Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-03-23

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been In the States where I remained Tor
nine months when ] got home :
found that my only sister had died two
weeks previous and my brothor-ln-iaw
was preparing to sail for Europe. This
left me alone In the world.
drifted back to San Francisco and
enlisted again In Battery A Of the Sd
L. 5. Artillery, and 5oldiered In San
Francisco until the trouble In China
when We were ordered there In haste.
Leaving San Francisco In July, we
sailed for Taku by way OF Nagasaki
through the inland sea Of Japan. which
Is the most beautiful scenery ever
beheld All the way through. land
could be seen on both sides and some
places the channel was so narrow that
the largest ocean steamers could scarce
ly get through. Beautiful villages and
towns nestled in every nook. Cattle
and sheep grazed on the hill sides and
all the valleys were covered with the
sea plant, Picturesque mud houses
were stuck on the hill sides each sur
rounded with a garden OF roses in
which one caught a glimpse Of children
at play. Now and then a train was seen
speeding away in the distance. The
whole surface OF the water was covered
with the white sails OF fishing smacks
and anon on some Dromontory that
strutted forth into the water, stood a
magnificent fortress whose great guns
frowned down upon us as We sped by,
while upon nearly every rock that rear
ed It's head above the water a light
house sttod a revolving globe OF fire at
night to warn all mariners that "Dayy
Jones" awaited all who came too near.
But our good ship-the Hancock
carried us safely through and we drop
ped anchor at Taku on the morning Of
August 20, 1900.
From where We anchored no land
could be seen, but the whole surface of
the water was covered with transports.
great battleships, powerful cruisers,
and torpedo boat destroyers, floating
flags OF nearly all the nations OF the
earth. II was the largest gathering OF
warships that have ever seen or eN-
pect to see again. should say that
there were l50 OF them floating fort
resses ready to deal death and destruc-
ton to their common enemy-the Chi
nese.
The next day a small steamer-the
Foochow-Came out and took us
ashore some ten miles distant. We en-
tered the Peiho river and sailing past
the three great forts at Taku over
which Hoated the flags OF England. ia
pan and Russia. we steamed up to
Tongkee, landed for the first, and |
sincerely hope, for the last time in Chi
ma. Remaining In Tongkee over night
and pulled out for Tientsin which place
We reached after two hours run.
The whole country IL one vast plain
ms level as this sheet OF paper This
great plain Is $50 miles wide and ex-
tends north and south for 1900 miles,
and II Is literally covered with mounds
OF earth, some OF which are 100 feet
high while others are very small. being
only two feet high. These mounds are
graves Of the dead. The Chinese wor-
ship their dead, and the aged deceased
grandfather Is worshipped most. hence
he has the largest mound built over his
remains. From what saw OF China I
should say that the whole country Is
one vast cemetery, and don't know
where they are going to bury the rest
Of their dead.
Destruc ton Tientsin we found TO
Of be q great city OF over
Tientsin one million people. The
city has been almost destroyed by fire
and by the artillery OF the allies. The
city is divided into two parts, the wall
ed city and tn enew or European city.
The latter has many splendid houses
and beautiful streets and has not been
so much damaged as the walled city,
having only suffered from the artillery
fire from the Boxers which was very
poor and ineffective. The old city was
surrounded by three great walls which
were built 1900 years ago In most
places these walls have begun to crum-
BILE away and the artillery Of the allies
made great breaches In them when they
captured the place.
Many of the streets In this part OF the
city were so narrow that only foot pas
sengers are able to get through, hence
when that heroic japanese soldier, on
the night of the 18th of June. blew up
the west gate OF the city and the Ja-
panese rushed in, they fired up and
down those narrow streets killing hun
dreds of the retreating Boxers, and
hundreds more persisted in the ruins OF
their own homes, and even while We
were there one by digging in the ruins
found hundreds OF bodies under the
debris.
The slaughter among the Chinese has
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