Walter F. Seymour Shot Through the Heart Chefoo, Apr. 25.
Teleraphic advice has been received here to the effect that Doc-for Walter F. Seymour of the American Presbyterian Mission was shot through the heart and killed at Tsining.
Note: The headquarters of the American Presbyterian Mission, North, in Shanghai received a telegram from Tenghsien, Shantung, on Tuesday night which read follows: "Dr, Walter F, Seymour 4 shot through heart by soldier on April 16. Other foreigners safe."
Dr. Seymour was head of the Presbyterian Mission Hospital at Teining, Shantung, wife was with him at Tsining at the time, while his daughter, who is a nurse, is now in the United States, Owing to the disruption of the telegraph service at Tsining, due to the fighting in that area, further information regarding the shooting of Dr, Seymour has been received in Shanghai, Since the foregoing message was despatched from Tenghsien, which is about 50 miles distance from Tsining, It is presumed that the message' was Sent to the nearest telegraph office messinger, Later.
Dz. Saymour was shot by soldiers on April 15. All the members of the foreign community at Tsining fave safe and are loaving as Soon a8 possible.
The situation at Tenghsien is
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