The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-12
A HARD FIGHT.
STAYS FORTY MEN BEFORE
HE is KILLED BY
TARTARS.

n " i a No.
Moslems and Tartars Combine and
Attack Christian Armenians
for Days in Chief City of
the Caspian Oil Re-
gion-Other News.
Baku, Russia, April 4.-During
the Baku massacre in which the
Mussulmans and the Tartars on
the one side and the Christian Ar
menians on the other butchered
each other for days, altogethersome
1000 people were slain. But of all
the tragedies in this collection of
tragedies, that OF the great fight
and death Of Adamof is the NEST
wonderful.
Mr.. Adamof was one of the
wealthiest Armenians engaged In
the oil business and his residence
in Church street was one Of the pal.
aces of the city SO far as the magni.
ficence of Oriental decorations were
concerned. He stood three days.
siege and shot no less than forty
Tartars who, on the last day, form
ed great heap OF dead at the cor
Ener of the street.
On the third day, when the Yell
Ing crowds rushed up to the build
ing occupied by his wife, family
and some forty dependents, he took
up his position on the balcony, and,
Immediately after the first shot was
fired, his weapon, a powerful re-
peating rifle, started to do deadly
work among the Tartars. His son
kept him supplied with loaded
weapons. s.
1t is remarkable fact that many
of his victims were struck between
the eyes. Directlya a Tartar showed
himself the ever-watchful Armeni-
an took deadly aim.
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being shot down by the brave Ar
Imenian several e Tartars stosmed an
iOiI shop whilst Others scaled the
street lamps and secured large
quantities Of oil. Returning to the
house with quantities Of ell and
straw, they smashed in the front
door, filled the hall with straw and
started a confagration.
1t was at this point Adamof was
wounded In the head. He retired,
but returoed in five minutes. His
head was ,swathed in linen, but his
aim was none the less deadly. Sew
eral Tartars who did not expect
him to reappear were shot dead.
Slowly the flames crept up the side
of the house, but his faithful weap.
ons were never silenced.
| His seventeen.year-old son took
up his position alongside his father.
He was instantly shot by the Tar
tars and fell over the balcony into
the street. Receiving shot in the
shoulder, the deadly marksman
dropped his rifle onto the railing OF
the balcony and continued shooting
His movements becoming slow, the
Tartars became aggressive, and be
finally received fatal wound which
laid him low on the balcony.
This was the signal for the Tar
tars to storm the lower left part of
the house, which was not in flames.
In tbs cellars they found nine men
and eleven women. The men were
dragged into the street and slaugbt-
ered, while the women were taken
away and, at present it Is not known
where they have been concealed.
f. The last scene in this terrible
tragedy was when an old woman,
one Of Adamof's depend nts. fell
ION her knees before the ruf1ians
and implored them to gave, the life
|of her son, who was still in the
house. While she was doing this
1.-THE son, who heard the scofing re-
marks of'the Tartars and evidently
feeling ashamed that his mother
SHOULD beg for his life, bravely
|strode into the midst and Caesar
Hike, covered his head; with his
|smaIl robe, awaiting his death.
: The mother, on recognizing her
son, fell with her head against the
wall of the burning house, while the
Emob, shrieking with delight, at the
prospect of new victim, immedi'
ately dismembered the boys body
The police records of the dead
bodies taken from the building
shows that there were forty victims
in other words every member of the
shousehold was either shot or burn
ed to death. Adamoff took the lift
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