Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-22

To add to their misery, storms arose, and
toward evening, as they shivered in
their hiding places. they heard bands
of Boxers securing the swamp in search
of them. AS night fell they made their
way to a house. and were told by the
owner that a friend of his would take
them to Tien Tsin. After a while the
villager returned, bringing, not the
promised aid, but a large party of
Boxers. The mob burst in the roof of
the hut and numerically beat with
| swords and slaves Mr.. Green, the NO.
men and children. The Boxers decided
to take their captives to a village a mile
away, and devised the means Of trans
porting and torturing them at
the same time. Mr.. Green's left
hand was bound to his left
foot. Mrs. Green and Miss Greig were
tied hands to feet and the little girl was
treated in the same way. Spear handles
were then thrust under the armpits and
they were carried to their destination.
In the village of Sinan they We're thrown
down, bound in the filthy mud of a court
yard n examined as to their identity.
Their story was laughed at. the exam
irers refusing to believe that any for
eign devils had been let go by the Boxers
and a deputation was sent to Pao Ting
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the fate of the captives. In the mean
time. the party. bound and trussed like
fowls. were thrown into a temple. On
the third day, the deputation returned
from Pao Ting Flu and the captives were
told that Ting Yuen had previously or
dered their death and had now repeated
the sentence.
Providently there were two sections of
Boxers. the civil and military. the former
supplying arms and subsistence to the
movement and devising operations which
the latter executed. The civil section
had heard of the defeat of the Boxers at
Taku and elsewhere and ordered the
prisoners to be kept alive to be used as
hostages shout the allies be sent to de-
stroy the city of Pao Ting Flu. out should
M such movement be made they would
consent to the death of the foreigners.
To this policy the little party W their
lives. For three weeks they remained in
their deplorable captivity. daily expect
ing death demanded every day by the
horde of Boxers. who insisted that the
women should be turned over to them
alive to be afterwards put to death. One
CLEAN OF hope they had. A native look
ing at them through the window. threw
in a piece of paper and motioned to Mr..
Green to read it. He did so and found
written the following message:
DO not fear. The Boxers are being
killed. I am going to Tien Tsin and will
inform your country's consul
The Chinaman was true to his word.
carrying his life in his hands. and made
his way to Tien Tsin n informed Gen.
Lorne Campbell. the British commander.
Gen. Campbell Immediately wrote the
Taotai of Pao Ting Flu threatening re-
prisal should any harm befall the Greens
or Miss Greig. Upon receipt of this
message. Tien Yuen sent an official to
Sinan to fetch the captives to Pao Tins
Flu for safe keeping. On Sept. 5 the
prisoners We're taken to Ang Chou and
delivered to Ting Yuen's representatives.
put on a boat and arrived at Pao Ting
Flu Sept 6. Here they were put in the
ommon prison and confined for four
days. On receipt of another letter from
the British commanding officer at Tien
Tsin they We're removed to a small
house and accorded better treatment. In
this house they remained until the arr
rival of the French column on Oct. 13.
On the night of the 14th the servant
managed to inform the French COM
mander of the presence of the party and
their bondage was broken. They We're
handed over to the French.
Mrs. Green is in a very critical condl-
ton and all the party are suffering fro'a
d~ysentery and collapse and are very
weak. One life was sacrificed in the fear
full ordeal the. party underwent. The lit
tie girl, unable to withstand the hard
ships, was taken i'll and died Oct. 10,
three days before succor arrived.