Chapter XXX: General Survey

Statistics of Massacre and Pillage--Where Does the Responsibility
Rest?--The Turks; Fear, Ferocity, Outrage--The Armenians; Ambition,
Lack of Preparation, Unwisdom of Huntchagists--The European Powers;
Jealousy, Ambition, Cowardice--The Sultan; Alliance with Reactionary
Party, Difficult Position, Individual Care of Minutiæ--Latest
Development of Most Terrible Persecution 552

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE _Frontispiece._

VIEW OF MOUNT ARARAT 17

GENERAL VIEW OF THE GARDENS OF VAN 18

A KURDISH ENCAMPMENT 35

TURKISH PEASANT FAMILY 36

THE HAMIDIEH MOSQUE 53

TURKISH DERVISH 54

TURKISH PEASANT 71

GROUP OF MOUNTAINEERS 72

KURDISH SHEIK 89

GROUP OF XEIBECKS 90

ARMENIAN WOMAN 107

AN EVANGELICAL ARMENIAN CHURCH 108

KURDISH MOUNTAIN VILLAGE 125

A TURKISH VILLAGE SHEIK 126

THE CITY OF BRUSA 143

LAND WALLS OF CONSTANTINOPLE 144

BRIDGE OF BOATS ACROSS THE LOWER TIGRIS 161

VILLAGE OF REED HUTS IN LOWER MESOPOTAMIA 162

A KHAN, OR CARAVANSARY 179

A DOME VILLAGE IN NORTHERN MESOPOTAMIA 180

GENERAL VIEW OF CONSTANTINOPLE 197

VIEW OF ADRIANOPLE 198

GROUP OF ARMENIAN YOUNG MEN 251

THE CITY OF MARSOVAN IN ASIA MINOR 252

SULTAN OF TURKEY 269

AUDIENCE AT THE PALACE 270

ROBERT COLLEGE 287

THE BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL IN SMYRNA 288

CIRCASSIAN OFFICER IN THE SULTAN’S ARMY 305

SLAUGHTER OF THE ARMENIANS AT SASSUN 306

GATEWAY OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT AT CONSTANTINOPLE 359

THE CITY OF TREBIZOND 360

THE CITY OF HARPUT IN EASTERN TURKEY 377

THE CITY OF AINTAB 378

THE CITY OF GUMUSHKHANE 395

VIEW IN THE CITY OF TABRIZ 396

COUNCIL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN REGARDING
THE ARMENIAN QUESTION 413

SQUARE OF THE ATMEIDAN 414

BRITISH FLOTILLA 431

MASSACRES OF THE ARMENIANS 449

LOOTING IN STAMBOUL 467

MASSACRE IN STAMBOUL 485

IMPRISONING ARMENIANS 494

SCENE OF SLAUGHTER 510

AFTER THE SLAUGHTER 526

BURYING THE ARMENIANS 543

VIEW OF MOUNT ARARAT. This is taken from a celebrated
painting, not from a photograph, but is, perhaps, even better than a
photographic view as it sets out the peculiar nature of the country. In
the foreground is a caravan of camels such as is found less and less
frequently, most of the merchandise being now carried upon mules or
horses, or in wagons.]

GENERAL VIEW OF THE GARDENS OF VAN. The hill in the
background is the Acropolis, occupying the site of the ancient city,
which dates back beyond the time of Christ. The light trees in the
foreground are poplars, which are planted in numbers where there are
streams, to furnish timber for the houses.]