Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-04

for their homes. To add to the misery,
there were the dead on the floor below
and the widow of one of them, Mrs.
Rogers, with her infant, 10 weeks old,
to comfort.
The flames we had been lighting
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
the afternoon and evening passed and
none came. We could not understand
it, The following day we learned that
Major Daughty- Wylie had been shot
in the arm.
Great Mob Plumbers.
That night young men from the
Gregorian and Protestant communities
patrolled the streets around our build
ing. The situation was grave. A great
crowd. composed of soldiers, zabties,
bashi- bazouks and rabble, bent on
plundering, had gathered at the rear of
our house for an attack. Our only de-
pendence was a self-appointed guard
of young Armenians. A steady fire was
kept UP on both sides. That on the
part Of our young men was intended
only to frlghten the crowd, and if pos
stble to drive them away. Our Ar
menians called to those below: we are
brothers: don't fire. and asked them
to send one man to confer with a rep
resentative of our side.
This was agreed to. but in place of
one man hundreds started to come.
They demanded that we give UP our
arms, but. with that angry mob, this
| meant certain death Finally Mr..
| Trowbridge talked with them from a
| 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
out fear they marched out in order,
| one and two, across the street to the
house of Miss Wallace. the English
nurse, then through hole in the wall,
which had been opened for emergency,
and through the yard out into the
street again, where they reached the
Refugees Crowd Yard.
IT cannot describe the crowd, the
noise and confusion in this house and
! yard Refugees covered everywhere
Both house and court apparently had
been overlooking with refugees before
our arrival. and we added to the num-
Der more than hundred from our
house and about eighty girls and
teachers. Our girls and teachers were
calmest of all.
"Mr. Trowbridge returned from the
school to say that the only hope fol
safety to any Americans seemed to DC
to return to the school, staying there
alone. separated from the Armenians
He declared that we were powerless tc
have the Armenans. 1t seems thai
after we left the school Miss Wallace
Mr.. Chambers and young Aremeniar
preacher .attemnted to cross the stree
from Miss Wallace's to the school. JUS
at this time mob rushed around the
corner The Infatuated Turks recog'
nized the preacher as an Armenian
and although Mr.. Chambers threw hi
arms about him and did all In hi
power to save the mans life. they sho
him dead Not single Armenian
would they leave alive, the assassin
Ishouted as Mr.. Chambers dragged thu
body Of the murdered preacher int
the building. You can see how power
less we were"
Miss Webb relates how Mr.. Trow
bridge persuaded four zabties to g.
with him to the government house t.
demand protection. Two of them de
serted him on the way, declaring tina
J they were afraid of being killed b,
Armenians Everything was confusion
at the government house, and after
long delay a detachment of $50 troop
was dispatched to their relief. In con
Guiding her narrative, Miss Webb says
II forgot to say that the Britis
consul sent message to the Governo
on Friday that If this thing was no
| stopped he would demand of the gov
eminent and the commander OF tn
troops satisfactory explanation
Whether or not they were powerless t
stop the dread ful work before this
do not know, but anyway. then 1T wa
stopped"
Thirteen Hanged in Turkey.
Constantinople, May 3.-Thirteel
civilians and soldiers sentenced by tn
, military court to death for murde
: were hanged this morning. Majo
Youssef Hisson and three other me
who killed the Syrian deputy. Emi
$ Mohammed Arslan in front Of the pa
e lament building, were executed on tn
spot where they committed the crime
. Five others were hanged at the Ell
: trance of the ministry of war an
n three men at STEAMBOAT at the end {
g Galata bridge. Among the latter
: : said to be Mourod, editor of tn
newspaper Nizam.
d SECOND PEACE CONGRESS
n Is ON IN CHICAGO