The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13
MOVEMENT OF ALLIED FORCES AT YANG TsUN

the story as told by David Walstrom,
company II. OF above regiment.
I Early on the morning OF the sth the
/ Americans, who acre quite in the rear
I Of the majority Of the other forces,
started northwaTd and they marched six
I teen miles by 10 o'clock q. m. whea
I they reached the outposts OF the Chinese
In ne little village marked a." where
some few Cnlnese we're out WHO were
either dislodged or KILLED Ia short o.
I der.
/ The Second and Third tattalionz Of the
Fourteerth were together until tAey
rclcned the Village marked "A" b..
Then they were exactly opposite this
same place the Sec0nd battalion. COM
posed o. companies L. 2. and n, we're
ordered across the railroad al the point
marked -"
Ia the meantime the majority Of the
allied forces were sdyeucing along tho
line marked IN having left the rail-
road before having resChed The yiliags
marked "a" ana had stopped about be-.
tween the points marked a" AMI 20 %
The marines. OF whom there we're about
4ep. were with the allied forces here.
The English and Russian artillery Xere
on the left side OF the Pie Ho river. aud
we're shelling the forts marked "G.' "K''
snd Il bit most Of their are was d.
rec.ed on the fort marked -" es also
on the trenches marked Ct" where they
did awful slaughter.
The artillery began nring about 10 a.
~ and the infantry few minutes later.
must mention right here that the light
BAKERY 'F' Of the Fifth artillery crosses
over the railroad as the polnt marked
p az the same tine as the Second bat
TALON OF the Fourteenth infagtTy. aud
they stayed together all the time up 10
the oustinZ OF the trenches at the poin;
marked "E."
! The Second battalion % the Four
tesnth Infantry sHi the light battery
p Of the Fifth artillery marched alons
on The right side OF the railroad up &
the point marked ID" which was RICH
In front OF the Chinese trenches market
e They reached n" before he res
! OF the forces marching 10 the Lac M
reached the railroad Ia consequence o
which they bad 10 stand the brlnt OF tn
J fight at that point.
The Thifd battalion OF the Fourteenth
infantry marched along the left side o
tho ~ S,oad, str5ight between the mont
3 'B aud &C." ani ACROSS the raiiroa
I With the rest OF the forces During al
Z the lime that the forces we're maTchiu
= along The lines ~" to ID" "B" 4
/ &C" and alonE The line NJ" 10 &C" al
. these troops were under very hot mr.
from the forts marked * and a.
/ which was doing good execution anon
= The allied forces The American troop
9 which were advancing along on he RICH
, side OF the railroad were protected 10
certain eNtent by there being low ditc
an the right side OF the railroad, wher
Q tho art had been taken out 70 make n
enha nkment for the railroad, and ais
= that the largest body OF the troops wer
i on she other side OF the railroad and /
\ consequence the Chirsse are was dlleo'
: ell Taore TO the farther side OF the rail
. road from the forts.
H. As the Second battalion OF the Foun
. teenth and THE llEh' battery r OF IA
= Fifth artillery reached Fhe point -"
1, regiment OF English "Sikhs" from Indi
"A near Calcutta, rushed across the railros
~ AMI advanced Tor 100 yards abreas, OF n
- Americans. who had advanced along a
~ The r4gbi side Of the railroad to the poll
~ u" When they reached THE dots b,
~ tween ID and ID, which represents
10 chlnsse graveyard, and whioh IL con
posed OF round monnds made over n
graves and which rise TO from four
10 twelve feet high and are from four
i,s nfteen feet In diameter at the ha SO, u
y. 'ashhs found he FIRE getting too hot Z,
No them and refused TO 90 any fusrher, ar
=. the officers could not get them 10 20
~ threats or otherwise, As the Second ba
- ialhon ot ahe Fourteenth and light pa
A., terry II OF the FAfoh anMllery passed n
IN siShs.' The English officers. or rLh,
NJ one OF them who Was in command OF 4
~ ''slkhs, yelled, eco on. you bloody Ame
leans, YOU never were dafeAted nj c,n
- get my men TO 30 with me, I am goir
with you, and he fell in with the Amer
-, cans and Vent along in the rush on II
IN trenches.
y, As the Anoricans rushed from II
- points ID and e" the mast ac3lofsb
10 incident o. ehe march on Pekin oceurre
70 The Russian aud English artillery. on u
= leA. Side of ,the river, were sheaiing n
chinese In the trenches marked e" al
as the Americans advanced the Russl1
ana English artillery, not recogn!zir
tnem, began Throwing shells, or rath,
snrspnel Into them. unawaras, and out
q few OF the good American soldiers iiy,
were lost through ibis blunier, until n
Amerieaps holated lsgs. which advis,
ne allies OF their exact position an
~ awried q repetition.
iis When the americans reached the mi,
pr the infantry Were oriered 90 5,
n eneir sights AZ 500 yards ana Uhey af,e
OIL wards found the distance 10 be 40 sarS
N'4-ssn IS only one example OF the Amer
he can accuracy in airing.
he IS the Americans came 20 within abo,
u $40 yards Of enc Chinese Trenches may
-. e., the Chinese 81. up and ,onomeycs
- % retrett. ana khen the siaurhter bss,
~ IN earnest. The person who relates IN
saws that the trenches we're almost ~
ny q empty shells, which shows hog man
AT sness me ca.nese ared Al them, ana b
slf Work they dtd until 1890 noon shows
Nv the meltle and accuracy Of cAe a,r.r,,'s
n. aim The high, battery $50 did va,
Nv eneetiye work and the EngNsh coz,d n,
~. praise CAPTAIN Riley OF tae FSstb ar,u
he ssEy ZOO muohi fhsy said they had nave
W sen such etiAsien, work done by any urS
~ arshlery oesors, and ahey were unstinfs
's - Shs'r praise o. the Americans in gen
eni lCaptaln Riley was kfuei On ~
walls OF Pelxin afterwards. ! am serr. -
FAY. and uhe AmenI1sD army lost = van,
2. 1stS ouieeF and good fga,er)
% ~ americans ana Khs res Of III