New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-22
OBITUAKY
SULEIMAN PACHA.
CoNsrANT1NoPLE, April 21.-Suleiman Pacha


is dead.
splenan Pacba was about fortyhve years old, out NO
one knows who he was before he put on the tuoan i
began to observe the preoepts OF the Koran. LUG t
oral cast OF his features was inclined to the TURKISH TYPE
md no u a. supposed TO be OF Polish nationality no
frat became Known 10 the world during the Russo
ish war in 1877 ard 1873. The unhesitatns way :"
which he sacrificed his in the Douga Pass IN MIN
tenpgro and his persistent attacks on the shlpKa
obtained for him reputation for headstrong p"oA y
reckessness and in the fall of 1877 he was maze Oon
mapderinChief Of the Turkish forces IN Roumea FOR
couple OF months he was inactive ana us
reputatiOn continued to wane, aotwithstahoins
his victory at Elena and hrs Datue ho"i
Metchka In December 1877 About tnis u"o
Turks holding high military rank began 70 ACCUSE III"
OF negecng his work, and even went so lar as 10 say
be was afraid Of his akin and that he always 'oo
precous good care of IT," During the latter part OF 10
cember 1877 and the early part Of January 1875 no
spept his time between Tatar Bazsrdk and Adranope
On December 81, 1877 he went to Sonia, whcre nc
renamed only three hours. There he ordered the co
marder OF the town to turn out the inhaei'"nVo
and make ready for retreat. BE was oaihou
for not waiting to see his orders carried out ana
the matter was reported TO the Sultan. After MS relr"
to Adranope lie learned that the Christian
OF Sofia resoluely refused 10 leave their homes he a'
once ordered that the Christians be evicted ana e
burned and that the army retreat Both OF the'e
were disobeyed. The local commander probably iouhu
tnat It would be impossible to burn the Town "i'nou.
sacrificing 900 or 5000 sick and wounded soldiers sent
there by Osman Pasha, and preferred to leave them
and the inhabitants TO be fed by the hus pebs
Another charge made against SulelinEn ar. .ha
at this time was that had neglected 70 remove te
wounded from Sofia long before so that the Town III
have been destroyed. He was also Dlaneu Io' noS
burned the military stores at SOFIA years Supply
soon as he knew 1t would be impossible 10 remove
One of the Sutan's secretaries went TO Acrlan0piS
advise Suleiman Paoha. The Commanner-htI ms r1'
had cd An
he was degraded from nis post 10 the command OF I
forces under Shakir Pacha. Although leTe nas
muoh talk at the time as TO SuIeimhn
Pacha's courage, 1t evident that the durSsa
GoyeInment did not regard him wanting IN neItns
qua tes but sim ply not satisfied with nun 40 Iii ,
fnauder Chief Soon after his removal, Adfanope
into the bands OF the Russians ana tae war urgT
idly close. Suleiman Pacha was popuar nyad
Turkish army because ne mixed with MS troops, hNcu
with solderlke simplicity and displayed Vey synl-
pafhy Tor the condition and wants Or suuerln9s vi m
men His OF success was not due 10 neapTcly ~
negligence on his part Individually, but the IurAls
Government considered that unsatisfactory resu WIZ
a snfcient reason for HIS dismissal. Sulelman facna
was OF middle height ana size, with Dlulshgr"y eyo' au
short, sandy beard and wbiskers