The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-04
Native Teacher Gives Details of
the Slaughter Of Mis-
=, siOnaries. -
GOVERNOR ABETTED MURDER.
Boxers Were Permitted 10 Fall
Upon Defrnsolcss Missions and
Kill or Carry OFF the Cler-
gymen and Women.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
Tien-Tsin. China. Sept. >. via San Fran
cisco, oct "a circunstantial narrative of
the massacr,s IN Shan-S. Province has
reached here through native Christian
teacher. who escaped. and. after a remark
able journey through the country by foot
and boat. has just arrived.
According 10 the refugees. none Of the mis-
HinuaEi-s at that station had been moiested
up to August l3.
An old Prefect Of the district died shortly
before that date. and the Governor of Shan
81 sent a new man. who demanded Of the
local officials why the foreigners had not
been expelled The District Magistrate replied
that there was no occasion for their ex-
plusiun. but under compulsiun arrested the
chief dispenser Of the hospital.
The man was given 300 blows and the de-
nand was made that he should secure all
the arms in the possession of the mission.
There were. accordingly. given UP two pis-
tolls and two rifles. The demand was re-
peated thai they must hasten their depart
ture. They were TO start on August 10. a
guard of twenty soldiers was made ready
Fate of the Atwaters.
The escaped teacher overheard remarks
by the soldiers. and from these he gather
ed that mischief was meant, and the
advice of one of the soldiers. escaped from
the party some few miles from the VII
laSe of Ksi-Shih. The party was supposed
TO be sent To Ping-iao. about thirty miles
from Fu-Chow. Wh"n not far away on his
line of escape he heard the firing of gun
He afterwards lea rnr,. that this was the
signal for an attack upon the party. They
were escorted by the soldiers few miles
further. where they were met by another
detachment, and all We're taken and killed
with swords.
The next outrage took place at Show
Yang. scventyfive miles from Tai-fuan-
Flu which was a mission station of the in
dependent workers. on June -. The story
of this massacre, IL true. leaves little doubt
of the guilt of the local Chinese authority.
and also of the Governor OF the Province
In all thirty-three persons were slain. II
appears that Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Piggott
their son. Mr.. Robertson. t"tor: Miss
Duval a teacher. and two daughters OF
Reverend NJ. Atwatcr Of Eer-Chou-Fu.
We're driven from their homes. and for sew
eral days hid In the mountains. They Were
arrested and sent to Tai-Iuan.
The missionaries remained until July .
in the house of Mr. Farthne. when COM
plete list of all foreigners was demanded
by thu. Governor. He then ordered them
all to come to his Yamen. The bodies OF
the unfortunate men and women were
hacked into pieces
There Were six persons In the -ku
Mission. +. w. Davis. G. ID. Williams ID. H.
Clapp and wife. Miss Rowena Ford and
Miss Susan Partridge. The three men took
positions on the roof of the mission build
ing. and made a gallant defense until their
sparse ammunition was exhausted. The
Lcxers rushed them and they were cut
down, fighting to the last with dubbed
guns. The three women then fed 20 the
rear court where they were discovered and
SLAIN. was also a native woman teacher.