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Newspaper
Orland Zenith
Location
Orland, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1900
Page
4
A sensational report from the era describes foreign massacre and barbaric attacks in Peking and Tientsin. It cites Boxers and Chinese forces besieging legations, brutal killings of foreigners and Chinese Christians, and a night assault by a mixed foreign force that killed about 400 Chinese.
Official dispatch from Chefoo dated the 18th reports Allied forces attacking Tien-Tsin on the 13th. Col. Liscom of the Ninth Infantry and Capt. Davis of the Marine Corps were killed. many Americans wounded. The Chinese defenders were estimated at 20,000, with 7,900 allied troops attempting the wall assault. casualties were heavy on both sides.
Europe fears reprisals after reports of atrocities in Pekin and rifts widen beyond the capital. London dispatches say anti foreign violence spreads to provinces and could threaten Tien-Tsin Chefoo and Shanghai, as the fall of Tianjin tests regional policy and viceroys' stances.
Accounts describe Admiral Seymour ordering the execution of wounded to spare them from Chinese capture as Boxers tormented captives. In retreat he could not shield the wounded, and a firing squad was formed to end their suffering while allied forces held off Chinese forces.
Allied troops breached Tientsin walls and gained control of the native city and forts. Casualties ran about 800 with Russians and Japanese suffering the heaviest losses. American, British, Japanese and Austrian units fought side by side in the assault and a major arsenal engagement followed.
News recounts a Tai Yeun massacre where 140 to 150 people were slain in the Shen Si capital. A large force descended on Christians and foreign converts, with about 40 foreigners among the victims. Shanghai fears danger as thousands of armed Chinese gather nearby.
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