The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-12-20
WAR STORIES.
Anderson Boys Life While in Port A rthur.
William K. Curtis in Washington Star.

Lieut.. Newton A. McCulIy of the
navy, who has just returned from
Vladivostok and Mukden, after
series Of exciting adventures in Fort
Arthur, tells his story in a very mod
est but interesting way.
II was sent over in February,
1904" he says, ''to go with the Rus
SLAMS as sn observer for the nav y de.
partment. went via ST. Petersburg
and the great Siberian Railroad to
Liao-yeng, and reported at the head
quarters OF Gen. Kuropatkin. I was
delayed there for two weeks, trying
to get permit to 90 to Port Arthur,
and finally obtained it just as the
Japanese were landing to begin the
siege. On the 9TH or 9Th of May I
started for Port Arthur with q scout
ing party Of Primorski drsgoons-
from o Russian province Of that
name, which means by the sea. ,
They we're under command Of Capt.
Boutakotf, o cousin Of the present
naval attaohe Of the Russian embassy
here. The railway had been torn up
in places. The Japanese bad blown
up a bridge &c prevent the Russians
from using it, while the Russians had
torn up lot of track to prevent the
Japanese from using it. So we hal
TO go on horseback until we reached
the lower end Of the line, which was
! still in working order. We were
three days on the march. All I had
was the clothes I wore, o camera aud
6 oanteen, but got part Of my bag
gage few days later. The dragoons
drove the Japanese of 80 as to let an
ammunition train through, and my
friends ct Liao-ysng had put some Of
my baggage op one Of the wagons.
I got the rest OF it six months later.
They sent it back to headquarters
and kept it carefully for me until my
return.
"Upoa arriving ct Port Arthur. I
was assigned quarters in Chinese
house near tie navy yard, with :we
Germans-Capt. Hapman and Lieut..
vou Giiseuhaim-aad the French Oh
server, Viseount Ouverville. I had g
good room, and we took our meals at
the naval club. There were no
Americans or English ;a Pert Arthur
at the time. Hector Fuller, a ner j.
paper correspondent, came N whi!c J.
wes there, but I did not gee him or
knov anything about him until after
no lad been sen. sgey. ! ramainad
in Port Arthur from May 8 to August
IA. ,.
1--WE were reasonably comfortable
and had nothing to complain Of.
Everybody. was very polite to us and
there vas plenty Of timed goods to
eat and plenty Of tea to, drink, but
very little fresh meat or vegetables.
We wore allowed to go around the
hills apd up and down the beach, and
could see q good deal. I visited all
tho ships in The hsrbor. bat they
would not let me 90 ont with them
whhou tthhsy vent 70 meet the J.panesa
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because it was not ougtomAry to ner.
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