The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-05

meut became greater than ever; every
one became alarmed and the A1'nen-
1anS began to walk around armed 10
the teeth ana not TO open their stores.
As since the day on which the nrst
incident occurred, the Armenians OF
the neighboring villages had COM
menced to swarm in the city, and the
governor general, wishing TO prevent,
IL possible, bloody riots, proceeded on
the morning of Tuesday, the Stn OF
October, accompanied by the president
OF TIE municipality. to the market
suuare, and there in one of the prln-
cipal stores assembled a large number
of prominent citizens, both MusSul-
mans and Christians. They were asked
not 10 cause trouble and to help quiet
the people
at was precisely at this moment.
however, that shots were heard IN pne
direction of the ChaTiks quarters ~
was then about 1:3e o'clock. Owing 10
the existing confusion, It was lIilpos-
sible to determine on which side tne
hrawI began. In truth it seemed that
The more the imperial troops, the
agents Of the police and the captures
endeavored to suppress the riot, the
greater became the audacity of the
Armenians.
1T was from their shops and
upper stories and, indeed, from any
where and everywhere, that they fired
at random on soldiers, police, captures
and citizens alike. The vail during the
troubles proceeded at once to the
scene. Notwithstanding his presence
the shooting continued. directed
against the officers of the regular army
and the zaptires, who, stationed before
the shops, exhoTted the rioters TO
drop their arms and place themselves
under the protection of the authori- !
ties. who would know how to defend |
them. Indeed. they did not even
respect the person of the governor, at |
whom they fired. At sight of one |
soldier and one or two Mussulmans
already dead, the agitation of the |
Mussulmans and Greeks, vino had |
Joined the brawl, reached its climax.
Il was 3 o'clock before, with great |
trouble, they could re-establisl. order. |
Corpses lying in the streets and in the |
shops, were taken that same night to |
the Untenanted stores and the wound |
ed were conveyed to their homes or to |
the hospitals.
After the Riot.
After the riot was put down. the |
Armenians who had remained shut up |
In the houses and stores were deprived |
of their 2 ms. Until the calm should /
be entirely restored, they We're lodged |
in the edificeS of the civil and military
authorities. These individuals and |
families who Were deprived of means OF /
support were cared for in some Nus
sulman houses and received bread and
whatever was necessary for them.
When order was finally restored, the
old Offenders and the others regahned
their own firearms.
The Ottoman subjects and the
strangers who had sought protection
at the residence of the foreign conslls
at the moment of the riot were con-
Neyed TO thei1 homes and for the pur-
pose Of protecting them from an at
TACK; the foreign consulates and the
schools and other religious establish
1nents as Wen as the residences of
foreigners. while the trouble lasted,
were guarded by the regular troops
ana the zaptireS. Certain particular
families were lodged for protection in
Fhe houses of prominent Mussulman
cltlzens' and wherever the zaptires and
the troops failed, it was the Mussulman
and Christian leading men who took
their places.
Committee Formed.
In order to aid the authorities in
their work of restoring order. a COM
mittee was formed under the presi-
uency OF the receiver general of the
vtlayet, composed of prominent oiti-
zens. both Mussulman, Orthodox and
Iatnoltc- It's mission was to reassllre
the timld, provide for the wants OF
lhose N distress, care for the wounded.
cause goods to be returned which had
been stolen Curing the riots, prevent
an attacks on the Armenian VILLAGES
IN the neiehborhood of the town, find
Ing objects which might have been
lost and should it learn of any pro
posed attack of Nussulman or Chris
tlan villages by the population of
Sle's'Hporlng Armenian villages, to in
1ol n the authorities there of This il,
concert with the troops and the corns
OF zaptires. to take the necessary pre-
cautions. The resources OF this latter
BODY not being sufficient 200 mcra
zaptires were enrolled professionally.
IN a word, ali that forethought die
lated was done. with a view of meet.
lag every possible emergency.
IN Elaborate Inquest.
After the complete suppression of
the troubles. an elaborate inquest was
Leia 10 discover the authors of the
ifSt shots. It was discovered that on
the morning of Tuesday. the Sth of
october, the day of the riot, that sev-
Graz liO-erS were expected from Con-
stantinople by the Austrian steamer
An Unusual assembling of Armen;-
SAiS having taken place near the wharf
popular curiosity was excited. Among
the letters distributed was one address.
sed TO a certain chvarch of Erzindian
VINO LNed at the van, immediately on.
1osite the town hall which is sim
ated on Charld's square. This letter.
contained details of the trouble -
anilnople and announced tLn
death of the brother of the person II
vas addressed to. This person, the mo-
Tnent he had read the letter. rlacad
himself at the window of his room ans
commenced to fire wildly on all the
J2ssersby. contending- that it was tins
that one should act under such circum-
stances. Immediately afterwards fou,.
- i've shots were fired from the stores
OF Dir2douria0 opposite the van, and
under the town hall. These shots were
followed by others fired by the Ar1ne-
mans assembled at the landing. u
was thus that the crowd which found ;
itself in the square and the adjoining
street were obliged to respond
Intended TO GAUGE Slaughter.
THE fact that some of those u-bo
Fred during the riots from the Windows
OF Armenian houses were inhabitants
or neighborirg villages, who had only
come TO town that morning. and thar !
the FIRST shots were indeed fired nv
them' that simultaneously with the
commencement of the riot, the shons
tao been closed. that the Armenians
aac knowledge themselves of all these
acts, and finally, that the officers q
The army and Of the zaptires who ex-
horted them to submission and the Law
ing down Of their arms were greeted
by shots and also all that had been
stated here above proves oo,1yIs, e;x-aI,. ,