The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-08
TIENTSIN REFUGEES
TELL OF THEIR TRIALS
Russian Cruelty IL Related ~ Prof.
Cli0ord, Of the Tientsin Ina
perial University.

San FRANCISCO. Aug. 7.--Amons the
refugees from China who returned on the
Logan were the wife OF Prof. G ID Ten
ney. OF the Imperial university at Tientsin,
and her children. They were among those
who took refuge In Gordon hall during the
bombArdment and escaped unin1nred.
China for eighteen years. Prof: Tenney
IL now accompanying the allied forces on
the march 70 PekinE, a. an interp.eter;
came home. They bring with them baby
girl who was born In Tientsin on May 10.
Mrs clifford is the daughter OF DIR. Rob
lie last week. Prof. clifford was connect
cd with the Imperial university.
Miss Lille M. Tahr. OF Lincoln City,
Ind who spent two years In rienisin.
age Boxers. She found safety, with many
others. in Gordon HAN, during the siege.
and ventured out one day and was struck
BY fragment OF three-inch shell. on
two other occasions she was shot at by
rifsemen but was not hit.
The two children OF United States Con-
sul Ragsdale. who have returned 10 their
home IN this state. tell stories Of exciting
experiences, similar 20 those OF others
who lived through the perilons times In
Tientsin
The tales OF Russian brutality are con-
firmed by Rev. Frank Haynes. a Metho-
dist missionary. fic thinks the present
troubles will be ended within year
Many OF the refugees from rfentsin cs-
capped with only the clothing on their
backs Among those who lost everything
are Henry Smith and wife, an English
couple Smith was a broker at Tienisin
and had = fino home In the British con-
crssion.
Russian Exceases.
Prof o. d. clifford. Of the Imperial
university. Of Tientsin, who was one Of
ny "Ioosins by The allied forces began ss
soon ns they got the upper hand The
Russians led in this. and went 10 ex-
trenes They are naturally cruel and.
expecting no mercy. they showed none
I was an eye witness 60 eight eoid-blood-
"a murders by them The victims were
old ard infrn Chinese The Russians
stole everything IN sight io0fing the
houses IN the settlement as the Chinese
would have dome"
Rev Horace w Moulding. a missionary.
whose labers were In South Chill province.
between Honar and Shanfung escaped
with srventy-isve others. from pcitAlho,
the seaside resort north 81 Taku. on the
British warshir Humber
Mrs H. VI Mant@iie. whose husband IL
tuFfmAn az Tisntsin with Mrs Frank
r. Davis, ~ Philadelphia. passed through
. trying experience during the homAard.
nnent and fighting AZ Tientsln. ard took
sdyantage q the Rrs' opportunity 70
4 story 81 Russian brutality In China Is
told hy Mrs. + y. Drew wife ~ the
british commissioner % customs az Tirn.
tSin. who arrived from the Orient on, ths
transport Logan SkH says
>'nuring the homoariment NE lived most
~ the time ia the cellar % our house oar
house was partially wrecked by hig
shells sleep was put ~ The question
most 81 the tifue. and so unsfrung we're
We that bat littie food $. ti~ied US There
was ever present the haunting fear -
the Chinese triumHhinE and slauRhterfns
evcrv foreigner and canvyrt
Some. probably an. of tire women ware
prepared % act IN case tho Chinese n.
fectei an entrance. But aside from ths,
unpleasant recollection. Il appears the AZ
lied officers were prepared % act Z 3if
not know u ~ the time. hui 7 understood
ten or twenty men had been detafiAI 10
kIil All the foreign women In case the
Chinese were the victors"
Tortured and Murdered.
Mrs. Drew. with much Indignation. then
spoke ~ the atrocities Committed BY The
Russian troops, saying.
They piilaged. looted tortured and
murdered sight and LETT There were
many infants and children killed hy bay-
onet thrusts Ami many were tossed from
hayonet points. only TO be caught ana
again tossed time and again There is