The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-22
yjIr TlENfSlN MASSACRE.
A REPORF FROM fIiE 4 NERTCAN
NsUSp.IPEE ~ SHINGHdi

w fine last China mail VIC have authentic par
pclars OF tae rightul bGchcIy OF French residents
i, st,niein on the 2ist Of June. The origin OF the
,ntbrcak vas a rumOr that had teen widely spread
among ,hc lower orocrs OF Chinese BY the hterdt or
,,,i,s tr,,.tf that the Catholic missionaries, who
,rr al French, had Teen Hdnupi ing children aud
...,o,inr out their ewes, Tor medicinal purposes
.u,I 4. this s,ory was the natives gave full Gre
,en,e to IT, the more SO kidnapping has been and
4. anil extensively practised oil through China. by
,r.o,s who arc recruiting for the brothels, tho
aires aud other places where slaves are In
demand the oulbrc, h had loug been threatening
mi ut length, says the Shanghai Ns'cs Letter, on
me 1874 Of June, a crowd assembled IN Tie native
,i,y a mile aud half above the foreign bunj' After
1, time tie French Consul, VINO lived IN toat quarter,
,.c,c,ded lu inducing the people to d.spctse' They
moved away but still cxhi3.tcd signs OF hos'idy
totl..u,t.. Dr.. Fi.zer. a phy stefan at tlentsln'
met TIE crowd and narrowly escaped beauns oy
the swiTrNEss or ms Moose.
Ga the .O.h some Ercuch priests were beaten, and
The frcach Consul, Mr.. fontanicr. notified II. Il.
chun.. how. at the YAmen, Of tao fact and re-
,qrs,li Linn to put stop 1t once TO tie tumult.
About Ie ". On the 2i.t OF June the French Consul
md ste.is. Nj 1homlssn, Secretary OF Legation
A. peLln. and his wife doth Of whom had Just az.
rivcj oct IRON Franco together with Mr Coutris,
.u, q, uG.u, when a multitude OF excited Chinese
su.e coward toe house, slou Ing and yelling. and
lcuIulr- hat all thc children should eiven pack
lotj. On. stones aud Other mls.les were thrown ~
ihc Con suJtt, breaking the Wina""s and dlmaging
w., table around Niurh the lady and gentc-Sl were
.c..ci. The tuusul ana his friend Mr. Thomassin
fut On 'h'ir uniforms, and went out to endesvor to
b., cr-e the mub They found the Chinese would
Dot ttC,; therefore, leavnS the LAZY FOR time In
- house, they ala went toward the Iamen. some
tisiti Of mite distant. On the way there MIR.
In mas. SIN, Lhdins the matter wearing more seri
49, .Juk lhun lie had at Lsst expected, returned tn
e. us ,.ttv COutrts here became spparnt0I
nom his friends. and the French Consul aud his
T., otaty walked into the Namcn and demanded an
interview with Chung the military governor Of the
province. The crowd pressed all about the Consul,
t'ns threatening language. Chung could no; or
r"ut not hello him. II is known that
TUE CONSUL FIRED orr MS REVOLVER,
tit Il was thought to have been accidentally dis.
u rsCl While he was being pushed and crowded IN
pe audience Chamber. Al all events there was no
hard pressed, and without the chance OF any help
being Afforded by Chu1g, turned and lett the Yamen
Ter rs house. He had not gone many steps before
BE- Was seized by the Chinese his uniform torn on,
his cody beaten, and eventually cut aud stabbed
With knives and spears. His death must have oc-
.urred ut about the same time Mr..
Ih1massins--the one near the Yamon, the
rAcr near the Consulate. Poor Mr.. fhomassin
lie len beneath the spears Of tie blood.
tigsty Crin Sc. The sight OF blood now warmed
tie Ignians 70 their appointed work, and they
rushed 10 lie French Consulate. Madame Thomas
tp u.v, them 6ravely ut the doorway with pistol
IL A4"y. Oae, iwo, and some cay three Cinnamon
powered hes, aud
Sun WAS KiLLrD By rnE BLOW
Of sharp instrument the back Of the head
The Consulate buildings were then burnt aud de
stroyed Meanwhile the Convent house Of the Sis.
tors oil Charity and Tie French Cathedral we're being
assaulted by tie mob. priest at he doorway was
k'lcd. and ton women quickly shared the same tate
but ir o moro horrible msnner Most OF them were
beaten, their clothes torn Oh, anu then they were
ttig' Il, and placed on their heads against tie cOu.
vent wall, and lacked to pieces in tie most savage
mdnncr-t' cir eyes dug out, their breasts cut OH,
scEenine here to narrate, was perpetrlted. One
q tie sisters named Louise, and well known a. a
faithful and constant attendant at the hospital in
Shanghai, was reported to have escaped In a Chinese
d -, ami thus concealed ~ some Chinese female
friends until night. when att"mn'ing 20 90 back 10
tbt convent. her European shoes discovered her 10
iili,J
MIR BODY WAS THROWN INTO THE RIVER.
The Chinese burnt tie Cathedral and convent
bui Dir - and 1t is supposed tnnt at least sixty
iucse cuircn TrT.sNei IL tie cellars Of tie build
tc sisters were thrown tay@ int" the building after
bs'.g h'oi, and burnt iier enarred , remain,
Sent tp@n to the foreign quarter 81 llonisin.
lie hulchory did tot cad Lerc Russian officer
Nj. lr)'o.op0h, aud MS ~i'e, married. but the ia,
Bas-cof ne ~ tie French Consulate, when they were
set upon oy the moo and ki,ed. Their bodies Were
thrown into The river. Mr. Chaimaison and Madam,
Ctuu i'-on Mr.. simon, secretary nj tie Frcnel
Cousu.sJ;c were the iurler victims OF tue Chinese
Nj. 4. Courts was the only Free chMen In flemish
MhO escaped with his lie. lie Was conceded after
he managed 10 eluie lis pursucrs, and made his az.
pearanre In the foreign settlement the next follow
Ing M ut alter tie asslcrc. Mr.. Staman, Ger
nan, with rs pmily, escaped after being
HIDDGG ~ STABLE TmHrr-sIx HOURS
TIE Chinese ncNt turned toward the Protestant
sai aad The f"u;e- ard crI,pe, we're destroyed,
iLcr winch, having completed their ork Of destruc
hon, the mob disappeared as quickly us 1t hal
Mr.. Stanley, an American Missionary, was in tn,
interior OF the province At the time and his wife, In
foreign quarter OF Iienisin, along with Miss Thomp
,on OF olio Lad Mr.. Stanley been at home. Iht
D. the other residents OF that district.
tAunsLows braves were posted between the
Foreign settlement dnc me scene OF the massacre
IDey we're titus acting either as guard 70 protec
Ne other forei .ner- from lawless mob, or as
guard TO prevent any assistance from reaching tn
Ttcy Ld not -top tie work OF massacre they rathe
tldud AM sGetted it, and thus theirs Is
the MOST HEIsoUs CRIME oy ALL.
TIE rcXt day after the bntchery Chunghow hac
re re'llirs OF the foreigners collected and sen
Ito tie settlement The Russian bodies were La<eI
non me riyer near the bund.
Tie foreign community buried all but the French
b. we Ceusters vita the usual funeral ceremonies
she bOdies Oi the French we're carefully collected
All pliced IN collins at the Cemetery, where the,
remain tai the cts4trymen OF the slain ar rive L
give them proper funeral hOnOrs and conservation
despatch from tho British Consulate was sen
Gown to IaAu TO CVertak0 the steamer Dragon
Which bad let Ientsln snOrtiy before TIE massacre
The steamer Appin, Capt Russell, belonging 4
Capt steele, Of the >. :. N C.'s service, were II
port, ami the m .htful news s1.-li. and rumor
81 ChiLe,e attack the fOrciLu qd.ttcr were Gil
tusted, these steamers became the places Of
RIFUOE ron THE FoREloS WOMEN AND CHILDREN
lie hanchu with her own two guns was qulckl
r. ul-Led with nine more making iUrmi liable bat
terry for the protection Of the settlement The com
muny quickly formed a volunteer corps for I'll
IrOtcCUOn Of their property ashore, and all nis
lOug the streets were patrolled.
Iii. j. a. 4. Meadows, tue American Consul, wa
lie only one who seemed 10 view the whole affl
with unconccru. lie evidently under the pro
lection IT Ia friend Chung Tor he did not turn GU
with u volunteers, and rather sneered at their en-
deaNors to protect taer lives ana property WheI
Tho ruiuor cane in town that Tseng-kRo-fan haC
been ordered down here by the Emperor. Mr.. Nea
lows then did show some excitement, as Chung
lead looked cheap ~ any price to Foreigners
For hOU lang, America toiR you Keep foreigner
md aliens IN your posts or honor and trust
While tie Htlls community Of Tientsin lave thu
been set upon, and almost exterminated, watchlU
ses were turned for succOr everywhere, but 4
vim. With no vessels OF war In port-a fatal mi,
Gke,
WE CARRY OUR LIVES IN our OWN HANDS.
his last paragraph alludes to tho fact OF there
b'ug afy American vessels OF war In or near th
pOft OF Tientsin.
A proclamation was published by the Emperc