Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES
A LADY WRITES TO CANADA OF
WHAT SHE WITNESSED.
Escaped From Pekin With Her Chill
dren and Fears for Her
Husbands Safety.

The following letter was received by Mrs.
Isaac T. He2dland OF Sarnia, Ontario. Can
ada, from Mrs. Edna A. King of Pekin.
who had gone TO Tsunhua, 100 miles east
of Pekin. to spend the summer. Her hus-
band still in Pekin. She, however.
escaped with their three children. and. ac-
cordIg 10 later. kilograms, was safe
Chefoo, but IT is still uncertain wheth,S
Mr.. King escaped from the city. DIR. George
Lowry did not. though his wife escaped to
Nagasaki. while his brothers wife, Mrs.
Edward Lowry. was left in Pekin. and her
husband. Edward X. Lowry. was in Tien
Tsin. as we learned few days ago by
cable:
TSUNHUA. China, June s. 1900
My Dear Mrs. Headland: i suppose you
are in wonder TO how many of the
ports in the papers are true. Well. do not
know what the papers say. but for once 1
fear they cannot be worse than the truth.
Here at Tsunhua. SO far. all is quiet. but
Mr.. King and DR.. George Lowry are in
Pekin and there are trains to reach US
by. l do not know what they may do,
whether they will try II overland. what.
Ut is 100 miles from Pekin to Tsunhua
across the country We shall be more at
rest when they reach us.
Mr.. Norman and Mr.. Robinson of the
S. P. G. mission were murdered about 100
miles from Pekin: Mr.. Robinson at once:
MT Norman was held week for 4O,tDo
taeis ransom. then killed. 1t seems dread
full You remember the young lady who
was to have married Mr. Robinson died on
her way out.
Bishop Scott and wife are both in Tien
Tsin. l hear. HE is bishop OF the S. P G.
mission.) Walter Lowry took his mother TO
Tien Tsin to start on her homeward Jour
ney few days ago No doubt the condi-
ton of affairs at Pao Ting Flu FASTENED
matters.
During annual conference in Pekin
there was one night. Wednesday, when the
city was in state of anarchy. and 2D1 600
Chinese soldiers within the city. The for
ministers pav q 10 VIZ
til morning to permit foreign troops to en-
ter the city-a privilege that had been re-
fused while the empress and her advisers
medftated making war against the five DOW
ersi! Facti / heard shat the yamen went
to the summer palace in a body and the
foreign ministers went with them and de-
handel man to see her That night Gilbert
and mission sat up all night with
a cart waiting to take them out
somewhere-I heard out of the city. The
Presbyterian ladies of Honmen misses
Newton. Mccoy. Leonard. MD. McKini-
can. and Mr. ana Mrs. Killie) all came to
our mission. as their premises were threat
ened Mr.. Smith of the London mission
took his wife and child to the British lega-
ton. as did also Prof. Baiie of the Imperial
University. leaving Miss Smith alone in
charge of fifty Chinese girls Had the Box
ers known the real condition they would
probably have killed every foreigner in the
city. 1t was terrible night. No
talking was done in our mission,
1 heard; all was quiet. The Box
ers are organizing everywhere and killing
brutality and burning everywhere. Huang
TsLn. Anting. Fling Tai and Langfang sta
items have been burned and 1 do not know
how much more by this time. We do not
get the news qIickiy here. Nine of our
church members (MethodisO at Pa Chou
We're killed. One old man in our compound
was weeping because his wife and children
had been killed. Some could not he found.
Han Tsun church was burned. Many fam
lilies escaped to Pekin. Some We do not
know about. Yang Chang Fa Zone of the
graduates of Pekin University, and inter-
prefer for a syndicate) was going home to
see his mother, and met the Fien family,
who were going to Shu MEMS for safety
tShu Men Fien is a graduate of Pekin Uni
Verslty. who came to America and gradu-
ated at Ohio Wesleyan University They
urged him to return to Pekin, and he did
So but does not know whether his mother
is alive or dead
The Boxers were killing the Christians
by families. Oh. the blood-curdling stories
That are true are mixed up with what
are false that one cannot tell how much TO
believe. The truth is bad enough. The
Methodist and other missions at Tien Tsin
are heavily guarded. Our gentlemen have
large supply of ammunition and firearms
III case of need later. You may be very
thankful that you are safe out of this.
dc not know how it may end. A British
gunbo2t is at Pei Tai Ho so il is hoped 1t
will be safe there.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Holding went there early,
us tnSif Httle boy mad malaria, ana M.
Holding had been hurt-lamed in some way
so that he could not work. The Pao Ting
Flu Ewings (Mr. and Mrs. Henry EwinG)
are there also, also the Browns,
Murrays and many others.
Mr.. Verify returned TO Taian via Chefco
as the worst fighting lay along his road.
Mr.. Hobart is to go with him for the pres
emf.
l am so uneasy about Mr.. King that 1
try to keep as busy possible to keep from
thinking. will add more before the courier
goes next week. With much love, good
night.
June 10.
We are packing to get of tonight. War in
prospect. Mr.. King and DR.. George Lowry
in Pekin last We heard. You can imagine
condition. Be thankful you are with
your family to live or die together. We are
not alarmed, only know all in
danger. My trouble, the one is that Mr.
King is not here. We plan to go to Tien
Tsin. In Tangshan shall know fully.
We are all we'll Most lovingly,
EDNA A. KING.