Born in Trabzon ( Trebizond ) , Ottoman Empire , Carewe was from a prosperous Armenian family in his native country . His father , Garo , was engaged in the banking business and carried some influence from his positions in the national legislature and board of education . His father died in 1892 , and the Hamidian massacres forced the Hovsepian family to emigrate . Carewe emigrated to the United States on August 7 , 1896 , arriving in New York Harbor on the '' Augusta Victoria '' , having departed from Cherbourg . He was accompanied by his elder brother , Ardasches . Another elder brother , Garo Armen , had preceded them , and their mother arrived the following year
Hamidian massacres
Hamidian massacres
Arthur Edmund Carewe