Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-11-23
GREENS WERE SAVED
BY THEIR CHILDREN
Miss Greig Relates Their
Frightful Experiences.
WEREBRUTALLY TREATED

Party Was Subjected to the Most Hor-
rible Torture-Twice Sentenced To
Death-Held as Hostages, They Were
Finally Rescued by the Allies.
PAo-TING-FU, Nov. 22.-When the
story of the period of blood and massa.
ere in China is told, few of its chapters
will be as brilliant as the narrative OF
the Green party. who were found al.
most dead by the allied expedition. The
tale of their hardship and abuse and al
most miraculous preservation has leaked
out to the world by piece meal, but its
details of suffering and cruelty were
told for the first time by Miss Greig.
Mr. and Mrs Green, members of the
British Chinese Inland mission, with
their two children, boy and girl,
aged and years, and Miss Grelg, an
assistant, were stationed at Huai-Lu,
small town 100 miles south of this place.
During the first week of July news OF
massacres of missionaries were received
in Pao-Ting Flu and also news of the de-
struction of the mission at Shun- Ti-Fuh,
Chao- Chi and Shen-Yi and of the NOV
ing of the troops from the Shan-Si
province toward Tien- Tsin to attack the
foreigners.
On hearing of the affairs, the little
party moved away to the mountains on
the advice of mandarin, to go into
hiding.
Some friendly Chinese showed the
party small cave, where they remained
g.. icvhf &c
suffering the utmost discomfOrts, their
hiding place being only about 6x4, with
water dripping from the roof. On the
third day their servants discovered them
and led them to a farm house, where
the entire party lived in one small room
for a month. On Aug. Is the Boxers
discovered their hiding place, from
which their host had made tunnel to
cave short distance away. The Box
ers demanded that the little band be
given up to them. On hearing their
host being beaten and tortured, Mr..
Green determined to give himself up
and do what he could to save his wife
and little ones and Miss Greig. AS the
missionary appeared at the mouth of
the cave he was Immediately shot in the
face with a charge of fine pellets.
Wounded and bleeding, he pleaded for
the women and children, but to no avail.
The Boxers ordered them from the tun-
mel and the frightened women came
forth, expecting death or worse.
Sentenced to Death.
Knives and swords were held over
their heads and all their possessions
were taken from them except their
clothing. They were then made to
march to Huai- Lu, their former home.
Here they were met by the mandarin
upon whose advice they had gone into
hiding. This man beat and abused Mr..
Green and reproached him for not COM
ing to him for advice and protection.
The mandarin then said he would send
the party to Cheng-Ting- Flu. The party
started on their journey. About miles
out they were overtaken by the Boxers
who had originally captured them and
on reaching Cheng- Tmg-Fu were re-
fused admission to the city because of
their escort. They were carried through
the country to Pao- Ting-F Flu. Loaded
with abuse, mistreated and suffering
the place literally swarming with Boxers
demanding their lives, the hapless pris-
oners were escorted to the yamen of the
chief magistrate, Ting Yuen, who re-
fused to receive them.
Then occurred strange incident.
The chief Boxer himself pleaded for his
prisoners He expressed sorrow at see
ing the condition of the prisoners and
said he would send them to Tien-Tsin
He also provided them with sufficient
money to assure food on the journey.
That morning they were taken to q
boat, but found neither troops nor pass
ports. They were in fact again in the
hands of the Boxers, who took them
some 80 miles down the river and on
Wednesday afternoon landed them in a
marsh and informed them that Ting
Yuen had ordered that they should be
put to death and their bodies disposed of.
At this time the children were I'M
doubtedly the means Of saving the lives
of the entire party, for the same Boxer
who had previously interceded for them
and had evidently conceived a great
friendliness for the little ones, cried and
told Mr.. Green they must try to reach
Tien- Tsin alone.
Duplicity of the Chinese.
AS night fell, Mr.. Green, almost help
less from his wounds, made his way,
accompanied by his little party, to a
house and was told by the owner that a
friend of his would take them to Tlen-
Tsin. Then he left ostensibly to get q
boat and make arrangements for their
escape After while the villager re-
turned bringing large party of Boxers.
The mob burst in the doors of the hut
and numerically beat with swords and
slaves Mr.. Green, the women and chill
dren. The Boxers decided to take their
captives to a village / mile away and
| devised the means of transportating and
torturing them at the same time. Mr..
Green's left hand was bound to his left
foot; Mrs. Green and Miss Grelg were
tied hands to feet, left hand to left foot
and right hand to right foot, and the
little girl was treated the same way.
Spear handles were then thrust under
their arm pits and they were carried to
their destination.
In the village of Slnan they were ex-
amined as to their identity. Their story
was laughed at and deputation was
sent to Pao. Ting-Fu to ascertain the
truth and determine the fate Of the cap.
tives. On the third day the deputation
returned from Pao- Ting Flu and the cap
tives were told that Ting Yuen had
previously ordered their death and now
repeated the sentence. Providentially
the civil section had heard Of the defeat
of the Boxers at Taku and elsewhere
! and ordered the prisoners tn he kent