New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-02
1RyENIANS IN NEE- YORK.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF PEOPLE WITHOUT Ma |
TIoS-PERsoNAL TRAITS.


TIoS-PERsoNAL TRAITS.
aStand an hour in Chatham Square some
Saturday evening and you Will representatives OF
every nation on tine GLOBE well many people VINO
have no nationality" said old New Yorker; among
the latter this city aud brooklyn nearly iVo
representatives Of people who number more 'uan
4 600 900 in the world, but who Tor more thah ooo
years had political existence ana IN All OIL ta'
time have endured government as distasefu To them
"a that of Cetewayo would be 20 freeboru American
eitizens whose hist DRY the history OF repeater con-
quests beginning with Semiramis and Atxander inc
Great and extending alternately through the rule OF the
yran the Greek, the Roman, the TURK ana the frran
who have been persecuyed much as the Hebrews ana
hunted to the death as much os the North American
Indians; a brave people who provided an as'lum Oh
refuse to the exed Hannibal. but whose last King ana
last surviving member OF their royal house. died an exile
in Paris in $685. after six years OF captivity In Egypt
and lively wears OF homeless wandering in Europe
who claim possession OF Christian Bible In their own
Language that is twelve hundred years old"
The speaker paused moment. TO reflect and then re-
sumed suddenly: mot dozen block from The TRIB
,r office ia an unpretentious little hotel where, In tue
evenincs many Armenians of the city congregae, and
which is. IN manner. the headquarters Vi
those OF the race who have come to this country
II you wish will introduce you to some OF these, ana
You may learn about them" The invitation was
accepted and these among others OF interest
were learned from conversations with tue Armenian
and his guests OF the 4000.0oO Aruenians
in the world, 900 only are IN the United states UT
these rs are IN NewY CITY, 80 IN Brooklyn, In Troy,
80 In oston 80 In Philadelphia 30 10 California IL IN
Foster Post ONCE Fort Bend County, Tex. and quite
number ia the Manchester and other factories OF haSsa
chueet One OF first Armenians 10 make his nome III
America is a resident OF Brooklyn, advanced In years.
who vas prosperous merchant in That city but has re
tired His son is o commission merchant In this city
Another who been In America many yearssa CARPET
man who engaged IN the same business IN
Turkey He mad brothers. and has OF
o come 20 this country. and VIII soon bring here tue last
and youngest as well as his stepmother. He defrayed
Tho peuses Of medical education the University OF
the City OF NewYork for brother who received tue
Mott silver medal dnd then returned to his native lana
two years ago to bring his family here Tie steamer
c,I,ope in which he and his aud child with three
other Arnenians. coming TO YORK, was over
laden with wheat and foundered of the spanish coast
Only one life saved all Of the Arnenians on ooir
we're lost Another Armenian who was graduated from
the same university and received adipoma was young
physican OF extraordinary atanments but HIDING that
practice III his profession did no. follow modestt merit
he sailed for ConsIanunopie in July
Few Ar,nenians IN SeW-York have their families with
them One the proprietor Of tbs hotel before referred
TO- was a dealer In cloth in Turkey where he has
wife and child 70 whom he expects 10 return whether
or not he Will bring family here II not decided Near
lv ALI Armenans who are m New-York degree
o,ereo,,e ,y the feeling best exercised hOmssick
and OF the $50 who TO the United states at
different tin es fifty have returned 70 the Ola World
Another Armenian ia NewYork. who was carpet
manufacturer In turkey IL engaged successfully In
The same business here that he has recently allied TO
the importation ana old Turkish carpets, rug'
BILE covers towels hosiery. etc, wbch no stores In
shop 40 small a side STREET as TO have no room Tor
display pre- errng venture little In the way oil hgh
rents until his foundation becomes sure. Hidden In
eves OF ladies'. There other Importers
Of Turkish goods In New-Yofk wro are Armenans.
Armenian anor ana among empor es Is an aged man
vino. IA Turkey. q Fres0y teri IN eerSyIna
There are Two Arnrnians IN NewIotk whO Keep drink
and OF these adds TO his business the let
ting OF Tod He has been ~ America many years.
mas travelled nucn nis country. aud Jas beeh engaged
IN many pursuits East Nest ena south lie was
volunteer soier In the war OF me repe.on' nna Was
reigion, any other In particular, styling himself
freetbnkrr Ten Armenians Ia Newfprk are engraYers
on wood lead. and one has Invented and pat
T6e TeTnSinder OF New.York's Armenian population IL
composed VI aboring men. aud women and children
some ahoring were ail0r- In the Ola world
some were statesmen and were teachers Ia the
schools Five OF them have their famirs with them;
one lost by the accident the brooklyn Bridge
An Armenian widow, accompanied Oy Young unmar-
ried wOmA H. arrived acre July p. On tue same day
an unmarried Armenian gentleman arrived. Nineteen
now on its way from Constantnope 10 New-YorK with
thirty Armenian families In a about eighty persons on
All Armenians in New-Yo speak both the Armenian
and Turkish languages; some also speak French, one
Persian. aud another Russian. Educa eli Armenians
ey, nv mere speak Armenian Language. Ignorant
Arnenians in Turkey generally speak Ony TIE Turkish
Language. Armenian Inagazues and newsp tpers are
pentful In Armenian centres and many copies OF these
come 10 New York. Some Armenia discussing
the IrolecI OF a weekly newspaper In SewYOrk. to be
printed In tie Armenian language.
At home the Armeusans nave a religion Of their own,
the teDes and poity OF which tinctured wIh the
Greek religion. The converts ProlestanIsm number
about 10000, nearly all Presbyterians Those tals
country ara Prcsbyterians except tbs Persian, the
Kussan tue free-tbnker referred to heretofore aud
about dozen men VINO cling 10 their national religion
They are o honest frugal industrious and enterprisng
people. As rule they become naturaliZet American
citizens. then return Turkey To emOark IN bus
meas under the protection OF adopted Government
Neary all OF those wnO remain In America vote with
the Republican party.