Show HEROISM AT TIEN TSIN Several Incidents Regarding Storming Storm-ing of the Walled City San Francisco Sept 14Cot Robert L Mealo of the marlm corps who commanded com-manded the American forces at Tien Tsln and was Invalided home on the Solace adds several incidents of heroism to the story alrcidy told nf time storming of the walled city by tho allies i Copt Davis of my regiment was standing between Dr Norton and myself my-self when ho was shot said Col Mcaclc He was struck by a JInjjuli bullet from a twoman gun over the heart and died almost Instantly A Jlngall bullet Is about three Inches In length by one and a quarter Inches In diameter First Lieut Butler wan shot while carrying one of his men back to the trenches who had fallen outside Lieut Leonard rushed to Butlers assistance and waii shot In the urm while carry lug hlH brother officer Leonard re fused to have his arm amputated and bloodpoison afterward set in and at one time lie was In a very precarious condition Scrgt Clarence E Sutton my clerk helped to carry Leonard and Butler Into the trenches In the maneuvers about lien Tyla Naval Cadet Charles IJ Courtney now with the Newark leading twelve men undertook to capture an arsenal nine I miles from Tien Tain When they had I advanced within two miles on the north I side of the arsenal a force of SCO Chinese Chi-nese troops advanced to meet them and the little band vas compelled lo retreat re-treat Only two of the twelve men escaped es-caped unwounded In retiring William I E Holyoko boatswains mate was shot through the neck and groin falling to the ground and the young naval cadet WHO 111 u aicJitiuiu i v w w his back and carried him to a place of safety on the river bank Then meetIng meet-ing reinforcements from Commodore Seymour Cadet Courtney and the few I of his men able to fight returned to the attack on the fort capturing it at < oclock In the morning after lighting all night Martin Torgcaon gunner mate anJ Harry OrndorfC and Harry Kern lma vines who were with Courtneys twelve are among the wounded on the Solace F Rasmussen and Naval Cadet J K Tausslg a son 01 the wellknown naval I commander were too seriously wounded wound-ed to be brought home and had to be left at Yokohama Lieut Jolly of the I marine corps who was taken 111 on the voyage was also left at Yokohama |