The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-19

witO, Tori, was ripped up and tho
child flung into tho air on bayonot.
Khnzo Of shiuik, twcnty years OF AGO,
who has babe in nrms OF four months,
tolls how her husband, lioghos, aud his
brother, Ghasar, wOro killed, also throe
otlurs Of tho family, Tattar. KlRcho
aud Misag. llor mother, MemIno, was
hacked aud bnyoncttNd all out OF shape
and loft unburiOi by q atone. She was
Of Ccliguzan. md tho Kourds did this
In anger because sho pushed on hor
sons into tho fight. Her son, Girngos.
was killed, but Stepan escaped and Is
now In Russia,
"Mousi Kr!korc hOusC'-Bedros,
twenty years. saw iathur llebbo and
his brothers. Doghos, lIarten, Surko
aud Nlisag with little sister. Yoovan,
killed. llia aunt, GoorrGh. whiIo scrv-
ing as transport, carrying ammunition
OH her back, was run through with II
bayonot from tho roar. khazo saw tho
soldiera rip up Elhar, OF Seminal. takn
out the child, put 1t on nor breast, aud
bayouct them together.
urko (Arakel). OF Goliguzan, had a.
teen souls in his house.. and ton more
wcro killed, his father, mother, two
cousins. Gtc.
lIonop, OF this village, reports forty
two in their house; nine woro killed.
two men and tho others children. He
was loft for dead from twelve bayonet
wounds.
Asdour. also OF this village. has eight
ghasty scara from the same cruel wcnp-
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escape from tho heap OF dead bodies. as
did tho above lIogop with twovo scars.
Azo, OF Eitlis. his nephew Murad.
with tho l0ttcr's sister, report how
four.year-old girl was so chokod to pro-
vent her making noise that would bo-
tray tho hiding place among the rocks
OF scores OF othcra that she died In day
or two. Murad's sister, Oghdsh. OF
some eighteen years, was engaged to a
llovdop. OF Seminal, that was pitched
into tho ditch, rs also three oth0rs from
his house.
kango. OF Dalvorig, tells how his
brother liummo was bayoueted to death
by soldiers aud another brothar's wife
ripped up with the usual maugliug pro.
cess. Aldo was thrust into tho house
and burned alive.
Burfo. OF Ditlis. tells thrilling story.
Her husband. Sillo. was literally hacked
into pieces, tho remains OF which she
could only gather no ior some sor. OF
burial after twelve days. Her two
year.o.d baby boy was snatched from
her arms to be stabbed to death. Her
daughter OF ten years. Aghrout by
name, fell dead from fright, while she
(Burio) made her escape. Iler hua-
bands brother was also killed.
Nearly hundred torrorized ones.
aud among them twelve able.bodisd
men. decided to go to their Zourdich-
aghas in q not distant village. En- route
they were surrounded by hundreds OF
the tribe, who drove them like cattle
into q valley. They took the only
weapons, Iheir knives, from the mon,
bound them aud sent them to the camp
OF the regular soldiers n, sheep to the
slaughter The women were stripped
OF their clothing, few OF every rag.
counted as II sheep for tho yarding, and
kept under guard for the night. After
shlvoring in the cold. the next morning
they were again asked TO deny their
faith, but not succeeding in this the
kourds began to disband and the poor
frightened ones were allowed to make
their escape. The wives were ready to
follow their husbands to their tate, bu.
were not allowed.
Bedros. OF Gciiguzan, with wounded
head and discovered ear, tells how for
two days he shouldcred his aged father,
carrying him this way and that to save
him. bu. in the end at tho plea o: the
father to save at least himself, put him
down and ran, only to look back and
$50 them hacking the old man to pieces.
Giragos. Of Bitiis, tells now his father
was mangIed with the sword, mud how
his aunt was discmb9Yeled with the
usual Shastly work. N2s