The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-08
PAo TING Flu MASSACRE.
"Details OF the Deaths OF Miss Morrill,
and siss eouia.

UGAmIA1 OF NnI DN9Ana " 800"
and Miss eoula.
Major J. NJ. Gould, father OF Miss
Annie uouid, who was massacred by
Chinese at Pao ring Flu yesterday gave
out the following for publication;
On August 81, 1 wrote 60 General
Unaffee's adjutant ut Pekin asking MIN
to request some officer who might Be 60
ing to Pao Ting Flu TO learn how much
OF truth there was In the many conflict
ing reports we had received concerning
the massacre of our Portland ladies and
others.
The answer, which came today, Is from
Captain Grote Hutcheson, an Ohio man
of very high standing in the army, who
has served on the staff OF several general
officers and as Judge Advocate. con-
slider his statement conservatives one
and entitled to fun confidence, but IL
should be borne In mind that since Octo-
Der 2e, there has been q court martial
held, so that we may expect fuller details
and from eye witnesses. / greatly hoped
that the officer might get some letter or
last message that had been entrusted to
friend, but nothing OF this sort as yet
tonnes to light.
j. M. Gould.
Major Gould furnishes the following
correspondence for publication:
"Headquarters China Relief Expedition,
"Pekin, China, Oct. 20, 1900.
Major John M. Gould. Portland, Me-;
"Sir:-In reply TO your letter OF August
8lst have the honor to enclose copy OF
the report of the American officer AGO ON
panying the expedition t, Pao Ting Flu. 1
assure you 1t is with deep emotion read
It and send It to you with sorrow. IL
further information lie obtainabie upon
the return OF CAPTAIN Hutcheson 1t VIII
be forwarded TO you.
''Very truly,
"H. o. S. Heistand,
"Adjutant General"
A statement and account Of the deaths
of American Missionaries at PAP Ting fu,
during July, 1900.
The following statement IL made up
from accounts of numerous persons, and
believed to be substantially correct,
though no direct testimony OF eye Wit
nesses has as yet been secured,
The following Presbyterian mission
aries, viz: MIR. and Mrs, Simcox and
three children, with one young lady,
name unknown, who had recently toine d
them. DIR. and Mrs. Hodge. and Dr.
George Taylor lived In several buildings
located in one compound situated In or
very near q village, lying one mile north
of the North gate of the city.
On the 4th day of the 9Th Chinese
month about July s1st-exact date can
not be determined without calendar
the compound was surrounded and at
tackled by villagers and Boxers. The &C.
oupants made some defence or at any rate
could not be dislodged. IL Is presumed
DIR. Taylor came out OF his house to parley
with those attacking; when he was cut
down and killed, and his body more or
less mut,lated, and perhaps thrown into
the flames later Failing TO gain access
to the buildings, they vera fired by the
attacking party and the inmates persisted
in the flames. The Chinese Christians
and servants TO the number of about
seventy live in the compound Eat that
time) also persisted. but whether they
were killed or were burned does not ap-
pear clearly.
The next day, being the NTH day of the
Chinese sixth month. (apout July 2d) a
compound In the south side OF the city
was attacked, In this compound In a
village south OF the south gate lived the
following persons, American missionaries
belonging to the American Board: Mr..
Pitkin, Miss Morrill,. Miss Gould. Near
by there lived in another compound Mr..
and Mrs. Bagnall, two children and Mr..
Cooper, English (Canadian) missionaries.
About six a. m. of the above date, the
Pitkin compound was attacked and looted
by the villagers. Mr.. Pitkin attempted
to defend himself with revolver, hut
was shot by the villagers and then be-
headed in the compound, his head being
carried away and his body buried. About
this time the villagers were Joined by the
Boxers TO whom word had been sent of
the proceedings. Miss Morrill, and Miss
Wb1d DbuhA AhhA 1h0 ASos 0hA
taken from the house, but when outsids,
Miss Gould was found to be dead. Pre-
sumably her body was left in the COM
pound and buried there. The Chinese
Christians and servants. to the numbsr
of ten, peri shed at this time.
Miss Morrill, was taken into the city,
bound as before described, swung on a
pole or lance, as pigs are carried in
China, and taken to the headquarters of
the Boxers, where she remained all day.
During the day MIR. and Mrs. BaGnaii,
their two children and Mr.. Cooper, were
brought to where Miss Morrill, was held
1t is impossible to discover whether any
atrocities were committed upon the per-
sons Of the woren during the day, but IL
is generally believed that they were not
violated, but were roughly knocked
about. About six o'clock in the evening
the entire party was taken outside the
city by the south gate and bsheaded, one
child being spsared by Boxer.