A large number of the Revolationary troops made their escape in a northerly direction along the banks of the Han but the majority, who proved less fortunate, sttemptedtocross the Yaogtse attempting to make their escape Woochang, they were subjected to se gun-fire, not only from the machi gane and rifles of the Imperial ing on the Haokow side of the two rivers, bat aleo from their follo patriots at Wachang, who were viable to distinguish, or dared not attempt to distiognisb, between friend and foe The result was that the river was strewn ith corpses and wreckage of boats, and daring and afte: the conflict dosd and wounded were being carried into the foreign concessions of Hankow endless streams, Hospitals in every concession were quickly filled to overswing with mained and wounded, and great was the tax on hospital accommodation that even the cborcbes bad to be placed at the disposal of the Red Cross workers marder to accommodate the patients, In the meantime it was notices! that there was no firing of heavy arti lery from the Hanyang Forts, which is nce la favour of the statement that prior to deserting the Forts the Revolationary troops had rendered the guns useless,
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