The sun., 1900-07-28
HOW MISS CROUCHER LEFT PEKIN.
Her Friends Fear That Many Missionaries
We're CoopeA u IN the City.

MOUNT VERNON, y. Y, July "A letter
received here to-day by relatives ~ Dr. Edna
q. Terry, a missionary in China indicates that
many missionaries are cooped up In Pekin
The writer. Mis-, Miranda Croucher OF Boston,
also a missionary, fed from the city on June
with a companion, Miss Glover. She says the
North China Mission was in session and that
delegates had gathered from all parts OF the
Empire. Dr.. Terry's relatives received a letter
from her, dated May 30, saying that she was
preparing 20 sail for America. They have
heard nothing from her since and believe that
she Is prisoner in Pekn. In describing her
flight from Pekin Miss Croucher says:
"On Monday last a party OF US. three ladies'
and six men, LETT Pekin for 'rientsin. We
arrived at the station only 10 hear that the bridge
was down thirty miles away and that one en-
gine had gone out with an Inspector to look NJ
things We wired him ard he sent the engine
back. A train was made up and we went on.
not knowing whether We could get through
or not We found out afterward that no en-
gineer would take MS. and hat We went through
without authority with only fireman. Each
OF our men was heavily loaded with three Maui
s.rs pistols and other weapons As we ap-
preached the disturbed place they leaned out
Of the windows with guns cooked and ready
for use while we ladies kept still aud ont OF
sight. They did this as We passed three sta
lions.
made TO burn the bridge. We got into Tientsn
and found every one almost scared to death
about US. Since then two more stations have
been burned by Boxers and no trains have gone
through 10 Pekin. DR.. Terry Ia there. MIR
King and Dr. George Lowry. whose families are
In Tsun Hua for the summer. are cut OF. They
cannot 20 after their families IA the consul has
ordered DR.. HOPKINS and MIR. Hayner have
gone mp TO get them all away.
As'There are twenty-four gunboats az Taku.
about 500 sailors Of various nationaltiss In
1ientsin. The United States Army men are
stationed near us. and oh, II does seem 80 good
to have them there. Our preparations for
flight are all made. At n buge blast We ore TO
cross the street TO another compound and thence
Through private gates and grounds to Victory
road and Gordon Hall. i sleep in my clothes
every night
done for, and they do hate US all. II is not an
ant-missionary movement, II Is an aut-for-
eign movement. English. French. Belgian
and Russian have all been killed: We hear
that 10000 men are at Manila ready 10 come.
] wish they would hurry UP. The Cant onese
are all frightened. for they are as much for
eigners az We are and will come in for slaughter
too One hears dreadful rumor one moment
and then it u contradicted We don't know
what 10 look for from one moment TO another
The foreigners are aching for fight, ~ there
II one the thing will be smoothed over until
all OF the troops are sent away. Then there
will he another reign of terror. Pray for us
that our faith fail not II * wonderful 20 sex
the faith OF the native Christians.
Elmer Smith, brother-in-law OF Or. Terry
has learned that the Rev. Charles Ewing, who
was gr raduated with him at Amherst, IL also In
Pek in With his wife and two children.