The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-03

| ILLINOIS,, has WIlltSil hh' iesti'S VI nv
experiences for the mission Doard
during the first days of the massacre
in Adana, when the girls school, TO
which she was atNched, was in the
greatest danger add the lives of the
students were threatened from all
sides. She says;
"Our friends came to school as
usual on Wednesday (April 21) al
though we~heard that there was a
| great deal of unrest in the city. Soon
| firing began and before noon things
| were In such a disturbed condition
that we were afraid to send the day
scholars home. The girls were too
excited to study. We ourselves tried
to 20 on with our annual
meeting. but the reading of
the reports was Interrupted
by the screaming in the streets and
the shooting Two of our Turkish
children we're present and we thought
/ it would be possible to send word OF
our danger by a Turk who had come
to take them home. Accordingly
notes to their father and to the goy-
ernor were written, but there were no
! responses.
CAS- night came on. fires began to
flare up In all directions, and VIC were
fearful that the rioters would break
into the school Finally about 9
o'clock, TO our relief, the English COLI
sui arrived. He had heard of the dis
turbances and had come from Mer-
sina to investigate. The consul Is
Major Daughty Wylie, He could stay
only a moment. but he left three of his
own guard of Turkish soldiers to take
care OF us.
"All through the night we actually
seemed TO be in a state of siege The
three soldiers kept firing their mar
tinis and the fire was returned from
the minaret houses nearby, In the
morning our guard discovered that the
men in the minaret houses, whose fire
they had been returning were Turkish
soldiers and that others who had been
firing upon us were friends whom we
knew by name Finally. in spite of
the fact that the consul had SAID they
!, must remain until he returned, the
guard climbed the wall and ran
| away.
"In the meanwhile, the fires about
the city had increased and the sound
| OF shooting could be heard from every
| point. At last the consul passed. He
was able to spare only one man. Soon
after the consul left us. fires broke
out in the adjacent streets. We had
hung Turkish flags on all sides of the
building, but this did not stop the
thousands engaged in the riots from
firing their weapons. although appar-
emily they were not directed against
Our only safety seemed to be to
check the flames. We women and
girls carried water, while the men cut
down the fences. A shed on the east
side of the street was also torn down.
About this time we were Mortified TO
learn that Mi Rogers and Mr.. Maurer
had been shot. while fighting the fire.
They were brought into our dining
room. MI Maurer already was dead,
and Mr Rogers only lived a few min
utes. The Rev Stephen r. Trowbrldge.
who was near the scene escaped, al
though a bullet glanced off his hat
Our guard Of one man next dis
appeared; things looked pretty dark.
| came to my ROOM where the girls
were seated For me to tell them what
had happened would only cause a
panic so | said: We have done all
we can, now let us pray
Before I had finished praying the
bugle of the conSul's guard and the
Turkish officials, whom he was pa
trolling sounded in the street
Unfortunately, he could not spare
a guard for us. but promised to send
one Immediately. II was a terrible
situation; women and girls practically
alone in the building; murderous.
bloodthirsty mob outside, with knife
and bullet for the ArmenianS. To add
10 the misery there was the dead on the
floor below and the widow of one of
them, Mrs. Rogers, with an infant,
ten 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 British consul had
promised us a guard. but none came.
The following day we learned that
Major Daughty- Wylie had been shot
III the arm
THAT night young men from the
Gregorlan and Protestant churches
patrolled the streets around the 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 Armen
ians. a steady fire was kept Nd 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
below: We are brothers. don't fre +.
and asked them 10 send one man IN
confer with representative of our
side.
This was agreed to, but In place of
one man hundreds started to come
They demanded that we give I'D our
arms, but with that angry mob this
meant certain death. Finally Mr.
Trowbridge talked with them from n
window. This. too failed. The great
est danger. of course, was for the girls
and We decided TO take them to Mr.,
Chambers house. Seemingly with.
QUE fear. they marched out in order
TWO by two. across the street to tho
house OF Miss Wallace. the English
nurse. where they arrived ia safety
i cannot describe the crowd tbo
noise and confusion in this house and
yards. Refugees crowded everywhere
Alr, Trowbridge returned from Tho
school TO say that tho only hone of