New-York tribune., 1912-03-01

piIlage. The sight Of the soldiers along
The legation walls slhouetted against
the burning city wos an impressive one
tonight The flames illuminated the
golden tiled roofs Of the palaces and
threw q glare on the thousands crowd
ing the streets and struggling among
themselves for the loot which they are
unable TO carry away.
As vet fires have not broken out within
the Forbidden City, indicating that the
NIanchu troops are guarding the En-
press Dowager and the Emperor faith
fully.
The foreign soldiers who have returned
10 fhe quarter after doing duty in the
streets and fugitives who have arrived
describe their experiences as thrilling.
Chinese soldiers broke into hundreds of
houses Sometimes they dessted when
informed that the house was the prop
erty of foreigners. Only articles of great
value were taken. Property of all kinds
which had been gathered up in the first
attacks was cast aside to make room for
loot Of greater value.
Dead aud wounded were lying In the
streets An English family living op-
positc the quarters of the Nanking dele
gates says that the place was attacked
and set on fire. early. In the opinion of
these English people the delegates We're
unable to escape Other refugees say
that the new Waiwupu residence of
Yuan Shih-kai was safely guarded by
Of r,,HH fgL
by buildings were burning.
Stand by the Missions.
The American Minister. Mr.. Calhoun,
and Major Russell at q late hour con-
suited over the telephone with the Amer
ican mission. All expressed their prefer
ence not TO leave their own compound.
The Methodists are within a block Of the
Quarter and can be easily rescued if en-
dangered The Young Mems Christian
Association members have taken refuge
IN the American Board compound. where
detachment OF American marines has
been sent to reinforce the missionary
garrison. The Presbyterian mission lies
20 the northernmost corner Of the city,
three miles from the legation quarter
A telephone message informed the lega-
ton that the mission people feared to
traverse the streets because they were
surrounded by mutinous soldiers, who
were frequently shooting through the
iron bars Of the gates into the compound
Major Russell offered 10 send a de-
tachment 20 escort them TO the legation
but he considered Il inexpedient 10 de-
tach q sufficient number OF troops TO re-
main there for their protection. Two or
three American families have not been
heard from. but II is presumed that nc
harm has come to them owing to the
fact that foreigners have not been mo-
Tested.
Occasionally there is the sound OF
Maxim firing and the booming Of heavy
guns. The officers havo been unable tC
control ihe soldiers, and among the fugi-
tives now housed at the legations arc
officials Of the Chinese Foreign Board
and officers Of the Imperial Guard,
Strategic Pagodas Seized.
Amcricon soldiers have taken posses
sion of the CHEN paeods. and the
Germans hayo occupied the Hats-mar T
pagoda without opposition from the
Chinese soldiers These pagodas over.
look The legations. and their possession
vas considered strategically necessary
That the shooting is getting nearer r
the legation quarter is evidenced by the
fact that enc bullet struck the American
legation walt within n few feet of the
Secretary Edward r Williams, and sew
cral Amcric-0 women. one of the CORE
spoUdents seeking news has been cut of
from 1%- quarter and was unable 70
icturn tonight.
The 0'utineers ran through the streets
burning ard numbering on all sides
Thousands o. shops were looted, princi-
rany those Of dealers in gold and silver
and art curios and paVnbrokers Fusil-
,adAs If shots were fred 10 intimidate
Tho inmates. Several Of the shopkeepers
Who failed promptly to surrender their
vaIuables were shot or bayOuetted
Scores of 'ooters staggered off laden
with rlunder wrapped in blankets and
splendid curtains. Many shopkeepers
escaped over the roofs of the houses, not
waiting FOR the appearance of the mob.
Bv O'clock in the morning the shoot
ing was dwindling. probably because OF
q scarcity of ammunition. Parties Of
looters. leading ponies spoil laden, were
leaving the city long before that hour
Hundred OF eunuchs. could be seen in
fhe moonlight on the yellow roofs of the
forbidden City. watching the fires, oi
whose cause they were ignorant,
When the firing began in the streets
last evening the inmates Of the lega
tions felt no anxiety. because they had
been notified that a great lantern parade
would occur I'm celebration of the arrival
ot Tang Shao-yi and the other Republi-
ran delegates from Marking. When, how
ever, the foreign residents living outside
the legation quarters who had engage
inents to dinner in the concessions did
not arrive and firing became more in
tense tho occupants Of the foreign con-
cessions broke up into rescue parties.
Some Of these on trying to go out into
the city found the entrances 10 the lega-
zion quarter blocked by foreign troops,
who were al work sandbagging the en-
frances Rife bullets then began falling
into the legation quarter, and the va
rious legations all sent squads Of troops
into the Chinese city 30 rescue their
nationals living outside the quarter.
London. March / F'riday.-Persistent re-
ports are current in PeknG, according 20
dispatch to ",rhe Daily Telegraph that de-