both
seriously wounded in riot at Luz
signed Knowles. imme-
diately o d In my cart to Machiapu,
the Picking terminus of the Peking-
Tien Tsin railway, and wired down to
Fengtai Tor an engine to come to take
me down.. In an hours time | reached
Fengtai and went at once to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Cox, to find both himself
and Captain Norregaard, the resident
engineer and builder of the bridge at
with bandages about their
heads and general appearance Of hav-
been roughly used. Their story Of
the riot was told me while 1 removed
the dressings, applied by my assistant,
native medical student Of the rail-
way hospital at Fengtai. the day be-
fore.
Mr.. Cox stated that he and his two
guests had gone shortly after tiffin on
a trolley to Captain Norregaard's resi-
dence, near the bridge, Inc having
added Norregaard to their party, pro-
ceeded on foot to the bridge. Near the
eastern edge stood q party Of Kansu
numbering fifty or more, who.
the approach OF the foreigners,
them with offensive epithets,
In which the well known Yang kuei
or foreign devil" was frequently
repeated. Mr.. Campbell, who spoke
Chinese huently, demonstrated with the
men and endeavored to have them
stand aside n allow the party to
cross h bridge, but they obstinately
OboNl ilC ClllIdIlCG anu WdTneU
the foreigners back.
At this Juncture a military official of
low rank appeared on the track and
appealed to him to quiet the
men and allow them to inspect the
bridge. This officer replied tina the
men were not OF his company and he
no power over them, but Camp
bell, knowing well the Chinese nature.
At once told him that they should CON
slider him responsible for any trouble,
whether he were their particular officer
,r not. Upon this the officer ordered
The men to open up a passage for the
which they promptly did,
and the party Of -four crossed the
bridge. The officer, after they had en-
tered the bridge, left the men and dis
appeared. They remained a quarter
Of an hour on the farther side OF the
bridge and returned.
AS they again neared the ea stern
side they saw the same gang Of ruff
lans awaiting them, with stones in
hands, and, upon their arriving
range, were saluted with a VOL
Of stones, many OF Winch took eff
'eect. The valiantly charged upon the
men, and Cox, being rather severely hit
md spying out the man who had struck
him chased him right into the crowd
tilu NllOShtu HlHl uOWH WITH a terrlnC
AS o stands 6 feet 4 and is a
remarkably muscular a this fellows
was severe The mob, how
aver, turned upon Cox. who was separ-
lted from his companions some thirty
odd feet. and, surrounding him, bore
him by sheer weight and number to the
ground, not, however, before he had
several Of them hors du combat.
At this moment Captain Norregaard
a severe stone cut just above
he eyes, which severed a small artery
md covered his face with blood. Not
showing how dangerously he was
wounded, and believing Mr.. Cox to be
n danger of his life. Norregaard drew
his revolver and fred two shots into
he mob. The effect was instantaneous,
rhe brutal towards dropped Cox at
and ran away like sheep toward
heir encampment, half a mile distant.
tying q handkerchief around his
read and assisting Cox to get up the
party hastily ran to the residence Of
Norregaard and brought Mrs. Norre-