Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-08-18 | Page 1 | Thousands Killed in Canton Fight

THOUSANDS KILLED IN CANTON FIGHT More Civilians Than Soldiers Sol-diers Perish; Hint Looted Loot-ed of Coin. LONDON, Aug. 18. A dispatch to the Times from Shanghai aald tbat la the recent fighting at Canton 6000 persons per-sons were killed, of whom 3600 war civilians. The mint was looted of tl,O00,CO0 In small coin and 160,000 In bullion. HONGKONG, Aug. It. The federal general, Lung Chi Kuang. who Is President Presi-dent Yuan Shi Kai's cendldat for governor gov-ernor of Canton, disembarked from a government gunboat at Hongkong Saturday Sat-urday to take charge of th city. Ouerrllla fighting, In which the rebels are being aided by pirates. Is proceeding against the government troops some miles beyond Canton. The guerrillas are principally prin-cipally bent upon looting. On one corner of a atreet In Canton th bodlsa of sixty-four persons killed In the fighting Friday were found. All the men wore uniforms. The Red Cross ha been unabl to reach the aone or fighting In Canton, where frightful conditions are reported to exist smeng the wounded, owing to the great heat. The governor's yamen, which wa destroyed de-stroyed during the flghtln. ws th scene of wanton vandalism. The fumlab-lng, fumlab-lng, such aa vaaea. blackwood acreens I and other artlelea. were taken to the streets and smashed, while atatlonary oh-Jecta oh-Jecta which rould not he removed were battered to plecea by guns. Near the vamen a 'hlnese woman dreeaed In alike and bavins: large pearls in ber ears was found. Hhe had been shot through the head. The treasury building, which waa darn aged by shells, was looted. Wholesale footings at Canton are taking place dally. FIGHT FOB PURPLE HILL. RHANGHAI. Aug. II. Advices received from Nanking under data of last Friday say a aharp atruggle was then proceeding proceed-ing for possession of Purple mountain. Government troops from Chin Klatir were hurrying up to reinforce the besiegers. A steady artillery duel was proceeding between rebels on Lion hill and the northerners at Pukow. Foreigners In Mslakwan. a strhurb of Nanking, had taken refuse on warships out of the line of fire.