The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-09
THIRD
EDITION
3:15 O'CLOCK.
HORRIBLE !!
Graphic Stories of Chinese
Massacre by Witnesses.
Or. n. e. Phillips and Miss Hartman
Report to- Commissioners.
Women and Children Speared and
Burned-A Baby's Eyes Cut Out.

VICTORIA, b. c., Sept 8. - Private let
ters from shanghai, just received here,
announce that the commission appointed
by the British and American governments
TO investigate ne ku-Cheng massacre OF
August /, reacaed Foo-Chow on August
13, Suikow two days later and ku-Cheng
on August II, without shadow OF mo-
Iestation from the barbarous hordes al
legged by the Chinese officials TO have es-
la blished reign of terror throughout the
province.
The commission, consisting OF the Bri-
tish consul, Mr.. X. W. Mansfield, the
American consul, Colonel j. Courtney
Hixsou; the British vice consul, +. L. b.
Allen from Padoga anchorage; Lieuten-
ant Evans osashe United States ship De-
tfoIt, the Rev. W. B. Annister. represent
ing the English church missionary socie-
ty, and DIR. Gregory of A. NJ Il. confer
ence and an escort OF Dut 100 OF the vice.
roys. ali armed and poorly disciplined,
support but feebly the Chinese conten-
tion that the massacre was entirely be-
yond official prevention, owing TO the
country being in revolt. This defense
is regarded by all British and American
residents III Chinese territory as quite
as farcical as the commission, unsupport-
ed as Il was by any display of British or
American wee, and indignet on runs
high at a o apathy displayed by these
COVE rnmeL - III regard TO the massacre.
IL Is argued thatthc official defense is
untenable, as under Chinese law a sys-
TEN of mutual responsibility prevails, all
public officials being held personally re-
sponsibe for the commission OF crimes
within their province. whether they are
legitimately blameable or not, and are
visited with the penalties attached in
the event of their falling TO apprehend
ana punish the criminal person.
fl,. tuu4 4F.sa l.oA 1aeN .f.an
received the statements of three witnesses,
DIR. Gregory of the American Mission al
Foo Chow, the Rev. III. Il. Phillips and
Miss Hartman OF Ku Cheng, the latter
two having been eve witnesses OF the
fearful scenes of August /.
The Rev. Mr.. Phillips tells how he was
awakened in the morning by shooting in
the direction of the steward house. lie
at first thought IL was children playing
but soon recognizing the voices OF the
excited men, he dressed hastily and went
over.
II was met few yards from my dwell
ling, he said, "by a native friend, who,
while throwing his arms around me, to
detain me, told me the Vegetarians had
come. i shook him off and went on and
soon came in sight of the house from
which 40 or 90 bandits were carrying
loads of plunder, their leaders holding
aloft small red flag.
81 could see nothing of our people, as
was in full view of the rioters. | crept
up'a hill in the brush wood, and con-
tealed myself behind two trees, from 20
TO 30 yards from the house. There |
could see everything that could be seen.
AS could see no foreigners, / concluded
that they had escaped, and as TO go down
was certain death, ! thought it best to
wait where 1 was.
"After minute or two the retreat
horn sounded, and the Vegetarisns be-
gan TO leave, first, however, setting fire
to the houses. Ten minutes after this,
every Vegetarian had gone. i came
down and looked upon the front OF the
house, but could not see nothing Of any
one. l feared something dreadful had
happened, as i heard the Negetarians as
they left say: Now, all the foreigners
are killed. / just then met one of the
servants who told me the Chinese were
IN the house IN which Miss Hartman OF
the American Mission was staying l
found Mr.. Hartman's daughter Mildred,
with a serious wound on one knee, and
another severe cut. When ! had was he'd
these, i turned to Mr.. Stewards IS son, who
was fearfully hacked and cut everywhere.
Then Miss Coddington sent me a mess sage
that she too was in the house. j found
her in fearful condition, but with cold
water ana rags we managed TO staunch
the bleeding. She begged me not to
wait as she thought Topsy Saunders was
still alive. i then rushed 10 the back OF
the house, and found the bodies of Miss
Saunders, Miss Stewart, Miss Gordon aud
Miss Marshall
MIR. and Mrs. Stewart were killed as
they sprang from bed Lena the nurse,
died while protecting the baby, whom
katleo managed TO carry ont OF the house
though not before the baby's eyes had
been cut out. Miss Nellie Saunders was
Knocked down at the nursery door when
going to help the children and as we
atterward found the remain Of burned
body there, we had little doubt that II
was hers. For long time we searched
for Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart but later ]
found the bodies, or rather ashes, in what
had been their bedroom"
Mrs. Hartland says the whole terrible
affair was over I'm 80 minutes and that
the attacking party numbered about 100,
well organized under one leader. Her
own terrible experience she relates thus:
81 heard shouts and yells in the streets
and putting ON my clothes ] rushed TO
the door, TO be met by a man with trf-
dent and spear, who yelled, Here IL
foreign woman. The man pointed a.spear
at my breast but IL was thrust 20 one side
and IL just grazed my ear aud head.
"He then threw me Go the ground and
hit me with the wooden END Of the spear
when servant came and told me 10 fy.
jumped down the mbankmCnt and ran
along the road. The servant followed
me along until | got up 90 the side OF