The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-05-07

floor below, and the widow of one .
them, Mrs. Rogers, with her infant
ten weeks old, to comfort.
Patrol Arou~d Building.
The flames we had been fightino
finally died out. but fires could be see
in all parts of the city and the SCUM
Of shooting was constant. The Britis !
consul had promised us a guard be
the afternoon and evening passed ar
none came. We could not understan;
it. The following day we learned tha
Major Daug ughty-Wylie had been shot i
the arm.
That night Young men from the
Gregorian and Protestant Communitiea
patrOlled the streets around the builG
ing. The situation was grave. A grea-
crowd composed Of soldiers, Sabtie g
Bashi BaZooks ard rabble, bent @
n]undering. had gathered at the rear
of our house for an attack
Our only defence was a self a,
pointed guard Of young Armenians !
steady fire was kept up on both sider
that on the part of our young men Wa
to frighten the the crowd, and, if pos
sible to drive them away. Our A.
menians called to those below: We
are brothers: don't fire. and askc7
them to send one man to confer witt
representative Of our side
This was agreed to, but in plac ,
OF one man, hundreds started to cone
They demanded that we give up cr-
arms, but with that angry mob, TIL"
meant certain death. Finally. Mr.. Trov-
bridge talked with them from a wi,
dow; this. too, failed.
The greatest danger, Of cours-
was for the girls, and we decided tr
take them to Mr. Chalmers houso
Seemingly without fear, they marche
out in order. two and two. across til"
street to the house of Miss Wallacc
the English nurse. and then throup',
hole in the wall which had bee
opened for emergency, through tha
yard out into the street again. where
they reached the Chambers gate.
Il cannot describe the crowd. to
noise and confusion in this house ar
yard. Refugees covered everywhero
Roth house and court. apparently haf-
been overfiowing with refugees l..
fore our arrival but We added to II.
number more than hundred from Or
house, and about eighty girls az
teachers. Our girls and teachers we. 9
calmest of all
Preacher Shot Dead.
"Mr. Trowbridge returned from tn =
school to say that the only hope f.
safety to any Americans seemed
be to return to the school stayir
there alone, separated from the A.,
menians. He declared that we wer@
poWerless to save the Armenians. II
seems that after We left the schp-
Miss Wallace. Mr.. Chambers. and
young Armenian preacher at.empte
to cross the street from Miss We
lace's to the school Just at tn;
time a mob rushed around the corrc
The infuriated Turks recognized tr !,
preacher as an Armenian. and :
though Mr.. Chambers threw his arr
about him and did all in his power
save the mans life, they shot h
dead. Not a single Armenian did tbo-
leave alive. The assasins shouted -
Mr.. Chambers dragged the body &c
the murdered preacher into the but
ing. You can see how powerlessa -
WERE"
MISS Webb relates how Mr.. TrO'~-
bridge persuaded four Zabties to g
with him to the government house
demand protection. Two of wh~-.,
deserted him on the way declari
that they Were afraid of being kill
by Armenians. Everything was :,
confusion at the government houe.
and after long delay detachme-
OF $50 troops We're dispatched to tl~
relief. Concluding her narrative. M;r.,
Webb says:
Il forgot to say that the Brit
consul sent message to the Govern
on Friday that if this thing did -
stop he would demand of the COVE
ment satisfactory explanat;cy
Whether or not they were powerle
to stop the dreadful work before tt'q
do not know, but anyway, it w e
stopped. We hear, and it seems or =
possible, that because Of the distr,-
bance in Constantinople. The e
cials in Adana did not know VIII:
side to join. so they simply let thi,,
take their course, and permitted II
Turks and Armenians to fight it c.,
between them