Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-08
OUTRAGES CONTINUE.
Another Assault on Missionaries
 by Fanatical Chinese.
AMERICAN VICTIMS THIS TIME

Reports Arrive Daily at Shanghai of Hor r:ble OmOlal Persecution of Native Chris tians and of Outrnges on Forelgners-yeg etarlans Strong Enough to Defy Troops SHANGHAI, Aug. S.-J. Courtney Hix son, United States consul at Fuchau, in the course of consular inquiry on the spot, obtained the names of 50 natives implicated in the Kucheng massacre, in clu1ing the leaders and some of the actual murderers. He also obtained abundant proof that the Chinese officials knew that mischief was brewing for several days prior to the massacre.
 Not a single Chinese official attended the funerals of the victims.
 Reports are arriving daily from almost every province of horrible official persecu. tion of native Christians and of the mo lestation and insults to which foreigners in the interior are subjected.
 The British and American missions at Fat-Shan, near Canton, were attacked yes terday afternoon by a large and infuriated mob. Hospitals were demolished. Some of the missionaries fled to Shameen, while others remained.
 A Chinese gunboat has been dispatched to quell the riot.
 It is reported that all tho missions at
 
 the missionaries driven to the treaty ports.
 The Vegetarians are 12, 900 strong and we'll armed and organized and able tc withstand the Chinese troops.
 Dr. Gregory's Account.
 Dr. Gregory, an American missionary, who escaped from Kuoheng, gives the fol lowing account of the massacre there:
 "At1 2:30 p. m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, a native Christian rushed into my study, saying that several of the foreign ladies at Hwasang, 0 mountain resort about 12 miles from the city of Kucheng, had been killed that morning and that two houses had been burned.
 Fifteen minutes later a note from Mr. Phillips confirmed this. He wrote that five ladies were dead, the Stewards were missing, and four per sons were seriously wounded. He ex- pressed the hope that I was then on my way to Hwasang.
 1T immediately went into tho Yamen, whero hundreds of excited natives had al ready gathered and requested the district magistrate, Wong, to send some soldiers at one to Hwasang to protect those still liv- ing.
 In half an hour the magistrate went | to Hwasang under an escort of about 60 l soldiers.
 ''At 3p. m. I left Kucheng city under an escort of 13 soldiers, arriving at Hwa sang at s p. m., to find that nine adults, all British subjects. had been murdered, and that all those still alive at Hwasane | eight only-had been more or less sc- verely injured, excepting Mir. Phillips, who arrived there only two or three days before, and was lodging at a native house l some distance from the English cottages l "I was delayed in leaving Kucheng ow. ing to the fact that the coolies refused tc carry chairs.
 'On my arrival I set to work to make the injured as comfortable as possible. I One American Wounded.
 Miss Mabel c. Hartford of the Metho dist mission, the only American residing in Hwasang at the time, who was living | ill a small native house some 20 rods iron the English cottages, was attacked by f one assassin armcd with trident. She received a slight cut in the lobe of the | right car, was thrown to the ground, beat en about the lower extremities and tho body.
 While the murderer was engaged 1T his attack servant grappled with the as sailant and during the struggle Mis- Hartford escaped.
 Miss Hellis remained hidden until al was over. Her nervous system sustained a serious injury.
 From various reports of those who saw the attack I believe that about so me1 were engaged. They were armed witt spears and swords, and seemed strongly organized under one chief leader
 ''The attack came like a thunderbol out Of n clear sky, not one of the victims having the slightest intimation of the in tentiOn to assault them. Thirty minutes from the time the onslaught commenced not a single Vegetarian was to be seer near the grounds of the massacre
 Miss Codrington tells that the ladie were first seized and told that they wer to be bound and taken away into captivi ty.
 "Afterward several faint hearted at tempts were made to kill them when the, pleaded for their lives
 At this time the leader appeared upol the scene, and noting the wavering of tn | gang shouted out to them:
 "'You know your orders! Kill then outrightv
 "These orders were at once obeyed."