The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-01
Scene From seven Days At the Opera Evening


From Seven Days = At the
/ ial General Chang <on Lion Hill signi-
flying that he would carry out his as
t sertion to die fighting. We were an
/ chored directly opposite Lion Hill
/ and could plainly see the working OF
I the guns, and the effect on Tiger Hill
as the shots struck and exploded,
! sending a cloud of earth and rock
flying in all directions Brisk firing
was continued for about an hour with
! no apparent damage 10 either side 1t
J appeared az though they were msr-ly
I feeling each other out as the firing
became desultory and finally ceased
I Some good shooting was done by the
4 rebels, they tearing three large holes
! in the wall OF Marking. Early in the
afternoon the rebels attempted to take
the city through these openings but
were repulsed with loss OF about
five hundred. General Wang, who was
the right hand man OF General Chang,
commanding the imperial troops, was
killed in this engagement.
About eleven O'Clock Sunday morn
ing, the American consul's Chinese
I servant came over to the ship and
said that firing between the forts
would be resumed after tiffin About
4 200 D. M firing from Tiger Hill
commenced as advertised which was
promptly returned by Lion and Purple
4 Hills. Lion Hill DISTRACTED our view
of the latter, but it was reported that
the rebel infantry attempted TO take
Purple Hill by storm but were re-
pulsed with heavy loss by the imper-
ial cavalry. At $50 a. m, Monday.
4 the rebel men-o.war those We pass
ed at Chinkiang) numbering about
twelve, hove in sight to assist in the
bombardment and anchored well
down stream out Of range of Lion
Hill. conference between com
handing officers OF foreign memo
war in port and the rebel forces was
: held and il was decided that lombard
: ment by the fleet would be postponed
. for twenty-four hours so that all
! could move from the danger zone.
, Firing commenced again between
Lion and Tiger Hills but without
damage. Lion Hill fired three shots
: at the rebel fleet but they fell about
four thousand yards short, disturb
ing only the swiftly running waters OF
: the Yang-tse Kiang. Intermittent fir
/ ing continued throughout Monday
: night. Two executions took place
Monday afternoon, one inside the city
) but the other one at the river bank
l directly opposite us. Some unfor.
/, tunate Chink had earned the wrath
1 of the imperial leader who directed
s that he be decapitated He was made
: to kneel-his neck stretched taut OF
1 his Queue-and while during loud pro
: test on lis part, the sword descended
!. seyering the head from the body
t His remains were kicked into tbs
river and the head thrown after them
:. Tuesday morning we got underway
and came to anchor about three miles
J. up stream out of reach of stra,
L shells, as it was reported that th'
> bombardment by the fleet would tax,
t. place Tuesday night. The American
S consul returned to the ship and stat
d ed that Purple Hill had SURRENDERED
], tc the rebels at 11:9e N. that day
y All day desultory firing was continu
l. ed, but we were too far away to close
ly observe the effect. From midnigh
e Tuesday until 500 a. m Wednesday
r heavy firing was carried on by bot
IS sides. The fleet participated in thi
y attack We could not determine tn
It outcome but at 500 a. m. Wednesday
e. the imperial flag was hoisted abov
j, Lion Hill showing that it still RI
j, manned loyal to the throne BY tn
,r aid of binoculars we could distir
" guish an army of rebels at the waite
front attempting TO take Nankin
r through Hsiakwan. Lion Hill engage
ID them and brisk firing took place :
TO Lion Hill being attacked by Tiger an
lie Purple Hills during this time. TIL
to rebels retreated and firing ceased
lie Everything remained PRACTICAL
quiet until 400 a. m. Wednesda
H. when heavy bombardment lastjn
III twenty minutes was made on Lilo
as Hill by Tiger and Purple Hills and tn
r. fleet. Although considerable damae
was done it was not sufficient |
cause either side 10 waver. Later
the morning skirmish between II
. imperial and rebel infantry took pIas
at Pukow, just across the river fro