The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-10
ONE MORE MASSACRE,
No End to Depredations by
FiendiSh Turks and
KurdS.
CAESAREA THE SCENE
Of the Most Horrible and
Cruel Onslaughts Yet
Reported.
STORIES OF GREAT SUFFERING.
It Is Said That 80 900 Armenians Have
Been Slain Under the Noses
of the Powers.

of the Powers.
BOSTON, MASS, Dec. 9.-Rev. Judson
Smith, DID,, secretary OF the American
Board of Foreign Missions, received the
following cablegram from representative
of the board at Constantinople to-day:
Massacre at Cesarea; missionaries un-
doubtedly safe. No further particulars"
Later-A dispatch received to night
brings the information that the foregoing
will by no means give an adequate sum-
mary of the affair, as the details which
will arrive later prove the massacre to be
one of the most horrible and cruel in the
already long list. The gravest apprehen-
sion is felt for the American missionaries,
as even if they escaped the massacre the
late information brings to the board the
intelligence that their personal effects
have been destroyed and placed them in
critical position.
The missionaries stationed at Casarea
are: Rev. James l.. Fowle, Woburn,
Mass. Mrs. Caroline P. Boyle, Auburn
dale, Mass; Rev. William 8. Dodd, Boon
ton, N. j.; Mrs. Mary L. Dodd. New York;
Rev. Henry K. Wingate, Minneapolis;
Mrs. Jane c. Wingate, Marsovan, Turkey;
Miss Sarah A. Glosson, Arlington, Mass.
Miss Fannie K. Burrage, Pittsford, VT;
Miss Cora A. Mason, West Superior, Wis.
The station is one of the farthest re-
moved of any Of the Asian missions and
the inhabitants are mostly Armenians,
but in the mountains near the city are
of T1,rt rho Gov h.
most part, are bandits of the worst kind,
and would seize the present opportunity
above all others to carry out a massacre
for the purpose OF plumber. The American
board at once telegraphed the State De-
partment, giving notification OF the mas
sacre and an appeal for urgent investiga-
ton.
~ Hhs ewiueiattaeN4sN&otsLsaans1a&
ton this mornfn8 ffoH ~ zneftrHn -
Constantinople deeot4bing the situatiDn
there and in the interior Of Turkey
"Happily man can be kept alive In these
regions on two cents day per head. But
we are troubled TO get money. All the
merchants are ruined 90 that drafts cam
not be longer cashed. We have tried to
utilize the European administrations of
the tobacco monopoly and the public debt,
which continually wish to remit money
here. But they say that their receipts are
too small to meet our needs.
1--WE are now trying the expensive
method of sending the actual gold by post.
There is need Of the greatest haste in get
ting some effective relief into the field.
The people will be dying of exposure and
starvation very soon. Moreover. the Turks
are trying by every means in their power
to force the survivors to become Moham-
medans. They are offering aid on this
condition in some places and in others are
picking up the desolate widows and or
phans and simply taking possession of
them, in order to make them Mohammed-
ans without any will OF the captives."
"A native letter from tie district of Har-
poot says that in one group of villages 500
Armenian men have been made Moham-
medans, the ceremony being done by force.
All relief work will have to be done under
the protection of the British and American
Governments, otherwise the Turks will
never permit such interference with their
plans, which are to keep foreigners from
contact with the people and let such starve
as will not accept the conditions offered
by the officials. There may be very soon,
say in the spring if not before, European
war over the acknowledgements of the empire.
$50 long as the powers merely threaten
the Sultan with fleets unprovided with
means of climbing mountains. he simply
chuckles and proceeds with his cruelties
and outrages, while suavely declaring all
the time that neither cruelty nor outrage
exists save in the imagination of the Eng
lish Liberals and of the American mis-
sionaries. Many of the Christian families
are laying in stores Of food and water for
a SIEGE"
BOSTON. MASS, Dec. 9.-The following
information has been received here: There
are few things to be particularly noticed
in reference to the horrible massacre ct
Erzeroum on Wednesday, October 30:
First-It was doEe by the regular sol.
diers, assisted only to some extent by the
populace.
Second-It was accompanied by a syste-
matte plundering OF both houses and
shops, done for the most part by the sol
diers.
Third-The attack on individuals with
the intent to kill, which is shown by the
large number killed, as compared with
the wounded. There are few wounded
treated by their friends who escaped being
plundered.
Fourth-The attack began ct apout the
same moment all over the city, few
minutes after noon. It ceased at the
same time, about half an hour before sun
set. That is, it began about 1890 p. NJ. and
stopped at about 4:30 P. M. o. period Of
abOut four hours
Fifth--After the order was given to
cease there was no numbering or plunder-
ing except in a few instances or in very
exposed places.
Sixth-The Armenians were attacked in
their places without any preparation for
defense They made no attack and were
shot or cut down like animals in trap,
without any opportunity for resistance.
The claim Is made that the soldiers
broke ranks and rioted. In such case it
was most marveiously systematic and
well-conducted military riot. The follow
ing is the story of soldier who took part
in it:
cat a o'clock (a Ia Turk. which would be-