'A. graphic desetiption of the] bombardment was given by Mrs. Allen C. Hutcheson, whose husband ig superintendent of the Nanking, University Hospital. The party ig from the city by dressing in Chinese long gowns. The manager of e Hous Hotel and his wife, she says, dressed in coolie clothes and lay' for the better part of the day in the mud which Mrs. Hutcheson and her three|in a pig sty listening to the children were, left the Bund in althvents of the mob against the launch carly in the morning and fercignces, were under fire from both sides of the river continuously during the Attack on Liege trip across to the Noa.
A British woman, who was in the As soon as the party arrived they compound of the International Ex-were ordered below. The Nea war port Company with several men arid under constant fire from the snipers} women of the same nationality, from the Nanking bank..-All were says that they went to the place, in a high itched state' of excite-not far from the Bund, during ths ment, knowing from the conversation morning and were guarded by of the officers that it would prob-detachment of Britsih sailors, About ably be only a matter of time until noon the mob, among which were a the chips opened fire on the city. large number of Cantonese soldier, About 3 v'elock an officer came ame to the compound and, finlinss and set out in the direction of the below, explained to the refugees that] the foreigners there, gradually it would be only a few minutes until the ships started the bombardment, told them advised th guns opened fire.
At 2.30 the first shot was fired, the Preston opening.up on Socony Hill with the fi three-inch guns.
Not 10 seconds Inter the Emerald poured a broadside on the hill with her six-inch' worked themselves into a frenzy [resulting in an attack on the building during the early afternoon, The order was finally given to evacuate Jenly in time, the attackers pontine in at the back door as they went otit the front. They were under heavy fire while running to the dock, landing party only staying the mud by replying with their rifles, Their launch was under fire throus out the trip over to the Emerald. and a half the Noa, was later learned that as soe as the refugees got out of the Company's compound the place thoroughly looted.
Pukow Burnt Down, With the exception of two or three of the mothers brool down, those aboard the ship stood up under the firing bravely, the children seeming.
enjoying the bombardment, The children were counting the number of shells fired by the Neal According to the refuxces, ire native city of Pukou burned last Wednesday afterneu: night. This was the work ug Fengtien soldiers looted the city, killed ard assaulted women and yirle.
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