The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-14
SHOWS NO MERCY
Hereiless Slaughter Of Chinese by The
Hanchus at NaDkiug
A HORRIBLE PICTURE

IA e4VheANa~S~
Great Portion Of tho City Was
BURIED and Looted, and Many Wo-
mea and Children, as Well rs Mem,
Wero Massacred by tho Blood
Thirsty Manchus.
A eablegrnm from Nanklng, China.
under date of last Friday, said that
city was desolate. The cablesram
went on to say that fully thousand
OF it's inhabitants lie massacred and
numerous business houses and dwell
ings have been looted and burned.
Seventy thousand persons have al
ready fed the city and still others are
Joining in the exodus. Along the
railway leading from the city q great
line Of humanity Is trudging.
It was the hand of the Manchus
that brought the devastation. While
the Republicans were in camp three
miles away, awaiting ammunition and
reinforcements, the Manchus began
the work of carnage. Men, women
and children were slaughtered. Neith-
er youth nor age was taken into ac-
count, while, the emblem Of the rev.
olution marked it's wearers for In
slant death.
Cinnamon with whito shoes, a sign
OF mourning among them, or even a
white handkerchief, were ruthlessly
slain. At historic Marking, Friday
afternoon, the sun set upon scene
of fire, rapine, desolation and butch
cry unrecorded in modern history.
Friday night $4,000 Manchu and
Imperial old-style soldiers held Pur-
pie Hill, where they are entrenched,
while from beneath their stronghold
they are driving before them hordes
Of Chinese out of the city. Innocent
Chinese, destitute, are fleeing terror
stricken to the shelter at the rear
of the reform forces. The latter,
rum bering between 10000 and 3d.
'OOu, are impotent to check the
slaughter or avenge the slain, be-
cause of their lack of ammunition.
Friday night the rev olutionists
made demonstration, Eat did little
shooting and there were few fatali-
ties. The main body of the reform
ers remained in camp three miles dis.
tant from the city, awaiting the ar
rival Of ammunition. Reform rein
forcements are coming from tevery
direction. They are raw and ragged
recruits, but are determined. For
eigners ara receiving utmost consid-
Grafton. When the city gates were
opened Friday morning the people
thronged toward the country, driven
ny the Imperialists. Soon afterwards
the carnage began.
Since the night Of November 8,
when the first attack was made by the
L0DCl6, luC 1 dl Idl 6OuCl al ACo ~ lCo
to terrorize the inhabitants by whole
sale executions. Those whose queue
had been cut off were beheaded, but
Friday when the order for general
slaughter was given the whole ma
tive city was invaded by the Manchu
soldiers, who massacred men, women
and children. Even the aged and
babes in arms were shown no mercy.
Thousands Of Chinese poured from
the gates. At noon 1t was estimated
fully 10000 persons had fed Be-
fore nightfall 10000 more, repre-
senting every class, had escaped.
Meanwhile the Manchus secured the
narrow city streets. Houses Of
wealthy merchants were sacked. Any
queuelees victim was beheaded i'm
mediately.
The correspondent Of the Associ-
ated Press saw several women exc
cuted and their children stabbed and
trampled under foot. The order ap-
peared to be that any one wearing
white, which suggested the white
badge worn by the reformers, must
be killed forthwith. A white pocket
handkerchief, worn by the Chinese as
a sign of mourning, was the signal
for the execution of the wearer
An attempt to estimate the num-
Der Of innocents and combatanta
slain would be futile. The Chinaman
found wearing foreign clothing i'm
mediately fell a victim to his ad-
vanced taste. but foreigners were not
molested. Their protest against the
nassacres. however. were laughed at
Correspondents for the Associated
Press worked uninCerruptedly within
the outer walls Of the city. Fires
sprang up everywhere. a large sec
tion of the native city was burned.
Friday night the Manchu, driven to
bay and glutted with blood, watches
the flaming city from the height Of
Purple Mountain and awaits the NOR
row. .