New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-22
THE CHINESE OUTBREAK.
A NATIVES ACCOUNT OF THE SIEGE OF
THE FOREIGN LEGATIONS
IN PEKING.

the foreign legations in Picking written or told oy
the persons under fire. Chinese account OF the
trouble is given in the latest issue of THE indie
pendent by Chuan Sen. assistant professor OF
chemistry in the Imperial College. During the
siege Professor Chuan Sen lived in the Tsung II
Yamen with three hundred Boxers. He translated
for the Imperial Court all foreign communicat tons
Speaking OF what led up to the outbreak Chuan
Sen says that in certain districts the people formed
bands for evil purposes. which were known as
Big Sword Societies." These people asserted that
their bodies were bullet proof and that weap
ons could wound them. As the societies grew In
power they took up militia drill, announced their
intention to kill foreigners and named their or
ganization Righteous and Harmonious Militia.
According Chuan SEN
They claimed the power of taking the souls of
spirits into their own bodies when they were box
Ing which made the foolish people sincerely t 9e
deemed it as fHpe1so o rtt-fors,pn7 The case
was a we fs ne Ge eonVers took the
advantage of the missionaries sheltering them IN
erty. Thus, when these people declared that their
resGIution Vas to sI2ug4tef o m very many
The boxing was gradually spreading to Tlen-
other dstricts Those Boxers Who belonged to the
Kan e. e. the north group had red cloth , on their
who belonged to the Chen (northwesD used yellow
# Was repnreS 6a thev we're so easily fed that
one pint Of rice would be sufficient for several hun
and oceans on pieces of cloth instead Of ships In
IenIIsin there were Soce{eS OF Feo IL eid
walk in the air if they held handkerchief in one
help the Boxers to burn the foreign buildings
Chuan Sen declares that the Empress Dowager
wished to suppress the Boxers, but she did not
like to kill all of them there were among them
some good people who had no real intention of at
lacking foreigners, and who simply induced
to do so owing to their want of wisdom" So she
sent for the leaders and advised them to stop box
ing" But they didn't stop Instead;
After this the Boxers gave trouble and be-
piooG ON t were sent OUT Py mssionares 70 pt
removed by the Boxers the inmates of the houses
would 21i5 all become me fatally mad:
lantern girls would pull down high houses with
SIMPLY BY n n so 5s h the had 9ne
power OF hanging rock of several hundred pounds
IL, In the evening of the - day heard the cry
After moment dense smoke rose TO great
height and noise of firing guns was heard
side the ai-Iat gate which was being burned down
ordered every shop to burn incense Then the
English hospital, the house Of Vi Keng. present
ouhward 70 the Of s sf Ko Se s6e
Ahmrrcan Ghqrca in Teng- Shi-Kou. the French
professors Of the Imperial College were burned
IN In ,Tenng,Shi-lou several Boxers came crying
shan C'killO loudly, with swords IN their hands
each having little child in her arms met them
Was n In su wsre nst 70 XIII these
bear to them die. Then I turned hack and
street ddad bodes which t as Wa
told, were killed by Boxers
The Boxers had by this time made I'D their minds
to sweep the world and wipe out all foreigners
They posted placards all over Picking saying that
the name of Legation-st. changed to 'Cut-up-
foreigners cock-crowing-st" Referring to the muir
der OF the German Ambassador Chuan Sen reports
that it was said the man who killed the Minister
got promotion" They had in circulation all kinds
OF stories about Chinese victories at Taku and
people were gravely informed that the Boxers could
purn foreign warships by simply pointing their fin
gers at them.
The Boxers" writes Chuan Sen now got the
hoerty to Kill any person they wished" Prince
Chlns protested against the folly Of attacking for
elgn Ambassa doris and this made Prince Tuan
angry 1t was rumored that Prince Tuan had
bet with Prince Ching that If foreign nations be
defeated Prince Ching should lose his head, and
II China be defeated he should lose his own head"
The Empress Dowager became frightened wished
10 negotiate peace and wanted TO appoint Ii Hung
Chang as Viceroy Of Chih-h again. She
forcibly prevented" from doing this by Prince
Tuan, Prince shuang and their adherents for they
firmly believed the Heavenly Volunteers could
sweep over the world. which would be very easy
when the time should have come
Each days news and rumors given in detail,
concluding thus:
. On the twentieth day (seventh noon, hearing
the second firing cannons and guns. which
tinued around the city. people knew that foreign
avoid flying bullets. The Empress Dowager escaped
ana Prince Ching knew the city could not be de-
wall