The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
AWFUL SCENES
Butcheries That Shock CivIiiza-
ton Described
AUTHENTIC DETAILS

Given by Eye Witnesses Of the Mas
sacreiug Of Christians by Howlir.
Mobs OF Fanatics-Men, Wome,
and Children Dragged From Thei
Homes and Hacked to Death.
The following account of the dis
orders at Adana is given by Rev
Herbert Adams Gibson, mission
ary:
''The entire vilayet Of Adana has
been the scene during the last five
DAYS, of a terrible massacre OF Arme-
mans, the worst ever known in the
history Of the district. The terror
has been universal and the govern
ment is powerless to check the DIS
orders. Adana, the capital Of the
province, has been the storm cen
ter.
conditions have been unset ed
for some time and there has been
animositv between Turks and Arme-
mans owing to the political activi-
ty of the latter and their open pur-
chasing of arms
C-1lrocIov morning 2.
while I was in the market, no
ticed that the Armentans were clos
ing their shops and hurrying to their
homes. An Armenian and a TURK
had been killed during the night and
the corpses were paraded through
their respective quarters. The sight
of the dead inaamed the inhabitants
and crowds a. once began to gather
in the streets armed with STICKS
axes and knives. A few young Ar
menians assembled in the center OF
The covered market and began hrlnS
revolvers into the air. By II O'CLOCK
in the morning the crowd had begun
the looting Of shops.
seThe military commander OF Aoa-
na was by my side in the market
when the firing commenced. He hao
not the courage to endeavor TO ois-
nerse the mob; he returned 10 MS
residence and did not venture OUT
for two days.
William Chambers, fald secretary
of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, proceeded to the koenlk and
fonnd a bowling mob demanding
arms with which to kill the Glaours.
We then went to the telegraph once
TO summon the British consu!. oh
the steps of the building We saw
three Armenians who had been mas
sacred. Their bodies had beeE Inu-
tilsted. While we We're IN the oeie-
granh Office mob burst into the
roono where we were and killed two
Armenians before our eyes. Inc un-
fortunates were supplicating the van
when they were struck down.
eve managed to make our way
into the next room, where We mace
representations to the vail. Ihls ol-
Hcial said he could do nothing. ne
was afraid for his own life ana mace
no attempt to protect US. someho"
we managed to go to the interior o.
the Konak, where we remained al
the side of the government officials
for the next forty-eight hours.
"That afternoon the situation grew
distinctly worse. The Armenians
withdrew to their quarter OF Adana,
which is situated on hill, ana con
verted their houses that held ao-
vantageous positions into fortresses.
Here the fighting went on for TWO
davs, during which the ArmenlanS
succeeded in beating off their IurA-
ish assailents.
"wednesday evening Major
Daushtv-Wvlie, the British vice con-
sui at Mersina, arrived at Aoana sho
established headquarters in the house
Of dragoman of a wealthy resident.
who're many refugees had been re-
ooivad TIE wife Of the British con-
snl who was brought into Adana
,.nder fire on Thursday, tended per
sonallv many wounded women ano
children.
"A6ana was a hell. The bazars
were looted and set on fire. Ihers
was continuous and unceasing shoot
ing and killing in every part OF the
town, and fires ragged in many quar-
tiers.
esMoslen1s from the neighborhoof
began pouring into the city ano
notwithstanding our vehement pro
tests the vail distributed arms &c
these men, alleged they were TURKISH
reserves.
Major Daughtv-Wylie, at the neac
Of troops which he compelled ths
vail to supply, went to the raliroae
end Of the town, and was success1u
in preventing the villagers from com
ing into Adana. Later, "h1le tns
major was attempting to pacify tne
town, he was shot and disabled.
"Missionariss Of the Central TURK
;sh mission had assembled for ols,
trict conference in the center OF Ada
ma on the day Of the outbreak. They
received and protected hundreds OF
refugees in the American seminary
for girls, and courageously endeav-
ored to pacify the warring elements
Thursday Daniel Miner ROBERTS
and Henry Maurer, American ms
sionartes, we're killed under rreacn'
erous circumstances.
"On Friday the Armenlans Fletoeu
e;,ce when there has been httie
numbering.
"Adaua is in a pitable condition
The town has been plllaseo @l'
wrecked and there are thousanuS =
homeless people here without 1leon