The sun., 1900-07-20
THEIR FLIGHT FROv PEKIN.
Miss Croucher. q Missionary, writes OF Try
Ing Tlme-Plan 20 Get Out Of Ten Tstn.

BOSTON. July ie-A relative OF Miss Miranda
Croucher, one Of the missionaries at Tien-lsih'
has received a letter from her telling oi tne
escape OF the missionaries on the last ,ra'h
that left Pekin. The letter Is dated at TEN
Tsn June 7. II SAYS:
or course your hearts have all been stirred
ny the reports which the papers have gwen
In the last three days. When was in Pekih
AT that time l never expected to be alvc 10
write another letter 10 any one. but God mas
spared us thus far but for how much
longer do not know. We had four days OF
busy conference work, full OF every kihd OF
rumor and truth The Christians from every
mission were flock ing in in great numbers win
dreadful tales OF murder OF men. women ana
children. There were large numbers of rel
ugees In the A. Il. G. +. NJ. compound. Inc
tales were terrible; but ! could not tell you
half. There We were. all filed with horror
by the news that two men, Mr. Robinson ana
MIR. Norman Of the English mission, we're as
saulted by the Boxers The authorities would
not protect them. They were turned out by
the Yamen, and were in flight to temple HOB
inson was cut down. while Norman was taken
for ransom. He has since been killed.
"A party Of thirty Belgian engineers and
families on the new railroad below Pao-ung-
IN left there with an escort Of soldiers, who
deserted them and they literally fought their
way through TO Tien-Tsin Three died on
the way. or rather were killed A party OF
Cossacks went out 10 avenge them and the
leader was disemboweled. The American
PreSbyterans and A. b. {, NJ. ladies ana one
man are shut up in Pao-ting-iu. We have
not heard from them for forty eight hours and
fear the worst II Chinese soldiers do not
protect them there is no hope for any OF US
Ihaarn Ia tT,s. 70 hsaE nj l.
will.
on Monday last a party of US three ladies
and six men, left Pekin for Tien-Tsn. We
arrived at the station only to hear that the
bridge wa, down thirty miles away and thai
one engine had gone Oli yitl an Inspector
the IL oSn snsne bns Sa ads % ne and
We went on. not knowing whether We could get
through or not, We found out afterward that
no engineer would take Us. but that We went
through without authority with only fireman.
Our men were heavily loaded with three Maui
sers pistols and other firearms, and as We
approached the disturbed place they hung out
Of the windows with arms cooked and ready
for use, while we ladies kept still and out of
sight. They did this as We passed three sta
tons. The stations had been burned and an
attempt made TO burn the bridge.
I'VE got into Tien-Tsin alive but found every
one scared to death about us with wires going
back and forth. Since then two more stations
have been @ burned by Boxers p, shd no T more .,,
of our party are now cut OF there. The
girls school with i28 girls In IT, cannot be closed
DR.. Terry Is there. too. Mr.. King and DR.
George Lowry, whose families are in Tien-Tsin,
are also cut Of from here. DR.. Hopkins and
Mr. Hayner have gone up 10 get them all away,
Our preparations for fight are all made. Az
a buRe blast we are to cross the street TO an
other compound and thence through private
gates and grounds TO Victoria road and Cor
don Hall. J sleep in my clothes every night
and until last night did not sleep NJ ALL II the
Chinese soldiers go against us, We are done for,
and they do hate Us all. II isn't an anti-mis-
sionary movement. II is ant-foreCn. English,
French, Belgian and Russian have all been
killed One hears dreadful rlImor one mo-
ment and then II is contradcted till we don't
know what to look for from one moment TO an
other The foreigners are aching for fight.
till all the troops are sent away and then there
will be another reign Of terror"