Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-09
ACCOUNT OF An EYE WITNESS.
Miss Mabel Hartford Tells the story OF tn,
Chinese Massacre,

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Chinese Massacre,
New York, Aug. S.--The World will print
tomorrow In special cablegram from
Shanghai. China. an account Of the massacre
Of missionaries az IIwasRng, written by Miss
Mabel C. Hartford. one Of the survivors OF
the massacre. aud the only American who
witnessed IT, Miss IIartiord's statement is as
follows:
August l at d O'Clock heard shouts. They
were the yolls Of the servants who rushed in
shouting to get up. for the Vcgetnrians wore
coming down the hill belonging 10 the Eng
fish mission. few minutes later u teacher
came to my door and told me to run. put on
my clothes and rushed to the door. ] was
met by a man with trlden spear who yelled;
Here Is foreign woman" lie pointed the
spear at my chest, | twisted Il TO one eide,
and II just grazed my car and head. lilo
threw me TO the ground and beat me with
the wooden end OF the spear. A servant came
along and wrenched the spear away and
told me to run. jumped down the embank-
ment and ran along the road. A servant
came and pulled me along until got NJ on
the side Of the hill. I lay down there to
get more breath. After resting twice. |
reached secluded spot and lay there. All
this time tho yells went on and two houses
were burning to the ground. After a while
the yells stopped. supposed the Ncgetarlana
had gone away. A servant went TO see how
matters were. He returned In half an hour
telling me to come home, that nyo OF the la
dies OF the English mission had been killed
and some had been wounded, but that my
house. a rented native house. had not been
troubled. MIR. Phillips Of the English mission,
who lived In a native house some distance
away, escaped injury only arriving In u o. to
see the bodies OF the dead and hear the
Vegetarlans say I'VE have killed oil me
Foreigners" At first we heard that some
foreigners had escaped and We're In hiding
but Mr. Stewart did not come and we feared
the worst MIR. Phillips went 20 the ruins and
found eight bodies. Ave not burned and three
burned 30 az not to be recognizable. Or.
Gregory arrived at dark and dressed tho
wounds of the patients. Collins were made aud
the bodies OF the dead were put into them
| The bones OF the burned were put Into boxes
Another burned body was found, making nine
people massacred. The bodies were put II
collins and wc left Hwasang for suikow abou
o'clock August 2. Herbert died about thrc'
hours later. Just below CSlong. We took The
body In a chair and had a coffin made for 4
! at Sulkow. We reached Suikow about a. m.
! and telegraDhed to Foo Chow for a steau
launch. We left Suikow in boats nj p, m.
and on Sunday morning met a steam launcl
going towards Suikow taking soldiers. W.
| engaged Il to take us TO Foo Chow. socsi AZ
forwards we met the rescung party In
| launch. The party consisted Of the Unite,
states marshal and two English missionaries
| bringing full supplies for the sufferers
Tong. the Ku Cheng magistrate. came Il
| Hwasang Friday afternoon August 2, VIII
Injured inquired the names OF all the place
incurred inquired the naner Of all the place
Of the injured and made out an account. IL
| did what he 'could TO help us to get Il
| suikow.