Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-27
Decisive Battle of Chinese Up
rising Now RACES Around An
cient Walled City, Former
Capital of Empire,
GENERAL WONG OF
DEFENDERS KILLED
ImperiaIiStS Attempt Desperate
Sortie to Regain Outside
Forts But Are RepuISed With
Heavy Losses,
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Nauking, Nov. 27.-t a. MI
After more than half century of
silence the hills overlooking the wall
ed city Of Nanking, the ancient capl-
tai of China, swarm tonight with re-
bellious forces eager for It's oceupa-
tion and determined to overthrow the
last stronghold of the Manchus south
Of the Yangtse river.
From the Tiger HIN fort for sew
eral hours Sunday morning big guns
spoke repeatedly while further up
alcng the northeastern range from
the top Of Purple mountain, oveF-
looking the Ming tombs for fifteen-
mile semi-circle westward, TO the
Yangtse, smaller forces scattered
shells into every section OF the city.
General Wong, second in command
of the defenders, is among those XIII
ed
During the earlier part of the day
the imperialists attempted sorue
against the attacking forces with a
view to recapturing their posltiohs
and puns but We're driven back an-
side the walls with CONSIDERABLE oss-
es. The Tiger Hin batteries mean
while, were pounding shells INTO
Lion Hin They succeeded IN sllenc-
ing the Manchu batteries there, whlch
If is suspected were of little value.
The object of the first seizure OF
the Tiger Hill was shown by the early
appearance Of four rebel cruisers allu
later in the dav Of other Wafshlps' IN
the evening dozen torpedo Destroy
era and cruisers were lying menaclhg-
lv near the city.
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the lower sections and drive the ue-
tenders to the south.
The viceroy of Marking ana larld-
general in. fear of General Chang'
imperialistic commanders, have taken
refuge In the Japanese consulate Ia
which only the consul remains. tie
is the sole Official representative OF
foreign interests now in Nanklng. Inc
consulate is we'll guarded by marines
sundays attack can only be consld-
ered a slight foretaste of bigger
things to follow, because the man
hodv of the revolutionists is steaqlly
Investing every side and bringing ths
hig euns into position on every emf
nenee The plans of the attacklhe
FORCE are not revealed. The Insurgents
NAV not attempt to rush the city pu,
NAV nrefer to lombard steadily anu
await it's surrender. But If breaches
are made In the walls Of the city ano
the rebels enter it is believed tha'
General Chang and the loyai troops
will make a desperate stanu.
Lion Hills reply to the bomparo
ment was at first sharp, but later !
became feeble. a.,
number of rebel shells fell IN th'
settlement near the river, but did LITTLE
damage. During the evening there wa
some sharp fighting at the western
and southern gates, the outposts o
the revolutionists endeavoring to ap
proach. , i, 4,,,.o,
The revolutionists advanced IN thre'
columns one along the railway, sec
end behind Purple Hin and a thir'
along the river The imperialists iire'
upon a Red Cross train coming Ia oi
ne railway About 1000 of Genera
Chang,s rawest recruits are now out
side The city with machine guns, but
number have surrendered.