The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-05-03

down the fences. A shed on the east
side of the street was also torn down.
About this time we were horritied to
learn that Mr.. Rogers and Mr.. Maui
rer had been shot, while fighting the
fire. They We're brought into our din
ing room. Mr.. Maurer already was
dead and Mr.. Rogers only lived few
minutes. The Rev. stephen r. Camp
bridge, who was near them at the
time, escaped, although a bullet took
off his hat.
"Our guard of one man next disap-
peared things looked pretty dark. l
| came to my room, where the girls
were seated. For me to tell them
what had happened would only cause
a panic, so 1 said:
1--WE have done all we can, now
let us pray
Before I had finished praying we
heard the bugle of the consuls guard
and the Turkish officials who were
patrolling sounded in the street,
Situation Terrible.
"Unfortunately he could not spare
a guard for us, but promised to send
/ one Immediately. 1t was terrible
| situation; women and girls practical
| ly alone in the building; murderous,
bloodthirsty mob outside with knife
and bullet for the Armenians. To add
| to the misery there were the dead
| on the floor below and the widow of
one of them, Mrs. Rogers, with an
infant, 10 weeks old, to comfort. The
, flames we had been fighting finally
died out, but fires could be seen in
all parts of the city and the sound
of shooting was constant. The Brit
ish consul had promised us guard,
but none came. The following day
we learned that Major Daughty-
Wylie had been shot in the arm.
"rhat night young men from the
| Gregorian and Protestant conference
| patroled the streets around our build
ing. The situation was grave. A
great crowd composed of soldiers and
others bent on plundering had gath
cred at the rear of our house for an
attack Our only defendant was a
self-appointed guard of young Ar
menians. A steady fire was kept up
on both sides, but that of our young
men was intended only to frighten
the crowd and if possible to drive
| them away.
Our Armenians called to those be-
low, we are brothers, don't fire, and
asked them to send one man to confer
with a representative of our side.
| This was agreed to, but in placing
one man, hundreds started to come.
They demanded that we give up our
arms, but with that angry mob this
meant death. Finally Mr.. Trowbridge
| talked with them from window.
This, too, failed. The greatest dan
ger, of course, was for the girls and
we decided to take them to Mr.. Cham
bers' house. Seemingly without fear,
they marched out in order, two and
two, across the street to the house of
Miss Wallace, the English nurse,
where they arrived in safety.
IT can't describe the crowd, the
noise and confusion in this house
and yard. Refugees crowded every
where.
Preacher Murdered
Mr. TroWbridge returned from the
school to say that the only hope of
safety to any Americans seemed to be
to return TO the school, staying there
alone separated from the Armenians.
After we left the school, Miss Wal
lace, Mr.. Chambers and young Ar
menian preacher attempted to cross
the street from Miss Wallace's to the
school, Just at this time a mob
rushed around the corner. The in
furiated Turks recognized the preacher
as an Armenian and although Mr.
Chambers threw his arms about him
they shot him dead. Not a single
Armenian would they leave alive, the
assassins shouting as Mr.. Chambers
dragged the body of the murdered
preacher into the building
Miss Webb related how Mr.. TroW-
bridge persuaded four zabites to &C
with him to the government house to
demand projections. Two of them de-
serted him on the way, declaring they
were afraid of being killed by assas-
sins. Everywhere was confusion al
the government house and after a
long delay a detachment of $50 troops
was dispatched to their relief.
In concluding her narrative, Miss
Webb says:
"The British consul sent message
to the governor on Friday that il
this thing was not stopped he wout
demand of the government and the
commander of The troops a satisfac'
, tory explanation. Whether or no
they were powerless to stop the dread
l'ul work before this, do not know
, but anyway it was then stopped
J, Miss Elizabeth Webb, who gives thu
vivid narrative of the fighting a
Adana, was sent to Turkey in 1SS
| by the American board of commits
, sioners for foreign missions. She wa
, born at Bunker Hill, ILL.,, and late
; moved to Missouri. She is a grad
uate of Drury college. Springfield, Mo