New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-23
OBITUAEY
SULEIMAN PACHA.
CoxsrANTINoPLE, April 21.-Suleiman Pacha
Is dead

sueiman Pscha was about fortynve years old, but no
one knows who he before he put on the tuoan a1
began to observe the preoepts OF the Koran The gen.
era cast of his features inclined to the Turkish type
and he as supposed TO be OF Polish nationality he
first became Known 10 the world during the
ism war in 1877 and 1873. The unhestatng way III
which he sacrificed his in the DOuga Pass, In Mon
tenegro and his persistent attacks on the ShpKa russ
obtained for him reputation for headstroDg puck OF
reekessness and IN the fall of 1877 he was made Con
mauderin-Chie Of the Turkish forces IN Roumea- for
a couple OF months he inactive ana his
reputation continued to wane, aoTwithstahoins
his victory at Elena and hrs battle near
Metchka in December, 1877. About TINS uine
Turks holding high military rank began 70 accuse MID
OF negectng his work and even went so far az 10 say
be was afraid of his skin and that he always tooA
precious good care of it." During the latter part OF Dc
cember 1877 and the early part Of January, 1873 no
spent his tune between Tatar Bazardk and Adranope
On December 81, 1877. be went to Soma, whcre nc
renamed only three hours. There he ordered the COM
nander OF the town to turn out the inhaeitanOs
and make ready for q retreat BE was blamed
for not waiting to his orders carried out, ana
the matter was reported the Sultan After his return
TO Adranope lie learned that the Christian inhabitants
OF Sofia resOutely refused 10 leave their homes ne NJ
once ordered that the Christians be evcted ana he
burned and that the army Both OF these ORDERS
were disObeyed. The local commander prooaoiy louhu
that IL would be Impossible 10 Durn IHe Vo"u "i's
sacrificing 900 5000 sick and wounded soldiers sent
there by Osman Pasha and preferred to leave them
and the inhabitants TO be fed by the Russlans.
Another charge made against SulelmGn fscha
at this time was that had neglected 70 remove the
wounded from Sofia long before. that the town gne
have been destroyed He also blanca Tor not
bnrned the military stores at SOFIA years suppy-as
soon as he knew 1t would impossible to remove tneu
One OF the Sultans secre aries went TO Acian1p1h t
advise 5ulenan Paoha. The Communicating n1si
declined TO be- dictated to, and early In January iono,
he was degraded from dis post 10 the command OF Ie
forces under Shakir Pacha. Although tnere was
much talk at the time as 10 ou m,,h
Pacha's courage, IL was evident that the Iurklsn
Government did not regard him as wanting IN ng1tlng
qualities sim ply not satisfied with MN as CV
Chief Soon after his removal Adranope feIl
into bands OF the Russians and tae war drew rap
ldly to a close Suleiman Pacha was popular Win the
Turkish army, because ne mixed with MS troops nveu
with so dierke simplicity and displayed nVey syml-
pathy or the condition and wants Or sunerlngs OF ms
His want OF success was not due 10 neapacy Ok
negligence on his part Individually, but tine IurAlSH
considered that unsatis factory results were
a sufficient for his dismissal. Sulelman facns
middle height ana size, with blulsgry eyes auo
short, sandy beard and wbiskers