Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-29
City Will Probably be Destroyed.
Fires Started by L0oting
Soldiers.
EFFORTS TO SAVE ARSENAL.
Fearlml slaughter by Impcriaiists--Nu
Chang and Han Yang Run with Hiooa
-ssodies Of ManchGs Floating Down
Riyer-EIockS 0i'tulturcS Eccd Upon
CarcaSeS.


forces have set fire tc Han Yang. and
II is feared tnag ,ne greater portion
OF the CITY will be burned. Ii is be-
-liryed that the fires were started by
lootlng soldiers and not upon the
command OF officers. Desperate ef-
forts arc being made to save the ar
scnal and powder factory from deS-
truction.
Victorious imperial troops are en-
gagged in one Of the most hldcouS
siaughtcrs OF the present war. WI
Chang and Han Yang are running
red with blood. hundreds of bodies
OF The Manchu victims are floating
down the Yang Tse. Swarms of vul-
lures arc hovcring over the river.
adding 10 The horror of the scene.
The rebel army. terribly crippled
by the several days fighting a Han
Yang ,aad Wu Chang IS torr win
i!i$s@csions :lrG il IS admitted - us
leaders that tho situation Is most
critical The rebel camp could be
seen last night from hill just out
side Of Han Yang. bat today they
have disappeared.
The loss OF Han Yang has been a
severe blow to the revolutioniStS'
cause The mint, arsenal and pow
der factory had kept Gen. Lis army
we'll supplied with money ard am
munition. Now the rebels in a pam
icky rout are unable to get ammuni-
tion and hundreds OF the soldiers are
without arms. having thrown away
their guns during tho retreat from
Wu Chang.
!, Cne Of the forms Of amusement
that The impcrialists have adopted is
:bayonel practice upon living tar
gets. The victims. terribly wounded.
are left whore they fell until death
puts an end to ,hcir agoEies. Even
women and children are not spared.
EanEin. Nov. 29.-Thc rebel
troops arc now in possession of prac-
ically the entire city of Nankin. The
imperial forces under Lieut.. Gen.
Fcng Kwo Chang have lost heavily
during the last two days and are in
immediate danger Of annihilation
unless they are speedily reinforced
The rebel forces succeeded in en-
terinG tho city through three differ
cnt gates late yesterday. The imper-
ial troops concentrated at the last
gate for last desperate stand and
succeeded in driving the rebel forces
into the center OF the city. taking the
latter by surprise while many Of the
soldiers were looting.
A fierce encounter ensueG in thc
center Of the city and many were
slain on both sides. The city prob
ably would have been retaken hat
not Il wing of the revolutionary arm!
entering through the cast gate
nanked Gen. Feng's forces. The i'm
pcriaiists were forced to turn ant
flee OUT of the east gate after cutting
their way through the thanking divis
ion. The loss 10 the imperial troop:
is estimated at 1000. Gen. Fens
is said TO have made stand just on
of the eastern part of the city.
The foreign officers in Feng's arm!
are said TO be severely wounded il
yesterdays fighting.
Berlin. Nov. 29.-The German gov
crnment today ordered 200 troop;
from its garrison at Using Tau. China
10 Tien Tsin, to strengthen the con
sular guard at the latter place, il
anticipation Of anti-foreisn out
breaks.
Shanghai. Nov. 29.-Because O
the advent into the city Of a turbulen