Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-14 | Page 14 | Horrible Death of Prisoners

HORRIBLE DEATH OF PRISONERS Put Out of Existence in 'Most Barbarous Bar-barous Manner, Being Slowly Cut to Pieces. tEW YORK, May 13. Brlt- Ish troops mndo a recon- nalssance In force on Wednesday, Wednes-day, says a dispatch from the Times correspondent at Gyang-Toe. Tibet. Ti-bet. The larger part of tho expeditionary expedition-ary forces which has been halted before Jong for some days was taken by Col. Brander to flank the hills behind and to the oast of Tibetans' stronghold. The Jong Monastery on the mountain side was visited because It had harbored the enemy's horsemen two days ago but was found to bo inhabited by aged monks from Gompa, and, therefore, left unharmed. No opposition was offered by the Tibetans Ti-betans until the column had nearly reached the post, when a hot fire openedl from Jong. Th Are continued for nearly near-ly an hour and excellent practice was made. The elevation of Jong enabled the Tibetans to pour a plunging fire and addB greatly to the range of their weapons wea-pons which have been fairly accurate and effective since the TlbetanB got the range of the mission post. The bombardment was renewed late Thursday afternoon and kept up until dark. Earlier In the day a village about 1600 yards to the east from which our chief defenses could be enfiladed, was occupied occu-pied and partially destroyed by the Thirty-second pioneers but the British force was insufficient to hold both places. Tibetans are reported to be advancing advanc-ing lines on the plain under the protection protec-tion of fog. Reinforcements of small parties havo been seen from time to time concentrating concentrat-ing by the Shlgatse and Lhnssa roads upon Gyang-Tse and the new fortifications fortifica-tions at Jong, which are extraordinary both in extent and excellence of construction, con-struction, are being- carried on night and day. Capt. Parry's servants captured In a recent sortie with the Tibetans were put to death with barbarity, being slowly cut to pieces.