Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-27

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Adana, Asiatic Turkey April 27.-Cvia
! Constantinople)- 1.-THE Rev Herbert
| Adams Gibbons OF Hartford. Conn. a
missionary OF the American board of
| foreign missions. stationed hero and AT
Tarsus. was an eve witness of the
scenes Of terror and destruction az the
center OF the Moslcm uprising He
gives as follows the first graphic story
OF the series Of massacre, rapine and
/ incendiarsm:
REV. GIBBONS STORY.
"rhe yilayet of Adana has been visit
ed during the past five days by a terri
bic massacre OF Armenians, the worst
ever known in the history OF the dis
/ trict. The terror has been universal
and the government Is powerless TO
check the disorders. Adaua. the capi-
tai Of the province, has been the storm
center
Conditions have been unsettled for
some time. and there has been almost
ty between Turks and Armenians owing
10 the political activity OF the latter
and their open purchasing OF arms.
Fairly last Wednesday morning. while
was On the market. J noticed that the
Amenians were closing their shops and
! hurrying 20 their homes. An Armeni-
an and a Turk had been killed during
the night and the corpses were paraded
through their respective quarters. The
sight of the dead inaamcd the inhab-
tants and crowds at once began to
gather IN the streets, armed with sucks.
axes and knives. A few young Ar
meniaps assembled in the center Of the
volvers into the air. by II o'clock in
the morning the crowd haze began the
looting Of shops
THE military commander OF Adana
was by my side in the market when
tho firing commenced. lie had not the
courage to endeavor TO disperse the
mob; he returned TO his residence ana
aid not venture out for two days.
william Chambers. field secretary OF
the Young Mems Christian association
and myself proceeded 20 the Eonak
ana found a bowling mob demanding
arms with which to Kin the gaours We
then went 10 the telegraph Office 10
summon the British consul. on the
steps OF the building we saw three Ar
meniaus Who had been massacred
Their bodies had been mutilated While
we were in the telegraph office a mob
burst into the room where We were ana
killed two Armenians before our eyes.
The unfortunates were supplicating the
protection 90 the vail when they were
struck down.
we managed 90 mako our way into
the next room. where we made repre-
sensations to the vail This official said
be- could do nothing. lie was afraid
OF his own life and ne made no at
tempt DO protect us Somehow We man
aged to get into the interior ~ the
Konsk. whero we remained az the s.do
of the government officials Tor the next
As hours.
HOUSES MADE FORTREssES.
THAT afternoon the situation grew
distinctly worse. Tho Armeniaus Rlth-
drew 10 their quarter OF Adana wh.c1
is situated on hin and converted their
houses that held advantageous p1fl-
lions into fortresseF. Here the ngnuus
went on for two days during which
fhe Arneuians succeeded Zoo beating or
their Turkish assailauts
"Wednesday evening MAJ Daughty-
WHILE. tho British vice consul al Aier-
sina. arrived at Adana and established
headquarters IN the house OF the drago-
man. n wealthy Greek resident here
many refugees had been received. The |
wife of the British vice consul who was
brought into Adana under nre on |
Thursday attended personally many !
wounded women ana children
"ADANA WAS A HE'LL"
"Adana was "a he'll the bazars were |
looted and set ou fire.
There was continued and unceafing |
shooting ANA killing ln every part Of the /
town and fires ragged bon many grounds |
"Moslems from the nclRhhorhood be- |
gan pouring into the city and not- /
wIthstauding our vehement protests. |
the yau distributed arms Go these mon !
alleging that they were Turkish re-
serves
Mai. DauFhty- Wylle az tho head of /
troops which he compelled doe yaN to |
supply went t0 the rear end of the /
town aud was successful in preventing /
tho Killagors from coming tu Adan1. /
Later. while tho major was attempting /
DO pacIfy the town be- was shot and /
disabled.
Missionaries NJ tho Central Turkish /
mission had assembled for district /
conference on the day of the outbreak /
They received and protected hundreds /
of refugees DOB the American seminary 1
for girlf. aul courtgc0ualy cndeaFored /
60 pacify the warning elements.
AMERICANS KILLED
con Thursday Daniel Miner RoEars /
and Henry Mnurfr American mission /
cuInsfanrea.
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