The herald., 1895-01-08
SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS
Old Men and Women Cut Down in
Their DOOrways.
The Chinese Cam, From Thor HON q
to "KOw Tow" to tbs Victorious
Hosts Only to Bo Shot
Down by Thorn.

| by lHE HERALDS Leased Wire
New YORK, Jan. IA World London
special says: English newspapers con-
tinue 10 print belatsd reports of the
Port Arthur massacre entirely conir M
atory of Creslman's account of the cap.
ture OF the forts and the bloody scene
which followed. The Standard and
Times publish letters describing the
apturs. At intervals throughout the
letter in the Standard the correspond
ent reverts to the massacre. Dsacrib
ing the entrance OF tine Japanese army
| he writes:
1.-THE advancing companies cav hang.
ing On branches of trees lining the
road maddening sight OF the heads OF
| comrades who fell into the hands oil the
enemy. Further on, hung by the lips.
through which string had been passed,
to the eavea of the house, were two
more OF these ghastly trophies. Officers
and men lost patience and scouting par
ties were sent off in search OF fugitivs
soldiers. The second regiment, infuri-
eted by the aight OF the mutilatsd faces
of their comrades, rushed up the arrests
shooting and bayoneting every soul they
met.
CUT DOWN IN DoORwAYs.
Even dogs, cats or stray mules were
cut down. Tradeamsn. shopksepars and
inhabitants who, on the strength OF
General Oyama's reassuring proclsma'
tions, were standing ready to "kow tow"
to their enemies. with nervous smile
of welcome in their faces. These poor
citizens, old, gray.haired men, young
boys and men in their prime. were
cut down standing at the threshold OF
their homes. There was no return o!
the FIRE from any part OF the city to
warrant an excuse for this excess. Only
when the troops arrived at the dock did
they fire few shots from the cover of
the workshops warn them that the sol-
diers were in their vicinity. Four
Euglishmen saw this advance through
Port Arthur from a height overlooking
the town, and watched the cruel work
thaough its streets.
That night. when music had ceaaed +,
shooting could be heard quite plainly in
alleys and byways. The following morn
ing, the 22d, broke excessively cold, the
thermometer ranging 70 degrees of frost.
As 1 passed the pile of dead outside
the main entrance, l found that three
more victims had only lately been
added. Their blood was not yet con-
gealed. Stephen Hart, Reuters agent,
and started for town.
WITH SEVERED HEADS.
On reaching the bridge whore the
Japanese heads were hanging the day
before, we came upon many bodies,
some still bleeding, having been killed
that morning. As [ WAS watching the
scene there was scufiling Immediate
Iy behind me. l turned and discovered
q Chiusman half naked, with hia head
severed close to the vertebrae.
His eyes still had spark of life
in them and his hands were
twitching. Out of the came
house where this wretch had run the
soldiers dragged three other newly
slaughtered Cinnamon by their pigtails
and heels towards men digging st q
grave. Their bodies still had life in
them. Passing up the main street, the
sight was truly pitiable. Every few
feet lay dead bodies OF citizens, bayo-
neted, shot and hacked about in q
manner that would delight Bsshi
Bszouk of Turkey. an Afghan fanatic or
the followers of Mana Sahib.
Sick with the terrible cold and bloody
work, was glad when my companion
asked me to come to his hotel. As we
approached we noticed that there was
some excitement within. We discov.
cred that the place had been recently
wrecked and the money safe broken
open. The proprietor told US his say
inRs OF Eve years had been taken away,
that three of hie servants had been
killed. and il we had arrived half an
hour sooner his place and their lives
would have been safe.
THE DEAD CHEF.
We made our way to tue Kitchen.
The cook whom Hart had but m omen
before eulogized as the chef who would
the floor. He had been shot through
the chest. Poor fellow, he tried to
speak on seeing Hart. but only his lip:
moved. On small dais on which the
Cinnamon sleep we're two boys IL and 1c
wears old, closely embraced, as
if each sought the others pro-
lection. A bullet had passed
through both their bodies. causing theil
! death. Blood was slowly dropping
from the dais to the floor. When dark.
ness Get in the shooting still continued