New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
MISSIONARIES NARROW ESCAPE.
SURVIVORS OF MASSACRE IN SIERRA
LEONE REACH PORT AND TELL
THEIR STORY.

small party OF American missionaries mem
bers of the United Brotherhood OF Chrlst' ."0
headquarters OF which are at Dayton. ohio ha'
rowly escaped being massacred a month ago VI"
the West Coast OF Africa. They arrived mere yes
terday on the Etrnria Liverpool, England
The missionaries are the Rev. and Mrs l.. o.
BURNER the Rev. and Mrs. l.. S. Minshail, the
Rev A. A. Ward. and Miss NJ b. Mullen Ihey
were met at the pier yesterday BY the HeV' Dan'ei
Lorenz, OF No 359 Boulevard.
Tho Rev J.. s. Mnsha who had charge or the
mission buildings at Shangay which Is hfty miles
south OF Freetown. Sierra Leone, told the story
OF the uprising of the natives. the massacre oil
some of the missionary band. the burning of VII
lagos and mission buildings, and the deieat OF the
British troops Last April he said, the authorities
at Sierra Leone prohibited slavery. and attempted
TO enforce the hut tax authorized by the British
Government. All Africans possessing a hut with
n single room in IL were assessed five Engsh shil.
lings, and every owner OF hut with two or more
rooms ten shillings. All the natives, being save
owners. were opposed to the edct AGAINST slavery,
and having little or no money they were ,Sa sm as2
chiefs submitted the two DEGREES Bey Buric, the
leader o: the Tmnis warlike tribe. refused Sd, 10
submit, and took up arms against the sierra
Lnonese loyal to the crown and the BRUSH ON,
Gals the uprising ABOUT as bn Cow
ernor OF Sierra Leone, at first sent one huhuleu
soldiers against the Tnmis The na In hr Trr
more men were sent against them rms force wa va ;
not sufficient and third hundred soldiers PT2v,asd
being last dislodged from their intrenchments'
took TO the bush. where they were secure.
While the Tmnls In the Parene district were
fighting the British the Mends. tribe Of cann,
balls. began TO swoop down on the undefended
towns and villages They threatened even Free
town, IA place Of thousands OF Inhabitants. ON
April 80 the Mendis having burned several vll,
TO attack the mission buildings at Shangay. worth
$1,000 and constructed OF stone The clVilized
natives became alarmed. and fled, Leaving their
Old women and children behind them at the
mission. The missionaries. who had only reyOlVer
with sixty cartridges for arms, barricaded the
buildings. and awaited the attack. The warriors
that day destroyed the mission at Bambak. ana
+. Wilberforce and their children; M. Cole. and
Professor Clements. all citizens OF the lnited
States The Mendis also destroyed the mission al
Danrle. and murdered the Hughes family at
Avery and Mr.. and Mrs McGrcw at kwalu.
After removing the native women and childreh
10 the Islands and the Mendis stu falling TO at
tack Shalngay the Rev. Mr. MinRhall and his
associates on May decided TO abandon the
place and started In IA small boat for Kent. twenty
miles down the coast They were without fOod ana
water for than twenty-four hours. Whlle
going down the coast they saw villages on hro. ana
on reaching FreetOwn learned that the mission
property had been destroyed
BY advice OF Governor cardew, the missionaries
decided 10 return TO the United states, which they
had left eight months ago believing that the
Africans had been subdued by the British. They
finally reached Dover by roundabout way, ana
from there proceeded to Liverpool. and took pas
on the Errurla for this city. ,. 49,,
The missions destroyed were established by the
United brotherhood OF Christ fifty years ago The
Rev Mr. BURNER brought with him TO this country
African lad