The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-27
WERE POUNDED TO DEATH.
Awful Treatment Of Swedish Mission
aries by Chinese Mob.
THEIR HOUSE WAS BATTERED In.
They Became victims of the Heathens'
Passion 1he Murderers were Princi-
paIIy Loafers, Though Some Labopers
Were In the Mob skulls smashed In.

VANCOUVER. July 2.-Advices brought
by the steamer Empress of India give full
particulars of the barbarous massacre of
Swedish missionaries which occurred July
1 at Sungpu The two Swedish mission
aries, Rev. Mr. Wikolm and Rev. Mr..
Johansen. arrived in Sungpu in April last
aud were the only missionaries in the
town. Sungpu is an important market
place and contains from $1,000 to $4,000
Inhabitants When the two unfortunate
missionaries went there they rented a
Chinese house in the busy part of the
town.
They bad their Christian servants living
with them. The efforts Of the missionar-
les and their continued presence in the
town
Iunamcd the Passions of the People
to the highest pitch. Their lives were
in danger almost from the moment OF
their coming. A couple Of weeks ago the
Chinese servants heard that their masters
were 70 be murdered on the iSth Of July.
They told the foreigners TO lose no time in
getting ont OF the town, but apparently
the poor fellows did not think the danger
so very pressing, for the only precaution
tntN lDOA WIS W WI - ~ AtAANl W tht iONsti
officials, telling them what was threatened
and asking protection. an appeal OF which
the mandaIins took not the slightest notice
On the day npmed, the house where they
lived was surrounded by bowling mob
early in the morning, chiefly composed OF
the lOaiers of the town. but containing
also number Of labbrers. trades people
and scholars. The latter went about from
man to man iEciting them
To KIN the Foreign Dogs.
The missionaries came 10 the door, but
were greeted with stone, and beat a hasty
retreat Inside the house and patiently
awaited events. Stones continued to be
thrown at most every point, so that by
O'clock in the afternoon the windows
were all battered in and the rooms inside
no longer afforded safe shelter from the
missiles that were rained in through all
apertures.
The uuhappy men then made n desper-
ate but futile attempt TO escape Chamber
ing out OF one of the upper windows at
the hack OF the house they reached the
roof, but as soon. as they made their APP
pearance on the top OF the house they be-
came mark for "a perfect hailstorm of
stones, some OF which struck them, cut
ting them badly.
Finding they could not remain they ran
along the ro3f and over the roofs of "a score
or SO Of the adjoining houses.
The Mob Pursucd Them
down the street, yelling, cursing and pelt-
ing them till at last the missionaries could
proceed no further. A high house barred
their further progress aud despairing the
POOR men dropped down into the street
into the midst ot the mob.
Happily ther agony was not long one.
a huge man smashed IN the skull of Mr..
Wikolm with AN axe and Mr. Johansen
was speedily pounded cut Of human guise
by the shower of stones and blocks with
bamboo bars that were rained upon him.
Tho bodies were then stripped naked, sub
jected TO needless and revolving mutila-
tion and left lying in the street, prey to
the dogs, while the mob went off.