The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-09
CUT OUT BABY'S EYES.
Horrible Deeds Done by the Chinese at
the Ku Chsng Massacre.

Horrible Deeds Done by the Chinese at
the Ku ChsnE Massacre.
VICTORIA, B. c., Sept. 9.-Private let
tiers from Shanghai just received here
announce that the commission appointed
by the British and American government
to investigate the Ku Cheng massacre of
August 1, reached Ku Cheng August II
without shadow of molestation from the
barbarous hordes alleged by Chinese
officials to have established a reign of
terror throughout the province.
The commission received the state
ments of three witnesses, Dr. Gregory
of the American d.. E. mission at Foo
Chow, the Rev. Fl, E. Phillips and Miss
Harmon of Ku Cheng, the latter two
scenes of August /.
The Rev. Mr.. Philips tells how he was
awakened at six in the morning by shout
ing in direction of the stewards house.
He dressed hastily and went over. Said
he: 81 soon came in sight of the house
from which forty or fifty bandits were
carrying loads of plumber, thsF leader
holding aloft small red flag. l could
see nothing of our Europeans lad as |
was in full view of the rioters | Srept up
a hill in the brushwood and concealed
myself. could see everything and not
be seen.
horn sounded and the Vegetarians began
to leave-frst, however, setting fire to
the houses. Ten minutes after this every
Vegetarian had gone l just then met one
of the servants who told me the Chinese
were in the house in which Mrs. Hart
ford of the American mission was stay
ing. found Mrs. Hartford's daughter
| Mildred. with a serious wound on one
knee and another severe cut Mr. Stew
h,,&
and Miss Codington was in fearful con-
dition.
son the back of the house / found the
bodies of Miss Topsy Sanders, Miss
| Stewart, Miss Gordon and Miss Marshall,
the latter was awfully cut, her head
almost severed, but beyond the wounds
given in the struggle, the bodies were
no. mutilated. Later [ found Mrs. II.
Newcomb's body at the foot of the hill
in front of the house, where it had evil
| IDENTITY been thrown.
"PreseDtly Miss Hartford arrived. She
| had received 4 cut under one ear but
had been saved from death by a native
| Christian. Five ladies of the Zenana so
ciety lived in the two houses which form
| the Ku Cheng sanitarium. There Mr..
aud Mrs. Stewart were killed as they
sprang from bed. Lena, the 0rse, died
while protecting the baby, whom Kath-
| leen managed to carry out of the
house, though not before the baby's
eyes had been cut out. Miss Nellie
| Sanders was also knocked down
at the nursery door when going to help
the children, and, as we afterwards
found the remains of a burned body
there, we had little doubt that it was
hers. Later found the ashes of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stewart in what had been their bad
room"
Miss Hartland says the whole terrible
affair was over in thirty minutes, and
that she attacking party numbered about
100 well organized men under one leader.
Her own terrible experience she relates
thus:
81 heard shouts and yells on the streets
and putting on my clothes. l rushed to
the door. to be met by a man with tri-
dent and spear. who yelled: Here's 8
foreign woman
"The man pointed his spear at my
breast, but 1 twisted the weapon to one
side and it just grazed my ear and head
He then threw me to the ground and
beat me with the wooden end of the
spear, but a servant came, wrenched the
weapon away and told me to fly.
jumped down the embankment and ran
along the road. The servant followed,
and pulled me along until got up to the
side of tho hill, where laid down to get
my breath. After resting twice Preached
a secluded spot and lay there.
"All this time the yells went on and
the two houses were burning. After q
while the yells stepped and we supposed
the Vegetarians had gone. Then the SER
want went to see how matters were He
returned in half an hour, telling me to
come, and that five ladies of the Eug-
lish mission had been killed and some of
the wounded were at my house. This
was a native house and was not troubled
at ALL"
We can kaep you clean-Peerlsss