The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-30

ANAA NAAtAAA 'NN"NfNf TO VIC HtAANAr NiNfNNff~
once with the Business and domestic pur-
suits Of divers residents During the
twelve days spent in the Methodist Nil
sion We - lntrenched and fortified ana
trained onrolves that We had nltle fear
oi Boxer attack our walls. bitches
oarhed wire ana rifles would have been
more anan match FOR the far more nu-
"t.ous knives 81 the Boxer hordcs. Tor
a. mar time the rifle. a. an invention Of
foreign deviitry. was strictly tohooei
among tnem. but We feared the onslaught
ol regions of imperial soldiers W., their
ip.rfs gud Manniichers and Nrtipp
gum And at last the dav came when
We know with certainty that their forces
~oull o. n.rayed against us and cannon
-. l'oni me city wall would soon render
our position untcnab!e.
The Exodus From IN. ut.., NJ
trict-.
Ihe foul murder OF Baron yon R,,,ct.,
saved Us from an optimism which vyoui1
- - iatHL our captain Of marines
''it instant request 10 be- relieved tho
ministers abandoned tho thouyb, ~ .
hareh 10 Ilru T-in and we were or,t.re4
20 hateh az once 90 the lerationr there
TO max Fast stand for life The oer.
man marines camo 10 their wounded 10
l'fpfeler. and Jed the van Of our r.trest.
.n'i i-.""c4 our women ana children
''''''fh "f ue volunteers. The long pro-
f.-sipn OF SD native Chinese refugees
guarded hy American marines ANA rnorc
volunteers brought np the rear No
passed Withln l-U Yards u the Hal Tai
sitH dNd saw ou The tower and by the
gate hundreds OF Chinese soldiers s,ho
might nave moved us down az any mo
"''H'- ~ was an anxious passage until
we reached the Italian barricade Eager
q" save something OF the stores Of cloth
NfIE ana ffast INff 81
on ohr hasty retreat. we begged The mn
iites - return with us But they would
MOI consider o. Rev w S Ament II
j., oi the American Board Mission brave
even 20 rashuess. making no announce
fnent Of his intention set on with no
oihef companion than one Chinese ser
want found the property stul undisturb-
81. and brought or his bicycle In safety
embroidered hy this deed Of daring. mr.
teen or twenty OF as missionaries taking
NIFTY OF sixty Chinese refugees with
ropes poles. spears ana rifles. @pent tho
afternoon iu running the gauntlet OF the
chinese soidiery. bringing in load after
load Of the Indispensable clothing and
food which We had abandoned Before
We had finished the attack had begun
va another quarter; hut We met with no
interference, except that some OF our
number We're compelled "a the last 10
rcpei certain would-be hooters, who could
not wait till we were through. The Rev
W y. Steele Of the Mission 10 the Higher
Glasses had been stationed on the corner
Of the great street near the Hal Tai
gate. Within ~ yards We're the Chinese
soldiers; set he challenged al will any
who entered the gate. and ordered the
suspicious appearing 10 Withdraw and
they Withdrew. Presently twenty-five or
thirty rough fellows came In on the half
run evidently bent on mischief. disregard
I'd the challenge 81 the single trembling.
but determined. sentinel and continued
their advance Mr. Steele leveled his rife.
They hcsitated turned and fed Had
they mad the courage 10 attack him. the
lives Of our party would have been worth
very little between them aud the soldiers.
who would. doubtless. have supported the
attack
Constantly Under Fire at the Lega-
tion.
Win our settlement IN tho British leEa.
ton. the active military career Of most
~ the miss ionarics came 10 an end We
hetook ourselves TO the work Of fooa
supply. che charge Of Chinese labor. or
the dgging Of trenches. filling OF sand
bags. and building OF barricades. In all
OF which work however. We were al
most constantly under nre. la spite OF
our almost constant exposure 10 shot and
shell. go m ssiouary was killed. and but
oue received wound. which rendered
him hors du combat. Two OF us were
wounded very slightly. my own escape
from serious injury or death being mar.
row in the extreme Working behind
harricade on the city wall. I was sud.
denly feiled by bricks dislodged from that
harricade by an unexpected shell from
the cuemy's gun My heavy pith hat
saved me from more than a slight scalb
wound. which speedily healed.
II our missionary women were not
lighting men," they were the next thins
10 q. Calmly. courageously they carried
on their work Il feeding Us. caring for
The wounded. making clothes for the sol
oilers. and thousands Of sand-bags which
undoubtedly saved many a life. And our
children made mud forts and fought many
Il little battle of their own; and gathered
up The real fallen bullets by the basket
tut
! believe others viii bear testimony 10
the f8et shat the n!ar.ossaTy a. a is5zf1t-
Ing man Be- not to D. dcspised. neverthe-
less thcre were none more Joyful than
he when the days OF his lighting were
over Yet ] am proud TO possess a last
/ ing souvenir Of my lighting days IN a fine
Mannlicher rifle, presented 90 me when
I left the city By the frst secretary OF
The United States legation. who had SELF
cd number IN a. Chinese magazine.
Courteuay Hughes Fem.