New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-13
srFFERING in ARMENIA.
ryrR LETTER DETAILING SOME OF
THE HORRORS THERE.
,,.rr NECESSITY FOR MORE HELP-A MIS-
s,oNARY's PIrIFUL REPoRr-A SUMMARY

~.s,srDYATE NECESSlli FOA@ "AOA'S $1,000 =" $500
s,oxARYs pITIrUL REPoRT-A SUMMARY
OF THE RAvAGEs
,.,.., has lust been received from an American
,..,orarv in Harpoot by his son. who is a sopho-
IL. At Amherst College, which gives one OF the
10, reports Of the present state Of affairs IN
..nia received in this country through the
81. The writer Of the letter Is one Of the best
, ,"- missionaries in that country. The
'A..ar was dated March and II and was sent
from Harpoot. Inc iohowihs are SUM- VI '"e "'0''
interesting extracts
March s-As Bairam approaches. there Is an IN
..sse OF fear among the Armenians OF another
outbreak Bairam is a feast celebrates ony bS
isws, on Friday l went again TO the Vail Ine
Goyernor OF the prov.nce) and he gave me positive
sny OF them. are very insolent and use threats II
e not surprising that the people are easiy aiarmeu.
Many Of IN the the es anssy they nsy e for Vss
Ps %sren 1.-THE talk which had with the Vail
city e seems to have done some good Arrests have
been maq has sent for some Of the Aghas chiefs Of
he villages, who have been making trouble In the
the Armsnians are feeling cs ~,h Se
little money which is sent us from America. We
are feeding nearly hye hundred people a day in
srr grounds and we have distributed and are dis
sribu;iag money among the villages as fast as II
comes We have given out over ten thousand
~ other clothing. II people in America only knew
~ the awful misery and suffering they would give
largely All money reaches us almost Immediately
~ Photographed money order or a draft by mall
= have lust looked out OF the window and counted
s,rty people refugees. who have come into our
rs room for money. Large numbers come in
avery day from the villages. asking for help We
ara glad to be here In these dark, dark days OF
sore and bitter trials wonder the people keep
IN heart as we'll as they do! The remembrance
~ the past may never be blotted out. II is the
darkest picture the civilized world has ever seen
Tast week made number of calls at various
places II hard to see some reined women &C
ccms,omed 10 comfort. now living, as II were In the
dirt They living in a room on the ground
Hnor The floor is Of earth. and gathers dampness,
md they had only few cushions to sit on.
IN tattered and soed garments. There was very
little warmth in the room. but they SAID they
would NOT mind all their dscomforts II they coulo
"nv be sure OF the future. AT one house they had
LOST everything. and their two daughters nau
hs.n in the hands OF the Kurds. but their mother
Mad rescued them by appealing to the Government;
The Oldest girl wanted to come to church out NAG
M dress only shalvars uoose drawers.
ssnt her down some cloth for dress, ana was go
;rS 10 ada some stockings and underclothing Tor
Ne children, but as / was putting up the ouhdIe
Weman appeared from Pau, village Sixty mneS
svsv with 4 bright. pretty baby. and she ana
hsr children still more needy so gave her
tSs underclothes, as I had not enough Tor poth.
u have lust heard that some more money IN COM
M am so glad and thankful. because can heip
many more.
The following statistics. showing the extent OF
n. Turkish ravages, sent with the letter from
vbich these extracts are taken. The figures were
s,thered at the Gregorian Episcopate, including
r,..noo, CIV and its seyenty-three villages: