Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-24
TIENTSIN MASSACRE.

place in January last. A fierce attack was
m d, on the French and English missions a,
Hong Kaw and number of the former were
outrageously treated. Their houses were
burned and one clergyman killed. The French
Minister at once demanded reparation and
punishment OF all persons engaged in the DIS
graceful and inhuman violence. The churches
and ions were rebuilt actual indemnifica-
ton made and several If the known partici-
pants in the affair were beheaded, Fora time
everything remained quiet, but educated
Cinnamon said openly that in a little time they
would kill every foreigner in China. 1t is
now known that from Nankee to Teintsn a
concerted plan of action was agreed upon un-
der the plea that foreigners were in China tor
the purpose of kidnapping young boys and
girls, killing them, digging out their eyes,
mutiiating their persons, stewing portions OF
their bodies in huge caudron and packing
in tin cans, after which they shipped them to
Europe and America for medical purposes. the
preparation being sure panacea for battling
diseases. OF course such infamous reports
were known by the officials to be base lies but
they repeated the tales, and on the same day,
June 9th, the several governors of all the
Northern Provinces caused to be hoisted Of
fetal notices taking cognizance of the rumors
and giving official color and sanction thereto.
In every village, hamlet, fishing station and
city. did these notices appear on the walls and
temples. The consequence of this official
notice was TO cause great alarm among the
lower classes, and to intensity their bitter
hatred of Europeans. On Sunday, June 10Th,
the mutterings of trouble assumed hostile
shape by the assembling of large crowd of
natives under the walls of their native city
about two miles north of the foreign settle
mcnt, and in the immediate vicinity of the
French settlement The crowd INDUCED in
fierce screams and howls, beating of tom-toms
and gongs, and assaults of the servants of
Europeans and such native Christians as ap-
peared on the streets. The tumult continued
on the goth and 2lst, and about noon of the
latter day the assault was made resulting In
the death of fourteen women, seven men,
sixty four native Christians, and sixty child
the Consulate Cathedral and outbuldings soon
burned The Rev. Mr.. Stanley and family
of Cincinnati, Ohio, occupied one Of the mis-
sions but as he chanced to be absent at the
time, Mrs. Stanley and Miss Thompson found
refuge on board the steamship Manchu, and
thus, doubtless, escaped terrible fate. When
the attack was made, the French Consuls,
Henri Fontanier, NJ. Simon, his secretary, NJ.
Contres, Chancellor, and Monsieur and
Madame Thomasson were at lunch. The
crowd approached and made demands for the
consul to proceed to the mission and compel
the sisters to turn out the children. The
howls were almost deafening, and in few
minutes stones began to shower on the build
ing, some breaking the windows and falling
on the dining table, breaking dishes, and
scattering fond about the room. Upon this
the consul and his secretary arose from the
table put on their side arms and regulation
hats, and going to the wall which surrounded
the consulate, attempted to reason with the
excited crowd. They were met by volley after
,oley of stick sand stones, and finding remon-
strance vain the gentlemen went out by the
rear gate and, pursued by the bowling mob,
sought the yamen and demanded an instant in
terview of the governor. 1t was granted.
What occurred at that interview have no
means of knowing except from Chinese in
formation. A Chinaman named Ting says
ihat Chung How treated the consul most con-
temptuously and even spat upon him when he
reproached Chung How with lack of faith and
connvance with the priests of Buddhist. The
servants were ordered to expel him and did so
violently In the scuffic a revolver, which
the secretary had in his hand, was discharged
into the floor. The doomed men then sought
the street and attempted to reach the consulate.
Mr. Coutres had meantime escaped and
concealed himself in the top of temple,
where he witnessed what transpired, but as
they turned the corner leading brave at
tackled the consul and in an instant hundreds
more had Joined the assailant and in less time
than it takes to record it, they had cut, hack
ed, and literally torn their bodies almost past
| recognition. Blood once having been shed
and two high officials slain, these braves knew
no fear. With maddoned howls they again
sought the Consulate. AT the gate they
found a priest whom they instantly killed.
NJ, Thomassen was then caught as he was
barring the gate and cut down. Madam
Thomassen then came to the wall, and the
crowd rushed at her. She drew two self
cooking revolvers and killed, it is said, four
or five Cinnamon before she was overpowcr-
ed. Her struggles were of no avail, though,
and she was Immediately murdered. Every
house servant at tho consulate, native
priest, and two Canton men were killed, and
then the house was set on fire. In an hour
the consulate, cathedral and out-buildings
were mass of ruins. The bodies of the
priest, Monsieur and Madam Thomassen
were thrown into the river, where they were
recovered the next day. The crowning ac,
of the drama. Meantime, after NJ. Founta.
nier had bt en- slain crowd numbering sew
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