. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . either removed or burned. One ironbridge across a small river had been blownup, and we crossed on piles of could see in the distance the Poo Tungforts, which were taken by the Germansand Russians a few days before. Within two miles of Tien-Tsin we way. I found him a very pleasant gentle-man. He was there during all the trouble,and is waiting for his road to be turnedover to the original owners. He has sev-eral new English engines stored at Shang-hai till the trouble is over. I was informedby
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . either removed or burned. One ironbridge across a small river had been blownup, and we crossed on piles of could see in the distance the Poo Tungforts, which were taken by the Germansand Russians a few days before. Within two miles of Tien-Tsin we way. I found him a very pleasant gentle-man. He was there during all the trouble,and is waiting for his road to be turnedover to the original owners. He has sev-eral new English engines stored at Shang-hai till the trouble is over. I was informedby him that several of the tanks andtrucks of engines between Tien-Tsin andPekin have been taken away by the Chineseand cant be found. Their roadbed seems-to be in good condition, with stone bal-last and a good rail. Exports of American Iron and The extraordinary increase in the ex-portation of products of the iron and steeltrades of this country is shown by thefollowing statistics: For nine months end-ing September 30, 1890, the value of was over $19,000,000. For. TIEN-TSIN STATION BEING REBUILT. FRENCH TROOPS AND SUPPLIES ARRIVING IN TIEN-TSIN. CARS BURNED BY THE BOXERS. ENGINE SHED RIDDLED BY THE CHINESE. WATER TANK PIERCED BY SEVERAL LARGE SHOT. PASSENGER COACHES BURNED BY BOXERS. is quite conspicuous along the east bankfor a mile or two; and opposite, on thewest bank, there were several hundredcoolies digging a winter berth for the oldMonocacy, which I am told would gointo winter quarters there. Tong Koo is the beginning of the rail-way to Tien-Tsin and Pekin, and is a verybusy place, with troops and army suppliesfor the winter, which is long and verysevere. The country is very flat, withouta tree in sight. Being told it would require two daysto discharge our steamer, and fares onthe Imperial Chinese Railway make travelpossible, as they are not collecting, norcharging anything at present, so everyonerides. There are three trains each way aday
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