Below is a photo of the English mission at Shanshi and next to that a telegram telling of the massacre of the missionaries by the Boxers including all 5 members of the Farthing family:
A transcript section from the telegram
... Mission houses in Taiyuenfu (Taiyuan) burned, except Farthing’s. Missionaries fled there, escorted Yamen, promised safety, immediately massacred, altogether thirty-three Protestants, Pigotts 3, Duval, Robinson, Attwaters 2, Stokes 2, Simpsons 2, Lovetts 3, Coombs, Benyons 4, Wilsons 3, Farthings 5, Whitehouse 2, and four others. Hoddle, Underwoods, Stewart have not been mentioned; also ten Catholic priests. Others not known, Probable total, fifty-one foreigners, besides many natives. Hsi Cho (Xinzhou), six persons, escaped mountains horseback, probably Dixons, McCurrachs, Renaut, Ennals, fate unknown.
Extracts from telegram, dated 15 September 1900.