With regard to the babies and children taken by the mob,—the ts said they were sold' for a few dollars each or disposed of in) he other ways. The older girls be tween 14 and 15 were sent to hous of ill fame.
The missionaries thought they were quite safe once aboard the str. Haiching. They were, how-Jover, disillusioned. When the ship reached Amoy, students who had hidden themselves on the ship made known their presence,. The ship did not go alongside, but some of the agitators managed to reach shore by smal] boats, After landing they! spread the same lies concerning the missionaries. This stirred up mob spirit of the: masses, and /no less than 5,000 assembled at the: waterfront.
'The British, American, and French Consuls' were informed the trouble and promptly went to the ship. They were faced, how-jover, with the threatening attitude of the crowd on board and ashore. [The students demanded three Chiis together with Meanwhile, a El and two naval officers, together with some Chinese bluejackets arrived. Neither the Chinese officials "nor the foreign [Consuls could do anything in the circumstances.
The agitators attempted to get on to the bridge in order to hold command of the ship, but they were successfully repelled by Ca tain Stewart and his officers. This tack was allayed when it was Jagreed that the students should have the three children and Father [Bebediet. The student-soldiers further demanded that all the missionaries fo go ashore but this was refused. The "Haiching then left Honigkong.
On arriving here; the refugees presented' a pathetic sight.' 'They jearried with jonly' the barest'"
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