Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-10
PROTESTANTS WHO
WERE KILLED IN CHINA
Bible Society Issues a List of
Dead and Missing.
FIRST VICTIM OF BOXERS
Rev. s. Nj. Brooks Was Murdered In
Chan Tung Dec. 81, 1S09-seventy
Known to Have Been Killed, Includ-
ing 16 Amerioans-Oth Missing.

Chan Tung Dec. 81, 1So9-Sevents
Known to Have Been Killed, Includ'
ing 16 Americans-Others Missing.
NEW YORK, Oct GA complete lis
of Protestant missionaries known tx
have been killed from the beginning o.
the Boxer movement to Sept. has beer
received by the American Bible societs
from Rev. John r. Hykes, D. D., Chi
nese agent in Shanghai, as follows:
In Shan Tung Dec. 81, 1899-Rev. S
NJ. Brooks of the Church of England
missionaries.
In Chih Lii about June ], 1900-Rev. Fl
V. Norman and Rev O. Robinson Of
the Church of England association.
Al Pao Ting Flu June 30-Rev. T. E.
Simoox, London, Pa; Mrs. Slmoox
London, Pa, and three children; DR.. q.
Z. Taylor, all Of the American Presby'
terrain mission, Taylorsville, Pa; July
/, Rev. H. T. Pitlzin, Philadelphia; Miss
A. A. Gould, Bethel Me-; Miss M. s.
Morrill,, oil of the American board mis-.
sion, Portland, Me; Rev. B. Bagnall
Mrs. Bagnall and three children, all Of
the China Inland mission, England.
At Hsia- Vi Shan ST June 30-Miss
Whitohurch and Miss Searell of the
China Ipland mission, England
Near Yellow river, while fleeing from
Shan ST, July Is or 16-Rev. G. McUon
nell, Mrs. Mcconnell and one child
Miss King and Miss Burton, all of tbs
China Inland mission, England; Miss
T. E. Nathan, Miss NJ P. Nathan, Miss
Hasmau Of the China Inland mission
are supposed to have been with the party
and to have shared their fate, bat as
this is not confirmed they are put in the
list of missing.
At Kin Chao, July 81 and 22-Rev. d.
3. Thompson, Mrs. Thompson and two
children, Miss Desmond, Miss Manches-
ter, Rev. G.. f. Ward. Miss Ward, one
child, Miss Sherwood and Miss Thir'
good, all of the China Inland mission,
England.
Enroute to Hankow from Shan ST, July
13-Miss Rice, Mr.. Sanders child, Isa-
bella; July 81, Mr. Sanders child, Je.
RE; Aug. 3, Mrs. E. J. Cooper; Aug. 8,
Miss Huston; Aug. II, Rev. Whitehouse
and Mrs. Whitehouse, all of the Eng
lish Baptist mission. Mrs. Buynan and
three children, of the British and for
eign society, Miller Wilson, Mrs. Will
son and one child, Mrs. J. Stevens and
Miss NJ. E. Clarke, all Of the China In
land mission, England.
Thoso VTnaccouufed For
The following is list of the mission
aries who are unaccounted for today. 1
only includes those who were in the
provinces most affected by the Boxer
troubles, viz, Chih Ii and Shan 81. The
last word from the following, who were
stationed in northern Shan 81, was May
s: s. Mckee, Mrs. Mckee, l. Arson
Mrs. Arson, Mrs. Aspden, Miss NJ. E
Smith, Mr.. Person, Miss O. A. Larson
Miss Lundell, Mrs. Engvali, E. Potter
son, G. E. Karlberg, A. Johannsen and
Mr.. Hedlund, all of China Inland mis-
sion, England.
The last word from the following was
June 20: Mr.. Ogren, Mrs. Ogren, Mr.
Peat, Mrs Peat, Miss Dobson, Miss
Hurn, Miss E. Nathan, Miss M. P. Ma
than, Miss Hasman, Miss Young, Mrs
Young, Mr. Barrett, Mr.. Woodroffe an6
DR.. Hewitt, all of China Inland mission
England.
No word has been received from the
following since May s; Emil OLSEN
Mrs. e. OLSEN, and E. j. Cooper's child
Aug. II, two of Mr.. Luttley's children
all Of the China Inland mission, Eng
land.
At Tai Yuen Flu, Shan ST, June 27-
Miss Coombs, T. Shadyng, Independent
Baptist, English mission.
The evidence of her death is a letter
in German, dated July 6, and seen by
Mrs. Stevenson of the China INLAND
mission, in which it is stated that there
was a riot June 81, in which DR.. Edward
Joseph's hospital was destroyed anC
Miss Ooombs killed, by being thrown
into the burning building.
1t is believed that all the missionaries
at Tai Yuan Flu, at the death of Miss
Coombs, 81 all told, were massacreet
July 9.
In the province of Chih Ii the follow
ing are unaccounted for:
Mr.. Greene, Mrs. Greene, two chill
dren, Miss Gregg, all of the China In
land mission, English people, are re
ported to be in the hands of the Boxers
Mr.. Griffith, Mrs. Griffith, Mr.. Brown
of the China Inland mission, England
are supposed to be in the Jail at Shuen
Teh.
Rev. w. A. MoCurrach, Mrs. McOur
rach, Rev. H. Dixon, Mrs. Dixon, Rev
S. W. Ennais, Miss B. O. Bennant o
the English Baptist mission; Rev. Al
water, Mrs. Atwater, Rev. Clapp, Mrs
Clapp, Miss r. B. Bird, Rev. Mark vii
iams, Rev. Davis Depart probably
Rev. Price of Lamb mission are also un
accounted for.
In the above list there are 1853 people
very few, If any, Of whom will escape
Of these 60 are men, 70 women al maj
red and 81 single) and 80 children.
In the above total there are % Ameri
can men, "a women &c married an
eight single) and 30 children; total, 6
Americans.
England's Claim Contested.
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