The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-08
Full DetaiIs Of the Murder Of Euro-
peans by the secret Society OF Chi
nese Known as vegetarians.
UNITED STATES NOT SLOW
AHEAD OF GREAT BRITAIN IN MAXI
ING DEMANDS ON CHINA.
Minister Denby's Efforts to Protect
Missionaries from the Wrath Of Ce-
lestiaIs--At the Chinese Legation.

day publishes the following special cable
from Foo Chow, China.
Dr. Gregory. an American missionary
who escaped from l-u-Cheng. gives the
following account OF the massacre there:
AT i2:59 p. M. on Thursday, Aug. 1. .
rs tive Christian rushed into my study.
saying that several OF the foreign ladies
at Hwasang. a mountain resort about
twelve miles from the city OF Ka-Caens.
had been killed that morning anc that two
houses had been burned. Fifteen minutes
later a note from Mr. Phillips confirmed
this. He wrote that five ladies were dead.
the Stewards were missing and four per-
sons seriously wounded ac ex-
pressed the hope that / was then on my
way TO Hwasang. / Immediately wcnt 10
the Iamen, where hundreds OF excited na-
tives had already gathered. and rcQucsgcd
the district magistrate. Wong. 20 send
some soldiers az once 10 Hwasang n pro-
tect those still living. In aalf an houi
the magistrate went to Hwasang under
an escort of about sixty soldiers
''At .. m. I left Ku-chung city. under
an escort OF thirteen soldiers, arrived a
Hwasang. at d. m. TO find that nine
adults, all British subjects, had been MUIR
dered. and that all those still alive al HWa-
sang. eight only. had been more or less se-
verely injured, excepting Mr.. Phillips. ar
rived there only two or three days before.
and was lodging at a native house some dis
tance from the English cottages. was
delayed in leaving Kuc Hung owing to tEs
fact that the coolies refused TO carry
chairs"
ION my arrival set to work to make the
injured comfortable as possible. Miss
Codrington received a sword cut extending
from the left angle of her mouth d.aeon-
ally outward and downward seven inches
long. completely dividing the lower lip ana
exposing the inferior maxiiliary 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 side OF the neck.
The last two were skin wounds only. There
were also two contusions on the right arm
and deep punctured wound on the outside
of the right thigh. Her condition is serious.
Miss Mabel c. Hartford. OF the Metho.
.iist mission the only American residing IN
Hwasang at the time, was living in small
native house some twenty rods from the
English cottages. and was attacked
by one assassin armed with .
in the lobe of the right ear.
was thrown to the ground. beaten about
the lower extremities and the body. While
the murderer was engaged In this attack
a servant grappled with the assailant and
during the struggle Miss Hartford escaped
Miss HelIis remained hidden until all
was over. Her nervous system suffered se-
rious injury.
Mildred Stuart. aged twelve. 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 on the left foot. Her condition
is serious.
Baby Stewart. thirteen months old. has
a severe injury TO the eye. a small pene-
trating wound in the left frontal region.
which enters the cranal cavity. and sew
eral severe bruises on the head and body.
The injuries will probably prove fatal. All
wounds were apparently made by swords
and spears
"Of the killed outright Mr.. and MS. Stew
art, Nellie Saunders and Lena Pillow. an
Irish nurse, were almost wholly
incinerated by the burned house.
In all probability they were
murdered before the house burned. Kath-
leen Stewart and Nellie Saunders were ly-
ing unconscious on the nursery floor l re-
moved baby Stewart from beneath the
dead body OF the nurse. / failed TO find any
serious wound on the body of Miss Stewart.
| am inclined to think she died from shock.
This opinion is sustained by Miss codr.nI-
tons report TO me.
| Miss Gordon received a deep spear wound
! in the face, another in the neck. another on
the right side of the head.
Kathleen Stewart. eleven years old. re-
ceived several slight wounds and bruises
| about the face and the lower extremities.
They are not serious
Herbert Stewart, six years old. received
a deep wound on the right side OF the neck.
| four inches long, one the crown which
clipped the external table OF the skull: one
| on the back part OF the head. four inches
long. cleaving the skull and exposing the
brain; circular scalp wound on the left
side of the head, two and a half inches
I'm diameter; a small punctured wound in the
/ interior part Of the chest and a stab in the
back. He died OF the injuries thirty hours
| later on the road to Suikow.
Evan Stewart. three years old. was
stabbed in the left thigh: received several
bruises and scratches on the head and body.
| His condition is not serious.
"Topsy Saunders's death was caused ny
spear wound on the right size Of the head.
the weapon entering the BRAIN
The last three bodies were lying In one
heap. Apparently no post-mortem mutiia-
| ton had been attempted
This frightful massacre was done BY
members Of the secret society known a.
| the vegetarians, who have been ca7s:ng
much trouble alike to Christian and heath
| en- in and around Ku-cheng city From
various reports OF those who saw the at
| tack 1 believe that about eighty men were
engaged They were armed with spears
and swords. and seemed strongly organ
| lied under one chief leader The attack
came like a thunderboIt out OF clear
sky. not one Of the victims having TIE
slightest intimation OF the irteaded A.
sault. Thirty minutes from the time 1hG
onslaught commenced not q single VeEo-
tartan was 20 be seen near the groun11
OF the massacre.
After urgent pleading and finally con-
manding. / was able 10 leave Hwasanx n
3 p. m BY travelling al that night man
aged to reach suikow- At $50 on the uorn'