The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03
Nureddin Ali S
Burial
By F. A. mitchell


successful. ana large number OF per-
sons implicated III it were to be exc
cutcd. The common method OF killing
poiiticul prisoners was looping off their
heads. but in this case the sultan was
SO cnraged with the revolutionists that
he determined TO hang them. In order
to ret through with the matter and
have il off his mind, the commander of
the faithful ordered that they all be
dismissed of Mt once in Il public place in
order to impress the veupte with the
fact that they had better not try any
more revolutions.
NureGliu Ali. young man of great
promise. had been mixed w in the af.
fair and WAS one of those who were to
no bonra,l. He had only one wife to
mourn his lOsS-un advantage of mo-
noramy-but he had recently married
her, and they loved each other very
dearly. The morning upon which his
execution WAS TO take rlncp she went
TO the prison to bid him goodDy. There
was henrtrending scene. at the end of
which Nurp,ldin said:
"Fatima as soon rs NV body is turn
cd over to Won bury il and cease to
priava for mo Turn rather TO a re-
nevod interest in life. You are Young
and will doubtless marry AGAIN. though
Won may not rs in your first marriage.
procure n whole man to Yourself Pre-
pare a lot in lhe cemetery ut once and
have a grave dug. that all may be
ready"
This caused 4 fresh outburst of tears,
amid which The Young widow to be left
the prison. But after doing so she act
ed upon h.r husbands wishes. going
straight to the cemetery to make prepa-
rations for the interment. She had
scarcely gone when several hundred
prisoners We're mustered in the court of
the prison and marched to the public
gardens for execution. An immense
crowd had gathered 10 witness it, and
the soldiers conducting the prisoners
We're obliged TO use force to make a
way for them. once Mt the place of eX-
ecutlon. they were drawn up III four
before the galIoWS, when the work was
commenced.
those IN the 'front.' rank We're nrSt
ulspatchel, Dut as from hNe 10 ten
minutes We're required 10 hah@ each
man great deal OF time was consum-
ed. tor that reason the killing began
early in the morning When the front
rank had been finished Nured"in. whit
was IN the second rank, IN order to
prolong his life so TAR az possible. man
aged to drop back INTO the thlru.
AS the work Went on the people Kept
pressing against the soldiers, VINO
stood behind the rear rank OF PRISON
erS, and the latter grew tired OF keep
Ing them back The consequence was
that the rear part Of the group Of priS'
oners after awhile became diSarranged
Nureddiu, while the second rank was
being strung up, managed to slip bacl;
into the fourth rank Noticing that
behind it was Il mir@'ing Of guards
and citizens it occurred To him that if
he could get mixed up with the latter
he might possibly slide ont and escape
He wormrd himself back and was
about to take position when a guard
saw him and ordered him to get back
into lie. He did So. but kept his eye
open for another onuotupftv.
More than hundred mon had dan.
rled. and q rroar deal Of time had been
consumed. Every or, was tired eycp,t
those in the crowd which was con.
sr9ntIv cbarrfnr The ru9rJs who
were krpnirr hack fine spectators were
the most tired Of aII Nrreadin fax.
inc ADVANTAGE of tris fact rrio1 og,in
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