The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-26
A PITIFUL TALE
OF tiFe OutragoS aud IudiEnitISI the Ar.
mOnianS Received from tho Turks

OF tire Outragos aud IndIEnItlSI the Ar.
mSniauS Received from tho Turks
CHICAGO, Oct. ga letter received
to-day from Con,tanIinople by mem.
Der Of the Armenian National Union,
Of this city, from a young lady who was
an oye witness Of the recent riots, and
members Of whose family were among
the victims, says;
On the Monday OF tho Holy Cross,
Immediately after the church service,
Iome fifty young men OF from fourteen
TO twenty years ot age. proceeded to
the BAb.Ali (snblime porte) to present
q petition to tho grand vizier. They
had no evil intentions whatever. About
half OF this number had their revolvera
and the other half had no weapons at
all. But they we're III treated by the
police, who beat aud slapped tue peIi.
TONERS on their faces One OF the young
men fired at the major, who fell dead
from the wound he received on his
breast. Some OF the majors men fell
dead too. At this point the cavalry
were summoned to tue scene Of conflict,
TRAMPLRp ny cAvALRY.
They patrolled the streets, and rid.
ing up and down the street, they
tramDled many under the feet of their
horses. Those who escaped death this
Way wero beaten TO death with the
swords Of the soldiers. Hardly from
ten to fifteen were left alive from this
group. This was tho first conflict. Tho
Galata bridge was closed TO all Chris.
tians aud Armonians, only Moham.
medans from GAlata were allowed to
come over to StRmboul. All were
armed with swords. The Mohammo.
dan residents helped the massacre by
throwing domestic utensils, namely
ket tics, lamps. plates, thongs, tire
Oh ovelI upon tho Armenian young men
In front ol Turkish Kruaks.
FIENDs LIT LoosR.
In half On hour all the Soitas, mocha
girS immirrantI), and lazes were lot
loose with their wives from The Moham.
medau mosques. Some had their blud.
geonS, Others their knives, others stones.
After making the streets clear Of Ar.
meniAn men aud women they attacked
those khans in which Armenians were
living They forced the doors open aud
killed everyone they found. Few es.
capped death. Many Armenian porters
that were found in tho streets were
bulchered. The corpses Of tho dead
were carried in tho night in dirt wagons
and dumped into the sea. Out Of 2OJ
residents OF Tchatnl Khan, $50 wore
found killed, aud tho remaining fifty
were wounded,
HORRIBLE ATROCITIES.
Tho houses across from tho church OF
Karagomroog were attacked and many
killed. MiIak, tho brother Of Rev.
Khoron, Of Gudig Pasha. his (NIisaks)
mothor.in.law and his wife were cruelty
hulchored. Tho body Of Miaak'a prog.
nant wife was mutilated, and tho body
Of tho unborn child laid by her side.
Tho iourioGn.year.old daughter Of Mis-.
ak. seeing the horrible end OF hOr par.
cuts, had cried that sho was n NOLAN.
mOdAn and had thus escaped death aud
torture. She has been taken away.
Many are Of this class. All tho Armo.
mans have great apptehonsiOns ior
their livol some say: I'VE will be
killed tonight others, tomorrow"
In tho Kassim Pnsha quarter many
were taken unaware, and killed while
At meals or asleep. Tho weapons used
by tho Turks wore stonus and blud.
gGons. Most Of the havoc Of Stumb0ul
was wrought by tho liaahi.liaEooks liz.
regulars. those who hro not IN active
military uorYico) aud tho lOsshanChloes
lthoSo criminals who have been con-
yIcIod 10 hard labor in tho imperial
nrSOnal)