The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13
THE FIGHT AT YANGTSUN
DsscripIiUa Of an fvent Where American
Troops Showed Their lalOr.
EPIrTfS BY i HeusTOSlAN NOW IN CHINA
Diagram showing thc Movement Of
the Allied Forces sketched
on the Ground.

a Houston Dor. weao is now in the civil
service department of the United States
government, stationed at Pekin, China.
has written bis father the following de-
scriptfon or the movements and deneanor
OF the allied torres in the battle OF Yang
also. that the yslor OK the American
troops may more readily be discerned:
Tsen Tsin. China, November ,, 1903. =
Your letters and The Post OF the 1Ith Of
September, with accounts OF the terrible
storm Of September 8, are Just received.
II certainly was awful and ssyoHd de-
s-fptlen. The descriptions in all the
papers received have been eagerly sought
fc-. ana II was very gratifying to the
Americans here to read hos the different
AIDES and communities Ok the entire
United STATES responded 20 the call aad
sent relief 10 the strickea district. II
SnoEs the sympathy that IS General
among our people, which IS one Of the
grandest Iraits known, considering what
congiome saisan o. HatS0nahties ap1
creeds our country Is made W or
! have been very busy these days. bus
the lime viii soon come, il We ssay In
China this winter, VIXEN | Will have more
idie time on ny hands than 1 Rln know
what 50 do with,
We are all IN hustle, preparing and
shipping our stores and 0ifice furniture 10
Rekln.
! expect We Will pass tae winter In the
tusperlal capital, although changes may
take place az the las. moment Ehiaa VIII
leave Us here TIE situaliou Is thu same
q urrfs. sFHFrH
news, or the intentions OF the didereut
governments, We. 10 all probability. know
less p1an ycu folk In the States, as The
ofhee.s here are seemingly az sea taem-
selvea
We TIn have but few men here THE
winter Perhaps 2815, while the Russ ans
and Germans Kill have about 5000 and
S9,eeq respectively
y would seem that they Intend 10 run
np an immense expense accsunt s.r the
Chinese 70 pay, and VI the rate they are
pihnE q up, taey Will have to aunex the
whole Of China, AMI then some moro. q
get enough 20 pay the enormous outlay.
The other gati0ps ere rpaaiug ,rooU3
acre as lass as they can, aud apparently
have c-nne 10 stay
The Germans ald Russians are the most
numerous, and are certainly IN f5ree.
We have the most curious and motley
crowd Of soldiers acre. think. thar va,
ever collected together IL any one place
on earih.
The Germans have their infaat-y cav.
airy sad artillery OF The regulars and
also German Indians and German Cbt.
nese, French Chinese French in4ians
french truyps from Algicss aud all the
gorgeous coluged FTerch uniforms vrorr
by tae regulars from France.
ina English have troops here from
every part Vi the globe. prominent anon,
them being the Bengal Llncers. and a fin.
appearance they make. although our boy
~ that they lid not hgAt very we'll Of
the march TO Pekln.
lie Japs have any quantity OF soldier
here, and next 10 the Americans the,
rank all she osheIs in neatness and az
pearance.
4Ae Italians arc here. and Their hay
sorie Of tneir 0aggy paRta with them.
seez1ls AIS II hay could rot do any hrhfig
uiHess they sat in a caaFr, for IL tie
tried 70 k1eel down they would eea al
--,slsa ~ IN thelr slrts, as thelr pant
The RussNne are here in all kinds an
uniforms and they are q grun. bsd-lo *
ING D+ Of fellows. AMI atout as ma
nN@i as the Chinese, with a chance i
Favor OF the latter.
never in my life fcil 80 proua OF DC
here.
/ have seen here the troops which rer
resent the best OF the different arni,
OF the world: seen their uniforms The
ways Of living in the field. their deuor
snent among themselves and toward m
Chinese; noticed their stature the
manner OF marching, and a great ma,
other things which I would mr. IA,
noticed bad l not been able 10 see the
BESIDE Others aud note the contrast ~
OF ali that are here there Is none
Them so good looking, so well fed
hardy with so natty a uniform. with
hRle surplus clothing on him, or who M
such a rough and ready appearance
ouch a stay TO the last look. "a II
American soldier here.
young fellow belonging to the Fou
tesn'h infantry. now detailed In /
ordnance department. was in the hiatt
OF Yangtsun while on the march
Pekin. aud he has given me such II
description OF this hght that / have draw
map OF II aud also short account
same. which know will Interest YOU.
You VIII notice the distance on man
FOLLOWS: From raiiroad TO e.
yards; from English and Russian art
lery TO forts "K' and IL. an5u, 4,
and one-haIf miles: from railroad
ID" 10 II" the city OF "Yapgtsnn
one and half miles.
IA You know the battle OF Yansst
wes fought on August and the Afne,
can forces lost nearly 100 men In KIN
and wounded. sixty-thFee OF which We
from the Fourteenth infantry, This