The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-09
THE STORY IN FULL
Details Of the Horrible Massacre of
Missionaries in China.
WOMEN WERE NOT SPARED
Infamous Neglect of Government
ProtectIon-Delay of Messengers
Related by a Lady Survivor
of the Human Butchery.

New York. Aug. S.-The World to-
morrow will print the following spe-
cial dispatches from Foo Chow. China:
A mob has just looted the American
mission chapel at Inghok, 70 miles
from here. Unless prompt and effect
I've action is taken, there is danger of
great riots in other places. The Chi
nese soldiers sent to Kou Cheng to
protect foreign property. plundered the
Stewart residence. No American gun
boat has come here. The situation is
critical
Foo Chow, Aug. s.-An official on his
way to this city from Ku Cheng was
killed yesterday. There is no Ameri-
can protection. The American govern
ment's neglect is infamous.
Foo Chow, Aug. s.-The evidence al
ready obtained shows that the massa-
ere at Hwasang was planned at least
a week beforehand. The foreign con-
suls have the names Of the leaders in
1t and some of the participants. An
official from Foo Chow sent 2l0 soldiers
into the section on the cath of July TO
prevent the vegetarians from murder
ing Chinese. The vegetarians thought
the missionaries had caused the troops
to be sent and decided to kill them.
They began Immediately to gather at
a certain designated place. In passing
through the villages on their way to
the rendezvous the vegetarians declar-
ed their intention to destroy the
churches and to kill the Christians.
The local officials knew Of this, but
they did nothing to protect or even
warn the foreigners. The night before
the massacre a native pastor In Ku
Cheng heard they were going to kill
the foreigners on the next day. He
wrote letter of warning to Mr.. Stew
crt at Hwasang. but delayed sending 1t
until daylight. The messenger arrived
half an hour too late DR.. Gregory
was in the city OF Ku Cheng at the
time. but he was not notified. The
foreigners had no suspicion OF the in
tended slaughter.
New York, Aug. s.-The World will
print Tomorrow a special cablegram
from Shanghai. China. giving an ac-
count Of the massacre Of the mission
aries at Hwasang, written by Miss
Mabel C. Hartford, one Of the surviv-
ors of the massacre. and the only one
who witnessed it. Miss Hartford's
statement Is as follows: Aug. /, at
1880 a. m. heard shouts They We're
the yells Of servants who rushed in
shouting to me to get up. for the vege-
tarians were coming toward the house
on the hill belonging to the English
mission. A few minutes later a teach
er came to my door and told me to
run. ] got on my clothes and rushed
to the door. I was met by a man with
spear who yelled. Here is a foreign
woman" He pointed the spear at my
chest. ! twisted It to one side and 1t
just grazed my ear and head. He then
threw me on the ground and beat me
with the wooden end of the spear. A
servant came and wrenched 1t away
from him and told me to run.
jumped down the embankment and
ran along the road. A servant came
and jostled me along until got up the
side Of the hill. then laid me down
there to get some breath. After resting
reached a secluded spot and lay there
All this time the yells went on and
| the two houses were burning to the
| ground. After while the yells ceased.
| supposed the vegetarians had gone
away. A servant went to see how mat
ters were. He returned in half an
hour. telling me to come home, that
five ladies of the English mission had
been killed and some had been wound
| ed, but that my house. rented native
house. had not been troubled. went
home to find Miss Coddington much
cut about the head and beaten all over;
| Mildred Stewart. IL years old, knee cut
and bleeding very hard; Herbert Stew
art, years old, cut on the head, and
almost dead; Baby Stewart with one
eye black and swollen; the second
Stewart girl, Kate. II years old, with
the second boy s years old, Evan, were
beaten and pierced with the spears
but not seriously injured. Mr.. Phillips
of the English mission who lived in a
native house some distance away, did
not receive any injuries only arriving
in time to see the bodies OF the dead
and hear the vegetarians say: 1--WE
have killed all the foreigners"
| At first we heard that some of the
| foreigners had escaped and were hid.
| ing but Mr.. Stewart did not come and
we feared the worst. Mr.. Phillips went
to the ruins and found eight bodies
five not burned and three burned so as
TO not be recognizable. Collins were
made and the bodies put In them. The
bodies OF the burned were put in boxes
Another burned body was found. max.
ing nine grown people massacred. r
G. Stewart and wife. a nurse from Ire.
land. called Lena, Nellie Saunders
Topsy Saunders of Australia, who lived
in the upper house, called the Stewart
house. Bessie Newcomb Of Ireland, Ell.
sic Marshall and Lucy Stewart OF
England. and Annie Gordon OF Austria.
LA. The first four were burned beyond
recognition. Topsy ran out of the
house and was killed outside. Bessie
was thrown down the embankmen,
with her head nearly severed from her
| shoulders Hannah Gordon's head was
also nearly cut off.
! The bodies were put in collins and We
| LETT Hwasang for Suikow about
o'clock Friday afternoon. Aug. 2. Her.
bert died about three hours later. JUS
below Coiong. We took the body in !
chair and had a coffin made for IL al
suihow. We reached suikow about