The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-19

the family Tattar, Khfcho and Miaag.
Her mother, sManne hacked, and bayo-
neted all out of shape and left unburled
by stone. She was of Geliguzan ana
the hourds did this in anger because She
pushed on her sons into the nght. her
son.. Giragos, was killed, but Stepen es-
capped and is now in Russia.
"Mousi Krikorehouse''-B ~
years, saw father Hebbo and his brother
Boghos, Harten, Surko and Misag with
a little sister, Yeovan, killed. His aunt
Georreh, while serving as transport, car
rylng ammunition on her back, was run
through with bayonet from the rear.
Khazo saw the soldiers rip up Elhar OF
Seminal, take out the child, put it on her
breast, and bayonet them together.
Urko (Arakel) of Geliguzan had 10
souls in the house and ten were killed,
his father, mother, two cousins, ETC.
Hogop of this village reports 10 in their
house, nine were killed, two men and the
others children He was left for dead
from IL bayonet wounds.
Asdour also of this village has eight
CHASTITY scars from the same cruel
weapons, and was also left for dead, but
mlraculously came to, and made his es-
cape from the heap of dead bodies as did
the above Hogop with 10 scars.
Azo of Bitlis, his nephew Murad, with
the latter's sister, report how a four year
girl was so choked to prevent her making
noise that would betray the hiding
among the rocks of scores of others, that
she died in day or two Murad's sister
Oghdeh of some IL years was engaged to
a Hovdep of Semmel that was pitched
into the ditch, as also three others from
This house.
Kngo of Dalvorig tells how his brother
Hummo was bayoneted to death by sol
diers and another brothers wife ripped
with tho usIIa1 MAJ crlinO
Aldo was thrust into the bouse and
burned alive
Burfo of Bitlis tells a thrilling story.
Her husband, Sillo, was literally hacked
into pieces, the remains of which she
could only gather up for some sort of a
burial after - days. Her two year old
baby was snatched from her arms to be
stabbed to death, her daughter of 10 years
Aghrout by name, fell down dead from
fright while she (Burfo) made her escape.
Her husbands brother was also killed
= Nearly a hundred terrorized ones, and
among them IL able bodied men, decided
to go to their Kourdish aghas in not
rounded by hundreds of the tribe who
drove them like cattle into a valley.
They took the only weapons, their knives,
from the men, bound them and sent them
to the camp of the reuglar soldiers as
sheep to the slaughter. The women were
stripped or their clothing, lew OIL every
rag counted as if sheep for the yarding
and kept under guard for the night
After shivering in the cold, the next
morning they were again asked to deny
their faith, but not succeeding in this the
Kourds began to disband and the poor
frightened ones were allowed to make
their escape. The wives were ready to
follow their husbands in their fate, but
were not allowed
Bedros of Geliguzan, with wounded
head and discovered ear, tells how for two
days he shouldered his aged father carry
ing him this way and that to save him,
but in the end at the plea of the father
to save at least himself put him down
and ran only to look back and see them
hacking the old man to pieces
asSSGirago of Bitlis tells how his father
was mangled with the sword and how
his aunt was disembowelled with the
usual CHASTITY work.