Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-11-15
THOUSANDS OF CHINESE But ,AE0ED,
BstherI Unrscurdsd In Modern History,
Wholesale Massacre.


Marking, China. Nov. TO-
Historic Marking this evening il
the shambles of the Manchu
butcher. The sun set upon a
scene of fire, rapine, desolation
and butchery unrecorded in mod
srn history
Tonight $4,000 Manchu and
Imperial oid.styie SO diers hold
Purple Hill, where they are en-.
srenched, while from beneath
their stronghold they are driving
before them ho. dss of Chinese out
of the city. Innocent Chinese,
leaving everything behind them
are fleeing, terror.stricken and
destitute to shelter in the fi9lds
at the rear of the rsfcrm forces.
The latter, numbering between
10000 and $1,000, are impotent
+, check this slaughter o. avenge
the slain be ,aus- OF ;h.ir lack lf
ammunition Th-. rev iutionists
had delayed 3 second concerto d
attack upon the Manchus pend
ing the arrival of ammunltioL
expected from Shanghai. Thu
Manchus took adva.tage of tie
situation.
The revolEti onists made a de-
tsrmined effo't but did little
shooting aud there were few ia
talities. The main body of th+
rsformers remained i. camp thr t
miles distant from tie city
awaiting the arrival of amnun:-
tion. Reinforcemeuts are ale
coming from every directi N.
They are raw and ragged re-
cruits but battle promises 70 be
desperately fought.
The foreigners aro Lei g treat-
ed with the utmost consideration
When the gates wore opened this
morning the people thronged TO-
ward the ecu try, elch earryilg g
his b 'longinss aud driven by the
Imperialists.
Soon Afterwards she carnage
began.
Since the night of November
8 when the first attack was made
by the revolusic nists, ths Tartar
general has andasvor ID t) terror.
Ice the inha .itants by who!esal
executions. Those who queue
had been cut off were beheade d
by the dozen. but today when the
order for general slaughter was
given, the whole native city was
invaded by the Nanchu soldiers
who ruthlessly naseacred men,
women aud children. The agsd
the young and babies in arms
were shown no mercy.
Thousands of Chinese poured
from the gates until at noon to-
day it was estimated shat fully
10000 persons had escapad. Be-
fore nightfall 10000 more, rep.
rssenting evsry class. the mer
chants, the gentry and coolies,
had gotten away. Meanwhile the
Mauchus occurred the narrow
streets of the city and the houses
of wealthy merchants were sack
cd. Any gu sueiess victim was
beheaded Immediately.
The ce respondent Of ths Asso.
cisted Press saw several women
OK ,cuted aud their Children sta :
cd and tranped under foot.
The order appeared to be that
anyone wearing anything which
suggested the white badge worn
by tle reformers must be- killed
forthwith. A white Locket hand
kerchief marked ths possessor fol-
death White sh, es, which are
worn by the Chinese as sign ol
mourning were si gnal for the
execution of the wearer. TIT
horror of the massacre Cannot bt
described.
An attempt tonight to essimat,
the lumber of innocent Le, pl'
and noncombatants slsia wou:t
be futile.
The Chinese found wearir,
foreign clothing Immediately feI
q victim on his advanced taste
but foreigners we're not molested
Their protests against the massa
cres, however were disiegarde'
and even laughed at. The cor.
respondents Of the Associate'
Pres. worked throughout the da
within the cutter walls of the Git
eight miles from the TELEGRAPH
stat Oh with which they com
municated and to which the
were permitted access throug
the courtesy of the railway eft
cials. Fires sprang up every
whore sud large section of tn
native city was burned. Tong b
ths Manchu, driven to bay, cor