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Show HORRORS OF THE II MASSACRE New York, Nov. 9. Their minds filled with the horror of three months of existence in the war zone, the destruction de-struction of their $50,000 olive plantation planta-tion and unspeakable cruelty at the hands of the Turks, an American and his wife made their escape in a small boat on the open sea. Mr. and Mrs. Eitel J. Mallmatinas drifted for a week without food or shelter. They ran across a British mine sweeper and, half crazed by the hardships of their voyage, begged the captain either to rescue or shoot thorn. They arrived here aboard the San Gulglielmo from Naples. Mallmatinas is only 37 years of age, but he looked 50 as he walked down the gang-plank. His hair turned white In the five days he was imprisoned in a dungeon in Smyrna. His wife Is but 23 years of age, but she appears to bo a woman of 40, after her harrowing experience. Mallfatinas was born In Greece, but came to this country and was naturalized natural-ized in 1907. He served a year and a half in a cavalry regiment here, then married Miss Bertha Bellman and went to Serdlacny, in Asiatic Turkey, and bought an olive grove. Three months ago Turkish troops stripped his trees for fuel. His horses were confiscated and when his house was searches for hidden guns and a few antiquated relics of rifles wore found, his wife was beaten until unconscious un-conscious and he was thrown into a dungeon In Smyrna. His wife made her way to United States Consul Hor-ton, Hor-ton, who advised the couple to fleo the country. Ho secured Mallmatinas' release and tho couple set sail In a small boat with 130 other refugees. They wero becalmed on tho Mediterranean Mediter-ranean for a week and their rations and water gave out. Many in the boat died before they finally were cast ashore on an island. After a lengthy period a British mine sweeper sweep-er was sighted and they pleaded with the commander to shoot them or take them on his boat. He finally took them aboard and landed them on the island of Metlan, from which point they made their way to Naples. oo |
