Evening star., 1909-04-27
DEATH ENDS ILLNESS 0UTRACES IN ADANA
Former Representative J. W. Missionary Gibbons Tells of
Babcock Passes Away Carnage Among Armenians.
DEMISE OCCURS AT HOME HOMES LOOTED AND FIRED
Complication Diseases tho Cause
of Dissolution. Incendiarism
PLANS FOR FUNERAL SERVICES CORPSES STREETS
in
Of the Republican Congress Officials, Unable
Committee. to
HOMES LOOTED AND FIRED
Graphic Story of Massacre, Rapine
and Incendiarism.
CORPSES LIE UPON STREETS
Murders Committed in Presence Of
Government officials, Unable
to Give Protection.

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was a fresh outbreak of fanaticism and.
murder last night at Adana. accompanied
by looting and incendiarism. The situa-
ton there is critical.
Thirty Three Missionaries in Danger.
There is a total of thirty three Ameri-
can missionaries in Syria and the Ctlician
district of the vilayet of Adana. where
the conflicts between Mohammedans and
Armemians are raging the fiercest.
With the exception of D. NJ Rogers and
Henry Maurer. who were killed at Adana.
no one of them. SO far as is known at
the British or American embassy. or the
Offices here Of the American board OF
commissioners for foreign missions. has
been injured. Mohammedans indulgfng In
massacres and incendiarism evidently are
careful to avoid killing foreigners.
When in the midst of the fighting and
pillaging OF Adana it became known to
the Mohammedans that Messrs. Rogers
and Maurer, who lost their lives while at
tempting to put out fire In the house OF a
Turkish widow. were Americans. the ia
natics ran away in alarm and practically
deserted that quarter of the town.
The missionaries appear to be in danger
that they are i'm the midst OF frightful
conflicts in which they bravely seek to
protect Christian refugees and conciliate
their assailants.
Slain in Missionary's Arms.
The Rev. Stephen r. Trowbridge of the
American board of commissioners for for
eign missions. who is stationed at Aintab.
was in Adana on the day Of the fiercest
fighting. He made a courageous but in
effectual attempt to protect an Armenian
teacher.
He threw his arms around the mans
neck and interposed his body between
him and his assailants. But the Moshams
shot the Armenian dead in Mr.. Trow-
bridges arms.
The greatest sympathy is felt here for
American women missionaries, who are
alone at Hadjin. in the northeastern part
of the vilayet Of Adana. These women
are now said to be Miss Virginia A. Bill
lings Of Kirkland. Ohio: Miss Emily E.
Richter of Chicago. Miss Rose Lambert.
daughter of Bishop Lambert. and Miss
Baldwin.
The two last-named women were sent
out by the Mennonite Brethren in Christ
of Ohio. Messrs. Rogers and Maurer
were stationed at Hadjin.
Christian refugees by the thousand
have massed at Hadjin. For ten days
now the town has been threatened by
Mohammedans, whose camps completely
encircle IL.
Appeal for Help.
The Rev. NJ. w. Peet, representative in
Constantinople of the American board Of
commissioners for foreign missions, sent
a telegram last Sunday to the Rev. H. M
Irwin. at Talas-Cesarea, instructing him
to ask for a strong guard of troops and
go Immediately to Hadjin to the assist
ance of the beleaguered women.
Hadjin is two days journey on horse
back from Cesarea. Telesraphic commu-
nication is much Interrupted There has
been no answer from Mr.. Irwin.
Today, however. Mr.. Peet received a
message, much delayed In transmission,
dated Hadjin. Friday. April %. It says:
Our sad condition is unchanged. We
fear fire. The people are taking refuge in
the churches. The outlook is terrible"
William Chambers. an American mis-
sionary at Adana, telegraphed Mr.. Peet
from that place Yesterday as follows:
There are terrible fires near the mis-
sion. which is in danger"
The lack of food, medical help and
shelter is great among both Armenians
and Mohammedans in the disturbed dis
trict. Mr.. Peet has an admirable organi-
zation for the distribution Of relief II
funds to this end were sent to him.
Missionary's Story Of Adana.
ADANA, Asiatc Turkey. April q. via
Constarl,inople. = The Rev. Herbert
Adams Gibbons Of Hartford. Conn.,. a
missionary of the American board of for
eign missions, stationed here and at Tar
sus, was an eyewitness Of the scenes OF
terror and destruction at the center Of
the Moslem uprising.
He gives as follows the first graphic
story of these days of massacre. rapine
and incendiarism:
"The entire vilayet of Adana has been
visited during the past five days by
terrible massacre of Armenians. the
worst ever known in the history OF the
district The terror has been universal
The government is powerless to check
the disorders. Adana, the capital of the
province. has been the storm center.
conditions have been unsettled for
some time past. There has been ami
mostly between Turks and Armenians
owing to the political activity of the lat
ter and their open purchasing of arms.
Beginning of Massacres.
Early last Wednesday morning, while
| was in the market. l noticed that the
Armenians were closing their shops and
hurrying to their homes. An Armenian
and a Turk had been killed during the
night and the corpses were paraded
through their respective quarters.
The sight of the dead inflamed the
inhabitants Crowds at once began to
gather in the streets, armed with sticks.
axes and knives.
a few young Armenians assembled In
the center of the covered market and be-
gan firing revolver shots into the air.
BY IL o'clock in the morning the crowd
had begun the looting of shops.
THE military commander OF Adana
was by my side in the market when the
firing commenced. He had not the cour-
age to endeavor to disperse the mob He
returned to his residence and did not ven-
ture out for two days.
William Chambers, field secretary Of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
and myself proceeded to the Konak and
found a bowling mob deman nding arms