▁reports ▁of ▁the ▁C IM , ▁page ▁ 1 1 1 ▁includes ▁a ▁paragraph ▁on ▁Tai y uan . ▁The ▁report ▁includes ▁a ▁map ▁of ▁Sh an xi ▁showing ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁mission ary ▁stations . ▁ ▁From ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁Sin ica ▁under ▁the ▁heading ▁Box er ism ▁( p .   6 2 ). ▁The ▁" party ▁of ▁fifteen " ▁mentioned ▁is ▁that ▁featured ▁in ▁" A ▁Th ous and ▁Mil es ▁of ▁Mi racle ": ▁ ▁Sh ans i , ▁where ▁Y ü ▁H s ien ▁was ▁governor , ▁suffered ▁most . ▁Fire ▁and ▁sword ▁re igned ▁here , ▁Y ü ▁H s ien ▁himself ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁killing ▁the ▁Catholic ▁and ▁Protest ant ▁mission aries , ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁fifty - one , ▁in ▁his ▁Y amen ▁on ▁July ▁ 9 th ▁and ▁ 1 1 th . ▁Some ▁parties ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁South , ▁but ▁through ▁much ▁suffering ▁: ▁others ▁were ▁killed ▁on ▁the ▁roads ▁: ▁some ▁w ander ed ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁until ▁the ▁storm ▁ble w ▁over . ▁Over ▁si xty ▁foreign ers ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁province , ▁besides ▁those ▁already ▁mentioned ▁as ▁mass ac red ▁in ▁T ' ai - y uan ▁fu . ▁But ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁fifteen ▁escaped ▁from ▁Kal gan ▁across ▁the ▁G obi ▁desert ▁and ▁reached ▁safety ▁in ▁Ir k ut sk . ▁Native ▁Christians , ▁Protest ant ▁and ▁Catholic , ▁suffered ▁cru elly , ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁being ▁put ▁to ▁death . ▁ ▁The