The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-13
STARVING ARMENIABs.


BOSTON, May 10, 1Ss6-Letters have
been received from various parts Of Tur-
Key stating that about 10000 Armenians
in the Sivas Province are dependent upon
what is given them to keep them from
starvation. Thus far relief in this prov
ince, as far as it has been given to for
eigners, has been limited to the smallest
possible amount, but the destitution is
increasing and those who are distributing
relief should know what further sums
they may expect. Many of the people are
now eating roots which are good fer food
Arrangements had been made for the re-
lief Of the district about Gemarck, but
the Vail of Rivas has refused to allow
this ct be done. Unless definite instruc-
tions are sent from Constantinople to the
,s,s wail 70 aaeW az. relief to be distributed it
least $4,000 will be required to carry on
llnls work. An exact census has been made
Armenians of Gurun
The inky blackuess of the ground as
far as the eye could reach over what was
place showed at a glance what terrible
foe f1re may become. The prostrate walls
OF 800 or 1,e00' homes that formerly were
nestled SO cozily in the midst of the many
thrifty fruit gardens are all that remain.
me surviving people are huddled together
IN nerds in stables, sometimes in. soil
tary room left from the general wreck
all that remained standing of once com
Portable home. The miserable people were
clothed IN rags confined to the person only
by string around the waist and this
constituted all the wearers had TO cover
their bodies
The Government was attempting to is
sue ratlons to the miserable people The
ration consisted of a part of an oko of
Wneat for each person, doled out once in
nve days. But the Government sometimes
IallS TO issue the ratonS on ration day
much to the sorrow of the miserable peo-
pie. Mothers besought help in Securing
lne restitution of their captive daughters
By actual count there are sos persons in
Gurun that are in need of daily bread to
prevent their starvation. For two and a
nan months bhey have not received any
help from the Government, not as much
as one grain Of wheat, and what is true
OF Gurun Us also true of many other VIII
lages. There is much sickness also in
many OF the villages. Typhoid and typhus
fever are prevalent. The thanks of these
people are sent to those who have sent
contributions for the relief of their needs.
put vastly more is needed to complete the
work undertaken in their behalf
!, Sheplk consisted of eighty-six houses
put now 1t has only twenty of the poorest
buildings left, and these have no windows
or doors The village had 47O inhabitants
% OF them, mostly young men, have been
killed, and now it has All persons. many
OF OF, Whom are widows and orphans They
an i1ve in wretehed houses without beds
and without sufficient clothing They have
been robbed so that they have not a ker1
mel Of grain in their storehouses. no beds
no cIothing, not even vessel to cook food
IN IhuS TAR they have received only S17e
ana until this time they had not received
any elothing nor beds. They are agricul-
surlsts But what can they do in the
future! They do not know because they
not even a Dlow -' -,ANNA