Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-25

Hail a Million DOllars' Worth
OF Property said 20 be
Destroyed.

e'Ae NttJ AAuut tuC iAl MAST Il
bring Interesting accounts Of the dis.
turbances in Canton on the 10th ult.
The riot was the result OF an anti.
foreign spirit, which has been in.
oreasing since the shooting ARRAY in
Honam, in which one Of the customs
foreign employees caused the death Of |
one person and the injuries OF Others.
A spark famed this hostility into a
lame. The death OF single Chinas
msu was the cause of the outbreak,
About half past four o'clock on the
morning OF September 10 q boarding
house runner named Afung, nineteen
years OF age, came up tho Haukow's
gangway, Intending to 90 on board 10
engage passage for some Of his board
ers The Portuguese watchman on
the steamer told him that he had come
too early, and barred the way. One
account then represents the Portu.
guese IS pushing the intruder over |
board, while another maintains that
the Chinaman, in stepping back, fell |
into the water. Anyway, Aiung was
drowned. A Chinese magistrate at
once demanded that Captain Ogston,
Of the Hankow, should deliver up the
watehman to Justice. Captain Ogston
declined TO do so and retained the
Portuguese 10 custody.
BEGINNING THE RIOT.
Meanwhile the dead mans body had
been brought 90 board, in sight of a
large crowd, who had gathered on the
wharf, yelling vengeance on the MUIR
derer. Alta quarter past eight the
riot began. Stones and bricks were
hurled at the steamer until she moved
out Of reach; the wharf was set on Ere
with kerosene and rapidly burned; a
steam launch belonging to Captain
Ogston was soon in blaze. Shameen
was next visited, and thirteen resi-.
dcnees OF foreigners were set on FIRE,
while others were looted. Some of the
foreign residents took refuge on board
the steamer Ningpo, while others es>
capped to the Chinese eunboat Sui
Using land the steamboat Haukow.
At ten O'Clock the foreign consuls
hauled down their flags. The mob
meanwhile worked its own sweet will.
the Chinese authorities making no
attempt to check them. Several Of
the residents had narrow escape
Ladies in dressing gowns rushed for
the boats, pursued by the yelling Chi.
nese, armed with long knives and
bamboo spears. Shameen presented a
ptiiul aspect in the evening. The
burned houses were still smok.
ing, and on all sides were
seen articles Of clothing or furniture
that had been discarded or dropped by
the rioters. 1t is estimated that the
loss ofproperty will amount to S50O,<
OOO, claim for which will be made
upon the Chinese government. Three
OF the rioters we're killed. On the
llth everything was quiet. Chinese
troops were encamped on the Bund.
and three gunboats-the Swift. the
Espoir and the Lutin-lay of Sha-
meen in company with six Chinese
gunboats and two armed launches.
MR.. BRocKELMANN's ACCOUNT.
Mr., Il. A. Brockelmlnn, of the firm
Of Messrs. Pustau & Co., No. 100 Front
street, gives the following account Of
the riot: u was sitting in my Office on
Monday morning about eight O'Clock
when Mr.. Raven called ont TO me
across the piazza that a coolie had
been drowned from the steamer Han.
koW. About nine O'Clock noticed
that the Hsnkow's wharf was blazing
and that the steamer was leaving her
moorlngs. | went with Mr.. Won
Pustau and Mr.. Raven toward one Of
the bridges connecting Shameen with
Canton, but seeing the usual signs Of
riot hurried home to try and save nv
papers. We were stopped by screams
from an adjacent house, and, hurry
ing in, managed to save three ladies
named Reid from the Chinese, and
TOOK them in a sampan, or Chinese
basket, to the steamer NiDgpo. Won
Pustau then went 10 the German
Consulate, where Moellendorf The
German Consul, had arrived the day
before, while Raven and | faced the
rioters and kept them at bay for 20
minutes. After some time We re-
treated to the English Consulate.
where We found other residents. Ifthe
English Consul had given us arms. 4
dozen men could have driven of the
rloters.=Ihe Consuls, however. for.
babe us to shoot, as the Chinese would
be infYriGted ii more lives were lost
AS shower Of brickbats and stones
was constantly about our ears, Mr..
Won Moellendorf dispatched me
through the rear Of tho building TO
get what help | could from the set
tiers who had escaped to the steamers.
The cartains refused to allow me
arms, sasing that they might have
need Of them, and only three eentlo-
men came with me. When VIC land.
ed we found that the Consul, Won
Pustau aud ten men had attacked the
rioters. The whole affair was over at
half past twelve"