The Washington times., 1894-12-04
RE YELLING IN ATROCITIES
Another Chapter Of 0utraaes by Turks
Upon Armenian Christians.
MURDER AND RAPINE THEIR JOY
Villages Set on Fire While the Inhabitants
Slept and None of Them Permitted TO
Escape-A Man and His Daughters Tied
Together and BrutaIly scalded to Death.
IConvrlrhted. Id. br the Assoeiated Press.I

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ATHENS, Greece, Dec. 3.-The Associated
Press exclusively has been able TO give TO the
world the facts Of the terrible atrocities per-
petrated upon Armenian Christians in Asia
Minor, and to-day representative OF the
Associated Press succeeded in obtaining ad-
ditional details confirming tie statements
previously made. The representative to-day
met twenty Armenian refugees who arrived
here from Armenia after journey full of
hardships and suffering, who told him their
story without an interruption.
Several Armenian women escaped from
the villages with the party which has arrived
here. but when near Rrzeroum they died
from the effects OF sabre wounds inflicted
upon them before their escape.
Daleyorig. it appears. is the largest village in
the province OF Sassoun. and its inhabitants,
when they learned of the horrors perpe-
trated by the Turks at Nartems, attacked the
Turks on the frontier. The Turkish com
mander sent soldiers into Dalevorig in order
to learn what had occurred. The Armenians
filed with Indignation at the atrocities com
mitted by the Turks at Fartemis attacked
this detachment of Turkish soldiers and put
them all to death
When the Turkish commander heard of the
death Of his soldiers he determined upon
avengIng il in the most bloody manner posi-
ble A strong force OF Turkish troops was
sent TO the village with artillery and the mas
sacre began. The guns kept up a continu-
Gus FIRE upon Da,evOriE until practically not
one stone was left standing upon another.
Further atrocities were committed hy the
Turks AT the village of kehehuleu. Before
dawn this place was surrounded by soldiers,
and while the inhabitants were still asleep 1t
was set on fire.
The brutal soldiers entered the residence OF
a man named Arakel. who was asleep with
his wife. and tortured them both internally
in a terrible manner with redhot ir ms. The
soldiers killed the Armenian priest, Margosy,
who. with twenty other inmates Of house,
was burned TO death. the soldiers preventing
anybody from escaping from the burning
dwelling.
The chief OF the village OF Cheneg was cap
tured by the soldiers and bound 10 his two
daughters All three were then sca!ded to
death with boiling water. A detachment OF
twenty-five regulars OF the Turkish cavalry,
after committing ineXpressibe horrors at the
village OF Sebghank. went TO the village
school and ravished the girls found there.
The cavalrymen then devastated the building.
The Bey. a notorious hurd brigand Of the
village of Diibran. and a colonel In the regu-
lar army went with detachment of Turkish
troops 10 the Armenian villages Of Bahlou,
katezGent, and komk, and at each place they
committed every crime which II was possible
TO commit.
After driving out the men, they collected
the female children OF Bahlon together, about
200 in ALL and alter rayishing them. they
killed them all with GuLs and swords. After
this massacre. the Turkish soldiers regaleC
themselves with wine end whatever else they
could find in the village.