Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-09-23 | Page 2 | Eyes Burned Out

EYES BURNED OUT HORRIBLE ATROCITIES COMMITTED COM-MITTED BY CHINESE ITBD CINSE Missionaries Endure Awful Tortures Before Death Comes to Their Relief Hot Irons Driven Through Them TVnohlngton Sept 22An official communication coming through dlplo infillc channels has been brought to the attention mntc of the State department giving giv-ing Information as to conditions In the YnnglscKlang valley and also giving instances authenticated detailed and fully stances of atrocities in the province of Hunan against Christian missionaries The account Is given by one of the Christian missionaries who escaped and who makes the report through the officials of the Government now forwarding for-warding it to Washington In one case It I Is stated n missionary had his oycs burned out then a portion of his body was cut off and finally n redhot staff was driven through his back Iii another case a missionary was wrapped hi cotton the cotton was soaked In oil and the mass set on fire