New-York tribune., 1909-05-02
TELLS OF ADAN.4 MURDER
Missionary Gires Acc0unt of Killing
Of Rogers and Maurer.

q missionary of the American Board OF Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions was the only Ameri-
can or European to witness the killing Adana
OF D. NJ Rogers and Henry Maurer, fellow mis-
slonaT1es. He has the following account Of
The occurrence, dated Adana april % TO repre-
sentatves Of the Grand NizeI, and he has written
Il out also for the mission board at home. Mr..
| IIoN bridge says:
tirlng and fighting began Oh April Il between
HIosIeIns ana Almenlans which resulted d
-. "a - reSua!ueS on both sides BY niShtfaIl II
elSI districts Of the city covered 10y clouds
StToht, winch rolled out FAR into the country where
kII44eyardS ana country houses also were burning
- an 1-siI long the reports of firearms rang
iinnarets. windows with shutters and other am
ger0e MEte used The most persistent and dan
fr.. fr, usllI@ue came from one of the nlharets on
'--g I,u DpIutl oi the Armenian quarter.
spread To such extent that We were obliged 10
;I "aGA closely the enHirons of the building the
DeIs. All the streets Were deserted and the firng
from amtuscades was kept up ali the morning
IItSh outbuTst Of smoke near the girls school
@@aoMeu Iiial We were threatened by fire The wind
tanned the flames and drove them from house to
mouse In direction Mr. Roger, v.;s Guarding
fbe s sf ot MISS Wallace and the dispensary across
iaI- S eg' rom the school 1t was clear tuat the
ia d. - SCHOOL . building of brick and wood, III
jecfin Woo St,' @ Ile morning IN ripping OFF pro
,a,,,. u ana lile poIcn posts. II soon be
t4,rIC 'N1utIJ ttat dirept efforts TO put the
ra LINES G must be undertaken Up to tnat time 10
one aaa dared To 90 the streets because Of tie
49, tIool'Hs rom one end by Mosems and from the
the Buildings on irS - e I'''s l' houses opposite
IN NJ Maurer ana l took a crowbar and an axe
- taoSStu the street 10 destroy the wooden
tween the ires ana tn zirls+ school We carried
tfsrSoso ~ @aie!, which We threw wherever We saw
sr5.I, AL tins nme there had been no sign Of any
stop the roting pilagfnl and bIIri',,, M .ir ~
~ l.litsit4i mad appeared had any pamps
The only news We i IN -it + p5 nI"uthl 1 oIi.
ing rifle IRE non he ' U ne soqrffs was t}e gal
parently was dre'tc7 il az a., ~, MS - StUg'iii-, ,
meuians were resis1ir- I,- q, r.,,,-7y - 0 ~
When I first climbed To the roofs near the flames
firing them but had ron,a -, work a,-afret rha
flames they irvr.ero5 - e. ,I ii Io
Then three TlIrLs a,.s-i l'-'' - H. H. vi fri, -
Of Jas5 across the street and after assuring me
work of plunder Tar 81 bt 'f 6o1 'i f Vel e ' r
teced position vas n i,aaI 3Isar,f IL n %gt-atr
protect them WIZ I'M ms Tte Ana ring LTeque9'y go 70
denly on my left, but perceiyng my purpose they
In the me- 7ssn NO til gFiloer,i, H. 7r nh, ,,5 be,,
]ss[TSihg ] Waer in pals from The yard Of the girls
burning fieTeeig- a q li oie - f -
ra tr7,o-t - ,Ht WORKED WIN pans yI 49,.
seemed seemed TINT that we must have help, We repeatedy
ing aTo,J 81 [Ldl ~ su-ls men NJ w - i -
MoSlein fire, To put away their arms and some and
pressed Ijr%,, ,, ne ne 81 "a 7,a " Ioss
Of the building but the peIiIous situation in which
peI american friends, the hundreds OF CHRISTIAN
Fslugees and the eighty school girls would md
bar 80 aIIec!t9n there as ionE ana Sno4ting.
esant Gfre8 o3 FSSe fz p22y a15 M @ aen Ff this
for 9U we cane me P9cE to the schoo ana asked @
been in Miss WaIiace.s house. and did not know
how close the FIRE had come He carried water
- n , I1l,r lor' l!Iee times Nj MtuTer was using
the roof. was pouring water on places Just catching
nref rlz We had thus worked 4 considerahio time
Arrneniars ar rLt "tbar a,7j ~ +},a ctraet hega1
firing on the houses where the looters were at
work. suddenly two shots rang out not more than