New-York tribune., 1900-07-05
T1PERILLED AMERICANS IN PEKING
TwENTY-EIGHT MISSIONARIES AND THEIR
FAMILIES AT CENTRE OF DISTURBANCE

Twenty-eight American missionaries sent by
the Presbyterian, Congregational and Methodist
churches and the Christian and Missionary Alii-
ance. and their families, stationed PeknR, are
believed 10 have been there when the Boxers and
Chinese soldiers began their reign terror. Their
follows: The Rev. DR.. W. A. p. Mar
tin the Rev. John Wherry. the Rev. j. l. Whiting
the Rev. and Mrs. c. II. Fem and two children
aged six and two: the Rev and Mrs. Charles A
Kilie. DR.. John NJ Inglis and wife. Miss Eliza f.
Leonard, Miss Grace Newton Miss Bessie Mccoy,
and Miss Jennie McKillican, Presbyterian. the Rev
William S. Ament, the Rev. Charles E. Ewing and
wife. Mrs NJ. l. Mateer Miss Ada Haven. Miss
Nellie n Russell Miss Elizabeth Sheffield
and Miss Virginia Murdock, NJ D., Congrega-
tionaI; the Rev F. D. Gamewell, DR.. George D. n.
Lowry and Miss Alice Terrell, Methodist. and Miss
d W Douw, Miss Amy Brown, Miss II. Ruther-
ford and Miss Annie Gowans. Christian Missionary
Alliance
The American Board (CongregationaD also has
a mission station at Kalgan, a city Of 10000 inhab-
jtante inland 125 miles northwest of Pekng at the
Manchuria gateway in the Great Wall. It is sup
nosed that the missionaries withdrew from Kalgan
TO Peking expecting to find sufficient protection
in the capital and that they were there when the
city was cut off from the outside world. The
missionaries stationed at Kalgan were the Rev.
Mark Williams and the Rev. William p. Sprague
and wife
The Rev. Dr. Martin has been in China probably
longer than any other missionary lie went TO
N,ng-Po In 1850 Besides doing missionary work he
In 1865 he became president Of and professor of
international law in the Tong-Weng college When
the present Imperial University of China was es-
tablished he became it's president. and has held
the office continuously since then In lS2S ne acted
as Interpreter for William b. Reed, United states
Minister to China in the treaty negotiations
He was born on April 10. 1921 In LlVonla' ina.
After being graduated from the Indiana state UNI
versltv he studied the Presbyterian seminary
in New-A Albany Ind. Lafayette College conferred
upon him in 1860 the degree of D. d.. and ten years
later the University Of the City of New-fork maoe
rim an IL. D. In lS49 he married Jane Nansant,
nf philadelphia HIS wife died i'm 1898 SON
newell Martin IS in business in this city He was
mandarin Of the second class,
The Rev John Wherry was born IN Shppens-
burg Penn. May g. 1887. On December 81 1858 ne
,arriad Miss Sarah f. Brandon, just prior TO re-
aty,nV his appointment TO the Chinese field. he
20 his wife went China in 1864. Four children
,ara horn to them the youngest in 1876. Mrs.
y1rherr, is at present in this country. They nave
q son in Newark n j.
The Rev J. J.. Whiting was born In this state
January 20 1885. Before leaving for the Chinese
Ga q, 1863 he married Miss Jackson. Three chill
80, ,yere horn TO them. Mrs. Whiting Is tand 1t is
believed the three children are also) in this coun-
,rv Mr. Whiting has relatives in Rochester
The Rev c H Fem is also a native OF TINS
state He was horn at Clyde April II, 1866. he re-
ceived his appointment in 1891 In 1857 ne mar