Evening star., 1900-10-09
ROSTER OF THE DEAD.
Missionaries Who Lost Their Lives
by Boxer Uprising.

by Boxer Uprising.
NEW YORK, October "a complete list
of Protestant missionaries known to have
been killed from the beginning OF the Boxer
movement to September has been received
by the American Bible Society from Rev.
John r. Hykes DID,, its agent IN Snang-
hal. as follows:
In Shan-tung, December 81, 1888: rev.
NJ Brooks of the Cuhrch of England mis-
sion.
In Chih-H. about June /. 1900: Rev. H. V.
Norman, Rev. c. Robinson OF the Church oi
England mission. ..
At Pao-ting-fu. June 30: Rev. F. E. Sim
cox. Bullion Pa; Mrs. Simcox, London, "a !:
three children: DIR. q. y Iaylor, al, VI
American Presbyterian mission. Iaylors-
Vile, Pa July /: Rev. H. T. P1tk1n' fnll-
adelphia; Miss A. A. Gould, Bethel, Me-;
Miss Nj S. Morrill, all of the American
Board mission. Portland, Me; Rev. B Bag
NALL Mrs. Bagnall, one child. Rev. m. M
Cooper. all Of the China Inland MISSION
AZ Hsiac vi, shansi, June 30: Miss White
church, Miss Searell Of the China lniand
mission, England.
ShansD July IS or 16: Rev. g. McConnen.
Mrs Mcconnell one child. Miss KING, MISS
Burton, all Of the China Inland mission
England: Miss F. E. Nathan. Miss NJ: II.
Nathan and Miss Heaysman OF the China
Inland mission are supposed to nave Deen
with this party and to have shared their
fate but as this is not connrmed tney are
nut in the list of missing.
At Kiu-cheo, Chekiang. July q and 2:
Rev. D. B. Thompson. Mrs. Thompson. two
children, Miss Desmond. Miss MancheSter'
Rev G. Ward d. Mrs Ti,rsad ward' ON ene of fa tbe
China inland mission. England
En- route to Hankow from Shansl: MISS
Rice. July 13, Mr.. Saunders child, Isabella
July 27: Mr. Saunders child, Jessie, Au-
gust 3: Mrs. E. ]. Cooper. September g.
Miss Huston, August IL; Rev. Whltehouse.
Mrs Whitehouse, all OF the Engish baotist
mission. England; Mr.. Buynon, MRS: Buy 6
eign Bible Society, England; DR.. Miller Will
son. Mrs. Wilson. one child; Miss j: Stevens,
Miss NJ E. Clarke of the China inland mis-
sion, England. ,,
who are unaccounted for to date (Septem-
her ~. 1t only includes those who were in
the provinces most anectea Dy the noAef
troubles. viz, Chihlic and Shans1:
The last word from the following, VINO
were stationed in northern Shansi. was May
8: Mr.. s. Mckee, Mrs. Mckee. l. Anson'
Mrs /. Anson, Miss Aspden, Miss M r.
smith. Mr. Person. Mrs. Person. 6. a. l.
LARSON, Miss Lundell, Miss Engyan, f..
Peterson. Mr.. G. E. Kariberg. N Carie-
son, A. Johansson. Mr Hedlun, all OF emma
inland mission. England. 80, =.
The last word from the followaAg was
June 20: Mr.. Ogren Mrs. Ogren. MI. Peat.
Mrs Peat, Miss DObson Miss Hurn MISS
F.. Nathan, MISS NJ H. Mailman, AtAASS AASAs
man. Mr. Young. Mrs Young. Mr. 'Barratt.
Mr.. Woodroffe DR.. Hewett all OF the Chi
ma inland mission England
No word from the following since May 9.
Mr. Emil OLSON, Mrs E. Olsson, MIR. f. j.
Cooper's child; August IL, two OF Mr.. Lut-
ley's children, all Of the China Inland Mis-
sion, England. ,~
At Taiyuen-fu, ShanA, June q: Miss
Coombs OF the Shaoyng dndependent Bap-
tist) English Mission. England. The evil
dence of her death Is letter In German,
dated July G, and seen by Mr. Stevenson
of the c. l. NJ, in which 1t is stated that
there was a riot June n. in which DR.. Ed
wards hospital was destroyed and Miss
Coombs killed (by being -own into the
burning building).
II is believed that all Of the missionaries
who were In Taiyuen-fu at the time of Miss
Coombs' death were massacred on the 9th
Of July.
The following missionaries are known to
have been in ,ai-yuen-fu at the time OF the
reported ma ssacre, and have doubtless per-
ished Including Miss Coombs, there are
only thirty-one names, which Is six short
of the number said to have been massacred,
according TO Chinese official reports; but 1t
is known that those living at places near
the capital were urged by the local officials
TO take refuge in Taiyuen-fu, because (as
Xiii the missionarie and sent them to Yu
Hsien, the governor, to butcher.
Supposed to have been kl.,ed at Taiyue
fu July 0: Rev. Y. w. Piggott, Mrs. Pig
gott DR. Lovatt, Mrs. Lovatt, one child,
Rev. w. G. Stokes, Mrs. Stokes, Rev. ].
Simpson, Mrs. Simpson. Rev. A. Hoddle.
Miss Duval. all Of the Shaoyang Mission:
Rev G. E. Farthing. Mrs. Farthing two
children. Miss Stewart. Rev. T. ]. Under