The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-01-31

tillery stationed on the same hill
From our vantage ground we could
plainly see the flashes from both rifles
and heavier guns through the dark
ness. The Manchu troops upon whom
these guns were directed occupied the
lower levels in the midst of the city
some two thousand yards distant
General Sung with all the Chinese
troops under his commend joined the
revolutionary forces and occupied the
above mentioned Temple Hill.
Hardly half an hour had elapsed
after hostilities were commenced be-
fore we noticed heavy volumes OF
smoke rising first in one section then
in another section of the city directly
to the northeast of us. Flames rose
high above these volumes of smoke
and soon enveloped entire compounds
of buildings, dwellings of the rich as
well as of the poor, business places,
shops and even the city gate towers
For time it seemed as if the entire
northeast section Of the city must
succumb to the greed of the flames
These fires continued for more than
"a hours and at one time during the
second day threatened our own school
buildings.
AS soon as it was light enough to
see, Ensign Smith run up to the top
of the Hospital Flag Staff, the Red
Cross flag and underneath the Stars
and Stripes. Shortly past a. m. the
wounded began to appear at the mis-
CiA
for the stretcher bearers to enter. The
first one to be laid on the operating
table was a lad of twelve years, a
powder boy wounded twice while car
crying ammunition to one of the large
guns. The one piece of shell tore a
ragged path through the lads upper
ip while the second gouged a deep
furrow in his leg We found him to
be plucky youngster for he took his
rough treatment like a general.
held his face while Doctor Kinnear
drew the gap shut with FIVE stitches
From the time he left the table VIC
were kept busy throughout the day,
applying first aid and changing pieces
of clothing which we found wrapped
about the wounds, for proper dress
ings Many of those brought in dur
ing the morning were wounded dur
ing the early morning hours, some
mortally, others we found with man.
gled limbs. still others with wounds in
chest and head, while some, more for
tunate escaped with very slight
scratches. AT times four operating
tables were kept busy, with Doctor
Taylor of the English mission and DR.
Sheldon of the Methodist mission as
DR.. Kinnear's assistants The regular
hospital rooms( native buildings be-
ing still employed) were soon filled
and it was found necessary to open
the college chapel and lay the wound
ed on the long settees, two settees
making a splendid bed. Large COM
panies Of native Red Cross men were
sent from South Side but their lack
of organization and experience rather
handicapped them and made it hard
for us. We were fortunate in having
with us Mr.. Ming Yuong who recently
graduated from Oberln college with
a masters degree. He rendered us
most effective service and did much
to direct the stretcher bearers with
their bloody burdens. The sailors also
did splendid work. All day they took
| charge of the gate of the compound
and stood ready to fight fires il nee
essary. We had water ready on every
floor in Lincoln hall. the college boys
dormitory, to be used if needed.
The fighting continued throughout
the day with intervals between firing
The revolutionaries at first did moi
locate the Tartars in any large num-
bers but continued to fire into theil
quarter. The Tartars meanwhile left
their quarter and were making theil
way toward Temple Hill by way of the
law school, one of the higher govern
ment schools in Foochow, where they
were discovered and driven back with
loss of life and the destruction of sew.
eral of the law schools fine buildings
| From one of the missionaries homes
we could catch the progress of the
| flames as they worked their way from
one story to another and finally saw
| them go down in ruins.
At night fall firing ceased and i
| was com paratively quiet after the dir
| of battle was over. The fires contin
ued their destructive work all through
| the night hours Next morning a
| daylight the fighting commenced, bu
after a few hours ceased and we soor
|