New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

Woto taken INTO Tue feVl 1Nluem
memorial prayer room In the base
ment aud then soon the students
came back and took VI up to the
fourth door whore . number Of
other foreigners were already gath
cred. There We were showed into
closets under the caves and told to
keep absolutely still. I can never say
enough for all the little children
gathered there that day who sat
like little mice and never whimpered
or cried.
Soldiers Like Wolf Packs
"ons by one others gathered and
pressed into the hiding PLACES. Sud
denly there was Z great roar below.
the sound Of rushing. tramping feet.
and the great band Of soldiers
poured into the big room. We
might a. we'll open the DOORS said
someone. and at once they were ON
US. ordering us out. elderly people
who were sick. women. mon. little
children. all Of US: and I thought
Of the Indian mutiny and expected
that we were all to be killed then
and there. We held our hands up
while they went through our clothes
and our pockets and another sight
I'll never forget Is our little three
year-old shipley holding up his
hands In the face OF a ruffian SOL
der. Again the students came to
our aid: again we hid In tho closets:
and again great paSk Of wolves
were upon us.
Finally the students were able
to got hold Of officers who promised
to guard VI and to let Us stay I'M
molested there on the fourth floor.
So tho day passed. our Chinese
friends brought In food. and soon
tho sanitation ana food committees
were functioning splendidly and we
had real supper that night Of
Chinese food. and the children had
milk. We slept on the concrete
floor. borrowing any spare bedding
we could nnd. for very few people
had any except the faculty whose
students had brought it over There
must have been so or more of US
and through the evening a search
party led by southern officer
brought In numerous others who
had been hiding. Anna Moffet who
had been shot In the thigh and the
leg At 5 o'clock In the morning had
been In hiding In a bamboo grove
all day. ana had no medical attep-
ton at all until she was brought to
the university at 10 o'clock that
night.
The next morning our Chinese
friends began to arrive. and 1 never
saw suchm an outpouring OF sorrow
and OF love. From the lowest serv-
ants to the highest university pro-
fessors they came with tears pour
ing down their cheeks, SO ashamed
of what their own countrymen had
done TO their beloved foreign
friends. They came bringing food.
money. everything they could think
OF that we might need. Our little
coolie who had run over to warn
us the day before came In in tears
asking Are you all right How
are the Children Where is Ship
ley?' and wasn't satisfied until he
had seen ana put hts hands on
each of the children in turn. Our
other coolies brought two tins of
milk for fear the children weren't
having enough TO eat; our devoted
old amah came and refused to go
away. but trotted around after the
children all day. Our cook came in
him turn, telling how he himself
was sick because Of it all; our table,
boy brought Chinese bread and real
American apples for the children.
That day no one was ashamed of
showing their emotion and anyone
who ever has thought the Chinese
are stolid or unfeeling should have
seen them that day. Tradesmen
came up and grasped our hands and
gazed deep into our eyes; over and
over they said. We never could have
imagined that this would happen
or We are SO ashamed Of our coun-
try 1t was a bitter day for them,
for they honestly loved us, and
they couldn't understand any more
than we the sudden attack on us,
their friends. The students from
the schools and the teachers
thronged in through the day to see
those they know especially and to
tell US all how sorry they were, and
through it all there was the most
wonderful atmosphere of love and
trust.
Through that day, Friday. ne
gotiations had been going OH be-
tween our committees, the students.
and the officers, and finally arrange
ments were made through the Chi
nese Red Swastika society for guards
to escort us to the river; We were
put into carriages and finally
reached the American gun boats at
about 6 o'clock in the evening. The
next day we were taken 10 Shang-
hal.
II wish l could put into words
what those Chinese friends of ours
of all classes did for us. first in
warning us OF the danger. then in
pleading for US at the risk of their
own lives. running hither and yon,
negotiating with the officers, bring
ing us food-everything that could
be done they did. and had it not
been for all those people l am sure
we would have been massacred. We
all feel that DR.. Williams death
saved the lives Of the rest OF us, by
arousing the students to the danger
that threatened us.
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