The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-25
UNDER THE MOUNTAINS
Sleep FIVE of Rev. and Mrs.
Lees Children.

They We're Engulfed by the Earthquake
aud Terrible Land Siide in the Him.
aIaya Mountains Last Month MANY
Lives Lost and Millions Of Dollars
swept Awsy-The Good Missionaries
Sorely AiIIicted-Need Help and ii
should be Promptly Sent.
Many of our people will regret to
learn of the sad alsiiction that has
befallen Rev. ID. II. and Mrs. Ada
Lee the missionaries in India. Last
month the country was visited by
terrible storms and earthquakes in
one of which the five oldest children
OF the worthy couple were buried
under the mountain far from human
help and where their bodies cannot
even be recovered.
The following from the New York
Christirn Advocate gives some idea
OF the destruction and desolation
wrought:
FLOODS AND DESTRUCTION IN INDIA.
"A cablegram to the Mission Rooms
from Calcutta, Sept 2S, gives infor-
nation that five children of the Rev.
David II. and Mrs. Ada Lee were
lost in the Darjeeling landslide, but
that all Others are safe.
In dispatches in the papers OF
Sept. % it is stated that the story
Of the destruction of the Ida Villa
branch of the Calcutta Girls School,
supp .r.cd by the American Metho
dists, is related by Miss Stahl, who
saved many of the children. A land
slip compelled the occupants TO leave
the building, and Miss Stahl, guild
ing the children, commenced peril
GUS climb, finally gaining the Mall
Road. All the time rain was pour
ing down in torrents. the earth was
shaking and the children were terri
fed. The blackness OF the night,
falling powders, the crashing OF
trees, and fears of the earthquake
finally compelled the party TO return
to the Ida Villa. Even then Miss
Stahl had struggle with the chill.
dren Misses Reid and Soundry e.
nally made another attempt, and es-
capped with the children. They were,
however, overwhelmed by land
slip. The teachers escaped, but
many of the children persisted. In
the meanwhile Ida Villa had also
been destroyed. :. William Burlee,
the sole survivor, says that when it
was seen that escape was impossible
one of the teachers had them all
kneel In prayer, and while kneeling
the house was swept away. 1t is es-
timated that the loss to the tea gar
den proprietors alone is about SIS,
100000.
A later dispatch from Calcutta
says that the weather is fine at OAR
jeeling, the scene of the recent dis
asters caused by earthquakes, floods
and landslides. Everything is quiet,
and all are doing their best to help
the sufferers, but food is nearly at
famine prices, Many houses and
tea factories have been left perched
in dangerous positions The militia
ry is at work clearing away the
landslides.'
Mrs. Lee is native of Harrison
county where she lived until abou:
Id years of age going from there to
Ohio to reside with an uncle and re
ceived her education at Scio. Four
or five years ago she was the guest
OF Mrs. Sturgiss in this place aud
made many friends among our peo
pie. Mrs oturgiss keeps up her
correspondence with Mrs. Lee and
to her the latter is indebted for
many contributions modestly sent
and many words of encouragement
just at this time the afflicted mis-
sionaries are especially needy and
Mrs. Sturgiss would like to send
small contribution. 1t should be
enough to merely let this be known
and the money should flow in. 1t
would be small matter for fifty of
our people to hand her one dollar
each and let it be forwarded at once.
He gives twice who gives quickly.