Office of the Historian

Mr. Conger to Mr. Hay.

Legation of the United States,
Pekin, China, September 1, 1900.
No. 399.]

Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith the hospital record of such United States marines as were treated in hospital during the “siege of Pekin;” also a general summary of casualties.

These have been kindly furnished me by Dr. Gustav Velde, Stabsarzt of the Seventy-fourth Regiment of Infantry, the official surgeon of the German legation, who was in charge of the hospital at the time, and rendered such unselfish, impartial, intelligent, and successful service as to merit the most grateful recognition of all.

For his constant care and tender devotion to the sick and wounded of our detachment I have on their behalf and my own offered him by letter expressions of high appreciation and profound gratitude.

I have the honor to be, etc.,

E. H. Conger.
[Inclosure 1.]

International hospital—List of wounded Americans.

No. Name. Nationality. Nature of wound (disease). Date.
Admitted. Discharged.
14 Kehm U.S. marine Contusion of back from shell June 24 June 30
20 Gold do Flesh wound right leg June 25
25 Muller do Shot left leg and left hand do July 25
44 Dr. Lippett, surgeon. do Shot left thigh; femur fractured. June 29 Aug. 18
45 Schroeder do Shot left elbow joint; typhoid. June 30 Do.
55 T. F. Hall. do Flesh wound right knee. July 1 July 1
58 T. Silva. do Left elbow joint; chest. do Aug. 7
75 Moody do Flesh wound left leg. July 4 July 15
77 Dr. Reid. American missionary do July 5 Jul 17
120 Westmark U. S. marine. Ascaris lumbricoides; fever. July 23 Aug 9
125 Captain Myers do Typhoid fever; spear wound right knee. July 27 Aug. 18
150 Michel do Bullet wound right arm (humerus fractured). Aug. 14 Do.
155 Hoskins. 14th U.S. Infantry Bullet wound left thigh (flesh wound). do Aug. 14
156 Lynch. do Bullet wound head (scalp wound) do Aug 15
157 McGrain do Sunstroke do Aug 17
158 Josef F. Carr. do do do Do
Velde,
Stabsarzt, Surgeon in Charge of the Hospital.

Pekin, August 30, 1900.
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Casualties during the siege in Pekin.

[Inclosure 2.]
Officers. Men. Killed and died of wounds. Wounded. Casualties at legations. Died of diseases, men. Volunteers and independents. Total.
Officers. Men. Officers. Men. Killed. Wounded Total. Killed. Wounded Killed. Wounded.
P. ct. P. ct. P. ct.
American 3 53 7 2 8 12.5 17.8 30.3 1 7 11
Austrian 5 30 1 3 3 8 11.4 31.4 42.8 4 11
British 3 79 1 2 2 8 3.7 24.4 28.1 3 6 6 26
French 3 45 2 9 37 22.9 77.1 100.0 2 6 13 42
German 1 50 12 15 23.5 31.4 54.9 11 25 13 16
Japanese 1 24 5 21 20.0 84.0 104.0 35 8 10 29
Italian 1 28 7 1 11 24.1 41.4 65.5 7 12
Russian 2 479 4 1 18 4.9 23.9 28.3 2 1 1 7 20
Total 19 388 4 49 9 136 13.1 35.6 48.7 2 12 23 67 167
French 1 30 1 4 8 516.1 525.8 541.9 5 8
Italian 1 11 6 1 3 550.0 533.3 553.3 6 4
Total 2 41 1 10 1 11 525.6 527.9 553.3 11 12
Grand total. 21 429 5 59 10 147 14.2 34.9 49.1 2 12 23 78 179
Velde,
Stabsarzt, Surgeon in Charge of the Hospital.

Pekin, August 30, 1900.
  1. Baron von Ketteler.↩
  2. Mr. Cordes.↩
  3. Including Captain Ando.↩
  4. Including 7 cossacks of the legation.↩
  5. At Peitang.↩
  6. At Peitang.↩
  7. At Peitang.↩
  8. At Peitang.↩
  9. At Peitang.↩
  10. At Peitang.↩
  11. At Peitang.↩
  12. At Peitang.↩
  13. At Peitang.↩