New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-02
ACRY OF WOE FROM ARMENIA
THOUSANDS ARE FAMISHING.
TALES OF SLAUGHTER AND OUTRAGE
THAT BEGGAR DESCRIPTION.

r1tr PEOPLE 'oF ERHINGAN APPEAL TO THE
s,-1rAx TN THE PANGs OF DEATH'-THEIR
PETITIONS TO THE PATRIARCH IN CON-
sTANr1NoPLE ASKING HIM TO INTER
CEDE TN THE NAME OF THOU
SANDS OF MOURNING. STARVING
AND v-RErCHED PEOPLE"
Worcester, Mass. Dec. l.--Petitions recently
sent by the Armenians of Erzingan to Monsignor
Izmirlian. the Armenian patriarch In Constants
nople have been forwarded in duplicate to TINS
city. where they have been translated and made
public.
The petitions begin by rehearsing the story
Of the Turkish outrages. much Of which has al
ready been published in The Tribune. one pc
tit!on says
rownding Erzincan were gathered together ON
market day ;he public market plaSe d 3i TsS fiijx
armed attacked the Armenians and began WhEe- hn,
sale massacre of them beating, Wounuhs, The
bodies of many Of them and tearing them mo ron ON
iimb During the six hours of mis- slaIghter the
ferocious mob murdered the unarmed Armehiam5S h s5
with swords. saores knTss w bss never been
guns with such horrible 5aroari'y as mas never '''
heard Of before
This petition goes on TO say that OWING 10
The repeated assurances of the turkish com
r,anders the massacre was entirely unexpected
The soldiers had searched the Christians ana
had taken away all arms found in their posses
sion Then the slaughter began. Two u"AS
after. the petition says. the bodies OF the ueau
were carted away in heaps and tumbled into
an immense trench. and covered mp with ear'h'
1t is said that the Turkish citizens constantly
encouraged tho nurderers and pillagers' cali
inp ont TO them tC be faithful and loyal TO theT
dutv against the enemies of Allan. Even t"e
soldiers and -aicers took part in the phiase'
The petition adds tha- the greater por'Ioh Vi
the uopulation Of the villages OF Musho""'
Mammaund, Guliie. Karadick and Chehns"e"
was scattered and their houses robbed III
,baso villages not even the seed corn, grain ana
harley for next year were left, and ali suppHes
for the coming winter were carried on l"e
petition closes with these words;
The abiect poverty. the burning Of villages rom
6sv 70 dav the constant fear of fresh massacre
tho danger that the cholera. which genelaily Ioi-
lows The crowdng OF the people together, VIII brcak
ON, The fact that The markets have been robbed
and destroyed the distressing desttuuon OF ''e pp
uie ali these calamities have reduced the poor
people TO such a dreadful condition that language
Of man is not able to describe II.
after they absolutely eXterminated from lhe
Wherever it will avail send the news of these
Send aid quickly! quickly! quickly! Hasten to our
rescue,
After a little while the districts of Erzingan will
be wide sepulchre for all the Armenians.
The meetings Of our Kaghak kajan zhogov Ghe Ex-
been abandoned. because some OF the members have
been killed Others have been imprisoned. and there
found they do not dare do anything.
THE PEOPLE OF ERzINGAN
Another petition ends follows:
Thousands of men. women and children, wrapped
n m r are es o 3 ha 80 & To e
state of affairs the efforts of the Government to
ribe plumbers and massacres; many Of our leading
and nHeha m men en- are now IN a ana are com ~
be banned. sad and heart-breaking news Is arriving
Kamakh. Refazia. Terjan. Keghi and many other
places. The frightful and heart-sckening condition
thousands Of orphans and in behalf of thousands of
mourning starving and wretched peopIe' we beg
sultan Help help! help. Immediate help!
!" '"s ''"Ss .. THE ne PEOPLE OF ERzINGAN.
Erzingan. Nov. 3. 1856
SITUATION BEFORE THE MAssACREs.
Boston Dec. 1.-The follo<ing letter has been
ceved here describing the situation in Aintab.
Central Turkey Immediately before the recent mas
sacres there:
We are in the midst Of a serious crisis
naturally greatly elated and probably in cases
expressed themselves unwisely MoslemS were
anger. In Aintab. while everything was outwardly
Tossib.e nrecantions were t9len 10 AVOID exrjtng
causes. \ quarrel arose In Marash, which resulted
in the woundlng Of a Moslem who died. Thus the
spark given 70 the train and the who.e city
in confusion. and for several hours riot regnel
supreme. As there many soldiers at that point
order finally restored. the Government always
acting the assumption mat the only disturbers
OF the peace were Christians. and arrested and dis
armed only Christians. So far no great number Of
people to have been k Led. but many nave
been terribly beaten and wounded
The worst feature Of the case is the impression
everywhere current In MOslem VII ages that the time
70 rise and eXtermirate the (haours has We
have news Of hundreds Of Moslems nocking toward
Marash TO share in the p.unGcr There rImors
Of terrible doings in all the mountain regions where
there Armenians. notably Zeitoun ana Aibash.
The telegraph and mail held In under the
est surveillance. IT looks as If the Oorfa Christians
had been given up 10 pLlage. The condition in
Antab IS strained possible. The Government
seems to be aeTt and taking good precautions
prevent or suppress dsturbar ces. and hope we
shall tide the crisis without outbreak. yet
a slight accident may easily throw everything into
open riot