The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-18


which preceded the recent massacre, writ
ten by T. q. willett. has been received by
William II. Lewis. OF this city, from r. +.
Whittlesey. leader OF the narty of six
young men going as missionaries to China.
who were given farewell meeting at tho
First Presbyterian church last April by
the Seattle Christian Endeavor union.
c. 7. NJ. Chungking, June %. 1895.
Events have happened rapidly during
the past few weeks in 81 Chuan province
and riot seems 10 have been the order OF
the day. AS this is the station 10 which
most news comes YOU may perhaps like
an account of things as they have been
and are, station by station.
Chentu-On the afternoon OF May Is
tifth moon feast) crowd began to collect
outside the gates of.the Canadian Meth
odst mission premises UDrs, Kilhorn and
Stevenson's houses). Mr.. Jackson. OF c.
NJ S. Chongpa. was there also. having
come in the day before for dental opera
tions Or kilhorn had been busy with
Mr.. jackson all the afternoon and was
nearly finishing about : r. m. when tho
crowd began 10 get rowdy outside. They
sent 10 tho officials for help. Rough con-
duct increased and the doors were
smashed and the mob began 80 surge into
the gateway. Drs. kilborn and Stevenson
came ont and the crowd scattered In two
directions as one had n shotgun and the
other rife under their arms: thus they
kept the gateway for one hour and half.
waiting for official help. hut none came
The ladies We're taken to tho hospital
compound next door.
At length about a dozen men. who said
they were yamen runners, and three SOL
diers stepped out and said they would dis
perse the mob. gradually the doctors
retired 10 where the ladies were. The cato
of the hospital compound was also sur
rounded and they seemed hemmcd in. In
81. fhA
yamen men and commenced their work OF
destruction ny looting and pulling tho
dwelling houses 20 pieces The friends
tried 10 hide under some timbers. but an
old opium patient turned up and advised
them not to do so, as they would be found
or perhaps burnt. They fired shot
through the top Of the gateway into ths
air. The crowd cleared of at this and
they scrambled through the broken panels
into the street: they sought refuge. but
no one would give II them.
They went down the street -four adults
and four very young children) amid cries
of:
Beat them to DEATH
Uounded Through the Streets.
They made their way into some bar
racks but the soldiers surrounded them.
drove them out and one of them kicked
Mrs. Stevenson. In the dark they made
their way 10 the city wall. One of tho
children was lost Dy "A NATIVE WDNldti, Dht
afterwards found by servant from hia.
ting and restored TO Mrs. Stevenson.
They were on the city wall till about mid
night and from there they could see their
compound burning. Some chairs were
sent from another mission and In tho
small hours Of the 18th they made their
vay 10 the e. L. NJ house. The next morn
ing very early two other houses of tho
c. NJ NJ. (Rev. G.. IIartwelis and the la
dtesD were destroyed and they joined the
others at the G. !. NJ house.
Hours OF Terror and suspense.
At Shansikiai (Methodist Episcopal
,nission) the friends left at n. m. for the
magistrate yamen. but on being assured
there would he NO disturbance there. re-
turned home about a. m. The people ~
the street at Kuhfuhan &C.. /. Nj said:
You have been here over ten years and
have done good; no one viii touch you
here" This. however. was not true: the
mob began 10 collect. Mr.. Vale went 10
give notice 10 the yamen, and. whilst the
crowd was kept AT one side of the street
bv the few soldiers. Or and Mrs. Steven
son and Mr. and Mrs. cormack got away
in chairs 20 the ysmen. The door was
harricaded with boxes of books. etc. but
these We're cleared of by the rioters ana
ere long Or and Mrs. Kilhorn. Ir and
Mrs Harfwell the children. and Misses
ptackbiIi and Ford had 10 escape by lad
ders over the hack wall. They entered
small house and by three rings OF silver
go tasisl 10 three brothers Of the house,
hold. obtained couceaimont inside the bel
curtains In the inner room some SIX
adults and several children. For thres
hours hey dared not speak above whis-
per. whilst the work Of destruction was
going on within q few feet IN the g J. NJ.
compound The eX-opinm patient who be-
friended them the night before was there
again and kept the neighbors quiet with
promise OF money. The man in whose
house they wer. concealed pulled out his
bed and smoked his opium and the women
worked on as though nothing had hap
pened At night they got chairs and un.
der cover of dark reached the yamen
At the Methodist Episcopal mission
similar state Of things had happened.
About three hours after their return from
the yamen the mob burst IN and they had
10 escape over the side boundary wall
Had they gone over the back wall they
would have found themselves I'm the hands
OF armed robbers. as did their native
helper. who had 70 ransom himself with
10 faefa Of silver Az u was the Lord
provided way % escape in little loft
next door. from which place they could
see the iooting and wrecking Of the prem
ises Later on they. too. made their way
IN the yamen and toined the other friends
The same day all the Roman Catholic
places were looted and destroyed: that Is.
eleven places such a day Of destruction
as had never been known in the West
before The Roman Catholic bishops
house was next 20 the viceroy's yamen
and could easily have been saved. bat on
appeal for help he was refused 1t mors
than once.
Refugees In PitifuI Plight.
That night saw thlrty-one foreigners.
men women and children. French and
British in the ysuen. homeless their
houses levelied or burnt with scarcely
whole title left Some silver. few tins 81
milk two typewriters. a little bedding
and some instruments. with the clothes on
their backs. being tho only salvage. A
wire. was sent of 20 the ChiugkIrg con-
sui bat when the yiceroy heard OF II. he
ordered the operator 10 fetch IT back. but
it vas too late and the news got through
10 Peklng The district magistrate took
care OF the refugees and treated them an
welt as ne could in his yamen-
The next day was exceedingly trying.