The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-01-10

remarked that was to get out OF
the city in one minute. AS a mat
ter Of fact 1 could not get out in one
minute, as it took longer than that
to pin my hat on straight; but did
get the house locked, and arranged
for the chapel keeper to feed the cats
and water the plants and then
locked the door and departed accord
ing to order.
The blue Jackets had already nail
ed up the doors of the compound
except one small door where all were
to go in and out. They were on
watch in different parts of the COM
pound and were ready to fight fire If
necessary. AS I went along the
streets the jam and crush was some
thing fearsome. The coolies who
carried me had their clothes torn in
strips trying to get through.
Safety in Foreign Settlement
/ went to the foreign settlement
three miles away and was lodged al
a Methodist missionaries house
where our room commanded fine
view over the whole city.
The next morning, Nov. 8, we were
awakened by the roar of the large
guns. We could see it all from oul
window. Soon a great fire broke out
and with the lurid glare Of the fire
and boom Of the guns we realized
what 1t was to have war and slaugh-
ter about us. With every crash
wondered If some of my Tartar school
boys were being killed, as every Tar
tar has had to be soldier. BY seven
the firing ceased and the streets were
full of people rejoicing that the reb-
els had won. But in a few hours
the firing began again and the smoke
from the burning houses was spred-
ing over the sky SO that we could
scarcely see what was being done.
set by thieves who wanted to plum
der.
Terrorlzed by LOoting
The people were terrified as much
from the vagabonds as from the SOL
diers. This went on until into the
night. Thirteen such rogues were
caught almost under the house where
I stayed and taken few blocks away
and beheaded. The noise and confu-
sion was something never to be for
gotten. At daylight the firing began
again and almost at the same time
the blaze of burning houses arose and
the smoke was swept into our room.
We hastily got together suit case OF
things and were ready to walk on
farther when the crowds of Chinese
who had gathered got control of the
fire and the roar of burning houses
gave place to the distant rattle of
musketry.
The day passed slowly enough with
fresh rumors every fifteen minutes.
Saturday morning there was a letter
sent up to my room before I was up
telling me that l was wanted in the
city. / had to 60 to the consulate
and wait awhile for the consul to ap-
pear and give mission to go into the
city and help.
Scenes of the Battle
Saturday morning I went home.
My two days absence seemed like an
age. Wounded men were being car
ried in to the compound and other
poor fellows were being carried out
to the trench that had been prepar-
ed for them.
A guard of blue Jackets were on
duty and only tho red cross people
could get in. l found myself with
forty people to feed and with only q
few of the servants left. They went
to work with a will and l went off
to the Tartar quarters to see what
was needed there among the women.
About the Water Gap corpses were
scattered about and in the house
We're weeping women wailing for
their dead sons and husbands. The
doors were locked and in some cases
barricaded by the terrified women.
When they heard the voice of for
eign woman they flung open their
doors and a tale of terror and woe
was poured out which would make
any one believe in the principle of
arbitration IL he had never done so
before. A few women were wounded
and needed care. Here and there a
bomb had burst and wounded the wo-
men. But the most awful disaster
was that caused by fire. Whole
streets are burned out. In the ruins
sat women weeping and beating their
heads against the stones. They had
nothing left. One widow with eight
children came TO our house for aid
and she Is only one OF many. Thou
sands are burned out. The rainy sea-