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Behind the scenes in Peking

Chapter 5: INDEX
By Mary Hooker
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The author recounts her first-hand experiences during the siege of the foreign legations in Peking, compiling letters and diary entries to depict daily life, preparations and improvisations inside the compounds, interactions among diplomats, servants and military personnel, and the surrounding Chinese landscape and communities. Vivid scenes describe hill retreats, temple compounds repurposed as residences, mounting tensions with the Boxer movement, defensive works and scarcity, photographic and illustrative details, and the relief and ruin that followed. The narrative balances practical descriptions of siege conditions with personal impressions, anecdotal incidents, and observational sketches of people, places, and the atmosphere of a city under siege.

INDEX

  • American Legation. See Legations
  • Armstrong, Miss, 17, 23
  • Austrian Legation. See Legations
  • Belgian Legation. See Legations
  • Below, Von, Secretary to German Legation, 14;
    • effect of siege on, 100
  • Bergen, Von, Second Secretary to German Legation, 203
  • Boxers, the, rising of, 7, 16, 23;
  • Brent, Mrs., 17
  • British Legation. See Legations
  • Bruce, Admiral, 197
  • Bruce, Mount, 2;
    • ascent of, 4
  • Carles, Mr., British Consul at Tien-tsin, 148, 149
  • Cartier, M. de, 142
  • Cassini, Countess Marguerite, 5
  • Chaffee, General: arrival at Tien-tsin, 158;
    • the relief of Peking, 177, 181, 199;
    • a funeral incident, 184;
    • the convoy to Tien-tsin, 187, 197
  • Chamot, Swiss proprietor of the Peking Hotel, provides food for the besieged, 114
  • Cheshire, Mr., American Legation, waiting for the relief troops, 15, 21;
    • his bravery, 77
  • Ch’ien Men Gate, burning of, 25;
    • firing of cannon from, 69;
    • arrival of the relief force, 179
  • China, Empress of, and Prince Ching, 132;
  • Ching, Prince, head of the Tsung-li Yamen, 69, 92;
    • correspondence with the besieged, 132, 137, 138
  • Christians, Chinese, outrages on, 35, 38;
    • located at the Fu, 75, 132;
    • their want of food, 161
  • Churchill, Colonel, British Military Attaché to Japan, 180, 196
  • Cologan, Señor, Spanish Minister at Peking, 43;
    • his illness, 120
  • Coltman, Dr. and Mrs., American physician at Peking, 20, 52, 79
  • Conger, Mr. and Mrs., American Minister at Peking, 52, 62, 120;
    • message from the Yamen, 136;
    • a funeral incident, 184;
    • his naïveness, 198
  • Dana Collection, the, 14
  • Dosio, Père, the Superior of Nan-t’ang, his loss of mind, 131;
    • Chinese outrage on, 176
  • Dutch Legation. See Legations
  • Favier, Archbishop, the Superior of Pei-t’ang, 37, 194
  • Feng-tai railway-station, 4;
    • burning of, 8
  • Fisher, a marine, death of, 125
  • Food-supply during the siege, 58, 73, 85, 106, 108, 109;
    • an amusing incident, 146
  • French Legation. See Legations
  • Fu, the, Chinese Christians located at, 72, 132, 161
  • Fukushima, General, commander of the Japanese relief forces, 167
  • Gamewell, Rev., a missionary, a mainstay to the besieged, 112, 193
  • Gaselee, General, commander of British relief forces, 149, 167, 176
  • German Legation. See Legations
  • Giers, M. de, Russian Minister at Peking, 43, 120;
    • message from the Yamen, 136;
    • and the Americans, 186
  • Giers, Madame de, her wonderful help in nursing, 143
  • Hanlin Library, the, 107, 116
  • Hart, Sir Robert, Inspector-General of Customs, 13, 18, 50;
    • death of Oliphant, 105;
    • letters from the Yamen, 139, 151
  • Ha Ta Men Gate, defence of, 22, 33, 92
  • Hsu Ching Cheng, Director of Imperial University, 156
  • “International” cannon, the, 116
  • Italian Legation. See Legations
  • James, Dr. H., 75;
    • murder of, 76
  • Japanese Legation. See Legations
  • Joostens, M., Belgian Minister, 141, 142
  • Jung Lu, communications with the besieged, 132, 134, 159
  • Kempff, Admiral, 14, 16, 17
  • Ketteler, Baron von, German Minister at Peking:
    • Boxer incident, 24, 25;
    • murder of, 45;
    • discovery of body, 194
  • Kettles, Mr., the Belgian Consul, 141
  • Knobel, M., Dutch Minister at Peking, 43, 120;
    • the chicken episode, 146, 147
  • Kroupensky, Mr., Russian Secretary, 23
  • Legations:
    • Boxer outrages, 7 et seq.;
    • arrival of the marines, 15;
    • weakness of the American, 18, 31;
    • waiting for the relief party, 21, 27;
    • attempts to burn, 25 et seq.;
    • alarming state of, 31;
    • rescue of Chinese Christians, 35 et seq.;
    • Chinese offer an escort to the coast, 42, 159;
    • murder of Baron von Ketteler, 45, 194;
    • strength of the British Legation, 48, 72;
    • American women and children transferred to the British, 48, 50;
    • American missionaries brought in, 49;
    • life in, 50 et seq., 119 et seq.;
    • evacuation and burning of the Belgian, 56;
    • attempt on the Dutch, 57;
    • supply of food, 58 et seq., 86, 108 et seq., 160;
    • in great danger, 61 et seq.;
    • evacuation of Austrian and fright of the French, 63;
    • general panic, 64;
    • fighting the fire, 65 et seq.;
    • the crowded hospital, 74, 90, 91, 102, 103, 105, 116, 142, 143;
    • a sortie, 75;
    • murder of Dr. James, 76;
    • armistice, 78;
    • renewed attacks on, 80 et seq.;
    • attack on German, 92 et seq.;
    • an unsuccessful sortie, 95;
    • racial friendships and animosities, 95, 96, 121, 122, 135;
    • Japanese valour, 97;
    • boldness of the Chinese, 98;
    • successful charge down the wall, 99, 100;
    • funerals, 102 et seq.;
    • discovery and successful use of an old cannon, 115, 116;
    • plague of flies, 123, 124;
    • Captain Strouts mortally wounded, 125;
    • a bad day, 125 et seq.,
    • wave of despondency, 129 et seq.;
    • a missionary becomes insane, 131;
    • communications with the Yamen, 132-134, 136, 145, 151, 159, 163, 169;
    • Chinese send in food, 138;
    • news of the relief force, 140;
    • a chicken episode, 146;
    • messenger sent to Tien-tsin, 149;
    • description of the barricades, 151 et seq.;
    • letters from Tien-tsin, 157;
    • food running short, 160;
    • more severe attacks, 165, 168, 171;
    • good news, 167;
    • arrival of the relief force, 171 et seq.;
    • the question of loot, 191;
    • the state of the German Legation, 193;
    • discovery of mines, 193
  • Li Hung Chang, 163;
    • and the Empress of China, 164, 165;
    • purchase of guns, 171
  • Linqua Su, temple of, description of, 2;
    • defence of, 9, 10
  • Lippitt, Dr., 34;
  • McCalla, Captain, in command of the Japanese marines, 15;
    • returns to Tien-tsin, 16;
    • and the relief party, 21, 34
  • Macdonald, Sir Claude, British Minister at Peking, elected Commander-in-Chief, 120, 121;
    • and Von Rostand, 122;
    • Communications from the Yamen, 132, 133;
    • and the relief force, 173, 179, 186
  • Macdonald, Lady, and her children, 17;
    • and Baroness von Ketteler, 46;
    • lodges the American missionaries in the chapel 50;
    • food-supply, 85, 160
  • McKinley, President of the United States, forbids looting, 191
  • Magi-poo, rioting at, 14
  • Mallory, Colonel, sends news to the besieged, 158
  • Marines, the, arrival at Peking, 15;
    • on the sick-list, 34;
    • sorties, 35, 41, 99;
    • death of Captain Strouts, 126;
    • the relieving force, 179, 187
  • Martin, Dr. A. W. P., Director of Imperial University in Peking, 23;
    • and the fire at the Legations, 68
  • Melotte, Chevalier de, his gallant defence, 56;
    • arrival of the relief force, 175, 177
  • Merghelynckem, M., First Secretary of Belgian Legation, 56;
    • saves the life of the French commanding officer, 117
  • Methodist Mission, burning of, 57
  • Mills, Colonel, General Chaffee’s Chief of Staff, 196
  • Missions:
    • arming of, 34, 35;
    • removal into the Legations, 49, 51;
    • work of Protestant and Roman Catholic missionaries, 57;
    • burning of Methodist, 57
  • Morrison, Dr., Times’ correspondent:
    • his kindness, 9;
    • stoned by rioters, 14;
    • his advice to the Legation Ministers, 44;
    • his hard work and cheerfulness, 69;
    • and the Chinese Christians at the Fu, 75;
    • wounded, 126
  • Myers, Captain, commander of the American marines in Peking, 17, 18, 21;
    • makes successful sorties, 25, 99, 100;
    • his hardships, 33;
    • saves the Dutch Legation, 57;
    • wounded, 103, 186
  • Nan-t’ang, burning of the, 131
  • Narahara, death of, 142
  • Neih, Chinese General, defeat and suicide of, 141
  • Norregarde, a Swedish missionary, becomes insane, 131
  • Norris, Rev., English chaplain at Peking:
    • the funeral of Oliphant, 105;
    • works hard on the fortifications, 118;
    • holds thanksgiving service, 203
  • Oliphant, funeral of, 105
  • Pei-t’ang, the Roman Catholic fortress cathedral, 36, 37;
    • relief of, 194
  • Peking—see also Legations:
    • Boxer rising, 7 et seq.;
    • burning of Feng-tai, 8;
    • positions of the Legations, 12;
    • telegraph broken, 21;
    • assassination of the Japanese Chancellor, 22;
    • burning of the missions, etc., 24 et seq.;
    • fires in, 25 et seq.;
    • description of, 26;
    • treachery of the Imperial Chinese troops, 45, 47;
    • burning of the Belgian Legation, 56;
    • burning of the Hanlin Library, 71;
    • entry of the relief force, 173 et seq.;
    • looting, 192
  • Pethick, William, Li Hung Chang’s private secretary, 11;
    • his opinion of the state of China, 19, 20;
    • his advice on the Yamen communication, 132;
    • and the antique China episode, 165
  • Pichon, M., the French Minister in Peking, 43, 78, 87, 120;
    • the Legion of Honour, 139
  • Poole, Dr., surgeon to the British Legation, 50, 52, 53, 59;
    • the Legation fire, 68
  • Porcelain, antique, 14
  • Rahden, Baron von, commander of Russian Legation force, 25, 30, 96;
    • and his undrilled soldiers, 110;
    • the defences of the Legations, 152;
    • the forbidden city, 200
  • Reilly, Captain, death of, 184
  • Roman Catholics in Peking, 36, 114
  • Rostand, Von, Austrian Chargé d’Affaires, 117;
    • and Sir Claude Macdonald, 121
  • Russian Legation. See Legations
  • Salvago Raggi, Marquis, 43, 86, 120
  • Seymour, Admiral, 44, 51
  • Shiba, Colonel, Japanese commander at Peking:
    • a sortie, 75;
    • description of, 95, 148
  • Shimonoseki, Treaty of, 163
  • Squiers, Herbert, Secretary of the American Legation, 6;
    • en route for Peking, 10;
    • his collection of antique porcelains, 14;
    • his hospitality, 15, 49, 73;
    • beginning of the siege, 22;
    • sends communication to Tien-tsin, 28, 29, 34;
    • removal to the British Legation, 53;
    • renovates an old cannon, 115;
    • becomes Sir Claude Macdonald’s chief of staff, 134;
    • communications with the Yamen, 136;
    • the defences of the Legations, 152;
    • leads a sortie, 179;
    • Sir Claude Macdonald’s opinion of, 186
  • Squiers, Fargo, his brave adventure, 58;
    • and the Legation fire, 68
  • Strouts, Captain, commander of the British marines in Peking, 18;
    • a sortie, 25;
    • Legation fire, 30;
    • mortally wounded, 125
  • Su, Prince, 98
  • Taku Forts, taking of, 49
  • Tien-tsin, first relief force sent to
    • Peking from, 15;
    • message received by besieged from, 140;
    • the capture of, 141, 158
  • Tsung-li Yamen, the Chinese Foreign Office, send a guard to protect the temple of Linqua Su, 6;
    • Swedish missionary’s interview with, 131;
    • communicates with the Legations, 136 et seq., 145, 159, 166, 169;
    • send in food, 139
  • Tung Fu-hsiang, 51, 92
  • “Tungchou,” the Roman Catholic church, burning of, 24
  • Velde, Dr., German surgeon at Peking, the excellence of his work, 73, 109, 113, 143
  • Waller, Colonel, 177, 196
  • Warren, Mr., mortally wounded, 124
  • Water Gate, entry of Sikhs through the, 174