The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-08
MURDEROUS CHINESE.
Missions Again Destroyed by the
Bloodthirsty Vegetarians.
STORY OF fTHEKU oHENa MASSACRE

As Told by an American Missionary-The
Apathy of Chinese onciais Alone Made
the Outrage Possible--vegetarians Now
Largely Increased In Numbers.
Foo CHOW, China, Aug. s.-Dr. Greg
ory, an American missionary. who escaped
from Ku Cheng, gives the following ac-
count Of the massacre there:
At 1890 p. m, on Thursday Aug. |,
native Christian rushed into my study,
saying that several Of the foreign ladies at
Hwasang, q mountain resort about twelve
miles from the city of Ku Cheng, 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
f1vo ladies were dead, tho stewards were
missing, and four persons were seriously
wounded. He expressed the hope that
WINS then ON my way to Hwasang.
! Immediately went into the yamen,
where hundreds of excited natives had al
ready gathered, and requested the district
magistrate, Wong, to send some soldiers
at once to Hwasang to protect those still
living. In half an hour the magistrate
went to Hwasang under an escort OF
about sixty soldiers.
an escort of thirteen soldiers, arriving at
Hwasang at 8 p. III. to find that nine
adults, all British subjects, had been muir
derea and that all those still alive at
Hwasang--e only-had been more or
less severely injured.
On my arrival set to work to make the
injured as comfortable as possible.
Miss Codrlngton received n sword cut
extending from tho left anglo of her
. mouth diagopnlly outward and down
ward seven inches long, completely diyid-
ing the lower lip and exposing the inferior
mnxillary bono; ono cut on the crown
three inches In length and quito down to
the inner table of tho skull; one cut across
the nose beneath the right eye, five inches
long, and another three inches long on
the right sido of the neck. Her condition
is serious.
Miss Mabel G. Hartford of the Metho-
dist mission, the only American residing
In Hwasang ut the time, was living in q
small, native house some twenty rods
from the English cottages, was attacked
by one assassin armed with trident She
received a slight cut in the lobe of the
right ear, was thrown to the ground and
beaten about the lower extremities and
the body. While the murderer was en-
gagged In this attack a servant grappled
with the assailant and during the struggle,
Miss Hartford escaped
Mildred Stewart aged ~ years, received
wound on tho outside of the right knoe
Joint six inches long, exposing the joint,
and two punotured wounds, one on the
left log and ono on the left foot. Her con-
dition Is serious.
Baby Stewart, 18 months old, has a
severe injury to the right eye, a small
. t. l,f&
gion, which enters the cranial cavity, and
several severe bruises on the head and
body. The injuries will probably prove
fatal
OF tho killed outright Mr.. and Mrs. Stew
art, Nellie Saunders and Lena Pillow, an
Irish nurse, were almost wholly inciner-
Ated In the burned house. In all probu-
bility they were murdered before the
house was burned
Miss Eewcomb was cut on the left
check and left hand. probably with a spear,
and then thrown over steep embank.
ment, where we recovered the body.
Miss Marshall's throat was frightfuily
out, and there was a deep sword wound In
tho left wrist.
failed to find any serious wound on the
body of Miss Stewart. am inclined to
think she died from shock. This opinion
Is SuSbhiueu- ny MlSB COuFlDSbOn 8 report
TO me.
Miss Gordon received u deep spear
wound in tho face, another in the side oi
the neck and one on the right side of the
head.
Kathleen Stewart II years old received
several slight wounds and bruises about
the face and the love extremities They
are nos serious.
, Herbert Stewart, years old, received a
deep wound on the right side of tho neck
four inches long; one on the crown which
chipped the external table of the skull;
one on tho back part of the head, cleavina
the skull and exposing the brain, and sew.
eral other wounds. He died thirty hours
later. Evan Stewart, years old, was
stabbed In the left thigh, arid received
several bruises and scratches on the head
and body. His condition is not serious.
Topsy Saunders death was caused by q
spear wound on the right side OF the head
. the weapon entering the brain.
When the question is raised as to the
cause of the terrible massacre, ono need
have little doubt that the Vegetariant
were the active participants, and that the
local and provincial authorities were di
rectly implicated in the crime seems Ger
tain, for the society has been stronr
around Ku Cheng for two years past
YTupttuV Dawn the fbtnesa AAsa.stn.