The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-20
\ CHAPTER OF HORRORS.
Acts Of Jnheard-Of Atrocity Pcrretrated by
tho Turkish Sayanes in Runara

the Turkish Sayages in Bul sarie.
Nj. McCahan, the correspondent of
the London Daily News in Bulgaria,
gives q recital Of the horrors perpe-
trated III that country by the Turkish
soldiers at the town Of Otluk-kui, or
Pdniguishti.
The rising occurred on the 81 Of
M;ty. On the 18th IIafiZ Paclla arrived
before the palace with a regiment of
regular troops, two OF three pieces of
artillery, and a great number of Bashi-
BaZouks. It would seem that the in
surgents only had about $50 men
armed with muskets OF rifles. The
rest had only knives or pistols, that
before these troubles We're worn by
everybody. One hundred and fifty of
the best armed lad gone out on one
road toward rta-BazardjiI to dispute
the way, and 100 on the other road,
for it seems they did not have spies
out to see which way the army would
come. When Hatiz Pacha arrived he
found only 100 men to oppose him, and
these, frightened at the great supe-
riority Of the force brought against
them, ran away at the first fire. 1t
does rot even appear that they fired
Off their guns, for there WAS not a
single Turk killed Or wounded. The
inhabitants, panic stricken, had in the
meantime attempted to fly, but the
town had already been surrounded,
and the; were either driven back or
cut down IL the fields. [ had forgotten
70 state that 1T the approach of the
ashiH;tZoulzs the inhabitants Of eight
OF nine neighhoring villages, fear
stricken, had abandoned their homes
and taken refuge here, to the number
OF 5000 CT $4,000, and they now filled
the streets, crying and screaming
with fright. As all resistance had
now ceased, OF: rather, as none had
really been offered, UatZ Pacha had
nothing to do bit march into the town.
arrest The leaders Of the insurrection
and restore order. Instead Of this,
however, he brought up his artillery,
alld without summoIing the place to
surrender, commenced Il lombard
ment, ruth|cssly throwing the bursting
Shells into the crowds Of shrieking
wolncn and children.
Until midnight the din Of the bonn
bardInent resounded through the
streets, li;l;iz p;icElb Was Offering him
self y concert. The ilOarse roar of the
cannon, the screaming Of shells, the
ear-srlitting explosions, mingled with
the walls OF women and children, made
sweet music to his ears, and he pro
l0nGei the entertainment. He wished
to 5t:e it by night, lit up by the fires of
burning houses and the globes of flame
which leaped from the mouths OF the
canon. 1t WAS q safe and harmless
kind OF amusement. There were 10
stern-eyed men there to give him back
shell for she'll and ball for ball, but
only women and children, who answer.
cd by shrieks and groans ; and lie con.
timled the Joyous concert Until mid,
night. Then the loud-mouthed dogs
Of war ceased their clalnor; they
had done their work; it WAS now the
turn OF the sabre.
During the night and the next morn.
ing, the troops and the Bashi-BaZOuks
entered the place, and then began a
scene OF pillage, violence and massacre
only equ;llied by that Of Batak. Nei.
ther age nor sex were spared. The
town WAS pillaged, then fired; about
one.fourth Of the houses were burned
the people were cut down on their
own door-steps, and in the streets. and
slaughtered on their hearth. stones
Old men and women begging for mercy
and children and infants screaming in
terror, persisted alike beneath the sure