Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
Corpses of Victims of Massacre Float
Down to the Sea.
WOMEN KILLED FOR SCREAMING
Pitiable Stories Told by Wounded
Armenians Taken to Hospitals.
ADANA IN GREAT NEED OF AID
Responsibility for Awful Massacre is
Fixed on Turkish Soldiers ana
OmciaIs--wOmen Are CRr-
ried on.

MERSINA, Asiatic Turkey, April 9.-Two
battalions of Turkish troops arrived here
today 1t is understood strong detach-
ment will at once be sent up country TO
Hadjin to effect the relief Of the American
women missionaries there who for nearly
fortnight have been besieged in their
mission house by horde Of fanatical MO
hammedan tribesmen OF the surrounding
country.
The river that empties into the sea here
is carrying down many bodies OF men,
women and children. They undoubtedly
were thrown into the river from the coun-
try above the city.
CONSTANTINoPLE April "a tele-
gram received here today from Adana says
the fighting which began there again last
Sunday continued for two days, that ter
rible fire was destroying the Christian
quarter of the city and that further et-
forts were being made to stamp out the
Armenian population
A subsequent message said the fire had
been extinguished.
The first communication was from
Stephen r. Trowbridge, a missionary or
the American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions. 1t probably is dated
April 81. 1t says:
"The fighting which began again in
Adana Sunday night. has continued for two
days. A terrible fire is destroying the
Christian quarters of Adana and an effort
| is being made to stamp out the Armenians.
The local officials refuse to furnish US
with a sufficient guard. No attempt has
been made to put out the fire, The last
resort for us and the English will be to
retire to Mersina, we are still In daily
| danger.
! please inform Washington and Boston"
Women Killed for Screaming.
| ADANA, Asatic Turkey, Saturday, April
A-The emergency hospitals established
here contain 800 patients suffering from
wounds many Of whom are women. The
average number of wounds to each patient
] is four There is great and immediste need
! for food and medical supplies. Practically
| the entire Armenian population Of Adana'
$1,000 people, is homeless, without bedding
or clothing, and the food supply in the
shops Is exhausted
Some of the wounded Armenian women
have told Miss Wallace. English nurse
| who is caring for them. that they were
shot by the NIoslems because they screamed
when they saw their husbands killed before
their eyes. Many Armenian girls were car
| REG OH Dy the TURKS as DOoNN' n ioi sc
number of mutilated bodies have been
found in the houses Of the city.
During the first five days of the dis
orders while fighting, killing and plunder-
/ ing was going on all sides, the vail of
Adana kept the Turkish troops in govern
ment houses day and night. under orders.
| On the sixth day he ordered them to stop
fighting. which could have been done on
| the first day.
Stephen Trowbridge. an American mis-
4 sionary. said today:
OmciaI Held Responsible.
| zone man is responsible for the disorders
here. the vail himself. He had it in his
| power TO suppress lawlessness and mas
| sacre, but deliberately refraned from doing
| So He said simply we not responsible.
THE better class of Turks in Adana. -
Mr.. Trowbridge continued, "the members
OF the committee of union and progress
are deeply grieved and saddened at these
dreadful events. Some of them are ready
| to join us in relief work for the Armenians
One hey already has opened his house to
refugees"
The missionaries have picked fourteen
| Mauser bullets from the walls of the girls
school. Few civilians had Mausers.
It is probable the best elements OF Adana
will demand the execution of the vail
One of the most threatening features OF
the situation today is the garbage and
filth in the streets, which have not beer
cleaned for a week. There is not enough
water for drinking purposes or 10 dress tn,
wounds of the injured.
Scenes Of great brutality occurred in tn,
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