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The British, American and Japanese Consulates were all gutted. Most

of the foreign residents at Nanking were Americans, and they were concentrated in the Nanking University. The occupants of the American Consulate, men and women, escaped nearly two miles across country to a hill, where they could better defend themselves and were sniped as they went. Dr. A. E. Williams, the American Vice-President of the University, who tried to reason with the assassins, was shot dead and Miss Moffet was wounded twice. In the British Consulate, Dr. L. S. Smith, who had been port doctor for many years, was killed and Mr. Bertram. Giles, the Consul, was wounded. Mr. Huber, the harbour-master, was also murdered. Mrs. C les , in a sworn statement, described how women were insulted and had their clothes torn off.

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