The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-28

thO SCSoh0 SOuSIOsSiOudl uIotIiSe VI
Tennessee, was passenger in a
day coach on the eastbound train.
He and another man, whose name
is not known, were the only per-
sons to escape alive from the demol.
ished car. Congressman Gibson
was en- routs to Russellville, Tenn,
to deliver political address.
Chefoo, Sept. Without in
terruption the Japanese are contin-
uing their savage onslaught upon
Port Arthur and after fighting for
hours amid rain of shell, they
have succeeded in capturing six inn
pertant forts. The assaults upon
these strongholds were made with
an utter disregard of life and SO
soon as one company had been
wiped out another was moved for.
ward and thrown into the breech.
The storming of these forts was
begun Monday last and Tuesday
night the attacked positions we're
In the hands of the Japanese. The
assaults upon the forts were made
simultaneously, the japanese bat.
teries in the rear and the warships
concentrating their fire upon the six
positions and the infantry rushing
up the hills with fixed bayonets.
Tuesday evening supplemental
ry fort fell after a desperate strug-
gle. At Fort Esteshan the furore
of both attack and defense beggars
description. The Japanese attack
ed the fort from all sides, swarm.
ing up the hill over the dead and
wounded and meeting the defend
ers on the wall. There combat,
such as history has very few to tell
of, developed.
Rifles and swords were thrown
away, as the men were too near
each other to use any but short
weapons effectively and hand.to-
hand fighting began, lasting far in
to the night. The number Of dead
and wounded 10 this attack alone
exceeded several thousand, many
officers being killed on both sides.
Both inside and outside the walls
lay heaps of dead. The fighting
did not cease until nearly all of the
garrison were killed or placed out
of the fighting by being wounded.
The massacre of Russians in Fort
Esteshan is said to be the worst OF
the war.
There was a let-up in the firing
on Friday, but on Saturday the as.
sault was resumed.
Information, believed here to be
thoroughly authentic, is to the ef-
feet that the Japanese commanders
have firmly determined to make
this the final attack upon the for
tress and not to cease the bonn bard.
ment and infantry attack until
Port Arthur has fallen Or surrender
ed.
| Butte, Mont, Sept. 24.-A Bill.
lings (Mont.) special says: Ter
prisoners, among them some of tht
most desperate criminals ever con
fined in the Yellowstone county
prison, made their escape from the
Jail last night, and are still at large
} Among the prisoners who escaped
were Edward Grady and Orion Mo
sier. who held up the Owl saloon
here some time ago and killed Off
} Ger Hannah, who had attempted te
capture them.
The jai1breakers worked with
such great skill and so quietly tha
| none of the prisoners except those
who escaped knew of what was go
J ing on. The break would probably
have rot been discovered unit
} morning had not the escaping mer
secured guns and held up J. w
| Caughan, a business man who wa
returning home. .Caughan report
. ed the matter to Sheriff Hubbard
Office, and then the officers discov
, cred that ten of their prisoners hat
t got away. There were % inmate
+ in the Jail at the time of the escape
A posse was Immediately organ
l lied aud started in pursuit. Sheriff
+ Potter, of Carbon county, who ha
, caught SO many desperate men, wa
in town and immediatelyjoi th
posse.
Toxic, Sept. 23.-An official tel
3 ,egram states that detachment Q