New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-11
CONSUL-GENERAL SCHUYLER'S REPORT.
TIE TURKISH ATROCITIES DESCEIBED-THE BiL
GARlAN PEOPLE INDICATED


GARIAN PEOPLE vINDIChTED.
The Consantin0ple correspondent of The
london Ddtly Necs has sent to that journal the pre-
limnary report of Mr. SCHUYLER the American Consul
General to the Hon. Horace Maynard, the American
Minister, resident COnsaDiinOple. "Mr Schuyler Is
stu" he writes in the rayaged di rict aud Ia doing bis
work thoroughly Mr.. Barring returned yesterday to
the capital. Mr. Schuyler left Consantnople at I'll,
same time ~ Mr. Barring. I venture 10 predict
that his final report VIII give greater number
Of burnt villages, OF murdered inhabitants Of violated
womcu and children than have submitted to your re-
AS have said persstony throughout the evidence
has shown that have undeYestima;cd the deyitry
which Europe has allowed 10 20 On for The last tWO
months. Every Engshmap, permit me to adG, h'SO
feel grateful TO the American Minister and ConsdGen-
era for the service tGey rendering TO humanity ~
pursuing in fearless and independent fashion, and solely
in tire ntcrc<ts of humanity this terrible Investigation"
ilr schuyicrs report Is long document, recOuEt.ug
the circumstances attending the Bulgarian maHsaeIcS
re shows that large number Of Villages were burned
and their people massacled The following are some Il"
the atrocities he describes:
Ptnagur.shta (O.iak-ku) attacked by fore: or
regular troops, together with Basiazouks On the ilth
Of May Appheily no message to surrender was sent
After 4 sli.hC OPPOSITION tbe part Of The Insurgents
the town was ta''i Many OF he nhaoltahS nei, na,
women ard children. o. these about 100 teon1ed
to the town OF PanagIrshta, and the othetS
which had taken refuge there. toar hun
,lled buildings, including the bazaar and the
We % of5' o roSsG G' and ":s level to H.
ground. In one an old man wa violated On the aLif
an atterwarl burned alive TWooi the ScAcpiN WcrS
burned. tc tbr-iUohug IKE apriy ate house -cscap'i
From the numerous statements made to me, hardly
woman IN the town escaped violation ana oiu'al src'
Mcnt. TIE u.lLms attacked Chiurou 81 a;.d "h
women OF 80, spirns neither age nor sex. Oh ID ~
nal thcir eyes tom ont ana thcr iI'hn5 CUT GU,
and were hen LETT TO die, unless some no.'
cbariiaby disposed man gave them Tie iha 'hf.sI
This scene Of iaplnc, lust ana muFdr VIC COZ
tnucd fer three days wHe tue survivors were MAJ 70
buy the bodies % the dead me Ppelra;ors OF th's
1T occs were cn!ct} regular EG0rs, c9nI;'lHeu .!
iiafz Pasha. fae Turks claim and Tue Ynlrts' tihu
! the death # foHltrcn Mu,Sumins, two Of whom re
women. Who were Killed WITH arlS IN heIr hli' li,h
conflict win party that re- used t" surfch Ter 10 c
whe rillge reisrel supreme nj KOrrishtiIsa and lust
at IanagUrlshe, Eitah tlie InkS cmoi 10 nave 10
stronger passion than the tirs' or blood ihs WI
surrendered WhAOht iiilir u sho'' d,'t P'ii'' ~ ~
safely. 10 the BlsatBazJukS. under tat c0hH".d "a
! Ahmed Aga az Burutnt, cEitf - The IUitl !DIc,'
Despite lis PROMISE Tie few once SURRENDERED,
Ahmed A-a ordered the destruction ot ue Nl.id.t 5nt
the inGiscrinuate ,iaghc 81 the'lioart, abcl 100
young gIs b.ns reserved 10 satiy tie INST 81 Tire CON
/ qUrOr before the; too should be killed. saw their
hollow the h.! side, where the doGa were sLawng
them Not house IS Row STANDING IN the ntuS q" tii'
trade H t,lbtr and 9wn boards-THrn med mo tti
hti.e rysr ae all ouinec ana 81 re 9iU0 hi1D',"n5
very large pio. prtol OF them women ana Children P'.-
i.hc, here ad lICr hone, vh.trn The ruins, OF their
| puuid bodies Inject the air. The sight oi btdN
Is enough to verify all That has been sahi aDJ4t
massacre ON every side we're HUMAN b09cs. Shls. ribs,
complete Skeletons, hetde OF Hsti al iit
vita baIdS 0 long hair, bones OF chill eu skeletns sun
incased clothing. Here house the floor of
which white with the ashes and carred bones OF 30
persons burned alive there; Here the spot where
! the village notable Trandat was sptted Oh a pike
there was a foul hole fun OF decomposng bodies,
! here mi-lan filed with swollen cOrpscs; here
the ,chool-housc where 200 women and children vino
had taken refuge there burned alive, and here the
church and churchyard. where fully thousand half
decayed forms stl be filling die ncosure
in neap several feet high, arms feet and heads pro
trudng from the stones which had vany been thrown
| there 10 hide them and poisoning all the air.
Since my visit, by orders OF the Mutes,arif, the KAT
makam OF Tatur Bdzarlik was sent to Batk with some
lime 10 d IN the decomposition oil the bodies ana TO pre-
| vent Il peStllehre.
| Ahmed Aga who commanded at the massacre, has
been decorated aud promoted to the rank OF luzOash
Regarding the defense set up by the Turks, Mr.. Schuy
| er says:
These atrocities were clearly unnecessary for the sup
preston OF the Instruction. for II an insignificant
rebellion at The best and w villagers GENERALLY snrrGn,
dered at the first summons Nor can they be justified by
the state OF panic which over before tie troops set
ont the campaign. An attempt, however, has been
mideand not by rarhs alonet0 defend and to palate
| is alleged, committed by the Brlgarians | have
carefully Investigated tails poiut and unable to nd
dies any which deserve that name. have yanly
tired to obtain from the Turkish officials list such
outraEes but have heard nothing but statements.
was told by kani Pasha that the insurgents killed the
Nf, and daicer OF the Audr OF Koprlsntitsa; bur this
Mudr had recently gone there and had left hs wife at
Eshi ara, where she still resides, and had no daughter
also told Of the slaughter OF the wife Of The Mudr
OF Panagursua, but 1t the time mentioned that village
had no Mudr | referred tor information TO HAITI
Nuri Efeud; leading Turk Of PhiippOpos Ia
| very careful statement made by him. he sets
the number OF Mussulmans Oncluding gpses) killed dur
ing the troubles 80, OF whom II and chill
drell-hc word children taken to mean any under
years of age have been able to obtain proof OF the
death OF only two OF these women at Psnagurishta VINO
| certainly were not Intentionally KILLED. No Turkish
women children killed in cold blood. No MIssIi-
men women violated. No Mussumen
! tured. No purely Turkish village attacked "
burned. No Mussuman house was plllaged. No mosque
was desecrateu destroyed The report OF the special
Turkish commissioner, Edib EHendi, contains statements
OH tins point as every other which utterly uI-
founded IN fact, and the whole report may be character
| lsed Is a tissue u IalschOOds.
| ACTION IN ENGLAND.
| TIE BRITISH PEOPLE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. REsOLU-
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