New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-27
AN ARMENIAN TALE OF THE MASSACRE.


TIANs WERE KILLED AND MANNED BE-
FORE AN INN IN CONsTANTINOPLE.
Concord. n. H., Noy. 26.-Harop o. Maggarian,
a young Armenian. who has just arrived in this
city, tells a graphic story of the recent massacre
in Constantinople, which resulted in the killing
and manning Of some one hundred and forty of
his countrymen by the Turkish police and
sold.ery. He said
My home is in Harpoot. ! was in Constantnople
as the guest of an Armenian from Palu, who went
there for the purpose of trading. We were staying
in massive stone building the headquarters OF all
Istamboul. and at the time of the massacre was
crowded with my countrymen There had been no
trouble with the authorities, and had not the
least warning of approaching danger
on the morning. Of the day Of the massacre my
standing in front of the inn conversing, when
policeman came along fully armed. OF course we
him, and calling one of the party aside he asked II
anything wanted Of him. The man replied that
whereupon the policeman assaulted him with kicks
ahe only Tesistance ofered on his part Was to seize
the officers arms While endeavoring thus to hold
him. another officer put in an appearance and shot
This was a signal. for scarcely had the echoes of
the shot died away when an ambulance dashed up
for the body and the entire square flied with
soldiery, who immediately opened fire every
On the firing OF the first shot my companion and
myself ran inside The building and barred the mas
windows behed the horrible butchery of our
COuntrymen who were totally unpreparcG to make
the least resistance and were shot down like dogs.
For six hours the massacre continued, and then
IL stopped only because the work Of killing the help
less Christians had been well and thoroughly done
Throughout we were in constant fear of our own
lives Assault after assault was made upon the
building but ii proved too strong. and the attempts
were a length abandoned
In that attack $50 Armenians were killed and m
iured As they fell they were Immediately carried
away I'm the ambulances and when all was over,
the Turkish fremen were called out and via
their hose washed away every vestige OF blood
from the pavements and destroyed ali trace Of the
monstrous crime.
The escape OF myself and companions was mi
raculous and was owing TO the fact that we were
dressed in costumes similar to the Turks, and
they did not discover that We were not % that
nationality until we had reached the doorway Of
the building.
In the building confined for ten davs.
never daring 10 show our heads. Finally through
the intercessiOn of the foreign cOnsuls were
granted limited amount of protection and fice-
| and six others bribed a Turkish policeman by
the payment of seven Turkish pounds 70 escort MS
to a steamer. on which We made our escape to MS
country landing in New York
the old story Of the oppression Of Arne-
mans by the Turks which has continued for the past
400 years Angered by outside Interference end the
assembling OF foreign fleet within striking lis
lance OF Constantnope. they are wreaking their
vengeance They publish to the world that
we are aggrcssors In all cases and II Is tine he
world understood the nature Of that claim. they
drive us TO the last extremity and, when We urn
to protest we shot down, and the statement
goes out from the Turkish officials that the Ar
menans struck the first blow.
We are Christians We refuse 10 accept Ma
hometanlsm. We demand the right TO worship
mans are shot down. our crops destroyed. our
homes