Evening journal., 1895-07-12
ADVENTURES OF NUNS.
Three Flee From Death In Ec-
uador to This Country.
CRUELTY TREATED BY THE REBELS
The Sisters Went There Eight Years Ago 20
round schools, but Thcir Convent Was
Sacked BY the Revolutionisss and They
Escaped Only After Many Periis.

Escaped only After Many perlis.
NEW YORK July IL Sisters Of Mercy |
Gencyiove, Josephine ana Frances ana l
Father A M Eeeser, missionary, ar
rived here from Colon on the Colombian
line steanship Allianca The sisters pro-
oeeded 20 St. Walhurga's convent at ElizA-
beth N j. which they left eight years
ago 60 60 to Ecuador and found mission
schools under the management of Bishop
Schumacher, who has established missions
at Jipiiapn Bahia, Decaraguez Roca-
fuertc and nalceta.
IN the late revolution ia Ecuador the
bishop, his priests and the nuns engaged
in missionary worl, suffered very great I'M
diuuities. Sisters Genevieve, Josephine
and Frances and Sister Gertrude, native
of Ecuador who altcrward remained az
Bahia, barely escaped from the country
with their lives, aud thoy greatly fear that
Bishop Schumaker has hccn assassinated.
Sister Gcncvievc who Is 33 years old,
wAs the superior of the mission at Calceta,
which wns founded throe years ago. Two
months ago the revolution extended to
Caiceta, and frequent sblrmishes occurred
thurc. Bishop Schumacher, with six priests,
was on his way 70 Quito, and stopped at
the convent on juno 20 to call ON the sis
ters and take dinner
The reyoAutionists, who bitterly hated
the bishop determined Co capture him.
and invaded the town with 4OO men un-
der command Of brother of Afford the
leader of the revolution. They surrounded
the convent and demanded admission.
which was refused. On the next day, June
81, second demand was made for the
bishops surrender, and threats were made
20 burn the convent n the demand was
not complied with. Bishop Schumacher in
order TO protect the lives of the nuns, gave
himself up to the soldiers aud with three
Of his priests was led away
sister Gcnevieve'a Threat.
Three priests remained Ia the convent
/ To- protect the nuns, as the demonstrations
were still threatening. Thnt afternoon q
detachment Of 600 government soldiers
enterd Calceta and gave battle to the reh
| els. When the latter saw the troops com.
| ing, part of them rushed back to the con-
vent and began 70 batter in the doors
| Sister Gencvieyo, who had locked the
doors, ,Iopened a window, and displaying
the American flag called on the insurgents
20 dosist A yolley Of yclls and curses was
the reply Of the mob
II warn you, cried the plucky nun,
"that we are Americans, under the pro-
lection OF the United States flag, and you
win disgrace your country Ia the eyes Ol
the civilized world by this violence to-
ward defenseless, unoifonding women.
Down With the fagiM yelled the
crowd. And IL rcdouhlcd It's efforts "a
break in the doors.
Tho sisters, thinking their hour had
come, made their way TO the upper part
Of the convent, whore thcy foll upon theh
knees and began 70 pray. The doors wor,
broken, and the mob swarmed up stairs
Tho priests were knocked down and cruel
ly beaten with the butts Of muskcts an,
one, Father Angel, a Capuchin friar
was stabbed twice ia the back and sanl
TO the floor. He was carried out uncon
seious.
Tho other two were bound with rop6
and one insurgcnt raised his machete Z,
bring it down upon priests head whor
Sister Geneyieve sprang forward, and
holding forth her hands 10 receive thl
blow, implored the insnrgent not to Kill
him. The priests were dragged away, an,
the nuns were ordered to leave. WheI
they demonstrated, they, too, were dragge,
down the stairs to the street. their cloth
ing being badly torn and cut with knives
All Tho furniture and other contents o
the convent were broken up and thu
building was fred
Miraculous Escape Of the Nuns.
BY this time the fighting had becom
sharp in the streets between the insur
gents and the soldiers. The uniortunat
sisters were exposed to a shower Of bullets
and how they escaped being shot wa
nothing short Of miraculous They final
+ ~ obtained refuge that night in a lady
house. The routed insurgents set fire u
the town in their retreat, and the fou
nuns were obliged, with their host, {
abandon the house and fly TO the countr
for safety. They got shelter in anothe
house, where they were concealed 70
three days tho Insurgents mcanwhil
} searching for thcm.
4 When they got favorable chance the
b / entered "a canoe at o'clock on the morn
I ing of june "a and padded for f2 hour
o until they reached Bahia, Docaragues
where they told their story to the captai
Q Of the British steamer Challa, which Pile
between Bahia and Panama. They ha
very little money, but the captain agree
70 take them 70 Panama for what the
D had.
. IN boarding the steamer at Bahia in
. rowboat, one Of the oars broke, and the
d 1 We're swept away nY the cuffcnt- IN
Il crew Of the steamer gave them up for los
J. but their bost was blown ashore by tn
8 wind and they were rescued and take
e aboard in another boat.
When they reached Panama, they tol
their tale to the American consul VII
rendered them an the assistance in h
Q power, and gave them money enough
( reach the United States. He even wante
TO take up a collection for them in PAM
ma, but they declined to permit him 20
J, this. They have nothing but words
J. praise for the kind and generous mannl
E, in which they were treated by the Office
OF the Alliance.
Sister Genevieve expresses the fear thu
the bishop and the six priests who WEI
" with him az Calceta have all been slain
0 the rev0lutionists. She added after tel
x ing her story, There are 22 other nun
a in the three missions Of our order in Ecu
r. dor, and we fear for their safety also p
Aid For Starving Armenians.
CoNsrANTnoPEE, July 1.-Two Anne
lean missionaries arrived nt Mush in @
DO der to distribute the funds collected