The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-12-23
Nureddin Ali S
Burial
By F. A. Mitchell

sons implicated In 1t were to be exc
political prisoners was looping or their
heads, but in this case the sultan was
so enraged with the revolutionists that
he determined to hang them. In order
to get through with the matter and
have 1t off his mind, the commander OF
the faithful ordered that they all be
disposed of at once in public place In
order to impress the people with the
fact that they had better not try any
more revolutions.
Nureddin All, young man of great
promise bad been mixed up In the af-
fair and was one of those who were to
be hanged. He had only one wife to
mourn his loss-an advantage of mo-
nogamy-but he had recently married
her. and they loved each other very
dearly. The morning upon which his
execution was to take place she went
to the prison to bid him goodby. There
was heartrending scene, at the end of
which Nureddin said:
"Fatima as soon as my body Is turn
ed over to you. bury 1t and cease to
grieve for me. Turn rather to re-
newed interest in life. You are young
and will doubtless marry again, though
you may not. as in your first marriage,
procure a whole man to yourself. Pre-
pare lot in the cemetery at once and
have a grave dug. that all may be
ready"
This caused a fresh outburst of tears,
amid which the young widow to be left
the prison. But after doing so she act
ed upon her husbands wishes, going
straight to the cemetery to make prepa-
rations for the interment. She had
scarcely gone when several hundred
prisoners were mustered in the court of
the prison and marched to the public
gardens for execution. An immense
crowd had gathered to witness it. and
the soldiers conducting the prisoners
were obliged to use force to make a
way for them. Once at the place of ex-
ecution. they were drawn up in four
ranks. some sixty men in each rank
before the gallows. when the work was
i commenced
{ Those in the front rank were first
j., dispatched, but as from five to ten
: minutes were required to hang each
man great deal Of time was consum-
? ed. For that reason the killing began
l early In the morning. When the front
rank had been finished Nureddin, who
; was in the second rank, in order t.
:. prolong his life so far as possible. man
aged to drop back into the third.
AS the work went on the people KEEP
= pressing against the soldiers. whC
2 stood behind the rear rank of prison
I ers, and the latter grew tired of keep
e ing them back The consequence was
: that the rear part of the group of pris
e oners after awhile became disarranged
Nureddin. while the second rank wai
+ being strung up. managed to slip bacl
I into the fourth rank. Noticing tina
behind it was mingling of guards
. and citizens, it occurred to him that i
: he could get mixed up with the latte
d he might possibly slide out and escape
O He wormed himself back and wa
= about to take position when a guart
saw him and ordered him to get bacl
into line. He did SO, but kept his ey
open for another opportunity
More than a hundred men had dan
gled. and great deal of time had beel
consumed. Every one was tired excep
:, those in the crowd. which was con
o stantly changing. The guards. VIII
b were keeping back the spectators. wer
# the most tired of all. Nureddin. tax
Y. ing advantage of this fact, tried agai
4 to get back among the citizens an
IL this time succeeded Without wal
l. ing he turned his face to the real
y pushed aside fat woman and an cage
40 boy and In twinkling was lost anon
l. the sea of beings about the gallows.
o. Meanwhile Fatima had gone to til
a. cemetery to make arrangements fo
If her husbands interment. She ha
ee bought small lot and had ordered
u coffin, which was delivered at the cen
le etery, for the authorities had informe
y her that her husbands body would /
= turned over to her there.
+ Fatima was standing beside the gray
- watching men open it. They had sun
Iv 1t midway. The coffin was Resin
as beside 1t. Suddenly the poor woma
" was astonished to see her husband COZ
OF ing toward her. Supposing the appar
Ill ton was the ghost of Nureddin, WI
g had been executed. and was coming
be laid away, she fell In faint II
gravediggers, muttering Allah, d
liz fend us!' leaped from the grave al
were about to run away when Nure
ne din called to them in the name Of Il
IL prophet to bury him or they would
eternally damned. Fatima came ba'
of to consciousness, and Nureddin, TAXI
'e her in his arms, told her hurriedly no
rs he had escaped and begged her to s
'u that he was buried with a breathil
space left above him In order that
might escape detection.
~ Taking up the coffin, he placed it In {
half opened grave and got into 1t, al
"a Fatima, who by this time had recO
70 cred something of her equanimity, p
RS the cover on it loosely. Then she
RS rected the gravediggers to throw