The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-12

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axes, batchets and knives. AS the saw
ages were known to have a few firearms
the chances of resisting attack successful
~ were desperate, but all understood that
capture would be far worse than death.
particularly for the women. They could
at least die defending the house, which
was a solid stone structure.
on the following day all the women cnd
children of the settlement who had rot
taken to the bush, to the number of 500
or more, came to the mission house for
protection, driven there by the news that
the Avery mission in the lmperry coun-
try had been destroyed and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hughes, the native missionaries In charge
of it, captured, which meant that they
were by that time, In all human prob
bllity dead. It also meant that the war
riors were stin far enough away to give
time for escape by boat TO Plantan Is
land, about six miles off shore, where the
defenseless women would be compare
lively safe.
Immediately the work of getting the
boats in readiness was begun. There
were the four mission boats, two boats
belonging to native trader and one large
sailing canoe owned by the Wife of the
chief. All Saturday night, while the wo-
men and children stayed in the mission
house, the men worked getting the boats
ready, and shortly after dawn the trans
portation began. Each boat made from
four to six trips and it was o'clock in
the evening when DR.. Butner. the last
man to leave, showed Off. None too soon
was the escape made, for, as the boat
glided out under the propulsion of light
breeze the sky was Redeemed with the
flames rising from the mission houses at
Manoh, Kooloong, and otterbeln further
up the coast.
That midnight the BURNERS and Min
shalls in one boat and some native women
in charge of J. a. Evans, who had os-
capped from the Otterbein mission and
joined the Shengeh party just as the last
boatloads were embarking in another boat
set out for Freetown. The boats separated
and Evans party landed at Kent, which
is the last definite news the others had
of them. AS there were no war tribes De-
tween them and Freetown their safety
seems tolerably certain. In two days and
two nights the large boat made its way
with varying fortunes in the matter OF
weather, and reached ats destination when
its occupants were utterly exhausted from
toll and hunger and thirst.
1t was May when they landed there,
and they were warmly received by the
British governor, who, however, advised
them to leave tho country, as there was no
immediate prospect of the tribes being con
quered The Mendehs and Ttmnehs, ne
said had been attacked in their strong
hold island by force OF 800 British, CON
ssting of West Indians and police, ana
had scattered under artiller fire. but were
roaming the country in bands. Here also
the party heard that the McGrews had
been captured and undoubtedly were klll-
ed by their captors, and they learned OF
the massacre at Danvllle Station, beyond
Sherbro Island. Here the savages attack
Ell the mission house and killed Daniel Wil-
berfOFce, who was IN charge; his wife, their
four children, a missionary named Cole
and his wife, who was a sister of Mrs. VII
berforce; Mrs. Martin another sister OF
Mrs Wilberforce Prof. Clemens, WILDER
forces cousin, and Wilberforce's aged
mother. All were colored people. VIII
berforce Clemens and Cole were gradu-
ates OF American colleges. So far as could
be learned the attack was so sudden that
there was no resistance on the part OF the
victims A rumor was current that mis-
slonary named Humphreys of the Clutch
Missions Society, had been killed at the
southern end Of the coast
At Freetown the BURNERS and Minshalls
were greeted by tho Rev. A. A. Ward,
whose grief at the news of the fearful
murders at Rotofunk was for the moment
forgotten In hts Joy at seeing these friends,
whom he had given UP for lost also
While this party had been making Its
way to Freetown, the rest of the refugees
on Plantain Island set out IN the other d.
rectlon for Turtle and SheFbro islands,
which they reached safely. Boats with
armed men sent from Freetown found
them there, and found also Mrs. Mullen,
whose escape was a providential one due
to the vigilance for which the British for
eign official is noted the world over. Miss
Mullen's station was at Momaliga, where
she was the only white person. This set
Element Is on a small river o On April %
a band of Jimnehs came shouting and
singing through the BUSH and MISS Mullen
ran to the river In the hope Of finding
Il. - hui all
the boats had been taken by the natives
who had either fled or gone to join the
war tribes. Realizing that there was no
hope of her escaping In the bush, the girl
decided that If she was to die she would
die at her post. She turned back from
the river and calmly walked out into the
clearing, where the amazed savages stood
aside to let her pass. When sho reached
the door one OF them seized her and ask
ed La the native tongue what she was go
ing to do.
II am going inside" she replied. you
are many; 1 cannot escape you. Leave me
to myself for n short time
The man brandished u spear which was
red with blood, In her face.
THAT is the blood OF your friends" he
said. Yours will cover it soon"
The whole band pressed forward, show
ing her their weapons and their arms and
chests stained with blood, but she kept
her courage and did not falter. Probably
It was for this reason that she was per-
mitted TO go into the mission house I'M
touched, although the savases, who are
extremely superstitous may have been
SO impressed with her bearing as to sup
pose that there was something supernat-
ural about her. Presently they withdrew
to the bush, warning her that she was
surrounded and would be speared If che
tried TO escape. AS she sat In the mis-
sion house waiting for the summons to
death, she heard the regular tramp OF feet
outside and voice crIod in good English:
"1s anybody in thereP'
Running out, Miss Mullen found herself
face to face with the British commission
er at Bonthe, on Sherbro Island. DR.. Jar
rett, who, having heard that the native
commissioner at Bogo. further up the
river, had been killed by the natives. had
come with an armed guard to investigate,
and stopped on his way to be of any posi-
BILE service to the people at the mission.
No attempt was made by the savages TO
recapture their prisoner, probably because
DIR. Jarrett and his guard were obviously
prepared for trouble. At Bogo, they found
what was left of the unfortunate native
commissioner, recognizable only by parts