New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15
HORROR STRICKEN ARMENIA.
,,prsu DETAILS OF TURKISH OUTRAGES
IN THE CHRISTIAN COUNTRY.

c,, prrxDIsHNEss AT OURFA-MAKING CON-
,,rnrs ny THE USE OF AXEs-A SIX DAYS
SLAUGHTER AT ARABKIR-A YOUNG
CHILD INITIATED FOR BE-
1IEvING IN CHRIST.
r, following statement has been received by
A., Armenian Relief Association, through we'll
rnown member of the association giving an ac-
"o,n. o. the definite attempt on the part OF the
r,rkis1 authorities TO exterminate Armenian
christians in the six provinces III WIN" ''o ~
promised to introduce reforms:
-,.s, "details are constantly being received re-
,pecting the attempt made upon rensiTuS rksv The
NOMINATION is as yet fragmentary; EVE %s v az
ace is placed by the local authorities in the wSs
Of the chefs OF the communities which in
All that can be T a9qs a! and to supplement
ascb statement by fuller details as these are re-
The T STa Gsn Mheh has been in
he country districts 10 destroy e INV mage
one mas wnrd's history which is blacker than this
Sor wide extent of the crime. Tor dla noi'ca'
Of the plan and for inhuman Daroa'''S Vi 10
II now comes to light too fully to be controver'tbu.
i T,l, t Empire constitute religious war upon
an unarmed and defeneeless people no ,he Chris
Nan religion 1t is from this point Of view thav 'e
horror OF prohibiting the succor OF oii has becn
the provinces of Harpoot and Aieppo mas Hu,raSa
a ii ~ the awful crime Of murder and outrage
Tha following facts are now given in addition TO
Inc bas already been established respecting the
sorced Conversions OF the broken and ruined peoPe'
@ nm ias CHRISTIANS On
Der the first attack was made ana 'n and 10 those
aattacks on tie Christian houses were repeaae Tea
The Protestant church school l ana % the turks
Eirht hundred and eighty Armenans We're bu, Wn
cred and the remainder were s iof sord -
pain In the province, is tne p'iNc
the month of August. the Governor caIed upon p,d
the Christian notables and told them ina, ne nay
received orders tell them that the Sni'a rad nan
decided to introduce reforms but tna' .ne -
viii be with the sword This speech reported 20
n the Governor. on November thls , 1a " hv
pandKe1 Tds a M the Turkish troops on November
ii the attacking forces returned anu , oW
,3 5S1 souls The Protestant chapel was demolished
and the school and parsonage were 'ane1 a6 az Chr
racks for the troops. On December 10 on, so Cn n,n
t;ans were left Palu and they were at Inc po,s
NJ perishing with hunger. The Goverhfnnsn' ,hc
oyens refuse to sell to Christians The policy seems
10 be 10 keep the people at the pont Vi ~ ehpu
n,ans The distribution Of bread by the Govern
ment consists of the filing of several WI" M
This gives as much pleasure TO ,he i MoI,se n, I've
H IoHe' number of Christian families from Palu,
driven by hunger fed 20 the city OF iarpooc: ernor
thirtyo1Ve ' Tbsy Soped that this high Turkish
Official would at least give them pro,ec' ,Sn ah ha
6reaa 10 s has the purpose to feed all the suffer
Ing ones on arrival at Harpoo' s,yenv pu,
wese rresi and sent back to starve at Palu A,
Severek in the province OF DarpsiHi; ~ males.
Christian population of 300 nearly all OF me mar a,
o. Ill T;O persons were killed. This lei, me .u
thor,ties free 10 regard all the women anu -nong
as Moslems and they have distributed mem tpS
he Wahometan populace to be taken INTO '"e''
houses
CONVERSION BY THE USE OF ANS
A, Ourfa IN the province of Aleppo. after the
massacre and pillage which took place on oc'oDe'
p and g. police went around from mousse " "ou9
IN the Christian quarter announcing that the peo-
nle must accept Mahometanism Tney caliieu
axes to break open the doors All who reluss s
the killed on the spot Those who accepted ha nr
s, requ hosr to white Rqs S ass ON
The number OF white flags sp ,bs sor, Of work
rSmersoie ar'e his storm arose which carried
away many Of the white flags They were not CT l
rosnt would not recognize these forced CONVEX
sons But on DeeemSer y ana ovey rso Of tHem
49, KILLED as apostates from Islamism Al Al
Sisan. in the same province. after me mhssat be
assurance that ali the Christians in the E,mRrS
being killed and nearly n;s whole on bs ren
resentaton. A, ALBANIAN. In The Province OF h s4d
poo the other hand the same s'ory n"pnaon
OF 500 only twenty were left alive. At Husenix. IN
Province Of a1POo the Sscn
on his persistent refusal and while ne was still
ast the ms poor man found rest in death
Protestant preacher in this village and iar -.
in order to escape the fate inflicted upon this mar
tyred priest At Gamurgab. in the same province,
Christian houses they burned seventy houses
which could be fired without endangering the TURK
ish houses, and removed doors and windows rom rom
the rsmander SO as to to render m schda IN p
place. one All Effendi, then called the Christians
together. and told them he would order them mas
sacred at once If they did not accept Ma a1fd
bur APPEALED for relief to their Bishop at Egn:
that these new converts should be released from
their promise Of conversion. and now the people
live In hourly fear OF massacre as apostates from
At Arabkir, in the Province Of Harpoot. on No
vember Turkish civilians aided BY soldiers SUD,
in the market. Arabkr had an Armenian popula:
about o 10000 When the Turks began 10 attack the
Armenian houses the Armenians resisted Then
,n ing region and made systematic destruction Of
the Christian quarters Of the city. The horrible
xon C.hrstians had been killed and $50 Christian
houses had been burned. Many Of the survivors
however. were stripped OF everything they had In
the world and in some cases even OF Their cio,hng
trustworthy woman. gives vivid impression OF
the horror OF the experience:
SAVED THEIR LIVES FOR SIS
ION November our Turkish neighbors. with
whom we have always been on good terms. came
70 tell us that orders had to kill the
Christians bot that, seeing our house was next TO
theirs they would like to help u.s. and that If we
would pay them for 1t they would defend us. After
some bargaining 1t was agreed that we should pay
them so5 for the service. This was not easy 10
ind but we gathered all the money that we had
and what jewels possessed. and SO satisfied
them ON TUESDAY the massacre began by an at
tack upon the market and then upon the houses.
The roar Of the firing and the shreks OF the women
were awful but our friends defended us. That
night there was sleep for for the attacks on
the houses and the firing kept up all night The
next morning our Turkish friends said to u.s. We
have fulfilled our promise but the massacre Is sun