, 1880-08-08
THE PERSIAN FAMINE.

Affecting Scenes In the Famine
Stricken Districts - Letters IRON
There.
TO tbs Editor Of The Chicago Tribune.
Cn1cAGo, Aug. Twill you be kind enough to
publish the inclosed news from Persta7 We
long to aid these starving people, and think that
many people and purses max be reached through
your columns. If it be impossible to publish
both. will you not publish this continuation of
tho journal started some days ago IN your
culumns2
Ifyou will and space to publish them you will
greatly oblige
ToMAss Presbyterian BoARD OF MISSIONS.
ORooM1AH, Persia, May 3l.-1 nave seen to-
day and heard awful sights aud sounds. Youths
and maidens In their strength and fresh maturi-
Nfc lying dead In tho streets like the filth and
stones. Some bud 60 struggled Ia their death
agonics that around their dead bodies tho streets
were seen in one day in one neiRhborht.od OF the
city. In some places a thousand Mussulman
beggars arc driven with blows and violence from
the doors OF their masters, and are covered With
blond. Some, unable to walk on their feet, are
dragged away tram the houses that they may
not uie before the doors.
have spent the winter in the eastern part OF
Persia. and have there seen famine, high prices,
scarcity, now and then death. but nothing like
this.
A company Of eighteen movers, women and
some mcu, have come from koordistan. fleeing
from the famine there. They arrived in Oroo-
dna ny faS
aims. Oh, blessed Gospel, now at1Thy ways give
life and bring benefits to Thine Own people and
soke so VIZ d bag
like crown upon her head, should cut 1t OF and
sell 1t and give it for bread for the hungry In
Light, published In Orooniah, where this and
other touching stories of Christian bread- giving
are told; gifts from the Chicago Board Of Trade;
Iowa lua15 Ut corn, etc.}.
June and In these days brethren from
the country have brought this word: At Cochar--
looi, a Mobauln,eaan village half tho lnbabit-
late, without an owner: They say the famine
.doa1 nso,ne Of the villages are as thick as tele
grnph- poles, and they bad counted from their
for have seen such sights myself In the streets,
on the roofs of the baths, apd In the corners.
In these hot duys we notice fhat the stench IF
aud pngue will follow the famine through the
country. Ab' well would 1t be II the inhabit-
ants Of this stricken land would awake to their
sins and turn to God
ORoon1AH. June A.-Dcur HRS. REca: The
mountain news this month Is not 50 gloomy GU
tho wes1 sae Is esfo oE the Is
help will be needed then for seed-Rratn and for
In Ttnng and Tkho1rlu the fqnine has not been
SO great. In JeIoo and Haz bad. and 80 around
kochanio. In Gawcr one-third of the peope
have died, and more arc going one-haH proba-
bly,. and IN tnAny Koordish villages far more.
shout iifty tomans month for some time. This
$50 tomans to the mountains. We hnve bought
a0 loads of whcat,-this at 10, II, and Is tomans
a load. 1t uses our money very fast and the
balance on hand Is nearly gonc. We are feed
Ing dinner to auD OF so, and are giving help to
ei9hty very respectable Mussuiman families In |
The city. Many Of them are Of the upper classes.
sone Khans.
heir iubuH1anty is awful to think OF. !
The .gr1lves are half open, and stencil that |
must freed some deadly disease soon tt follow.
Ejghty-three louds Of wheat Are going into the !
;itiages these two days, and then We hope to see |
he harvest come to help us. Thousands are I
lying and will die with ripening grain waving ]
before their eyes. The nfllct We have helped to |
ow-ucarly 1ot1 tnmans warth-will make grain |
heap. everybody says. Prices are coming down.
fouday, II: Yesterday, s; to-day, tomans
Dad.
we have set apart 500 ton,ans for an orphan
rc, and in two days we could fill one Of any
apacity. Poor orphans are lying and dying in
he streets. begging at our gates every huur OF |
There is no danger yer Of too much being sent.
he extra calls to-day would take s.. 900: Yours
ruiz, J. Il. SHEpD.
n. b.-Contributions for the II Persian Famine
uUerers" may be sent to Mrs. Jesse hitehcad,
9 Michigan avenue, City.
The money is sent by telegram TO Persia