Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-08
THE kU-cHENo MASSACRE
Described by DR.. Gregory, an American Mis-
sionary at That Place.

Described by DR.. Gregory, an American Mis-.
sionary at That Place.
DIR. Gregory, an American missionary,
who escaped from Ku-Chcng, gives the
following account OF the massacre there:
At 1890 p. m, Thursday Aug 1, "a
native Christian rushed into my study,
saying that several of the foreign ladies at
Hwsang, a mountain resort about 12
miles from the city Of Ku-Cheng, had been
killed that morning, and that two houses
had been burned Fifteen minutes later
note from Mr.. Phillips confirmed this.
He wrote that five ladies were dead, the
Stewards were missing, and four persons
were seriously wounded. He expressed
the hope that I was then on my way to
Hwasang.
Immediately went into the Yamen,
where hundreds of excited natives had
already gathered and requested the dis
trict magistrate, Wong, to send some
soldiers ut once to Hwasang to protect
those still living. In half an hour the
magistrate went to Hwasang under an
escort Of about 90 soldiers.
At 3 p. IN. left KuChcng under an es-
cort of l3 soldiers, arriving ut Hwasang at
Sp. m, to find that nine adults, all Brit
ish subjects, had been murdered, and that
all those still alive at Hwasang-eight
only-had been more or less injured, ex-
cepting Mr.. Phillips, who had arrived
only two or three days before and was
lodging ut a native house some distance
from the English cottages.
was delayed in leaving Ku-Cheng, ow-
Ing to the fact that the coolies refused to
carry chairs. On my arrival l went to
work to make the injured as comfortable
as possible.
Miss COdrington received sword cut
extending from the angle of her mouth,
diagonally, outward and downward seven
inches long, completely dividing the lower
lip and exposing the interior maxillary
bone; one cut on the crown, three inches
in length and quite down to the inner
table of the skull; one cut across the nose,
beneath the right eye five inches long, and
another, three inches long, on the right
side of the neck. The last two were skin
wounds only. There were also two con.
tusions on the right arm and deep pune
tured wound on the outside Of the right
thigh. Her condition is serious.
Miss Mabel O. Hartford, OF the Method
list mission, the only American residing
In Hwasang at the time was living in u
small native house some 90 rods from the
English cottages. She was attacked by
one OF the assassins armed with trident.
She received a slight cut in the lobe of the
ear; was thrown to the ground, beaten
about the lower extremities and the body
While the murderer was engaged in this
attack servant grappled with the assail-
ant, and during the struggle Miss Hart
ford escaped.
Miss Hellis remained hidden until all
was over. Her nervous system sustained
q serious injury.
Mildred Stewart, aged 12 years, received
wound on the outside Of the right knee
joint, six inches long, exposing the joint
and two punctured wounds, one on the
left leg Qnd one on the left foot. Her con-
dition is serious.
Baby Stewart, 13 months old, has o
severe injury to the right eye, u small
penetrating wound in the frontal region,
which enters the cranial cavity and sew
eral severe bruises on the head and body.
The injuries will probably prove fatal
All the wounds apparently were made by
the swords and spears.
OF those killed outright, Mr.. and Mrs
Stewart, Nellie Saunders, and Lena Pei
low, an Irish nurse, were almost wholly
incnerated In the burned house. In all
probability they were murdered before tho
house was burned. Kathleen Stewart saw
Nellie Saunders lying unconscious on tho
nursery floor.
Hossie Newcomb was cut on the left
cheek and left hand, probably with u
spear, and then was thrown over steep
embankment, where we recovered the
body.
Miss Marshall's throat was frightfully
cut, and there was deep sword wound In
the left wrist
failed to find any serious wound on tho
body of Miss Stewart. L am inclined To
think she died from shock.
Miss Gordon received deep spear wound
In tho face, another I'm tho side of tho
neck and one on tho right side of tho head.
Topsy Saunders death was caused by a
spear wound on the right side Of the head,
the weapon entering the brain. The last
three bodies were lying i'm ono heap.
This frightful massacre was done by tho
members Of the secret society known as
tho Vegctarians, who have been causing
much trouble alike to Christians and
heathcns In and around Ku- Chcng city.
From various reports Of those who saw
thc attack, believe that about "" mon
were engaged. They were armed with
spears aid swords, and seemed strongly
organized under one leader. The attack
came like a thundcrbolt out Of n clear sky,
not one of tho victims having the slightest
iptimation Of tho intention to assault
them. Thirty minutes from the time tho
onslaught commenced not single vege.
tartan was to be seen near the grounds of
the massacre.
When the question is raised as 10 tho
cause Of the terrible massacre, one need
have little doubt that the vegetarians
wcro the active participants, and that tho
local and provincial authorities werc d.
rectly implicated In tho crime seems Ger