The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-08-21
TEN MISSIONARIES SLAIN |
Terrible Outrage Perpetrated Upon
Foreign Residents in China.
NO AMERICAN WAS INJURED.

Ten British Subjects Butchered---AH Be-
longed to the Missions at Kucheng in
the Interlor---The Victims Terribly
Mnltreated Before They Were Slain---
Young Children Sacrificed by the Mob.
A Shanghai despatch says that the mission
and sanitarium at Whasang, near Kucheng,
China, was attacked by fanatical natives and
ten British subjects killed. The Misses Pei
low and Marshall, two sisters named Saun-
ders, two sisters named Gordon and Stettie
Newcombe were murdered with spears and
swords. The Rev. Mr.. Stewart, wife and one
child were burned In their house. The
Stewards eldest child's knee-cap was badly
injured, while an eye Of the youngest child
was gouged out. Miss Codrington was serl-
ously wounded about the head.
The American missionaries at Kucheng
are all safe. The latest report from the
scene of the massacre Of Christians in the in
terror of China Is that no American was even
hurt.
United States Consul Hixson. who Is
stationed at Foo-Chow. on receipt OF the
news OF the massacre. started on q steam
launch with party OF volunteers for the
scene, and has returned, bringing with HIM
the Americans. The experiences OF the sur
vivors were terrible. They say that death
was the least part of the sufferings OF the
butchered women.
The indignation in Shanghai Is intense.
The mandarins endeavor to blame certain
secret societies for the outrage. Europeans,
however, regard this as nonsense. The
officials are renewing their old tactics OF
stopping kilograms.
The London Standard demands that the
murderers be visited with condign punish
ment. and that stern example be made Of
the officials who virtually connived at the
commission of the crime. The paper will
say: "If the Emperor cannot or will not pro-
tect British residents, we must give him as
slstance of kind he will not welcome"
The London Chronicle says it trusts that
Great Britain and the United States will COM
bine to teach the Chinese a lesson that will
cause foreigners to be respected forever, but
in view Of the conditions existing In the
country, the bodies sending missionaries
there, especially women, incur the graVest
responsibility.
The London Times says: "The outrage
must, Of course, form the subject Of strong
representations to China from England,
and probably from the United States
also. It must not be passed over as
trile. Immunity Of the murderers
would cause a standing menace to the
lives and property Of the whole European
community in China" The Times prints
dispatch from Shanghai saying that the mis-
sionary sanitarium at Whasang, near
Kucheng, was attacked and five women were
killed and two women and two children were
wounded. Some others are missing. Later
reports, the dispatch adds, state that ten
persons were killed.
The Rev. DR.. Stewart and his wife and one
child were burned to death in their house.
The Misses Pellow and Marshall, the two
Misses Saunders, the two Misses Gordon and
Miss Newcombe were murdered with spears
and swords. Miss Codrington was seriously
wounded about the head. This dispatch
confirms the report that the Rev. b. 8. Phil
lips and DR.. Gregory, of Hartford, Conn.,,
escaped.
There was no provocation for the outrage.
The perpetrators were the Vegetarian Society.