Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-02
NANkiNG FALLS.
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te sieeroy. Chang Jen Chun, and the
hftar general 10 capitulate. Gen.
eng continues to hold out against
ich action and has practically made
tisoners of them and established a
,nfplete military dictatorship,
For the last two weeks Gen. Fene
as defied all the efforts by the reve-
ltionaries TO take the city. The cir
Inference Ct the walled city is %
lies. The wall ct various places is 90
let high. 1t is built of solid masonry
nd is 80 feet thick. The four main
ates 70 the city are at the principal
5iflts of the compass. Tai Ping Mon,
ae north gate. and Chao Yang Men,
ae east gate. are commanded by Pur-
lie hill on the northeast. Purple hill is
srtified and nyerlooks the entire city.
iger fort lies outside the wall, a mile
the northwestward, while Lion fort
inside fhe wall TO the northwest.
he latter commands the river and IL
fell fortified with big modern Arm
Erong guns. Tiger fort, likewise '@
'ell fortified and equipped with guns.
A few days ago the reYolutionists
aptured Tiger fort, in which Gen
eng had left several hundred an
rainad troops, q part of some 5000 re-
riiitr he enlisted recently. These men
surrendered. to the revolutionists and
ifice then Tiger hill has fitfully bom>
ardnd Lion fort, without especial
anage. but sufficiently to prevent
Jon fort from seriously impeding the
dyanee. up the river of Admiral Sah's
ct OF Is warships of all kinds, which
ecently went over to the revolution
riess
Gen. Feng inside the city commands.
boo Grained and loyal Shantung troops
nd some 1000 old style Imperial tra91
AS the reYolutionaries advanced fQeR
hin. Kiang with 10000 troops ofs.ah.
orts and field and mounted guns.
ENG sent out his recruits and manned
he forts and the guns on Purple hill.
The Associated Press is informed
hat the gates were opened as n re-
Snlt Of treachery within the city dur
ng the revolutionary attack of
Wednesday.
+ The revolutionists withdrew, Thurs
ay. realizing that full possession Of
purple hill must first be secured to
fleet the capture Of the city and con-
equently they took the last fort on
purple hill, which Feng's troops were
iolding, and also Yuwatey. Finally
hey drove the last of Fengs forces
inside the city.
Friday morning, having placed
mountain artillery and a number of
itavy guns in position on Purple hill,
y n 81 r.F nit hf4
.nrtheast began 1t is believed that
much damage was done In the eve
ling the revolutionary fire was con-
,entrated on the north and east gates
Ind rebel infantry was held in readi-
less to rush to these points, if breach
- in the wall resulted. A large body
If troops also was preparing scaling
addcrs with which to surmount the
nall.
Later in the evening a delegation
came out of the city and the firing
ceased II is reported that the dele
gates made an offer to capitulate. The
Evolutionary leader, however, is de-
.ermined TO make no further mistakes
from over haste in taking the city
A few foreigners still remain inside
Marking, including members OF the
Red Cross and the japanese consul
and his guards. The difficulty of re-
reliable and prompt informa-
lion from Marking lies in the fact that
the attackers lines are Is miles away
from the city, over rough ground and
that the nearest telephone wire is 10
miles further on.
( The revolutionaries are continually
being reinforced with men and guns
AT present their force approximates
55,00D men and there is among them
every evidence of an animated deter
mination to take Marking.