No. 51. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. Fighting a fire started in the Mongol Market by the Boxers, who had hoped to thus burn the Legation buildings also. Although they repeatedly attempted this, their plans never succeeded. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
No. 54. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. The Front Tinger, or Pavilion, occupied as a hotel by the proprietor and guests of the Peking Hotel. Here pony steaks and horse meat in every form were served up in the most tempting way by the accomplished French chef. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
Scope & Content:
View of the open-sided Chinese pavilion, showing European figures inside and boxes of provisions in the foreground.
No. 55. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. End view of the Front Tinger (or Pavilion). This part was usually occupied by about twenty foreign and native Catholic nuns, who were the guests of the manager of the Peking Hotel. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
Scope & Content:
Second view of the Chinese pavilion in the Legation grounds.
No. 57. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. The First Secretary's house with its fortifications. The trees were cut down and used for barricades and bombproof. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
Scope & Content:
General view of the two-storey house, with verandahs sandbagged.
No. 58. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. Outside view of the Legation gate, with Nordenfeldt gun and barricades. The wall across the street in the distance is the wall of the Imperial city. It was pierced by the Chinese soldiers, and a cannon, protected by iron shields, placed there. The buildings along the wall at the right were also occupied by soldiers and 'Boxers' who, from this position, kept up an incessant rifle fire. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
No. 60. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. Hauling the filled sand bags to the places where they were needed. Not less than 50,000 of these bags were made by the ladies, the materials therefor ranging from the coarsest and cheapest, to the finest of silks, satins, and brocades - worth, in some cases, $12.00 per yard, or even more. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
No. 61. The Siege in Peking. In the Hanlin Yuan. A sentry-post on the outer (Northern) line of fortifications. Native Christians digging countermines. Just this side of the building shown in the picture (in the adjoining court to the West) the enemy was discovered undermining our guard post, as was driven away. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.