Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-07-10 | Page 2 | Frightful Experience of Missionary's Wife

FRIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE i OF MISSI MISSIONARY'S NARY'S WIFE jt fix t SAN BAN FRANCISCO July 10 When When Mr Mrs Mu Emma YEmma j una sank to rest In a quiet room In VIn i sanitarium here yesterday esterday she end ended a R voyage Oage to her native land so eo f fraught with horror that It unseated h hr her r reason Mrs 1 Ekvall Ek was a 3 passenger with her tr husband and E. E M. M Ekvall a missionary to China and three children on the liner JIner Persia which arrived ed here today fr from m Shanghai Ekvall told of having brought his wife and children through 2000 miles mUes of wild rind and mountainous country countr In the Interior of China aW after r the they had been compelled to flee t from ro the village of In Inthe the province e ero of Kan Ran Su Sue Mrs Mr Ekvall who had been prostrated before the start of or the Journey journe by the death death- of her In Infant In- In fant son became delirious pp 9 the trip Her husband was U compelled to strap herto her to to a a. mule In the climb over the moun moun- tales Part of the time they traveled traveled bv night to avoid bands of brigands and marauders To secure food was VII a desp dese desperate des des- p rate adventure When When- th the family reached Shanghai Mrs Ekvall Ek was as in a a. critical condition and nd baa liaa not yet fully recovered her ber reason real AS Aff soon coon as all Mrs Mn Ekvall Ekvall's B condition mile allow the family will continue the journey journey journey jour jour- ney to Manchester N. N H. H