The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-09
STORY OF LAO YANG

STORY OF LAO YAM
Battle Notes from Corresponder
Diary.
INCIDENTS OF GREAT sTRUGGL
Graphically Described by an Ely.
witness. Sp> ctacles Of the
Wounded and
Dying.
Mukdeu, September 18.-Frcm th
diary o: ore Of the Associated Pres
correspondents is with the Russia
army is taken the following notes o.
the battle of Lao Yang.
August 2S.-Returning from th
funeral OF Gen. Routko8sky, I met
whole train Of ambulance carts illet
with wounded, two or three men ii
each. The bard Of the Prinorsk,
Dragons also passed me going to joir
the reserves. Troops were movin,
along every road, officers and order
lies gallcping in every direction. al
and everything that must be with tht
reserves was fowing towards Liat
Yang in groups and parties, small anc
great, like little streams flowing into
river. To the rear OF house, high
in the heavens, hangs the captive bal
loon, with three officers watching thu
enemy. There is something uncanny
about the inmobility OF the enormou:
sphere-something fantastic an6
monstrous. No news as yet from the
field Of battle. Two japanese, one q
trooper, have just been brought ir
prisoners. The trooper wears a very
dignifed air, like most Of mis- country.
men. The other is a pitiful sight,
entirely naked. covered with bruises
and scarcely alive.
IL A. M.-The fighting has ceased.
1t is the japanese custom to give
their men rest from II 2 to every day
They are clever and mean to fight in
comfort.
6P. Nat three o'clock a fierce
bombardment recommended. lasting
till this hour. At times the firing
was so severe that it was even oppres-
sive. One Of my friends has just re.
turned from the batteries. he says
that it is perfect hell there. Riding
through the town, I met a lumber OF
stretchers covered with sheets and
under them were the wounded. a
sad spectacle.
AN UNACcCsToMED ROAR.
P. M.-The cannonade continues.
This constant and uncsasing uproar,
although somewhat dulled by distance,
depresses one. Tomorrow
will decide the fate OF Liao Yang.
The cannonade stepped late at night.
The first large convoy Of wounded
came in after dark. It was sad to
hear the groans and signs in the dark
ness. Many Of the wounded succum-
bed before reaching the ambulance.
August 29.-I was awakened very
early by an unaccustomed roar. At
first could not understand what was
happening and only after carefully lis
teniDg / understood that a terrific
hcmbardment was going on In the
Of the city. Hurriedly dress
Ing myself I went out on the porch.
Here the firing could be heard much
palmer. The boom OF cannon came
now fast, now slow; sometimes they
combined into one prolonged thunder
Gus roar from which the very atmos-
phere shook. At six O'Clock In the
morning a number Of carts entered
the yard to remove our things to the
train. By half-past seven nothing re.
NAMED In our rooms.
Are We going to leave Lao Yang OF
not? That is the question which fills
our minds, and the roar Of the cannon
grows stronger and stronger, just as
if a monstrous drum was being un'
mercifully beaten. Beyond the quar-.
te.s Of the staff arises a little hill
which is covered with spectators hun
grily watching the bursting shells or
the heights outside the city.
TIC the southwest beyond the vii
lage If Showshanpou where the first
army corps is fighting, the firing il
particularly intense. The entire slopt
Of the mountainous ridge is pictures
quely defined against the sky line. Lit
tie Clouds of smoke dot the sky above
it. Despite the fl Icing sunlight, it i
quite easy to distinguish the flame O.
artillery discharges. Sometimes the!
seem to run alons the ground nk'
will o-the- wips, sometimes when tn
enemy Is firing Volleys, a whole focl
of c!oudlets and flames is seen aboV,
the hill tops. 1t looks as though moth
ing could live under such pandemon
ium.
FLY WIDE OR FALL SHORT.
One cannot realize that the vas
maj rity Of the projectiles fly wide 0
fall short. Sometimes it happen
that couple Of hours frightful can
nonade will only kill ten or twent.
men, but sometimes, alas, In Is or Q
minutes there is a mountain OF dea
bodies.
Being condemned to immobiiity "
stand here and watch the spectacl
through our field glasses. The captiv
blIl9on rises a little to our left; it rise
and then stops IS if overcome by tb
grandeur Of the sight. / have oftel
seen captive balloon rise above
pleasure ground, but never did it caus
;uch an impression upon me as her
amidst the movement Of armed host
and to the accompaniment Of demon
iacal cannonading. Everything seem
to be changed, even here, since yestel