Walter Mackintosh Geddes ( November 13 , 1885 – November 7 , 1915 ) was an American businessman who was an important witness to the Armenian Genocide . His reports provide a detailed account of the situation of the Armenian deportees in the Syrian Desert . While in Aleppo , he witnessed thousands die of exposure and starvation . Greatly saddened and affected by the scenes he witnessed , he ultimately committed suicide on November 7 , 1915
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Walter M. Geddes