The Washington times., 1918-10-27

held against us and probably cause Q massacre.
Finally Horatoune Yegarian who had been student
at Erzeroum, said he would sacrifice himself He asked
there were not two other who would give them
selves. Two whose wives had died and who had
daughters at once said they were willing Many women
embraced them. HOratOune was standing me- and
"Don weep for me little girl he said to me. Every
Armenian in the world should be glad to give himself for
his people," Then he kissed me- and think his kiss
the kiss of God.
The three men said they would stay and work in the
field for the Turks and they let rs have wster-al
could drink and carry away.
When we reached the city Of Severig, half way to
Ourfa, had not had water for four days There
three open wells side Of Severeg and they feed
artificial lake, which was filed when we arrived.
Some Of our women were parched they threw them.
selves into the lake and drowned Others could not wait
until they reached the lake. and jumped into the wells
So many did this they ehoked the wells and the Turks
who had out to meet had to pull them out. We
who had kept crowded around those who
pulled out and moistened our tongues from their wet
clothes.
After we left Severeg fever attacked our party.
Every day many died by the wsyde The Zapeths rode
distance away from US, and when any of the
dropped behind they would shoot them The fever
parehed the throats of those who suffered from badly
that when to the next group of houses where
there well the braved the guns Of the Turks
and Zaptieths and rushed up to them.
After that the Zaptieths wary of prosecuting
much but we paid the penalty Shetan Deress
DEVILS Gorge which reached the twenty-thir
day out Of Dyarbekir
Wnen all entered gorge the LapCleLna
left their horses and climbed and opened fire upon
We were trapped could not turn back and
could not escape The Zaptieths picked of all the
From early morning until dark they continued shooting
down from the walls of the gorge and at each shot
fell When evening came all had been killed or mortaly
wounded.
When night fell the Zaptieths down and began
killing women with their knives and bayonets They
picked out the older first and all these
dead When the lighted up the gorge the Zaptehs
picked out the young married women-or those who had
been married but now were widows-and amused them
selves by mutilatng them. They would not kill them
outright but would cut off their fingers their hands,
their breasts Of they tore out their eyes, When
dawn only those who had succeeded in hiding behind
rocks who young and might be sold to Turks
the opportunity arose. alive. During the next
day counted and there were only 160 left of the 1000
who left Diyarbekir with me.
Now that so few the Zaptieths made US march
faster, and nearly all young they
cruel to u.s. 1 was glad that morning when discovered
that the lady who had let march with her had survived
She had hid during the night and had saved her little girl
too But my gladness for her became The
little girl taken with the fever that day. The next
day she could not walk any more When the Zapteths
discovered she suffering from the fever they
manded the mother to leave her at the roadside The
mother laid the little girl down. but she could not leave
the little when it held out its and cried to her.
Zaptieth up with his bayonet pointed ready to
kill the mother and pulled her away and eomfOred her.
Every step two the mother would look back until we
could not see her little girl any
That night dreamed of my mother and my little
brothers and sisters who thought be dead by this
time. But God had saved them for me-fOr little while.
61onttnued SuadaSl