Post by BereniceUK on Apr 14, 2017 5:26:18 GMT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Pearl_Titus
An American Hero.
The most impressive act of American heroism in China was the scaling of the wall of Pekin by Calvin P. Titus, a musician of the 15th Regiment band. When the Americans reached the south wall of the Chinese capital young Titus, a lad of nineteen, rushed forward with others to the wall, which is 30 ft. high. Being the best climber, he outfooted his companions; and, on reaching the top of the wall, he threw down a rope and helped the regiment up. It was a gallant deed, for this lad was exposed to Chinese fire from the moment his head rose above the battlements. The young man is a native of Iowa, and joined his regiment a short time before it went to China.
(Bootle Times [England], 17 November 1900)
An American Hero.
The most impressive act of American heroism in China was the scaling of the wall of Pekin by Calvin P. Titus, a musician of the 15th Regiment band. When the Americans reached the south wall of the Chinese capital young Titus, a lad of nineteen, rushed forward with others to the wall, which is 30 ft. high. Being the best climber, he outfooted his companions; and, on reaching the top of the wall, he threw down a rope and helped the regiment up. It was a gallant deed, for this lad was exposed to Chinese fire from the moment his head rose above the battlements. The young man is a native of Iowa, and joined his regiment a short time before it went to China.
(Bootle Times [England], 17 November 1900)