New-York tribune., 1911-11-11
MANCHUS MASSACRE
HUNDREDS IN NANKINC
City Looted by ImperiaIists and
Inhabitants RuthIeSsIy Put
to the Sword.
DAY UNEVENTFUL IN PEKlNG
Official Announcement Made That
Emperor and Dowager En-
~ press Will Move from
Winter Palace.


Nanking, Nov. 10.-Nanking tonight
-ifs desolate. Fully a thousand of it's in
bshitants lie rnassacred and numerous
business houses and dwellings have been
looted and burned. Seventy thousand
nersons already have fed the city and
still others are joining the exodus.
Along the railway tracks leading from
the city a long, snakelike line of hu-
ranity is trudging. seeking haven Of
safety.
II was the hand of the Manchus that
wrought the devastation. While the re-
pubiicans were in camp three miles
away awaiting ammunition and rein
forcements, the Manchus began the work
y of carnage.
Tonight 10000 Manchu and imperial
old-style soldiers hold Purple Hill, where
they are intrenched while from beneath
their stronghold they are driving hordes
of Chinese out Of the city.
Unoffending Chinese, leaving every
thing behind them, are fleeing, terror
stricken and destitute, to the shelter in
the fields at the rear of the reform forces.
The latter, numbering between 10000
snd 10000, are impotent to check the
slaughter or revenge the slain because
of their lack of ammunition.
The revolutionists had delayed Sec
ond concerted attack upon the Manchus
pesnding the arrival of ammunition ex-
p4cted from Shanghai. The Manchus
totk advantage of the situation.
An foreigners are being treated with
the utmost consideration.
When the gates We're opened this morn
ing the people thronged toward the
country. each carrying his belongings
and driven by the imperialists. 1t is esti-
mated that two hundred thousand have
either fled the city or been killed.
Soon afterward the carnage commenced.
Since the night of November s, when the
first attack was made by the revolution
lists. the Tartar general has endeavored
10 terroize the inhabitants by wholesale
Executions. Those whose queues had
hsen cut off were beheaded by the dozen,
hdt to-day, when the order for gen.
eral slaughter was given. the whole ma
tive city was invaded by the Manchu
soldiers. who ruthlessly massacred men.
women and children. The aged, the
Young and babes in arms were shown no
mercy.
Thousands of Chinese poured from the
gates. until. at noon to-day, it was esti-
mated that fully seventy thousand per
sons had escaped. Before nightfall
twenty thousand more. representing every
class-the merchants. the gentry and
ooolies-had got away. Meanwhile the
NLanchus secured the narrow streets Of
ne city. and the houses OF wealthy mer-
cHsnts were sacked. All men found
Q1eueless were beheaded Immediately.
The correspondent Of The Associated
Press saw several women executed and
their children stabbed and trampled IN
der foot -- ---- --
The order appeared TO be that any one
wearing anything white which might
suggest the white badge worn by the
reformers must be killed forthwith. A
white pocket handkerchief marked the
possessor for death. White shoes. which
are worn by the Chinese as sign Of
mourning. were a signal for the execu-
tion Of the wearer.
The horror of the massacre cannot be
perfectly described An attempt to-
night 10 estimate the number Of non
oombatants slain would be futile.
Any Chinese found wearing foreign
clothing Immediately fell a victim Of his
sdvanced taste, but foreigners were not
nolested. Their protests against the
massacre, however. were disregarded
and even laughed at The correspond
ents Of The Associated Press worked
throughout the day. within the outer
walls Of the city. eight miles from the
telegraph station, with which they COM