Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-10
NURDERBIlS Chinese
Missions Again Destroyed by the
Bloodthirsty Vegetarians.
STORY oFTHEKU oHENG MASSACRE


{ Az Told by an American Missionary-Ths
! Apathy of Chinese Ofleials Alone Made
the Outrage Possible -y-geta, ians Now
Largely Increased In Numbers.
ory, an American missionary who escaped
from Ku Cheng, gives the following ac-
count OF the massacre there:
At 1870 p. m, on Thursilay Aug. /. a
native Christian rushed into my study,
saying that several of the foreign ladies at
Hwasang, a 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 note from Mr..
Phillips confirmed this lie wrote that
five ladies were dead, the stewards were
missing, and four persons were scriously
wounded. He expressed the hope that
was 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 10 protect those still
living In half an hour the magistrate
went to Hwasang under an escort OF
about sixty soldiers.
At2 p. m. left Ku Cheng city under
an escort of thirteen soldiers arriving at
Hwasang at s p. m. to find that nine
adults, all British subjects had been muir
dered, and that all those still alive Mt
Hwasang-eight only-had been more or
less severely injured.
On my arrival l set to work to make the
injured MS comfortable as possible.
Miss Codrin gton received sword cut
extending from the LETT angle Of her
mouth diagonally outward and down
ward seven inches long, completely diyid-
ing the lower lip and exposing the inferior
maxillary bone; one cut on the crown
three inches in length and quite down to
the inner table of the 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 c. Hartford, OF the Metho-
dist mission, the only American residing
in Hwasang at the time, was living in q
small, native house some twenty reds
from the English cottages, was attacked
by one assassin armed with trident. She
received 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, servant grappled
with the assailantan during the struggle,
Miss Hartford escaped.
Mildred Stewart, aged l2 years received
wound on the outside of the right knee
joint six inches long, exposing the Joint,
and two punctured wounds, one on the
left leg and one Oh the left foot Hor cen
dition is serious.
Baby Stewart 13 months old, has Il
severe injury to the right eye, u small
penetrating wound in the left frontral re-
gion, which enters the cranial cavity, and
several severe bruises on the head and
body. heinjuries will probably prove
fatal
or the killed outright l.I2 and Mrs Stew
art, Nellie Saunders and Lena Pillow. an
Irish nurse, were almost wholly incinor-
ated in the burned house In all prob;.-
biiity they were murdered before the
house was burned.
Miss Newcomb was cut on the left
cheek and left hand, probably with spear.
and then thrown over steep einbank-
ment, where We recovered the body.
Miss MarshalPs throat was frighsfully
cut, and there was a deep sword wound In
the left wrist
failed to And any serious wound on the
body of Miss Stewart. l am inclined to
think she died from shock This opinion
is sustained by Miss Ccd,ingtons report
to me.
Miss Gordon received q deep spear
woand in the face, another in the side Of
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 lower extremities They
are not serious.
Herbert Stewart, years old, received
deep wound ON the right side of the neck
four inches long; one on the crown which
Clipped the external table of the skull;
one on the back part of the head clsavins
the skull and exposing tho brain, and sew
eral other wounds lIo died thirty hours
later Evan Stewart, years old, was
stabbed in the loft thigh, and received
several bruises and scratches on tho head
and body. His condition is not serious.
Topsy Saunders death was caused by a
spear wound on the right side OF tho hoad.
the weapon entering the brain.
When the question is raised as to the
cause OF the terrible massacre. one need
have little doubt that the Vegetarans
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 bscn strsng
around Ku Cheng for two years past