Dated Thuraday, 20th July, 1905.
I met Mr. League about forty li this side of Taisnfu. He and Mr. King, who arrived Istor lsd come thus far with the coffin. The following particulars wore given me by Mr. League and Nich Pu (Me. Jones' servant). There were terrible in storms—four distinct storms—on the night preceding Monday last, the 17th inst. Mr. League said-the rain was beyond all experience, atid that they bai no sleep on account of it. Nieh Pu states that Mr, Jones and his servant, Wang Ya-cheng, ing in the west room of the temple, while he himself slept in" summer house at sine little distance from this building. About two ".m, Monday, as he supposes, there was a terrific noise as of ® sudden cannot and he was hurled out of his room doo but not hurt, He called out to Mr. ace and Wang but received no answer. was pitch dark and raining so heay that he could do nothing but crouch in they shelter and wait for daylight. A sudden flash of lightning shoot that the room that Mr. Jones and Wang had been in was dows, while the courtyard was full of rocks and earth, showing that a Isndalip had taken place." As soon 4s it was light oaough to see he discovered Wang partly buried in the débrie, but with his head protected by some timbers which had fallen above him and remained in position protecting him. He was dug out with some little difficulty, only slightly hurt, but there was no trace of Mr. Jones. Nich Pa then went for help to the nearest foreigner, who came with party aad dag over where Mr. Jones' bed was and at a depth of two or three feot they found the body on the ground. Mr, League arrived xbout this time and there was a wound found on the back of the Rowd, produced probably by the striking of part of the. woodwork. This blow, it is thought, would produce unconsciousness. The cause of death appears to have been suffocation. The mouth and nose were clogged with earth. It would appear that the blow on the head was sufficient to prodaca unconsciousness and that cleach was probably very speedy. There have
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