Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-11-13
4 MISSIONARY HEROINE.
AsoJAN WITH \ Gun FR1GaTENs
4 HUGE CHISESE MOB
Her Brave struggle Against Hundreds OF
Infuriated NIong oiians.

The telegraph has Informed the read
ers. from time t~o@ti!ne. o. the great out
breaks against al 70. ei-ucrs, especially
missionaries, in all parts OF Chiua-and
pew here a story al the peril and
atcyoi,m Of q lady vno was born and
E,arcd in DaycnD Il. that will deeply
interest everyone. This lady was tor
merry Mis-. Mary Porter, daughter OF
Mrs. Or. Porter. OF Davenport. Iowa.
she vert from Davenport 10 China as a
raj -s!ouarg. in 1871; she returned home
Zor rest in 1876. and vent back to China
in 1877. SIC was In rcEIn 1t years.
In June, Isl. shc married the Rev.
Frank Gamcwc!l. s1n ct the inventor Of
the Gamewcll Electric II" Alarm.
Last fall Mr.. GGmcWclI Was appointed
Superintendent Of the Mission. at
Chung King, Western China, 1000
miles from Shanghai
1t seems that tor some time the Chi
'ncse of hung King have been growing
more intoIc ant Of foreigners, especially
Americans, because Of the maitreatment
aud murder Of Chinese on our Pacific
coast, the account OF the outragcs on
tho Chinese reaching that distant part
'f CHINA IN greatly exaggerated form.
The missionaries and other ~forcigDexs
became the sub ccts OF the Qressc5t in
suits carly in June last. and the " Ills of
t5eir houses were beSpAtturcd with mud.
4hc missionaries were called 'fOreign
devils" and "folcign dogs Mr. Game
well writes this 10 his parents, under
date OF June II. He then says; Sun
day, June 6, | preached in the city,
seaVlng Mary in charge of the house.
Short.y after i left She heard a noise
that Of a large crowd which had gath
cred. They threw stones and other
missiles on the roof and against the
wall and demanded admittance. Mary
went down and had the gate orcncd,
and wen out into their midst, talking
20 ,htm some time, telling them that it
WIS contrary to all their customs and
manners TO seek admittancc to a place
When gentlemen are absent. This is o
carefully observed form Of Chinese cti-
quctto, and quoted them for q while;
DHt they grew noisy again. and in time
oe retrcatcd into the yard and had the
gate closed the crowd, two hundred
III numbcF> finally broke the gate down
and started to rush in. Mary took my
gun. which happened to be in a case
under the bed, and fer which She had
40 ammunition. and started out toward
the crowd, thinking to brighten them
n keep Them back for 4 time, it being
nearly 'lmc for me to return. \ Chi
ncae NIB is. very coward y, and this
one ran at the Sioht OF the GUN. but
RNrN TnnJtHfI4I ~. - - IL
n tried TO wrcst il from enc Of the
coolest and INST courageous women
mat cver walked the face OF the car.h
-and-, of course, succeeded. The Gun
was Torn from her, aud She was pain
V.ly, though not seriously hurt. In
trying to get the gun, they POUNDED her
hands and arms and the crowd pe!ted
hcr with sticks and stones. Her hands
were badly bruised and cut deeply on
3hc inside. The left side of her face
was badly bruised With a stone, and
her dress was covered with mud. AS
soon as the crowd saw the blood Oh her
lacc and hands they were frightened
'or III hlna to draw blood is punish.
able with dccapitation so they rushed
from She place, carrying the gun with
'hcFl. The gun was returned bg an
Vhclal, the day after. We are all con
WINGED that nothing but Nlary's nerve
saved the premises from being loo ed
But the account given by Mr.. Game,
well Is only a prelude to. the work OF
obstruction which was TO follow. Mrs.
Dt. Porter has recently received a letter
from her daughter Mary. 1t is dated
'Mcthod1>t Episcopal Mission Hospital,
unT King, China, July !, 1885," and
oper.s in tins way:
my PEE'Ioys Mo1UEE- This head
ing is only u reminder Ct plans that are
spoiled and hopes that are dclAvcl ~
cur property TIA, htca destroyed and
VIC have taken refuge win the officials,
No foreigner has been Killed. but cl very
ShIns we possessed las been taker
from us and our lives cn.ian cred. The
British resident. Nr. Bowen, the Chi
ncsc Island Missionaries tEn4l.s1
American Bible Society ,o!portcur, tht
Catholics. AMI ourselves have Suffered
the Catholic cathedral looted anl
burned to the ground. \ rich Catholic
armed two hDndIrd or three hundred
men, fought for his place and killed
$3.50 - va tAt bIIDt. L stAl dt&alt
kilograms may have reached YOU anc
tlled you with alarm, bat thus also mus.
we trust IN Him who has cared Tor Ii
through all these days Of danger anc
destruction"
The letter then gives an account o
the destruction Of ali tine mission house!
all denominations sharing the sam,
fate. The officials Gii al they couIt
10 save the lives OF tae missionaries ant
other foreigners, and succeeded. bu
wlnNei at the destruction OF house
and property. All MIR. and Mrs, Game
well saved was $l10 III cash and a watel
that they had in their clothing. Tn
garments they had on were al the,
We e permitted to take away.
"Wnere is Your d.u-nter now &
asked the reporter. As lie Concluded Ii
readIng Of the iet,er.
Nearing San Francisco. | believe. i
a steamship SIC Wi,t arrive in a fey
days now"
Then they iourneyci the 1000 mile
70 Shanghai, in safety
Yes, AMI were given protection o
an American steamer. Mr.. Gamcwe.l