The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-05
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ehR Reached Here Yesterday from Sierra Leone.
where They LEFT Seven oT Their Co-NyrrEcTs
Dead aud the Missionary BuIIaInEs Ia ruin,
Leaving behind them the work of yesrs
tNinod, their mission buildings burned or torn
Town, and their co-workcrs murdered by the
savage tribes OF Western Africa, the mission.
aries Of tho Church OF the United Brethren In
Christ who survived tho Sierra Leone massacres
OF . month ago arrived here yesterday ON tho
Ounarder Etruria. In the party are tho Rev. l..
". Burtner and Mrs. BURNER, tho Rev. l.. S. Min.
shall. Mrs. Minshnll ana their baby, Miss Mary
b. Mullen an the Rev. A. A. Ward. DR.. Burt
Aer brought with him a 10 .year.old Sierra lie.
enc negro. who answers 10 tho name Of Henry,
and for whom his guardian was obliged to fur.
niBh a bond to the amount OF $500 that tho coy
would not become n charge upon the public.
The party spent the day at the house OF the Rev.
Daniel Lorenz, 800 Boulevard, and left FOR Day.
ton, o.. where the headquarters OF their donom-
nation is, in the evening.
They are the smaller half Of the American
colony which went out n row years ago to carry
On tho mission worl In sierra Lcono. Seven Of
their companions are Nead, victims to the fury
81 the tribes whom they went to teach. These
are the Rev. 1. N. Cain and his wife, Dr. Mary
Archer, DR.. Mariana Hatfield. and Miss Schenck,
all killed at tho Rotufunk mission. 20 miles
east OF Freetown, on Tuesday, May 8; and Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. McGrew, killed at llama station,
A2o miles cast and inland from Freetown. prob
ABLY on May 8. OF the native missionaries, the
entire colony at Danvillo Station of eleven per.
sons. the family OF Daniel wilborforce, was
nlauRhtored. and there 10 hardly IA doubt that
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes of Avery Station, about
100 miles east of Freetown, which place was
taken by ths savages on or about April 80, SUI
Tered the same fNto.
J. A. Evans. another member Of the mission,
started with tho ex podition lcd by DR.. Burtncr,
out was separated from the others in the fight
By boat. When last heard of he had reached n
place OF comparative safety, and IL lie probable
that he made his way TO FreetoWn. There arc
still left tho native missionaries. the Rev.
H N. Taylor and his wife, A. L. Summer,
and T. A. Davis. They may survive the war,
as thoy are on the Island OF Sherbro, which,
however, has been threatened with attack from
the mainland. The British will do what they
can to protect them. but at present they have
all they can do 10 protect themselves. as tho
tribes are up tho country over. The seat OF
government Is at FreetowB, where there Ia u
sufficient force of British soldiers to hold the
place against attack. DR.. BURNER thinks that
missionary work in that region is at an end for
two years, at least, 80 cmbittered are the tribe
against all foreigners.
Sierra Leone is Il British colony governed at
present by Col. Sir Frederick Cardew. For
fOrty-three years t Q United Brethren in Christ
have supported missionary stations thore. dur
ing which time they have sun Tered only one at.
tack from the nAtives-in ls37-nonc OF the mis-.
sionaries being killed. Shengch, the main mission
station, is about 100 miles from Freetown, on
tho soacoast, and is a settlement OF 400 natives,
with many smaller towns surrounding it. There
the missioa had a atone church, schools. and a
diSpensary. besides smaller buildings. The ma.
tivoS ofthe immediate neighborhood are Of tho
bherbro tribe anu are peaceful by nature. There
IA Smattering of Timnehs, however. warliko
cannibais, and consistent hnters OF the English,
under which head lhcy rank all whites. To the
north are the Mondtils, another savage tribe.
Through these tribes there runs a sort Of
youdoo society which meets at stated times to
Goternilhe upon meters or tribal and national
import This aociety has the power OF "pura,'
sort Of taboo which is declared AGAINST lnstitu-
tonB or persons nnd devotes them TO testruc-
tion. "Pura was declared against the English
Sna all their q W ;f late in April because OF The
and 10 shtlings upon al huts of moro than one
room; SET ~ the British Government Aided to
This was the resentment against tho Govern
nent because Of its vigorous efforts to stamp
out slavery AMI cAnnibslism.
uprising, and the more timid Shcrbros were
forced to Join with them or be convicted of b.
and death AT the hands of their countrymen.
This uprising Threatened rot only the ShGnsch.
but all the other stations along the coast.
:sSne almost without warainE. Mr.. W.ri.
plies In Freetown. AT that time there
was gathered from native sources Of iniorma-
tlon by Dr. Burtner,s party. Early in the morn
mission horse crying that an armed force was S%S
coming to capture the place.. Having no mesns
and 81 GRITTY after the snvaGes. most OF whom
we're the Tinneh trihtsmen, entered he mis-
SiSp with yeilS Of Sxnltation' Finding that the
Mr.. Cain, with the TOUR Women in hs ohGrEe.
pade wha, speed he could through the brush,
hut tho nOiaR nf n. ir prnpFn.a batr.raJ ,k..'
toa line Of the blacks who had posted them.
SelveG back in tho thicket encircling the mis-
I%nStHntly the whole band VA. and
the prisoners were stripped and marched back
them with switches when brought blood
tho Gs'FI NATIVES sh'y Told i''t it. %i y ike fo q Sit irons as
the early Indian history OF this country.
Wolc con%ot end % to Ff tSEs shame nSf and n tns tori put St.. "
The missionaries rell one aft,r another in front
e death by .spears OF bshesded with cutlssses.
Inc man, after being cut almost to pieces, was
rounds The mission grounds, and hung there
That is a part of the story that DR., BURNER
told Yesterday with shaking voice aud tremb.
ling ~; There was more that he tried to tell.
Me.ns,mr the colony of Americans at shen-
gen, 100 miles southeasto o. Froetown. hid Heard
thai war was iutminent, bu! the same news had
been spread SO m my times before, proving each
tlmu To be without foundation, that they tRonght
little OF II. The work of the mission wont
on as usual. One day the mission was
Visited by u friendly native who took DR..
Purtner ono side and said to him: "The tribes
have met and declared tho mission and all the
people who 90 to 1t pure and ] am going TO
the bush 70 save my life, for they know that
What about the other men r. asked tho
missionary.
They must join the fighting men or hide"
was the reply.
A SratSsI exodus Of all the eble.bodlea men
IN the village and tie surround nR settlements
followed, and OH Fri lay, April 80. tho situation
was 30 alarming that DIR. Burtncr gave notice
TINT all friends Of thu mission 60uld hind rniuge
within Its walls. At that time there were in the
mission to garrison the place only him
self AMI his wire and Mr.. MinshsIl and
his vile, but they set about forlifyinv the
wihdows with sheet iron and bArricAd-
ing tho doors. Their armamen consisted of one
revolver and a shotgun or n rather doubtful
reputation for accuracy, besides axes. hRtchets,
and knives. As the slvAgcs were known to have
q Few hreGrms the chances OF resisting attack
BuecesSh lily were desperate, but All understood
that capture would be far worse than death,
particularly for tho women. They could al loast
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