Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-03

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The Hong Kong Daily Press
furnishes the following details oI
the dreadful massacre Of the
French residents at Tientsin:
Twenty-Five Europeans have
fallen victims, besides no less than
from thirty to forty Chinese.chi
cren at the schools, who we're
smothered In the vaults.
The outbreak commenced about
10 or IL o'clock on the 21st by a
large mob surrounding and stOn.
ing the French Consulate. Upon
this the Consul sailed forth, to.
gether with Mons. Simon, to
Chung How's Yamen, and in
duced that official to accompany
them back 10 the Consulate. Ac-
cording to the account given by
the correspondent Of the Evening
Courier, on their way back they
met the Chehsien, and Chung
How's story is that the Consul
fired at the Chehsien, whereupon
the mob rose and cut him down,
killing him on the spot.
Another version Of Chung
How's story is to the effect that
the French Consul, seeing him
toop, fred at him. Apart from
the inherent improbability of this
story, and the strong motive
which Chung How had for putting
it about, one circumstance in con-
nection with it seems sufficient to
prove it to be an entire fabrica-
tion. Chung How declared that
the French Consul had been kill
ed by his side, and that he had
the body in his keeping. He sent
six cofilns containing bodies in
the British Consulate, stating that
none OF those was that Of the
French Consul; but this turned
out to be a deliberate lie, the body
of Mr.. Fontainier having been
picked up the evening before in
the river, and identified by several
of his friends, as well as from the
marks on his socks.
When the French Consul and
the Chancellor had been dispatch
ed, at about . o'clock q frightful
yell rose from the mob, now ten
thousand strong, who were gath
cred round the Catholic Cathedral.
The priest in charge, NJ. Dhever-
Ter and NJ. Thomaissin and wife,
just arrived from Shanghai, and a
number Of Chinese were murdered
and the building fred. The mob
then rushed to the establish
'ment of the Sisters Of Char
ity, which is situated nearer
to the British settlemeut than
the Cathedral, and Tie murderers
went in to their bloody work
The sisters, nine in number, we're
sIezed, their clothes dragged of,
their eyes sGooped out, their
breasts cut off and the bodies stab
bed and ripped open. The build
ing burst into fame, and confusion
and riot were everywhere ram
pant. A young Russian girl and
two of her countrymen rushed
frantic-stricken from the city, and
we're making their may in sedans
to the foreign settlement when
they were met and ruthlessly cut
down. These were Mr.. and Mrs.
ProtopopotI, together with Mr..
Bassoff, one of their countrymen.
The former had been married but
-four days, and the bride who met
this sad fate was but sixteen years
Of age. Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmaison,
who resided near the north gate,
were also butchered. Mrs. Chal.
maison got her horse and escaped,
her husbands being killed in the
doorway as he was coming out
Mrs. Chalmaison returned to the
house evening in Chinese
dress 6ems the omission
to foreign boots led
to h uetection, and she was
slaughtered II the street. Three
Frehch missionaries living on the
other side Of the river are also
supposed to have been murdered.
The following sad details of the
bodies are given.
NJ. H. Fontainer-Head and
face cloven to pieces by sword
cuts. One spear wound through
the chest.
MIR. Simon-Head and face COW
cred with sword cuts; bowels pro-
truding.
NJ. Thomaisson - Head and
face covered with sword cuts; a
few spear wounds on the body.
Madam Thomassin-A sword
cut through the back Of the neck.
NJ. de Chalmaison-Left side of
the face cut away; eyes scooped
out; numerous wounds in the
body and extremities.
Madame de Chalmaison-A
deep sword cut across the face,
just below the eyes; left arm and
side hacked with sword cuts.
Father Cheverier-Scull cloven
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