HEROINE OF MUTINY.
THE MEERUT MASSACRE. An Englishwoman's bravery during the Meerut massacro—one of the most appalling episodes of tlie Indian Mutiny—in 1857, is recalled by the death at Hove, of Mrs. Catherine Eckford, aged 93 years, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. Eckford. She, her husband and infant son were living in a lonely bungalow when the infuriated natives brokfe loose, murdering every European they could find. Mrs. Ecklord and her baby fled to the servant's quarters for safety, while Lieutenant Eckford remained to defend the Government treasure chest, single-handed, against a bazaar mob who laid siege to his bungalow. Some hours later he was found severely wounded, but still guarding the treasure. Mrs. Eckford then displayed great ingenuity and pluck. Disguising herself as » native woman, she placed her husband on a charpoy, covered him with a cloth, and after a long trek through roufjh country swarming with the enemy, gained the British lines in safety. .
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18996, 18 April 1925, Page 9
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