Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-10-18 | Page 2 | Bombarded Two Months

BOMBARDED TWO MONTHS SIX HUNDRED CANNON BALLS PIUED INTO SANTAIZB Village in Manchuria Defended Against Chinese Regulars and Boxers by Small Force for Weeks Victoria B C Oct 17News ia brought by the Empress that four fathers of the Missions Etrangercg with their converts defended Santaizo Manchuria for two months against Chinese regulars and Boxers before being be-ing relieved by Russians Their unfortunate village of only about 1100 people had about six hundred hun-dred cannon balls and 15000 cartridges fired into It yet they lost only twenty dead and seventeen wounded mostly women and children The village was destroyed and the church wrecked Time attacking force had 160 soldiers killed and seventy wounded The Christians had but fifty guns among them and they were for the most part Chinese guns Relief was brought by two Sisters of Providence who rode 250 miles to Vladivostok