Plucky Scotchman in China.
Mr C. Mclntosh, a Scotchman, some years ago, built a woollen mill at Tientsin, and when the trouble broke out, some British and Americana decided to defend the building Mr Mclntosh agreed to defend the tower, 140 ft high, which commanded j the whole countryside- For sixteen days and nights he remained on the i top of this lofty point, using his LeeMetford everytime a Boxer showed his head. In the cold of the night, as in the intense heat of the day, when the sun beat down on him with merciless force, he remained at his post, often without food for considerable periods, and picked off no fewer than ninety-six of the enemy. He, and the other defenders eventually escaped out of the city. He then acted as driver of the train that carried 1,700 American and German troops and a quantity of ammunition of the Peking relief expedition, And ran his train at express speed through hundreds of Chinese who were tearing desperately at the rails.
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Manawatu Herald, 15 December 1900, Page 3
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172Plucky Scotchman in China. Manawatu Herald, 15 December 1900, Page 3
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