Missionaries Murdered:
Ghastly Story from Shansi To the Béltor of the "Nonru-Cumva Dany News"
Sin shall be grateful if you will give publicity to the following account of the feared loss of two missionaries of the English Baptist Mission in" Shanghai, "viz, Dr. H, Wyatt of Taiyuanfu, and Miss Giasby of Sinchow. "This account is based on the statements of Mr, and Mrs, V. J, Jasper, the two survivors, and letters received from Rev. F. W. Price, the secretary of our Mission in Shans, Dr. Wyatt, "accompanied by a Chinese chauffeur, left Talyuantu_in motor-lorry on the morning of May 4. He set out with the idea of! escorting three -other missionaries from Sinchow to Taichow, 320 north of Talyuantu, at the same time conveying relief funds which were urgently needed in our northern sta tions, and hoping to render medical assisianee to a seriously wounded Chinese woman at Sinchow, The party of five, including the Chinese chauffeur, left Sinchow on the morning of May 9, Miss-Glasby was sitting in the front seat next to the driver, The Jaspers sat in the Jerry with their backs to the driving. cabin, Dr, Wyatt was seated in the back of the lorry, but facing forwards, All went well until they reached a place about twenty Il south of Kuo-listen, where the motor-road pass through desolate and—dangerous country. Villages are scarce, gullies are numerous, and the hills to the West make it ideal country for the operation of guerilla bands,"
The lorry had just surmounted steep Incline when a gunshot rang Out, and it was discovered that the chauffeur was badly wounded, an artery. in his arm having been severed, He was however able to bring the lorry safely to a standstill. Bullets continued to fly around, but spite of that Dr. Wyatt ran round to the front of the lorry, and sisted the driver down from his seat and got him under the lorry, Mrs. Tasper, who had been suffering from damaged hand, unwound the long bandage from it, and handed it to her husband, "He immediately gave it to Dr. Wyatt, whom he helped to stem the bleeding of the chauffeur's arm, 'AS soon og he could be spared from this task, Mr, Jasper, also facing shower of bullets, went round to the front of the lorry to persuade Miss Glasby to leave her seat in the cabin, fand take shelter beneath the lorry. However she refused to do 20, thinking she was safer where she was. Mr, Jasper then returned to help his wife down from. the lorry, and the two of them having joined Dr, Wyatt and the chauffeur, they hurriedly consulted as to what was best to be done, De, Wyatt decided to approach nel avsalants wile Me." Jasper nade one more wi fort to get Miss Gncby to take shelter" aneaths the Giny'so both men once more bravely lorryired out imo the open, bullets ind hand grenades stil fying around, Clu, wyatt advanced in the direction Bene savings waving the Beitsh Shad catling out that they Were Britons, while Me, Jasper teed to Paduee sy Glasby 0 aln his wife Underneath the forty. Firing" sll continued and Mies Glasby could not fe" persuaded to move, $0 both Dr.
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