New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-12
CHINESE REVOLT GROWS;
AMERICANS PROTECTED
Rebels Take Wu-Chang, Driving
Loyal TrC- y re Yang
tSe to HankOW.
u. S. GUNBOAT IN THE RIVER
Another on It's Way and Other
Nations Warships Will Assure
Safety of Foreigners-Peking
Authorities Worried.

Hankow. China, oct 1.-THE revolution
aries have won an important victory, gain
ing possession OF the city OF Wu-Chang al
ter battle with the loyal troops that be-
gan yesterday and continued well into last
night
To-day me loyal troops fed across the
Yang-tse River. followed by the bullets OF
the insurgents a fugitive colonel of the
Chinese army who reached Hankow says
that the entire provincial army Of Hu-
Peh. with the exception Of two or three
thousand men, mutinied. The movement
aims at the overthrow OF the Manchus, the
rcigning dynasty.
The foreign residents in Wu-Chang were
not molested. The revolutionary committee
issued "A proclamation exhorting its follow
ers not TO harm the citizens Of other cOun-
tries. under penalty of decaptation. The
fact that the wishes of the committee have
been respected thus far. while reassuring
to other nations. is I'm itself a sinister sign
for the government at Picking, as 1t indi-
Gates that the rebellious movement is now
more thoroughly organized.
The United States gunboat Niialobos is
AZ Hankov, and the United States gunboat
Helena is expected 10 arrive tomorrow.
Other foreign gunboats are on their way.
The Chinese government has dispatched
troops, who are marching rapidly and Will
reach Hankow in a few hours.
Five gunboats are in the river in readi-
ness 10 protect Hankow should the neces-
sity arise The foreign consuls have also
telegraphed their governments asking that
more warships be sent. American and Jap
anese cruisers are expected here tonight.
As another measure of precautions the
merchant vessels i'm the river are keepinG
M steam and women and children will be
permitted to- so aboard them tonight. Vol
unteers have surrounded the foreign quar-
ter. and Will remain on duty day and night
until the safety " all foreigners is as
I sured.
/ Tho foreign consuls at conference to-
day decided not TO comply with the Chic
nose request that they employ foreign gun
boats 10 prevent the revolutionaries from
/ crossing the river TO Hankow. The rcvo-
! lutionaries sent circular note 70 the con.
| suls asking that foreigners remain neutra
| and assuring them that they would not be
| harmed Among the foreigners known tC
/ have been in Wu-ChGng yesterday ar,
/ twenty-five American missionaries.
/ The fear Of the officials now is that tho
! dsaffection in the troops will spread
| to this city, and every effort IS being made
! to ward of this danger. il appears that he
revolutionaries defeated I'm Sze-Chuen prov
| ince whore they for some time besiegeC
! the capital, Cheng-Tu. transferred their
! activities to HIu-Peh province, with the in
/ tcntion Of making it the base for renewed
! operations in Sze-Chuen.
Desiring TO tcrroriZe the reyOlutionaries
! four OF the prisoners were beheaded i'm the
| street before the viceroy's yamen yester
/ day. Immediately after the execution
/ part Of the government artillery forces il
the city mutined, and the uprising wa'
| precipitated
/ The forces that remained loyal were over
| come Finally. seeing that further resist
! ance was useless. the viceroy fed the city
and found refuge on private yacht YIN;
! in the river His headquarters and thos'
! Of the provincial treasurer were burned
! The military commander was assassinate'
! by bomb.