Armed Chinese Attack on Foreign Troops and Civilians from the Roof of the New World: British and American Casualties: Building Rushed and' Many Arrests Shortly after siz o'clock on Tuesday evening, armed Chinese made an attack upon foreign troops and civilians from the roof of the New World, at the corner of Nanking and Thibet Roads. The attack doubtless had been timed to synchronize with the conclusion of the Ratepayers' Meeting, and the return of many of the voters to their homes in Building Well, but the onslaught was late in consequence of the meeting having prematurely ended for lack of a quorum.
The following are eye-witnesses' accounts of the battle from different angles.
The following report of the, there was a slight flow of blood, but shooting in Thibet Rd. was written'as he declared he could make off to bby a member of this' sta, who|the station alone, I-drew my pistol joined "inthe Gghting, within 10) and tosked forward to. the "spot. seconds of the first shot.
Six other troopers galloped "up, 'Phe report of thousands of shots|diamounted and advanced but every fired' by both Chinese miscreants (thing was quiet.
Pulling - thie and foreign defenders" suddenly ponies after them, they rushed Into burst "upon Thibet and the alleyway, where Sharples had Roads on Tuesday. evening retreated.
After handing" thole minutes past six, In the. batte,|ponies to one of their number they fand it war a real battle, there were returned to the street, and here. engaged no less than 200 Volunteers were Joined by a number of Volun-one slightly wounded—regulac|teers, including the Scottish and police and. untold numbers of other Specials, as well as Lewis guns and Reinforcements Arrive armoured cars. To date it has been) potice at Nanking Road were no! /ascertained that two foreigners were slow in arriving and the whole force hit by grazing bullets, while it is believed: that at least one Chit of bricke and Med an ere seeds "There Toad. Te vas impossible not to be were 600 arrests in all. The police "etvous, for this was the first tim kad to break down the doors of the Cuinees kad nse any' puss, Hew World, from which most of the] there, ever shots came, and the remaining in-iwas such. There was a deadly calm mates—most of the villains had got 02 All oft—were arrested escorted, tr aga thought that the whole mat-'At this time hands up, double file, to' Lousaj!
MacGillivray with Station. police There so general feeling in walk the full length of Thibet Road, squad of Sikh and Chinese police
day that there We stood about in our places of con-would be a coalment amg hoped, that nothing time of the meeting, but the trouble hes Tave stood round. Sharpless's dead pony, would happen. A few of the force Uroke at the most unexpected place Wondering how and where he had been hit. "Several picked up empty all—the curved portion of Thibs Road where the turn into Burki {shells and bits of bullets that spattered the pavement. Others ran to Road has its beginning. Troope near Burkill Road for any emergency, Sharples and MacMartin of the Probably 10 minutes had elapsed. American Troop, who had just come The police took post near the on duty, were patrolling Thibet Road front approach to the Ningpo between Nanking Road and Burkill Road. They had completed prob-Guild just over the road from the shooting, whence we thought that ably a single turn of their beat and. the shooting had come, went back to Burkill Road. Here they turned round to return to Nan-A Commanding Position Without suspecting, 'The police were followed by a [that any danger lay before them, of lewis gun squad who took' up the side, the men wheeled th position half-way between Ni ponies and took two paces forward, king Road and Burkill Road, ba when shots fired from six feet di rricading themselves behind a pile tance met them. Trooper Sharples rubble, All unprotected from fell a3 his horse was shot from! the attack, which threatened them under him with a bullet through the [without their knowledge from the forehead—probably fortunately for New World building, they, the crew, him, An instant later Trooper Mac: got down low and sighted their gun Martin fell off with a fle fat the opening of Burkill Ro wound in his thigh. His horse was Barely were Lewis gun He itt €82 lice had two pallets im the ashy portion of Se] From the building began. Bullets in position when the attack whizzed by us and there was a fur-hold the pony and walked it ther scramble for shelter.
Jaway from the scene of fire.
The Lewis gun men turned the A Murderous Fire gun round and got under a large hand cart, training their piece on the Seven men, who looked like: New World from which T could s letudents, had opened on the patrol. intermittent fire. Then they broke With guns spitting fire in their faces, loose, the ratatat of the explosions the two troopers had to face the additional fire of more men who had drowning the noise of the bullets secreted themselves on the verandah fas they rained on the structure opposite. Reinforcements, which came Jabove the garage, where the others up by Nanking Road joined in the stood.
As soon as they emptied! which were automatic fire, and wherever a face appeared ata window it was greeted immestols, the men, who had diately by a volley of shots. been clearly seen by the troopers, The firing became general and the ran off hurriedly down Burkill Road. crash of a heavy.45 was followed At the place at least 50 shells were Hicked up by those who came later. by the light pf of the.25 calibre automatics, held by the Chinese, I arrived on the scene of this! they pulled the triggers in rapid time (writes our representative), succession. It was no mock war, less than 15 seconds after the shots} it was battle in earnest, A. lull were fired. They sounded like a followed. It was now nearly a bunch of large firecrackers, but, in quarter to seven. I heard sevorat these troublous times I knew that men round me say, "I hope they they were not. "Trooper MacMartin, in them out before dark," or it srhom met a fern strides from the will be hell." scene of the shooting, shouted as passed him, "Look at me, I am New Attack Opens [Sharpless's boree is down. Where is While there was a cessation in te?" Thusriedly raised his coat and the shooting, there was a slight
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