The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-08
HAFIZ PASHAS ATROCITIES
MURDERS AND HIDEOUS OUTRAGES
~ 4 BULGIRfAN TOWN.
The Monstrou. Bomba rdmcut of Pnnigurisiiii
a BIood-curdl'ng Recital Of Warfare In
Europe In the Civilized Nineteenth Century.

The Turkish commander. Hanz Pasha, in


Europe IN the Civilized Nineteenth Century
Fro,n ne London DqIy Nslcs..
The Turkish commanders Hanz Pasha In
marching through Bulgaria arrived toture the
nttlc town OF Pangurisnti with a regiment OF
regular tro rs two or three pieces Of artillery,
and rrca. number of Bash. Bozoultt. II would
seem that the insurgents had only about 80
men armed WITH muskets or r'les. me rest
had only knives or pistols that before these
troubles were worn bv everybody. one hundred
and lttv OF the best armed h nd gone out on one
road toward l,tar BazaroJik to dispute lhew way
and 100 IN the other road for it seems they dtd
not have spies out to see by which way the army
would come. when Ha1z Pasna arrived hc
found only 100 men to oppose him, anu these,
frightened at the great superiority Of the force
brought against them. ran away 1T the hrst IRE.
1t does not even appear that they bred on their
guns. for there was not single TURK Killed or
wounded. The inh ibitants, panic stricken, bad
I'm the mean time ATTEMPTED to Hy but the
town had already been surrounded, and they
were either driven back or cut down In the
fields. At the approach OF the Bashi-B zOuks
the inhabitants OF eight or nine neighbOring VIII
lagos, fear STRICKEN nad abandoned their homes
and taken refuge here, to the number Of 300
or 00O0, and they now 1lled the streets,
crying and screaming with fright. As all re-
really Teen offered, Ha6z Pasha had nothing to
do but march into the town, arrest the leaders
Of the insurrection. and restore order. Instead
OF this, however, he brought M his artillery,
and witIOut summoning the place to surrender,
commenced n bombardment, ruthlessly throw
ing the bursting shells into these crowds OF
shriekinR women and children. Until midnight
the din " the hom bard I'M mt rcsounded through
the streets. haOZ Idsnh was OHtTlnk himself "A
concert. The hUarse roar OF his cannon, the
screaming Of shells. the ear-splitting explosions
mingled with the feeble wall Of women aud
children. made sweet music to mis- ears and he
prolonged the entertainment. He wished TO see
1t by night, lit up by the fires Of burning houses
and the globes Of flame which leaped IRON the
mouths of the cannon 1t was a safe and harm
less kind OF amusement. here were no stern
eyed men there to give him back Uall for bali
ana shell for shell. but only women and chill.
dren VINO answered with shrieks and grOans; and
he continued the joyous concert until mid
fond mounted dogs of
ceased their clsmor they had done their work
It was now the turn of the sabre.
During the night and the next morning the
troops and the Bashi-Bazouks entered the
place, and then began scene of plllaee, vio.
Batak. Neither age nor sex spared. The
town was pillaged, then hred about one-fOurth
| OF the houses were burned; people were cut
| down In the streets, ON their own doorsteps;
| slaughtered on their own hearthstones. Old
| men and women begging for mercy aud chill
dren aud infants scfelming IN terror, peTshed
alike beneath the swift aud certain sabre. IL ID
thought that 1900 people were killed IN this
| place alone, Of whom ABOUT COZ were Inhabitants
| Of the town. and the rest from the neigh OfinR
villages who had taken refuge here. But we
were not greeted here with ths scenes Of horror
that awaited us at Batak. HAM Pasha, unlike
Achmet Agha, mad sense enough 10 have the
bodies buried within the following three days,
| and thus to cover up his tracks.
II has been repeated again and again that
these acts were perpetrated by the Bashi-
| Bazouks only, and not by the regular troops,
| aud great deal Is made Of the statement as
| showing the massacres we're committed without
|
| ment WAS worth anything. tue converse ought
| to he true-that " the massacres were c"In-
| mitted by the regular troops, then the author-
| ties are responsible. Now. Ms II happens, wher-
| ever there were any regular troops to commit
massacres, they rlSalIed the basni- bahouNs IN
report, regular and Irregular troops were equally
cruel, pitiless, and ferocious. aud HAM Pasna Is
no less guilty than Achtuet Agha.
| These msssacres were comuitsed by the order
OF the authorities, ana that is ~hydhe men who
| committed them nave been rewarded with
| decorations and promotions.
In Panlgursht we were shown In the ruins
| Of the church. before where bad stood the altar,
| a black spot specked with calcined bones, ON
| wnich lay bouquet of howers. RUS was the
remains VI priest, ineodor Peen, eighty-nNe
| year Of age, VINO had been seized and tortured
| In the hopes Of obtaining money. mutilated aud
maltreated in WAYS watch only the foul imagina.
| burnt here before tue altar. In another place
We were shown black spot where an old blnd
| man, Dondje sregleyon, was beaten half to
death. ana then thrown seDseless on a heap "
| wood and burnt alive.
There was AN old man here. Zwaiko Boyadjie
by name. public oeneiictor, a liberal con
| trbutor To the school fund, who IN winter sup
| ported half the widows aud orphans of the
| place. VINO renowned for his charities to
! Christian aud Turk alike He was likewise
seized, tortured, anu maltreated. His e, rs
were put out, nd. after undergoing tue most
fearful torments, he was thrown on heap ot
wood fnntlng or dead, the people do not know
which, and turned. lhey seized the priest
Nestor, aud cut on MS fingers ons uy one to ex-
tort money, and as the poor man biu none 10
sive them. they continued 10y eating "a his
hands aud finally bis head. We we're SHOWN IN
the Yard OF a neat lttle cottu ge, enbowered M
trees /, grave beside " Itch avon "a was Kneei-
ING "a We passed. Ii was the grave u young
man Of Is VINO had just returned home from
school wnen the troubles began, after an aoseuce
OF two Veurs, and VINO Lad taken no part IN tue
rney had seized him, aud in mere SPORT cut of
| bis hands one bN one IN tue presence Oi ms
mother, then killed bin. What made these act-
more terrible VS. that many Of them Wete com
mttcd Ia he pres nee OF the weepin; relAlVe'
vile, mOtaer, brothers. sisters OF Nctius
Aud they were repeated oy the hundred. Bul
u was not only old and young men 10 suffered
women, young girls cniluten. Infants, were
ruthlrssK slaughtered. These lurAs, these
strong, bearded men picked Infants ~ out o
Their or dies with their bayonetr, iossed then
in toe air. caught them again, nd dung them Al
tue netus OF the suTiekin mothers lhey car
rled little babes about the streets on ine polnu
Of tAeir D tyOnets. with their poor little heaui
and arms Dropping around the barrels OF thel
guns. aud the blood sire lming down over thei
hands. ruey cut on the heads OF children, anS
compelled Other children to carry tue stu bleed
iug heads abOutln their arms.
Not "a woman IN the place seems 10 nav
e.cai ed outrage. They all confess II openly
Ia other Lees where these things occurred th
women have shown hesitation to speak. Here
however they did not hesitate I" speak ou'
. OItrages were committed 80 publicly, 50 geu
crazy. that they feel 1t would he useless 10 tr
to lido tier shame. aud they aNOw II Openly
These acts we're committed not only Ia IA
, houses, out ia the streets, IN the i~rds' III IN
I lie crimes that were committed here are be
yond the reach oil 4 gseration mere wer
atrnci y. that cause the heart to swell IN bur-
: ~ imY toni rage tnat can mud vent only In pity
= ! in.. useless tear. Mewcre told Of ung
> of II Ntecn. outraged bN three " four Btshi-B Is;
+ z,uNs, ia the presence 81 her lnthrr' ola Nn
. biinu. suddenly sue saw one OF them prep If
my, M mere sport, to XIII the poor old IA al, an
y she sprlug forward with "A snrieK, threw IA
arms around his neck weeping. and trying
shield him with her own driicU body. II "a
AN IN vain; the ballet sped on its course, ami a.
father and d 4ughtcr-the sweet young gifl an
= the blind old inan-fel de4d la each other
! arms. | should, perhaps, beg pardon ot ~
a readtIs for dwelling on these narrowing Diet al
!, But everywhere here | see the TURKS lookit
- upon the English az their friends and allie
= counting up n US Tor help against their eneme
"A ! looklng 10 US for aid aud comfort. aud hetieVii
=. most exasperatiug tnng II tll-that they ma
cur approval Ia everything they do.