The Hartford herald., 1915-05-12

family. slaughtered seven different
Kings and their courts. marched
through Asia and left everywhere
trails OF dead. He invaded Greece
and there slaughtered nearly half a
million human beings. then he
marched against Rome with awful
carnage. In his own army he lost
only $4,000 men, but he is thought
to have killed at least twenty times
that number of his enemies.
The Emperor Titus was counted
one OF the greatest soldiers ever
produced by Rome. and for his al
most miraculous slaughter he was
entitled The Joy Of the World" 1"
In the year 20 Titus made Jerusa-
lem a charnel house. II is estimat-
ed that during the siege he killed
2,50O,O00 Jews. Finally those liv-
ing behind the walls of Jerusalem
became so weak they could no lon
ger throw their dead over the walls,
and then Titus marched in with his
victorious army. When the sun set
Titus had killed every man. woman
and child in the place. and his SOL
diers actually waded ankle deep in
blood in the cutters.
One and one-half million troops
were engaged in the battle Of Gau-
gamelica between Alexander and
Darius. Three-quarters of both
armies are said to have been ex-
terminated. This was in 331.
Burgudians under Radagaisus
swept toward Rome in 4O6. They
formed an army of a quarter of
million men and killed every hu-
man being in their line of march.
II is estimated that these Burgu-
dians killed at least 1,OOO,0 900 men,
not to mention women and children.
Stilecho met the gigantic army,
then consisting of 100000 warriors,
and slew every one of them.
Attila the Hun, the "Scourge of
Cod" started from some portion of
Asia in the year 434 with an army
OF 100000 warriors. They laid
all Europe in waste. and chroniclers
declared that during his terrible ca
reer Attila and his men slaughtered
several million of human beings.
the conservative estimate crediting
him with 3,5OO.0OO in eight months.
On the Plains of Chaldon Attila left
by actual count 100000 dead upon
the field.
The Crucades for the recovery of
the holy tomb from the infidels be-
gan in the year 1896 ,and comprises
one of the most terrible dramas in
the history of the world. 1t is esti-
mated that no fewer than 5000, 900 |
human beings were killed during
these crusades. During one crusade
it was decided to send innocent
children to accomplish the deed
which guilty men might not be able
to do. AS a result $4,000 children
were lost at sea, while an equal |
number were killed or made slaves
on land.
Bubonic plague appeared in Eu-
rope in 1902. 1t had started in
Asia, where more than 10000, 900 |
OF human beings perished. After
reaching Europe the plague lasted |
twenty years, and during that Pc
riod 1t carried off 4O,OOO,OOO per-
sons. When it began Norway had a
population of 2,5OO,OO0; when it
ended this great population had
been reduced to fewer than 3OO,-
900.
Black death became epidemic in
Asia and Europe in 1925. In a few
years this black death had carried
of 25.OO0.OOO persons in Europe
and S5,000,OOO in Asia. In streets
and roadways the dead decayed
where they happened to fall. Dur
Ing the 500 years up to this period
the plague is estimated to have kill
ed more than 90O.O0O,OOO human
beings in Europe and Asia.
When the Jews lost the upper
hand in Spain there we're 100000
of them living in that country. They
we're given three days in which to
cave Spain or suffer death. OF the
| 100000 only about 100000 were
lble to flee within the seventy-two
hours and all the others were
laughtered.-[Philadelphia Inquir-
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