Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1898 na1899 sangano ravagari vomunyika imwe chete vairwisana nevatorwa rakamuka muruwa rweShandong. Mumwe wemamishinari ikoko, zvichida Smith, akatumidza vatori vechikamu, zvikurukuru varimi, kuti <unk>Boxers<unk> nemhaka yemitambo yavo yemitambo. Sangano revaBhokisi rakakurumidza kupararira mumatunhu anoverengeka ari kuchamhembe kweChina uye, pakupedzisira, rakawana tsigiro yehurumende yeChina. Smith nomudzimai wake vakanga vari pamusangano wavafundisi muTongzhou muna May 1900 apo vafundisi vose vaiva kuNorth China vakaona zvakakodzera kutsvaka kuchengeteka kubva kuvaBoxer kupfurikidza nokutizira kuBeijing kana kuti Tianjin. Mumishinari William Scott Ament akanunura Smith, vamwe vafundisi vokuAmerica 22 uye vaKristu vokuChina vanenge 100 muTongzhou ndokuvaperekedza kuPeking. Vakatizira kuLegation Quarter munguva ye
kukombwa kwedzimba dzamiriri kubva pana June 20 kusvika pana August 14, 1900.