A DAY WITH THE GAMERA ON THE GAIERI PLAINS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2428, 26 September 1900, Page 28

A DAY WITH THE GAMERA ON THE GAIERI PLAINS.

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two children named Saunders — pei-ished en route. " Shortly after starting they were stripped bi everything with the exception (including the ladies and children) of a pair of native drawers each. A 'blazing sun (says one of the party) lis to the bone. At every village • ,we were attacked, and driven from one to the other with blows and curses. Neither ■"food nor water could be obtained for days, .and the only support to be found was from the filthy puddles at the road side. Miss Rice and Miss Houston at last sat down by the roadside, saying they avouW die, but walk another step they «ould not. The rest of the party went on, but they afterwards learned ■ that Miss Rice was heaten and thrown down;, and that a leavy cart, was, drawn "backwards" and »foriwards over -her- to crush her life out ; but not effecting this the Chinese devils dragged ■her aside and. beat her with clubs, only to ■tlirow her under the cart again. This happened, repeatedly, until at lsst she ; was - ■dead. ■ ',-.'* < . P.ORT DARWIN, September 18. "Details, of -the capture- r 6f- Peking- show ■fchat the Allies agreed to make a grand attack early on the morning of August 15. The Russians failed to keep the agreement. Thinking to be the first to -enter, the city they coniiueuced to attack at midnight, but found the enemy too strong, and had to send to the Japanese for support. The British attacked the south-east gate of the Chinese city, the 7th Bengal and 24th Puniaub infantry carrying it Avith a great rush. The opposition was feeble, tli= Chinese, regarding the road the troops „~took as impassable. Meantime the Americans and Russians captured the central gate of the Tartar Cit3 r , while the remainder of the British troops were sent to the Temple of Heaven, defeating a large body of Chinese troops with heavy loss. They eventually captured the south gate of the Chinese City. * The Americans stormed one gate of the Imperial City, losing heavily in the attack. Severe street fighting followed the entrance into the city, during which the Allies lost a good many men. , The inmates of the -Legations received " their deliverers with . great, enthusiasm. - The- defence "consisted of an elaborate system'of loopholed walls, and-deep trenches, designed to prevent the enemy .mining? , The .inmates "were reduced to eating horseflesh. " There was little of that, but the store of champagne and whisky' was not exhausted . ' • So far as is known- 59 missionaries -haye 1 been killed since June 1, and 88 are missing. There are 60 others in the northwest provinces about whom there is much anxiety. September 19. Some accounts to hand show that the missionaries escaped from' the Boxers after many thrilling experiences. ' Father Jeremiah, stationed at Pashan, was saved by an old Chinese woman, a lieathen dame, who, pitying his distress and condition, hid ■ him for six days in a l-ice box, when he was able to escape to Hankow. Father Stephanes Sette, stationed at Huigshin, owes his escape to the reverence of the Chinese for the dead. . He was dumped by the Chinese Christians into a box resembling a "coffin, and carried in this manner 300 li to Lieuchan. The trip occupied seven days, and the party were frequently stopped, but the box containing the supposed dead body was not interfered •witb.