Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-28
W0MEN'S SAD FATE.
MANY OF THEM HORRIBLY BUToH-
Erred IN DEFENsB OF
- THEIR HONOR. !
The Massacre Pre-nrrnnEed, the
DugIe Sounded and tho work
of Destruction began.

Boston. Mass. Nov. 27.--Rev. Hud-
board, received a cablegram this after
noon from representative of the mis-
sion board In Constantinoplc, as fol-
lows;
THE communications from Marash
have been intercepted and we now
learn generally OF a horrible massacre
there. The school buildings Of the
American board were pillaged ana the
seminary was burned. Two students
were shot and one was killed. The
missionaries are safe.
ASK aid for thousands who are des-
titute. Massacre at Aintable. but the
missionaries and college there are safe
Reports OF the board In Harpool show
loss there OF SIS. 1000, half OF OF It In
buildings, ana the rest In personal
property and apparatus"
Tho following is n condensation of let
tiers received in Boston descriptive OF
the recent massacre in Er2roum:
II do not think that much killing
was DONE says the writer but II
very great deal OF plundcr was carried
Off, | went to the telegraph office to
send message. returned through the
IlhIhtl, ana tutUbF was tlIt anu lilhuy
Of the stores were half shut
"Suddenly | heard yelling and shouts
behind me Tho shutting Of shops began
In earnest ana people began to run In
all directions. ran home as fast as I
could. The firing was hot and others
who watched my flight declare that n
number OF Turks followed me and fred
at inc M much as a dozen times
"Thc soldiers who are at the head OF
the party apparently to guard, broke
open three or four houses Within a
stones throw OF us and carried off
everything found. We cav loads of
plumber carried away soldiers.
The affair began shortly after noon
aud continued until near shutdown,
about six hours The morning reveal
ed dreadful state ~ AFFAIRS. Two Ar
menlans hidden In some hay witnessed
the killing Of eleven persons. one OF
them was called to tho door by an OIL
Ger who profcsscd to be friendly and
he was cut down In cold blood. Others
were cruelty murdered. The death roll
must he 5000, II not more.
one honrtrcnllny scene was the fol-
loving: A battered door was pushed
aside which admitted us to n long
passageway The door at the end of the
passage was IN splinters. Passing II.
we entered the low room. or Kitchen OF
the house, In the middle OF this small
room lying side by sl1c on n mat vert
most naked aud a light covering
thrown over their heads They We're
those OF young women. The head and
face OF one was covered with blood,
| hand. The other had bullet wound
| through the abdomen from the right
side. A companion OF those two had
been carried on and was lying dead In
| another house, Their lives were sacrl-
| feed In dofcnre Of their honor
In another house we snw two dead
| bodies an aged father ana his middle
aged son, lying Ia pools OF blood. the
house wrecked an tho people wailing
hungrly, The bodies In the cemetery
are simply wrecks OF human beings
Awful cruelty was practced, The ma
| Jnrity have bullet wounds. Two or
thrce were skinned and some were
burned with kerosene great many
women are missing. The massacre evil
dently was n prcarranged affair. II be-
gan all over the city at the same
moment. A hugle was sounded and the
soldiers began. a soldier who was on
guard said that the order was given by
the porto,