The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-12
SPLENDID WORK
OF CONSUL FOWLER
Rescue of Missionaries from the
Interior of China.
MANY LIVES WERE SAVED
Report Received by State Department
Gives Full Details-Japanese Ship.
Was Secured Through Con-
sul-List of Rescued

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE State Depart
ment has received report from John Fow
Ter, United States consul at Che Foo, show
ing the steps taken by him to secure ves-
sci to go to the rescue of the missionaries
and their families who were escaping from
the interior of China. The consul says
that through the extreme kindness of the
japanese consul, r. Tayui, he succeeded In
obtaining a Japanese steamer, the Kwan-
ko Maru, which made four trips along the
coast and brought back the persons named
In the appended list.
The consul encloses a report made by
Rev. George Cornwell, who went in charge
of the ship on it's trip to Yang Kiaokou
an inlet on the coast of Northern Shan
Tung, over 200 miles due west of Che Foo,
to rescue the endangered Americans and
other foreign missionaries. Dr. Cornwell
says that with much difficulty he got many
of the missionaries to come down to Yang
Kioaokou from the interior. On the way to
Che Foo with missionaries he had gathered
In the Japanese ship Heian he was met at
Taipingwan, and an effort was made to
get her to pick up some of the missionaries
who might come down later to the coast
The captain and his officers were very
pleasant and ready to do everything they
could, but the compredore, after parleying
a long time, refused to wait for the people
at Yank Kiaokou to take them aboard
If they came out while he was unloading,
and even to take on board anyone to meet
them, though he was offered $500 a day.
and the captain urged him to accept. Dr.
Cornwell says:
1--WE put before him the serious nature
of his refusal; it was positively a matter
of life and death, but it was of no use
Then we threatened him with dismissal
from the Yank Ping Company and sum-
mary treatment from American and Japa-
nese consuls if he persisted in his refusal
He practically ordered us to leave the ship
and we did so. leaving him in crowd or
evil-lookng Chinese passengers. The cap
tain said he could not act contrary to the
compredores orders ordinarily, but de-
clared that if any refugees came out 10
him at Yang Kiaokou he would take them
aboard and protect them, with regard
to what the compredore would say"
List of Rescued
A list of the passengers who were picked
up is forwarded with the report. 1t is as
follows:
List of passengers per steamship Kwanko
Maru. first trip: M. Guerin, French consul;
Nine. Guerin Bishop Cesaire.
Second trip. Tain Fu-Amercan: Rev. DR..
and Mrs. Crawford, Rev. G. p. Bostick,
wife and five children; Rev. T. J. Hudson,
wife and one child; Rev. I. L. Blalock and
wife. Rev. U. Dawes, wife and child; Rev.
c. Tedder.
Brown, Rev. H. Matthews, Rev Mr.. Will
nams.
Chi Nan Fu-Amerioan: Rev. V. f. Partch
and wife and two children; DR.. Mary L.
Durham, Rev. j. A Fitch, wife and two
children; Mrs. w. r. FAIRIES and three
children, Rev. Edna B. Parks, Miss Mar
garet Chatfant.
Lao Ling-English Rev. John and Mrs.
Robinson, Miss Robinson, Rev. j. Hedley,
wifes and child; DIR. A f. Jones and wife.
Ping Yin-English: Rev. F. Jones.
Chin Che Fu-English Miss r. C. For
tyth, Miss Sifton, Miss Reed, Rev. A. e.
Greening and wife, Rev s. Coulng.
Chou Ping-English: Rev. NJ. Shipway,
Rev. E. C. Nickalls. wife and two children;
Miss F. Hart, Miss Timmis.
Honan-Canadian: DR.. William Mcclure,
wife and three children; DIR. James Menzies,
wife and two children; DR.. Margaret S.
Wallace. Chinese: Mrs. Lee Chang.
Third trip. Pang Chuang-Amerlcan: Rev.
H. D. Porter, D. D.; Miss NJ. S. Porter,
Rev. j. H. Mccain and wife
nton and child; Rev. John Murray, wife
and child; Dr. Lewis, Mr.. S. ]. Williams.
Hsiao Chang-English: Rev. s. E. Mereh,
wife and child; Miss NJ. Mereh, DIR. S. S.
McFarlane, wife and child; Miss B.
Thomas Rev. A. H. Bridge, wife and two
children; one Chinese passenger.
Fourth trip. Chi Nan Fu-American: Rev.
w. B. Hamilton, Rev. H. p. Perkins.
Teng Chou Fu-American: Rev. C. w
Matter, d. D.; Professor NJ. Wells, wife
and one child.
Chi Nan Fu-Bishop De March, Rev.
Father Zeno, Rev. Father Villa, Rev. Father
Fenochio, Rev. Father Placido, Rev.
Father Cherubino Rev. Father Lorenzoe,
Rev. Father Raffaele, Brother Ottavio,
Brother Corbiniano, Brother Diego, four
Chinese sub-deacons.
Chin Ii: Father Bosch.
Ching Chow Fu-Rev Father Cherubino,
Rev. Father Remauld, Rev. Father Solano
List of passengers per Helm Maru, July
2.
First trip, Chou Ping-English: Rev. S.
B. Drake, wife and three children; Rev. T.
Harmon, wife and four children; DIR. T. C.
Patterson, wife and one child; Rev. w. A.
Wills Miss A. Simpson.
Ching Chou Fu-English: Rev. A. G.
Jones, Rev. r. c. Forsyth.
Second trip, Teng Chou Fu-American:
Rev. Dr. Hartwell and wife, Miss jamie
Hartwell, Claude Hartwell, Mrs. Owen
Miss Dutton; Rev. j. p. Irwin, wife and
three children Rev. H. w. Luce, wife and
two children; Mrs. j. B. Neal.
List of passengers per United States
steamer Yorktown: Teng Chou Fu-Amer-
lean: Miss Lamoon, Rev. ]. c. Owen, Rev.
w. NJ. Hayes, wife and one child.
Stops the Gouoh