The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-16

them. took refuge IN the second Nory ~ y
chapel IN the FEAR part of the compound.
II NAV be- well To- call attention To the Tact
that all tho buildings hive since been de'
strnyod. even tho bricks md building ma
trrlal being carried away. so that nm accurat"
description cannot be given After HAVING
taheu refuge In the chapel. harricadihg tho
door aud rrct nting for n defence. Or Taylor
went - tie -ooond-~t"ry window 81 the build
INK and poke with tn. mob IN tic court below,
n-,,ns ticm what the wanted Tho, allied
g. him and .aii Tile lives uf all christians,
rn' Sc aud foreign lie then ATTEMPTED a.
argue Nm them. asking "Nhy' what have
go oyer durr to harm YOU ilaN" y" not
h"Iucu -" sch, the poor and ~" needy hHN"
80 I.tl = ~" uLLung you, lived "a you WOO.
-HH"-"d and died Wit YOU, have We not gwen
up 'ur ZONES. our iaiulie, and our iriend-
{, l'o,l ,og whS viii ,ol Kill u.s. These
arsuur9;. J., Used ana many more. bit ali
{, ar await The mol, Infatuated 10y tho
Gcil' renewed thu attack With reduublrd
fur. it,rmUilug 10 tor,c an entrance into
the c'aI'l Ia" Irmat's defending them
selves notify with what arm, they had. drove
tn" Boxers out of the court aud under cover.
killing the CHIEF. ,hu-tu-t~i. and woundius
ten others After "a short DELAY the attack
wa aratn renewed. bat was repulsed without
~ ~ HdNAfk '''i 'H'' ~ th'
Boxers then Withdrew from the court and
set Ere [, the surrounding buildings. which
w"r" soon "nyslpu.d in smoke and flames
IN" doomed Missionaries, so far a. C1n he
learned. mad. ~" lurtue: effort to escape,
evidently rrsigu.nG themselves to the fate
which soon o~vcrtpol tEcm In \ few minute"
~" fire travelled to M" chapel which was
quickly consumed, ~" Who'll" party perishihe
IN u" hame~. exert two small ch,ldTcn of
N" SiHlcoSes, Paul nud Francis 10y name,
aged respectively . ard II. who becoming
terrified at the suhucatiuG -noke and ~"
uuhaarahle heat. unfastcred tho door md
rushed from Ne burning building They
were qIlckl, seized by the mob, their heads
cut ~ and thoir bodies thrown in n we'll nenr-
lbs The remain, were a~ftcrvari taken ont
and buried Tho bodies ~ those who rnrlshcd
in tho burning building were entirely COM
sumed. at least no trace ~ them could b"
found The thin.-e Christians and servant,
90 the nunEer ~ aboH, tTeutJ living in the
compound. true TO their masters and hene-
factors to the last. persisted NJ this time, bNt
whether thcv were killed or burned - death
does not appear clnarl, one Chinese com
vert rather than face tho horrors ~ death nv
fire threw himself into n we'll In the vain AZ
tempt to conmi suicide He was taken out,
reSuscitatod and carried TO tho Boxers head
quarters I'm the civ where a futile attempt
wa. made hy tho ,suol chinese method Of
inhumau treatment. forcing from him a con-
fession with n view Of getting evidence 10
suhstantiato the many outrageous stories
current as 10 the Christian method 81 obtain
ing converts. OF kidnapping children and
cutting out their eyes and hearts To concoct
medicine and potions, and rs 10 many other
r.diculous and foolish beliefs current among
tho Ignorant, Chinese I, beirg now quite
,o,c in tho evening. ,he uoh oprorentlv salts
fed with i,s of,ernoor work. carried ayav the
wounded and dispersed
Tho ne,t day b.inr tho stb dov of the
six,h month Iulr the pitkin compound
in the South suburb was attacked. the attack
commencing be,vo.n a and DESPITE
tho .arljness Of the hour he occIpanta were
ready to receive IL Word Of the previous
,,,erroop's nroceedinv. having been re-
ceived during tho night Mr. pj,kin prepared
for n defence hurled nj. velnablcs and with
,bor, y Ie,,e, of ,o,evell Thes. uer. st,er-
ward dug I'M nv tho Bo,ers and carried away.
benco Tho contents Of This latter have never
beep learned Mr. pltktn with tho two Young
lodie. and the Chinese .erv.nts and con-
warts tool -eruoo in n building in the re,y
Of the con,ound Tn. Boxers nronting
bv ,heir prevjous ,fternoon's exnerience
did no, expose ,hanselyes careles.,v. N
TINT Will, Mr. pi,kir defended bimsel,
o,d ,hos. und.- his n,o,ac,ion ,ro., ,ra,e,r
,,n,I hi. ammuni,ion vas exhausted be
was not able 70 ineic, anv srea, loss unon
,h. uoxor. A. coon a. tho h,,i,ding, +,
81. oo,nno,rd M, coro,od ~, AZ, p,,Li,,s
a.. n.r. ,hor,,ch,r ,oo,ad ,ho r,oh 4,
IL -. r,.h 10, ,bo ,,oro do,ord.r.
hu, wh,, could ono man uith ono nis,ol do
-, .,oh orowd, Tbor. or,. -.