Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-10-10
ESCAPE OF MISSIONARIES.
How = Party Got Away from China Dur.
ting Boxsr Movement.

tng boxer Movement.
New York. Oct Miss Virginia O.
Murdock, n. D., who has just arrived
from China. has given an account Of the
movements Of the band Of missionaries
across the desert Of Cobb. said Miss
Murdock in an interview:
"Outide Of my vacations have been
in China for 10 years have worked
entirely through the outer edges Of tho
empire where the inhabitants have be-
come accustomed % the advantages OF
western civilization and ideas and In my
work had no trouble until this boxer
movement.
IL was stationed at KAlgan. which Ia
at one Of the gates Of the great Chinese
wall. about IL miles from Pekin. was
In Pekin on June 0 with Mr.. Roberts,
who was at the head Of Kalgan mission.
We received word that the boxers were
becoming active aud were told that the
best movement we could make was to
our own territory. where We knew our
people.
1--WE left Poldn ON the morning of
June 2. forcing our way through howl
ing mobs
There were % of US In the party
when we lett Harhoso aud struck out
over the desert-t,u men. seven women
and SIX children. the children all very
young, and the progeny Of the Swedish
missionaries. We had 20 c-mels. 10
horses and 6 camel carts. To take care
Of the oamels we had several Mongol
camel drivers who wero afraid Of their
lives every minute. We were compelled
70 keep continual watch on them 10 in.
sure that they would not desert.
Larson who had charge Of the cara.
van told rs when he started out that II
we Travelled In the day time we would
kali the camels. and II we Travelled al
night we would have 10 take chances Of
killing some Of the people.
1T turned out when we got through
: that we had a sufficient amount Of food
but we were afraid all along that w
would not have enough. and all through
the trip across the desert we were OF
short rations. Our main difficulty WA
shortage Of water. Our journey wa
between walls and recalled 70 me th,
journeys made in scriptuAl times IL
, Palestine.
/, "Camped about each well we foun,
Mongol settlements They were quit
insolent, but we had firearms and on
men would 20 ont and ostensibly hun
and make "A great noise with the fey
shotguns and revolvers that we had.
verify believe that II 1t had not mad
. this display we would never have reach
ed Siberia alive.
There was a little sickly baby in tn
caravan when we left Harhoso, the chii
}. Of one of the Swedish missionaries.
Is was a puny little thing aud had bee
brought up ON condensed milk. After
h few DAYS out our condensed milk wa
~ gone. had charge Of the little one an
Is tried my best 20 save IL. bat the onl
.s milk we could get was milk we bougl
u from the Mongol women and il was M
h nourishing. The Mongol women new,
~ wash the utensils in which they kce
u their food.
s. "The little one died, but we kept n
6. body and little grave in the beautifl
cemetery In KiA ChtA, Siberia, mari
the resting place Of this infant victim
" the rage Of the boxers
he 1--WE reached woga, no miles fro
rs our other starting point, on July 30 Al
3 there we rested until Aug. 3, when v
e. started for Kiachta, In Siberia We a
ne rived there on Aug. 10 and ne soon
nd we had disposed Of our cavern we star
ed across Siberia on the new railway.