Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-29
Conditions in Country Surround
ing Adana Are Simply
Terrible.
EMERGENCY HOSPITALS FULL
Patients Are Suffering from
Wounds, Many Of Them
Being Women.
Practically Entire Armenian Popula-
ton of Place Homeless, Without
Bedding on Clothing

Aduna, Tuesday, April 25--Condltions
ia the country surrounding Adana as
a result OF the recent fanatlcal Moslem
movements upon Tho Christian popula-
tion are terrible. Dead bodies arc lying
out On the fields Numb7rless A-men-
ian farm houses have been burned.
Conditions are most unsauitary and
dysentery Is appearing.
IN THE HOSPITALS.
The emergency hospitals established
here contain 800 patients suffering from
wounds many Of whom are women.
The average number OF wounds 90 each
patient IS four There is great need for
food and medical supplies Practically
the entire Armenian population OF
Adana. 1900 people is homeless. with
out bedding or clothing and the food
supply In the shops is exhausted. Soma
Of the wounded Armenian women have
told Miss Wallace, an English nurse
who is caring for them, that they were
shot by the Moslems because they
screamed when they saw their hus-
bands killed before their eyes Many
Armenian girls were carried on by the
Turks as booty A large number Of
mutilaNd bodies have been found i'm
the houses Of the city.
During the first five days OF the as
orders while fighting. killing and plum
dering was going on on an sides tho
vail OF Adana kept the Turkish troops
in government house day and night
under orders on the sixth day he
ordered them 10 put a stop 20 the tight
ing. which could have been done on the
first day.
A MISSIONARY STORY.
stephen qaowbridge. an American
missionary, said TODAY
zone man IS responsible for the dis
orders here, the vail himself He had
IL IN his power TO suppress laWlessness
and massacre. but deliberately retrained
from doing 50. He said simply we
are not responsible
The better class OF Turks in Adana.
Nj. Trowbridge continued. "the MEM
hors OF the committee OF Union and
progress, are deeply grieved and sad
lened al this dreadful event some ~
them are ready 10 join us ia relief work
for the Arnenians. One hey already
has opened his house to refugees
The American missionaries allowed
no armed Armenians 10 enter the mis-
sion urcmises. They conhscated all
weapons at the entrance 20 their nous
es. During the four days not single
shot was fired from the mission build
ing. Immunity was secured for the
Armenians who had taken shelter with
the Americans upon the condition that
they would give UP all their arms and
this stipulation was strictly carried out
SHOTS FROM THE MISSION.
The only shots fred from the mis-
sion premises were by soldiers. who.
toward the end OF the five days N
lighting. fired from tho mission grounds
and the roof OF tho Seryians head
quarters upon the rioters. Tho soldiers
explained that this was partly TO
communication with the other soldiers
firing from the minarets, The mission
aries have picked "A Mauser bullets
from the walls ~ the girls school Few
civilians had Mausers.
The nuns in a building opposite tho
schools saw an Afghan" throwing
masses OF burning wool soaked In kero-
sene into the grounds OF the American
girls school and al once gave the
alarm n took the missionaries five
hours OF hard work 20 put out the fire.
IL ls probable lAdL lhe urHl eln-
ments Of Adana will demand the cX-
ecution OF the vail. William Chambers,
an American missionary. is caring for
900 refugees in his house and on his
grounds.
one OF The most threatening fea-
lures OF the situation today H. the garb-
age and filth boz the streets, which have
NOT been cleaned for O. week There is
NOT enough water for drinking pur-
poses OF 10 dress the wounds of the
Injured
Tho local authorities have received
plumber from the hooters but none of
/ it has been returned TO the owners.
I There are piles OF loot iu The govern
meut house. Scenes 0f great brutality
occurred iu tho nelghboring towns OF
BaFIche, Dsmanieh and Hamidieh. IN
addition t0 killing the mon. the
Moslems carried OH women and child
rem for slaves
ORDER RESTORED.
Aleppo. Asiatc Turkey Wednesday
April 2-Order has been restored az
DeutrSul where Thousands of refugees
arc crowded in "a miserable plight. The
Armenian race win recover with the
greatest difficulty from tho crushing
ad Dead Bodies 3 .......t.-..,t- Greece .t-
blows of the last fortnight