The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-07
WRITES THRILLING TALE
oe rHE RECENT SIEGE AND MAS
sAcRE IN ADANA.
AMERICAN MISSIONARIES STORY
NJ Of Young Girls Protected by
Brave Americans From Mob
OF Fanatic Turks.
AMERICAN MISSIONARIES STORY

Adana Gable. MISS flLdDtlh ,
MN "A missionary of the American
81 naord from Bunker Hill, ILL.,. has writ
- narrative OF her experiences for
~ mission board during the first day
- re- massacres in Adana. when the
gtris' school TO which she was at
,sched was in the greatest danger
III ne lives OF the students were
n threatened from all sides. She says.
rOnr friends came TO school as usu-
II IN Wednesday. Although we heard
4 ,b.t there was a good deal OF unrest
!" the civ we went on with our pre-
,srations for school entertainment
wbirb was TO be held the next day.
soon firing began In the city and
4 hefnre noon things were in such dis
mrbed condition that we were afraid
u send the day scholars home. The
/ irfs were TOO excited to study. as
/ moro was a constant sound OF firing
" ourselves tried TO go one with our
| annual meeting, but the reading Of
nv rcnorts was interrupted by the
. screaming in the streets and the shoot
Ing
-As night came on fires began 10
eare mo I'M all directions. and we were
fearful that the rioters would break
inro the school buildings. Finally
about p o'clock. there came a knock at
the gate and in walked the English
consul. You can imagine our relief
4, SIGHT Of him. He had heard OF the
disturbance. and had come from Mer-
sina 10 investigate. The consul is Mai
pauehty-Wylie He could stay only a
moment. hut he left three of his own
guard Oi Turkish soldiers TO take care
Of us
.Al through the night we actually
seemed 10 be in a state OF siege. The
rrce soldiers kept firing their mar
tinis ana the fire was returned from
fhe minaret houses nearby Finally
In sfite of that fact that the consul
hal said they must remain until he
returned. The guard insisted that they
should leave We urged them 10 stay
flf they climebd the wall and ran
away
VIM the meantime the fires about
tie city had increased and the sound
az shooting could be heard from every
p0ut AZ last the consul passed He
Was able 20 spare only one man. but
thought This would be more useful
Than The other three. Soon after the
consul left ms fires started in the adj
acent streets and unless something
VAS done speedily our school build
ING must be destroyed We had hung
Turkish flags on all sides OF the build
ing but this did not stop the thou
sands engaged in the riots from firing
their weapons. although apparently
they were not directed against MS.
a new misfortune overlook MS
our guard Of one man disappeared.
things looked pretty dark 1t was a
terrible situation: women and girls
practically alone in the building.
murderous. bloodthirsty mob outside.
with knife and bullet for the Armen-
ians ana the torch for their homes
That night young men from the
Greeorian and protestant communi-
ties patrolled the streets around our
building The situation was grave
A great crowd composed OF soldiers.
Zahties Rashibazooks and rabble.
hent on plundering. had gathered at
ne rear OF our house for an attack.
our only dependence was a seis-ap-
pointed guard Of young Armenians. A
steady fire was kept mp on both sides.
that on the part Of our young men
was intended only TO frighten the
crowd and II possible 10 drive them
away
our Armenians called 10 those be-
loN We are brothers. don't fire and
asked them TO send one man 20 con
Ter with a representative of our side.
MS was agreed to- but in place
q one man hundreds started to come
lnoy demanded that we give up our
arms but with that angry mob this
meant certain death. Finally Mr.
Irowbridge talked with them from a
window This. too, failed
ne greatest danger. Of course.
was Tor the girls. and we decided 10
iake them 10 the Chambers house.
seemingly without fear they marched
olt in order. two and two. across the
street io the house OF Miss Wallace.
We English nurse. then through a
noe I'D the wall which had been
opened for emergency. through the
Nafi ont into the street again. where
'Afy reached the Chambers gate.
seems that after we left the
school Miss Wallace. Mr.. Chambers
am 2 Young Armenian preacher at
,rmnted 20 cross the street from Miss
Maiacc's TO the school Just M this
-ine 2 mob rushed around the corner.
lhe Infatuated Turks recognized the
preacher as an Armenian. and. al
lnNneh Mr. Chambers threw his arms
aNolt nim and did all in his power TO
saNe 'he mans life. they shot him
Nm concluding her narrative. Miss
forgot TO say that the British
NohsNi sent a message 10 the Govern
" on Friday, that II this thing was
wv stopped he would demand Of the
o''fnment and the commander of
Olg iroons. a satisfactory explanation.
i. neither or not they were 0ower-
,f % stop the dreadful work before
,His ! % not know, but anyway. then
was stopped"
,sSS Webb was sent to Turkey in
' OF the American Board OF Com
oncrs for Foreign Missions She
as porn az Bunker Hill. III. and
m'er moved to Missouri she & a
aauate Of Drury College, Springfield.
Mehi9anders Thirsty Now.
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