Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-10
The Outrages OF Chinese Troops on Board
IN English Vessel.

The Outrages OF Chinese Troops on Board
an English Vessel.
-. Juu,y's Gl.rR..
A mutiny and some terrible scenes oc-
cured some weeks ago on q ship belonging
TO the British mercantile marine, which has
been doing duty as q Chinese transport in
the Chinese seas.
The story is contaiaciin a long letter =,
a Dsblin gentleman ttcm the cheit steward
on the vessel on which the mutiuy% occurred
bns, as every effort has been made By the
authorities in China to prevent the affair
from becoming known, ne desires his name
and that of the ship not to be given. He.
however, is d highly respectable man, and
the truth Of the remarkable story he tells
cannot be doubted. His steamer was char
tered by the Chinese for $4,000 to take to
Haakow tom Annoy, 600 miles, 1900
Black Flag troops who had been disbarded
from the Touquin war. their march to
Annoy they had committed fearful murders
and atrocities. aud the Government were
very anxious to get them from Annoy,
where they were q terror. At the embar'
katiou about | G09 we're isarmed, but they
crowded on board too fast, and the work
OF jisarmiug had TO be abandoned Many
Of them were drunk and carried liquor
with them. and were fit for any mischief.
The ship was crowded to excess, the
bridge, poop. forecastlc, between decks,
. and lover holds being packed. After get,
ting under way with grea. difficulty, the
. EI.rL Frers commenced Gambling, having
plenty of money about them, and we're all
. nipht uparreliing, lighting, aud numbering
each ether. Numbers were thrown over
board alive or dead. Some we're stabbed,
others were strangled. and not one OF the
shin screw dared interfere. The writer him
. self saw three murdered men pitched over
board during the night When morning came
dozens OF dead bodies we're thrown over
board. some of them having been smother
ed. suueezsd to death, or having died from
want Of water. A party CT the B acB
T Fis,s seized the water on board and guard.
ed il. refusing any to the crew. A fearful
crush followed on The other Black Flags
irwin to get at the water. The heat wa:
fesrf,l and many died from thirst. The
The Back Flags destroyed all the food
threw the rice overheard, with the cooking
apparatus, and threatened to kill the cooks
They began to drink sea water.
The sailors, who wee feariully parched
cravled down to the engine room and go
condemned water and drank it, though j
was quite hot. Thiugs became still more
serious, and the Black Flags threatened t.
kill the crew, drawing kuifes across theiI
own throats 10 convey 10 the sailors theI>
meaning. They succeeded in Getting hole
OF the Captain By the beard, AID held
knife to his throat. Eventually the vesse
was put back to Annoy, where Il British
war ship WAS anchored. The commando
Of the latter prepared to sweep the vessel
deck with his Gsiiings, and eventuallI
boarded her. The mutineers were thel
. standing on deck with black Aags hoisteC
on spears Two Chinese ~gun5oats sub
~sequeutly arrived aud took or the Blacl
Flags, those refusing TO leave being thrown
overheard and lef, 70 get 10 land as the.
could Six Of the muIiueers we're at one
bebe. ded aud one hundred o~Gstiuadoed
Five dead mucineers were al er~aId touuO
in the lower hold, having been crushed t
death.