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| The Death of Col. Emerson H. Liscum.—Arlington National Cemetery Art Collection. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, July 25, 1900.
AMERICAN GALLANTRY.
Many Acts of Heroism Performed by Ninth Regiment During Tien Tsin Fight.
TIEN TSIN, July 14, via Che Foo, July 16 and Shanghai, July 26.—The Ninth United States infantry entered the fight at Tien Tsin with 430 men. An incomplete list of casualties shows 18 killed, 5 wounded and two missing. The marines had four killed and 18 wounded.
Major James Regan, Ninth infantry, was wounded in the leg; Captain Edwin V. Bookmiller, Ninth infantry, in the leg and groin; First Lieutenant Smedley D. Butler, United States Marine corps, in the leg; Captain William B. Lemly, United States Marine corps, in the arm; Second Lieutenant R. Lang, Ninth infantry, in the foot.
First Lieutenant Henry Leonard of the Marine corps carried Lieutenant Butler from the field under a fierce fire. He was shot in the upper left arm while returning, but ran and swam a mile under fire, getting to the rear. His arm was amputated later.
Captain Charles R. Noyes, who had been slightly wounded in the arm and leg, swam a mile with only his nose above water, with a request for reinforcements.
First Lieutenant Louis B. Lawton of the Ninth infantry, made a dash for reinforcements under fire and received three slight wounds.
Colonel Liscum was shot in the abdomen and died half an hour later. His last words were: "Keep up firing."
The Ninth was ordered to support the Japanese, who were receiving an enfilading fire. After crossing a mud wall half a mile from the city wall the Ninth shifted, advancing against the flanking fire, and reached a marsh beside the river at the southwest corner of the city.
Lay All Day in Mud.
A body of Chinese were in a burned village under the wall just across the river, where they were strongly barricaded, poured in a fire and whenever an American raised a hand he was shot. A Nordenfeldt gun and two small cannon were also trained upon them. They lay in the mud all day, without a surgeon to attend their wounded and were unable to move or help the wounded, without food, and drinking the canal water. They had exhausted their ammunition, except a few rounds which were retained in order to repel a charge if it should be made. None expected to escape. A few reaching the rear reported that half of the command had been killed or wounded, including the heat prostrations in the estimates.
After the Americans had retired under cover of the darkness they struggled back to Tien Tsin in squads all night, pitifully exhausted and carrying their wounded.
The American hospital was crowded with wounded soldiers and was short of surgeons, there having been no expectation of such losses.
Today squads searched the fields, collecting the dead and wounded. Colonel Liscum's body was escorted to a boat this evening by two battalions of English troops, with a general and a colonel at their head.
Lieutenant Colonel Coolidge, who is now commanding the regiment, and Major Lee were among the pall bearers. The chaplain of the Marine corps read the service at the canal lock. The body will be shipped to San Francisco
Total Losses 800.
The total losses of the allies were about 800. The British lost 60. The Japanese estimate their killed at 50 and wounded at 250. The Russians estimate their casualties at 150.
All day long the work of bringing in the dead and wounded was continued.
The Japanese were the heroes of the battle. Their fighting was remarkably brave and was praised by all their colleagues. When some of the foreign officers counseled retreat last night the Japanese general said: "When my men move it will be forward." This morning they charged the breaches in the wall made by the artillery and fought hand to hand in the streets. Their conduct after the fight was equally good, as they refrained from looting while some of the European soldiers were having an orgie.
Dead Chinamen cover the walls and streets of Tien Tsin.
Fifty guns were captured. The place was full of munitions of war.
Many fires have been started and most of the city will probably be burned.
The Chinese are retreating towards Pekin.
CHINESE DISSENSIONS.
Army Attacking Boxers, Claiming to Have Been Deceived.
(Copyright, 1900, The Associated Press.)
TIEN TSIN, Friday, July 20.—Chinese coming in from the country report that the Chinese soldiers are killing the Boxers wherever the latter are seen, giving as a reason that the Boxers deceived them into embarking on a hopeless struggle. An intelligent Chinamen said he regarded this as a sign of wide-spreading dissension. It was only a matter of a short time, he declared, before the same state would exist in Pekin. Then he thought Jung Lu, commander-in-chief of the Chinese forces, and Prince Ching would be able to regain sufficient influence to make peace, especially if the foreigners in the capital were safe. This appears to represent the general native opinion here as far as it is possible to ascertain.
In the meantime reliable news as to events in Pekin and whether the foreigners are alive is entirely lacking or is only obtainable from Chinese sources and this is most meagre and contradictory.
It is now thought that the forward movement of the allies will probably take place earlier than was at first intended possibly by the end of this month. But nothing definite will be decided before the arrival of General Sir Alfred Gaselee, commanding the Indian contingent.
A runner who arrived from Pekin yesterday reports that the foreigners were safe on July 10 and that there has been considerable fighting between the Boxers and soldiers inside the city.
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| Samuel Gompers. |
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.
Samuel P. Gompers Trying to Fix Responsibility For St. Louis Strike.
ST. LOUIS, Ma, July 25.—Samuel Gompers, president and James O'Connell, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, held a conference with local labor leaders yesterday in an effort to fix the responsibility for the breaking of the agreement of July 2, which lead to the second street railway strike declaration.
Mr. Gompers said that having learned who is at fault he will exhaust every resource to bring about the settlement of the strike. If he finds adjustment is not possible, he declares he will take steps to make the fight on the company more effective.
CHILDREN ALL DEAD
As a Result of the Boiler Explosion at Syracuse Yesterday.
SYRACUSE, July 25.—The deaths of two more children are to be added to the list of fatalities resulting from the steam explosion in the yacht Trilby in lock No. 3 on the Oswego canal yesterday afternoon. Thus Mr. and Mrs. John Spink are bereft of their entire family. The dead are: Iva Spink, 9 years old; Gladys Spink, 7 years old; Harold Spink, 4 years old and Fern Spink, 2 years old. The deaths of Gladys and Iva occurred almost simultaneously at 7:40 o'clock. Baby Fern died after midnight and Harold's death occurred at 1:50 o'clock this morning. Each child was fearfully scalded and suffered untold agony while it lived. The mother of the children is at St. Joseph's hospital in a precarious condition. She is calling continually for the children.
HON. RUFUS T. PECK.
One of Cortland's Best Known Residents Died in Auburn.
The news of the death of Hon. Rufus T. Peck at Auburn yesterday afternoon was received with sadness at his home in Cortland, though it was not unexpected, for he had been in failing health for more than a year past and had been at a private sanitarium in Auburn where he could have the best of care. Mr. Peck was one of the best known residents of Cortland county. He was born in the town of Solon, Cortland county, N. Y., Dec. 24, 1836. His father, Lyman Peck, was a resident of Solon, in which town his grandfather, Stephen N. Peck, was one of its first settlers in 1805. His paternal ancestors were of English stock, and the progenitor of the family in this country, Deacon William Peck, was one of the charter members of the New Haven colony in 1638. His mother, Almira Thompson, daughter of Zenas Thompson, was of Scotch descent, and her ancestors were among the early families in New England.
His early education was obtained in the common schools and at New York Central college, and for fourteen years he was a successful teacher, followed by three years as a merchant in his native town. In the fall of 1874 he was elected on the Republican ticket school commissioner of the northern district of Cortland county, was re-elected and served two terms. He was nominated a third time, but declined the nomination.
He read law with Hon. R. Holland Duell of Cortland and was admitted to the bar at the January term of the supreme court held at Albany in 1876, but only practiced law in connection with his private business affairs. In February 1876, he became identified with the publishing house of Major L. H. Evarts of Philadelphia, and after that date the firm of Evarts & Peck published the history of many of the largest cities and counties in the United States.
In the fall of 1888 he was elected to represent Cortland county in the state assembly, and served with distinction for three terms, '89, '90 and '91, an honor not conferred upon any other assemblyman from this district since the early days of the county. His legislative record was one upon which he could and did look back with pride. He was one of the most industrious and energetic, as well as one of the ablest of members, attending promptly and faithfully to any local business committed to him either by Democrats or Republicans. Because of his business habits and his general and marked popularity with his fellow members he took high rank in the assembly and one upon which both himself and his constituents were to be congratulated. He secured the passage of a number of important bills, among them the district quota bill, in accordance with the provisions of which the school money is now apportioned among the school districts of the state. He was also instrumental in securing the passage of the first appropriation for erecting the new Normal school building in Cortland.
In 1895 while Cortland was joined with Onondaga county in a senatorial district Mr. Peck was the Republican candidate for state senator, but was prevented from taking his seat on account of the mixing of ballots between different districts in Onondaga county by which those ballots were classed by the courts as marked ballots. With the vote of these districts included Mr. Peck was elected; with the entire vote of those districts thrown out, as the court directed, he was defeated.
Upon June 25, 1859, Mr. Peck was married at King, Ontario, Can., to Miss Susan Wells, and four children were born to them, all of whom are living: Mrs. W. E. Albee of Minneapolis, Minn., Arthur R. Peck of Syracuse, Frank J. Peck of Cortland and Fred R. Peck of Syracuse. Mrs. Peck died Aug. 31, 1889, and on Dec. 14, 1892, Mr. Peck was married again to Miss Jeanette Dutton of Perry, Ia., who survives him. Of the original family of six sons and one daughter of which Mr. Peck was one, only two are now living, Dr. M. D. Peck of Washington, D. C., and Charles T. Peck of Cortland.
In his church relations Mr. Peck was a Baptist, uniting with that denomination in early manhood. He has for years been prominently connected with the First Baptist church of Cortland, having served as a trustee of the church for a number of terms.
The funeral will be held at his late home, 53 Greenbush-st., Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock.
THE EAGLE ISLAND CAMP.
RECORDS OF THE CORTLAND BOYS ON LAND AND WATER.
Features of the Camp—The Day's Orders—Fish Caught—Trips on the Camp Steamer—Benefits and Pleasures Enjoyed.
The Cortland delegation from the Y. M. C. A. to the Central New York Boys' camp at Eagle Island, Sodus Bay, returned last Monday evening and all report a fine time. The boys left Cortland Saturday, July 7th, going by the D., L. & W. R. R. to Oswego where they embarked on the steamer Arundell for a three hours' sail on Lake Ontario. They arrived at the bay Saturday evening, two days ahead of the other associations, and were all settled and ready to receive them on Monday, which was the day set for the opening of camp. Boys kept coming in all that day until the number reached about one hundred and forty. The names of the Cortland boys have already been published.
The island where the camp was located is one of three which are situated in the bay and offers excellent opportunities for fishing, swimming and sailing. The accommodations consisted of twenty-five tents, pitched on the side of the island facing the lake, and a large building used as a mess-hall and kitchen. Col. Moulthrop of Rochester was in command of the camp, and George C. Day of Syracuse was the camp leader. The discipline was semi-military and the day's order, which was observed more or less rigidly, was as follows:
First call for reveille, 6:05 A. M.; reveille, 6:15 A. M.; first call for exercise, 6:20 A. M.; assembly, 6:25 A. M.; mess call, 7 A. M.; assembly (for mess), 7:05 A. M.; athletics, games, etc., 8 A. M.; swimming call, 11 A. M.; recall, 11: 30 A. M.; mess call, 12:25 P. M.; assembly (for mess), 12:30 P. M.; assembly (expeditions), 2 P. M.; swimming call, 4 P. M.; recall, 4:30 P. M.; mess call, 5:25 P. M.; assembly (for mess), 5:30 P. M.; assembly for parade, 6:25 P. M.; adjutant's call, 6:30 P. M.; retreat, 6:45 P. M.; tattoo 9 P. M.; quarters, 9:30 P. M.; taps (lights out), 9:45 P. M.
Saturday, July 14, was athletic day and the Cortland boys tied with Utica for second place, Elmira winning the trophy cup. The following are the positions and scores won by the Cortland boys, Elmira leading with 49 points, Cortland 24 points.
50-yard dash—Higgins, third.
100-yard dash—Higgins, second.
1/2 mile run—Higgins, second.
1/4 mile run—Higgins, second.
Shot put—Ettling, second.
High jump—Clark, second.
Sack race—Higgins, first; Clark, third.
Potato race—
Shoe race—
Broad jump—
Three-legged race—
On Saturday, July 21, the aquatic sports were held, and while the Cortland boys showed up well on field day everything came their way on the water. Cortland won the trophy cup by a score of 29 points, Geneva being scored with 10. The following tells the story:
14-mile boat race—Higgins, first.
50-yard swim—Crombie, first; Wickwire third.
1/2 mile swim—Crombie, first; Wickwire, third.
Distance dive—Higgins, second.
Pole walk—Keese first, Higgins, third.
Dive for form—
A camp baseball league was formed by electing captains from the three associations which had the most boys in camp and having them choose a team from the campers, no team to have more than four men from any one association. The team captained by Cortland and containing four Cortland boys stood first in the league, having won every game played. Friday, July 20, the picked camp team, five of whose players were Cortland boys, defeated the strong Point Charles team by a score of 12 to 0. Higgins of Cortland pitched a fine game for the campers, holding the visitors down to three hits.
In the fishing contest, held Thursday, July 12, Donald Case of Cortland won the prize for the largest fish by securing a two pound bass, this was afterward bettered by Ned Webb, who landed one weighing over three pounds.
One of the features of the camp was the "pie cuts," held in the tents after quarters had sounded. Pie, watermelon, cake and birch beer were produced from the trunks, and the boy who could consume the most was considered the best man.
The expeditions to Sodus Point village were also greatly enjoyed. The boys would take the camp steamer Sunbeam and go to the village, where they would bathe in Lake Ontario, lie in the sand, get sunburned and replenish their larders with material for the tent socials, much to the delight and profit of the Point merchants and the diminishing of the pocket money of the campers.
The natural history expeditions and stereopticon lectures which the Colonel conducted were very interesting and instructive, and every boy who heard Dr. Plant's lecture on "First Aid to the Drowning" learned something which may some day be invaluable.
Certainly every member of the Cortland party was more than paid for going by the friendships formed with the other fellows and by the benefits received while in camp on Eagle Island, as well as by the good times which were enjoyed.—C.
GAFFNEY—WOODS.
Wedded This Morning at St. Mary's Church.
This morning at 8 o'clock at St. Mary's church, Mr. James Gaffney and Miss Ella Woods, both of Cortland, were united in marriage by Rev. J. J. McLoghlin. Mr. T. E. Farrell acted in the capacity of best man and Miss Mary Woods, a sister of the bride, was bridesmaid. The bride was attired in a castor colored traveling suit. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. John A. Harrott, 123 Tompkins-st. The couple left this afternoon for a three or four days' trip, when they will return to Cortland and make their home at 1 Prospect-st.
THE NEW DIRECTORY
Now Being Delivered by Samuel Parsons—A Fine Work.
The new directory of the city and county of Cortland just issued and now being delivered by Samuel Parsons is probably the best and most complete ever attempted in this county. Six years ago Mr. Parsons included a directory of the farmers of the county by towns, giving the name of each holder of real estate with the number of acres which he owns— together with his postoffice address. That was not a feature of the two subsequent directories, a duplex directory of the streets of Cortland taking its place. This year he has included both of these features, along with of course the usual directory of the city of Cortland and the three large villages of the county, together with the classified business directory of each. A new map of Cortland showing the new ward boundaries, and a new map of Homer are valuable additions. The list of organizations in each place with the officers of each organization is a matter of convenience to every user of a directory. The book is well indexed so that anything can be turned to with ease. Mr. Parsons' well-known reputation for accuracy will give every one confidence that everybody and everything is included and that what the directory says is so. The whole makes up a volume of 302 pages. It is well printed upon excellent paper, the work being done in The STANDARD job rooms, and is substantially bound. The advance sale of the book has been unusually large, but a limited number of copies may still be obtained of Mr. Parsons or at the bookstores.
THE COLLEGE SOCIABLE.
A Fine Time at the Presbyterian Chapel Last Night.
It is doubtful if some portions of the Presbyterian chapel ever looked prettier than they did last night on the occasion of the college sociable. The Ladies' Aid society had entrusted the decorations and the program to the undergraduate college students of the church, and right well did they carry out their parts. College graduates didn't count, they were generally reckoned as antiquities and chestnuts, but the young people had full swing. Eleven colleges were represented, and nearly all had more or less elaborate decorations. Several of the undergraduate college representatives of the church were absent from the city, but those who were present and took part were as follows:
Vassar—Miss Jane Humes.
Wellesley—Misses Frances L. Hughes, Maude Kinney.
Smith—Misses Mabel Brewer, Bessie Benedict, Louise Wallace, (Miss Mabel Fitzgerald of another church also assisting in the program).
Pratt Institute— Miss Antoinette Clark.
National Park Seminary—Miss Aria Eggleston.
Yale—T. H. Wickwire, Jr.
Princeton—Charles C. Wickwire.
Amherst—Clyde T. Griswold.
Williams—Louis R. Hulbert.
Union—S. B. Howe, Jr.
Clarkson Technological Institute—Walter E. Stockwell.
The three principal ladies' colleges each took a section of the north end of the chapel and adorned it most tastefully and beautifully with divans, draperies, sofa pillows, easy chair, pictures and everything that goes to make up a typical college girl's room. Their college colors were of course prominent in all the decorations. The young men had left at college during the vacation nearly all their possessions which would prove useful on such occasions and were not as fertile of resource in arranging impromptu decorations, but there was a large Yale banner in evidence. Williams had a very pretty tripod with suspended ornament of the college purple. Amherst and Pratt joined forces in a reproduction of the Amherst college well which was, however, decorated jointly with the purple and white of Amherst and the orange and black of Pratt. Ice cold lemonade was dispensed from the well. The refreshments consisted of watermelon, cake and lemonade, and suggestive advertising schemes were prominent upon all of the tables.
A very pleasant program was presented as follows:
THE TEMPERANCE MEETINGS.
Fine Lecture Last Night—To-night's Lecture Finely Illustrated.
Last night's lecture at the tent proved to be one of Dr. Tracy's best efforts. His plea for equal purity was strong and convincing. His subject for this evening is "The Mississippi of Intemperance, or the River of Death," which will be illustrated by one hundred beautiful allegorical and transportation scenes. A collection of 10 cents and upwards, to assist in paying expenses, will be taken at the door. Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock sharp, all ladies over 15 are invited to be present at the First M. E. church, where Dr. Tracy will address them.
BREVITIES.
—Those who have contracted space in the [County] Fair book should send copy to the STANDARD office at once as the book is nearing completion. Do not get left.
—New display advertisements to-day are—C. F. Brown, Tired feet, page 6; J. W. Cudworth, Optical talks, page 4; M. A. Hudson, Crockery, page 4 .
—The Cortland-Albany baseball game that was to have been played at Athletic field to-day was declared off on account of rain. To-morrow a double-header will be played and the first game will be called at 2 P. M.
—Those who do not ordinarily read political speeches, but who do read history will be interested, instructed and profited by reading the portion of the recent address by Governor Roosevelt at St. Paul which we publish to-day upon our editorial page.
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