The sun., 1895-12-27
THE EEITUN TROUBLES.
Armenian Success mt FIrst-Turhish Efforts
to Get Revenge.

THE EEITUN TROUBLES.
Armenian Success mt First-Turkish EGorts
to Get Revenge.
C0NsrANTINoPLE, Dec. lathe following has
been received by the Constantinople reporter OF
the United Press from an Armenian priest at
Zeitun:
"ZEITuN. Oct. 81. 1895.
"On Sunday morning. the 10Th. the regular
soldiers and the Bashi Bazooks. about 500 in
number, attacked Alabash. an Armenian viii
lage and the battle lasted four hours with
much loss Of life. The next day we besieged
the castle OF Zeitun. and after hand to- hand
fight. which lasted increasingly for sixty hours,
day and night. and in spite of the cannon and
the pouring out of blood. the garrison surren-
dered COct. 1S, at g A. NJ the fort with all tho
munitions of war. We treated the garrison and
the Government officials with humanity. To-
day we have sent some of these prisoners away.
AT tho present moment the Government is
collecting large army of regulars and Bashi
Bazooks, which increases daily They are being
concentrated on the banks OF Djalim. four hours
from Zeitun. It becomes evident that an army
will be collected to repeat the Sassun horrors
No hour or moment passes but that Armenians
pour In with cries Of alarm. and with tales Of
massacre. robbery, and menaces on the part Of
the Circassians. soldiers, Turks. and Bashi
Bazooks. against whom the braves of our ma
hands. run hither and thither among these
mountains trying to aid the oppressed.
IAN agreement with the Government being
impossible. we are left the alternative OF fight
ing against the approaching army until we all
perish. Our henrths and land have become q
battle camp. For us there is neither sleep nor
feposc. The failing OF food has already COM
menced: communications are intercepted. We
Dec clearly that our fate is decided. Death or
liberty.
1T seems probable. most honored sir, that
after this day 1t will lie impossible for to send
news. and we do not know whether the present
. letter will come into your hands or not. 1t is
clear that in case aid or immediate assistance
do not come. the outcome of this state of fairs
will be our destruction"
The writer goes on to ask what steps will be
taken by the Christians at the Porto to save
their innocent children from massacre.
1T seems probable that to-day or tomorrow
o great battle will take place. in which the
Armenian population Of Zeitun and the sur
roIndinE villages will take part"
Aintab is furnished by an eyewitness of the
part OF the city seemed TO be in an uproar
crowds of people rushing in every, direction.
men, and children. The strange mineling OF
cries of fear. anger. and defiance. with occa-
ton % Of then the most @ fearful tamnit and confusion
Already troops were hurrying forward. and
omeS D
with pGkets out to cover the approaches to the
hospital and college From our position we
with intensely excited people Now @ and then hen.
rush was maae m upon 1 some house % or @ gate: There
whom women were foremost. using stones.
clubs. and sometimes guns aud pistols, as best
OF. and the assaants withdrew to organize n
new assault. Sometimes a gate or wall was
sided and the work Of massacre and plunder be-
gan. Later we saw long lines Of people moving
still the flames and smoke rising from the burn
the mob. pierced by the sharp reports OF pistols
and guns. with now and then shrieks of agony
the loud shril zull CHAT very like the cry OF our
Northern lo1ns proonged and M Msharpensd Pc raised
Cheering si on their % men to the attack: The mas- @
sacre and pillage began In the markets and In
By Mo.sm nerhbors offered
points OF attack. These places having been
looted the mob moved on Toward what are
sistance became more obstinate. In two Of these
the old street gates were still In use by shutting
fortified community. capable OF making a strong
resistance to an unorganized mob Here Mt last
Under such general conditions the storm of
mob violence ragged without much abatement
tumuit gradually subsided. and night at last
brought quiet. except In the vicinity OF burning
houses. where the uproar went on till rear mid
"By morning military arrangements seemed
opder would be- rssiored soldiers posted
st intervals around the Christian quarters OF
srewds ns Of yisvsrs 81 %ere seem harrynS @
toward the city from every direction. evi-
sg day Sf et' riot The H soldiers % met and turned
them back. and even Yen beat some OF them and and
In Numbers. 1Oined
friends from this city. became very turbulent.
About noon, through field glass, could be seen s
ward Into the mob and addressed them at some
length. Immediately. without any show OF op-
peii-meil with the soldiers into the city AT the
same time much the same thing occurred in the
"Then Tor raj an hour chaos was let loose again
and the Of The asy
and. being in a strong position, were generally
able 70 beat of their assailants. AT one point of
and the men brayely and heartily Joined in the
defence with their neighbors. The gallantry OF
which they made the next day for large sum
demanded and received about S. apiece for this
'"'N&hen II became evident that the mob could
besieSed s eyed the soldiers. perhaps having received
new orderA resumed a show Of activity. hred
few shots into the All nroVe the m1S out 9l ne
Judged, the figures will be about 200 killed and
400 wounded nearly al the Christian an sia shops
able number Of them were burned some 900
men who in the fret panic % took refuge IN EhSns
purposes can only be surmised"
Seventeen Lives lost TO Save sixtsen.
DUBLIN. Dec. 20.-The people on the Russian |
bark Palme. Capt Erickson. from Liverpool |
Dec. ls. for Mobile. in ballast, which stranded |
in Dublin Bay on Tuesday last. have been |
saved.
As told In these dispatches on Tuesday, q |
liieboat that put out 70 the rescue was capsized
and It's seventeen occupants were drowned. |
This morning the tender Tearaght reached the |
Paine and rescued the sixteen persons aboard |
Of her. Among those saved are the Captains |
wife aud child.