The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-16
WITHERING FIRE
THINS THE RANKS
LIKE A SLAUGHTER HOUSE
is WAY LONE RUSSIAN OFFICER
DESCRIBES THE FIGHT.

with Fnce Streaming with Blood,
lie Limps TO Furious General and
Reports His Entire Company Dead.
In vain KuropntIsin Orders His
Men Into Hail of Death-Fiercest
Artillery Fight of War.
Mukden, Oct. 15.-one of the most
bloodiest episodes of the desperate
lighting between the Shalxhe river and
Yentai during the last three days oc-
CURED at the village of Endotiula west
OF the railroad and on the neighbor-
ing nights, east OF the railroad.
The Japanese had been driven out
of these positions with terrible losses,
but Oct 10 they concentrated such
murderous artillery fire on the village
that It became necessary for the Rus
slams to withdraw the railroad, how
ever. being held
The same evening the Russian COM
mander gave imperative orders to re-
occupy Endotiula. The zaraisk regi-
ment, without firing a single shot,
marched under cover of the darkness
and bayonetted several battalions Of
the Japanese, many of whom died as
they slept.
Pid I'm Chinese Corn.
A few japanese escaped and sought
shelter in stacks of Chinese corn, but
the Russians, carried away by the fren-
zy Of revenge, rushed upon the sur
vivors and literally tore up their bod
les with bayonets. The Russians then
rolled themselves in the Japanese
blankets. The next morning the Jap
anese again shelled out the regiment.
while their artillery came on at a run
and secured a position east OF the rail-
road.
Again Gen. Kuropatkin ordered the
Russians to retake the positions, but
the efforts of his troops were I'm vain.
The Russians could not reach the Jap
anese, so whitening was the Japanese
fire. and only a few returned where
companies had charged. Companies in
some instances were commanded by
sergeants after all the officers had
fallen. One officer. his face streaming
with blood. limped up to a general,
who was furious.
ResembIed n Slaughter HOuse.
"Where is your company" asked the
general.
This is all that is left of it.y re-
piled the officer. ut was like sFaugh-
ter house"
The artillery fight wednesday was
the fiercest Of the war. The Japan
ese handled their guns superbly and
chose splendid positions. Their guns
seemed to have every range measur-
ed. They would concentrate the fire
of 700 guns first on one place and then
on another Some Of the Russian regi-
ments were literally shot to pieces.
The bombardment reached a climax at
s o'clock in the afternoon. when the
japanese tried to envelop and break
through the Russian left wing.
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guns, but each time were driven of.
and towards nightfall we removed ths
guns safely.
Denth Secondary Consideration.
Our artillery. action was beyond
praise. Throughout the day the serv-
ice of the guns and the accuracy Of
the fire was splendid. An entire bat
talon Of Japanese was moved down
while attempting to advance, the
troops fighting brilliantly and blood
literally flowing in streams. Every
where death seems to be a secondary
consideration.
Toward evening the lighting at
shalxho abated. and we and the Japa-
nese retained our respective positions.
Excellent news was received from
the eastern division Friday night. but
It is so sensational that IL seems un-
advisable to believe It until Il shall 4
have been officially confirmed. We
can only counsel patience. Any hour
may decide the fate Of the battle"
ENORMOUS RUSSIAN LOSSES.
Toxic, oct i6. 2 a. rn.-The latest
advlces are that the Russians left a.