The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 29, 1909, Image 3
BATTLE RAGED
Thousand Slain in The Street of
Constantinople
SULTAN A PRISONER
Koform Forces in the Ottoiiwui Kmf>irc
('nst OtT Yoke tuid lte<ltioe Al?*ol
Humid to Submission.? lie is
hit ill Nominal Itulor and May lie*
Attiu So.
The Turks are haviug a war anions
themselves, and the Constitutional
troops are in complete control of
Constantinople since Saturday night.
T%o Sultan is practically a prisoner
ia the Yildiz Palace, llis formal subwflttsion
has not yet heeu given, hut
lie and his troops with him are at
the mercy of the army of occupation.
Uaoiiioml Schefeket Pasha, the
('(Miiniiiiiih'r in thief of the invading
forces, desires to finish th* work
without further bloodshed, lie is in
negotiation with the S ultan's repre<+
-utatives, and has extended the period
of grace, within which the Sultan
nust make his final decision. The
Yildiz Kiosk tuny be rushed during
the night, for some 5,d00 infantry
are disposed within a mile and a half
of the palace.
W hat disposition will be made of
the ruler of the Kmpiro when he is
in tin- hands of the Constitutionalists
is unknown to the embassies, although
the opinion is held in authoritative
quarters that he will continure
as the nominal constitutional
executive, with the otlicials of his
household largely responsible to the
Cabinet, which in turn will be responsible
to Parliament.
Complete tranquillity prevails in
1h<? city at the present moment, but
anxious looks are oast in the direction
of the Yilriiz, the refusal on th<?
part of its garrison to submit being
lUe serious feature of the situation.
On. Sohefeket is concentrating large
forces near this point.
I'nluce Well Fortified.
Troops have been pouring in since
noon, and several batteries have been
plautod on the neighboring heights.
Hut it is feared that the task of capturing
this well guarded stronghold
may he extremely difficult, owing to
its excellent defensive position and
the thorough prepardness of the garrison.
The other positions already captured
by the investing army were not
provided with artillery, which gave
the assailants without an immense
advantage, since they were able to
shell the barracks without reply from
artillery, but it is believed the neigh
* borhood is mined. t
The sending forward of the advance
posts of the Salonki army Friday
afternoon to within two and onehalf
miles of the palace foreshadowed
the attack upon the city, which began
at live o'clock Saturday morning.
Two bridges had been picketed and
small parties of cavalry had reeonnoitered
the ground. After desultory
firing, just before dawn, a strong advance
was made in the southwest
part of I'era. The attacking forces
spread out in a long line and made
an assault upon the Matehka ana
Tasoh Kischla barracks, south of the
palace, where they met with a stubborn
resistance.
The Advance.
The invaders continued to advance
in three columns with the utmost
precision, and occupied all the points
of vantage. The volunteers from
(ihevgoli received the baptism of Are
from Matehka, but they stood their
ground well and replied with steady
volleys.
The strength of the volunteers was
overwhelming, and the Matehka garrison
soon surrendered.
Almost immediately the loyal soldiers
in Tasch Kischla barracks on
the opposite hill, opened with a deadly
fire, but notwithstanding that n
good many of them fell, the Salonik!
troops did not hesitate in their advance,
but moved slowly and can
tiously, bringing up their machine
guns, which eventually resulted it
silencing the garrison. Thre wer?
heavy "losses on both sides."
While this attack was proceeding
another corps of Saloniki infantrj
~ encountered a sudden attack fron
the artillery in the Taxim barracks
but these were only supplied wit!
rifles.
Mukstar He, commander of t h?
Saloniki force, fell dead, and man;
were killed or wounded on the firs
assault.
n<rhtinc in the Stamboul quar
J in- nf-. ?
tor occurred at the Porte, whore th
garrison refused to surrender, bn
after a sharp fusillade they were ol
liged to hoist the white flag. Ther
were still fighting at the I pi i k Hane
harracks, where the mutinous arti
Jurymen, who recently arrived froi
fm Tchatalja, were quartered.
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STEAMBOAT SINKS
CAPTAIN AND HALF TIIK CKKW
A KM DKOWXKI).
For No Appurent Hoason, the Tow
I tout Fugle Founders and ltivuks
iu Two oil the Mississippi.
Fight persons were lost, and sot en
others on hoard had a thrilling escape
from death when the tow boat
Fugle of Louisiana Petroleum Company
went down early Sunday in the
Mississippi Uiver about forty miles
south of New Orleans.
The dead are: Capt. George Joyce,
1 1 / ?i * - . ??
rxHTuuu i\.iiKi n< ?-t i naries ooounun,
Kireman Charles Martin, Mate Richard
Leblanc, two negro deck hands, a
negro chainherinaid anil a cabin boy.
The accitdent occurred at about
four o'clock Sunday morning;, and at
the time all of those who perished
were asleep. The occurrence wa*
one of overwhelming suddenness.
Without ?<eming reason, the boat
began to dip and take water, and in
an instant, was going down, breaking
in half as it sank. Without opportunity
of giving warning to their
companions, all unconscious of the
impending disaster, those on deck
found themsel ves precipitat elv l.h ro w n
into the swift current of th? deep
channel. They succeeded in catching
hold of objects washed from the
boat, and managed to stay alloal until
they attracted attention from the
shore.
Their cries attracted two fishermen
who went to their assistance in skiffs
and finally landed the party on shore.
They were brought to New Orleans
on the tug boat Wilinot Sunday night.
None was injured.
The sinking of the Kagle is 011 > of
those mysterious tragedies, the cause
for which it is impossible to explain.
There was 110 explosion of any kind,
declare the survivors. At the time,
the I-lagle was conveying an oil barge
up the river. Tlvo barge broke away
from the towboat when the latter
sank.
The Kairle was a stern wheel boat
built along the ordinary lines of I lie
smaller river steamers. The boat is
undoubtedly a total loss.
At the point whetv it went down,
the river is about 100 feet deep.
None of the bodies of those who
were drowned has yet been recovered.
*
Perhaps the most remarkable feature
of the attack upon the city was
the great number of people of all
nationalities, including many European
women, who thronged the
streets immediately outside the zone
of tire. Everybody showed that confidence
had h< en inspired by the discipline,
valor and friendly courtesy
of the invading troops, particularly
tin; gendarmes of Saloniki.
Treachery I displayed.
The number of casualties probably
will never be known, but it is estimated
far into the thousands. Around
the Taxim barracks alone it is believed
that a thousand or more men
fell. The private houses within the
line of fire suffered greatly. One of
the heaviest losses to the parliamentary
forces occurred through the misuse
of the white flag by the besieged
Taseh Kisehla barracks. For more
than an hour the machine guns of
the attacking party poured a hail of
shots into the garrison, and then the
defenders hoisted the white (lag. Infantry
moved forward into the open,
and the gun fire was suspended.
When the battalion was within four
1 1 .....win n C <1... 1... ,.1, .. , ?,,,
IIUJIUIl'U jrcllUD kj L i 11 \ U(II J(U 1\.> tuu
guns behind the walls opened up a
deadly lire on them, 2 7 being killed
and 80 wounded.
In one quarter some 0,000 or 7,000
troops wore engaged in the conflict,
but with the terrible exchange of
shots few noncombatants were killed,
i Halt of the Saloniki Chasseurs, who
were brought from the country districts
several months ago and placed
in the Yikliz garrison by the comi
mittee of Union and Progress, who
took a prominent part in the recent
i mutiny, fell fighting in or near the
I barracks, where they murdered most
of their officers only ten days ago.
In the pockets of some of the dead
4 men were found large sums of money
i in gold, which it is assumed, was
3 part of the price for their loyalty.
The American ambassador, Mr.
t Leishman, declared that the conduct
i of the Americans during the fighting
i and while he was arranging to send
, them off on a steamer was splendid.
i The men displayed the keenest interest
in the strange battle and every
o woman exhibited the greatest pluck.
y There was no fainting and no hystert
ics.
At noon the battle ceased and pre
cautionary measures were imniee
diately taken by those upon whom
t victory had rested, to insure the safe
?- ty of the residents. No disorders oi
e any kind occurred during the after
b noon and no looting was permitted
I- General satisfaction seemed to b<
n felt at the swift change from uncer
tainty to contitutional order. '
SCRIBE >
TWO ARE DEAD
As a Result Of an Accident on
a Lumber Road
RAN INTO A HAND CAR
In tlio Darkness, Killing .Mr. James ,
C<?rinielinel and David lyewis Out- (
\
right, and Causing Injury to Tlmr
Other Persons, All of Whom Were
on llm Hand Car.
4 CU ">r> i 1 |1 ti'on I <>1. r ....... ..lit.. -
*-*. wjfv v ?iii vuo|'(VIV 11 I I Hill M U I 1 111S l
to The State says Thursday night
about 10 o'clock nows reached the
city of the awful wreck of the logging
crew employed by the Mullins
Lumber Company, Messrs. II. C). and
S. 11. Schoolfiehl, proprietors. The
physicians of the town were hastily
summoned and telegrams were sent
to Marion for others. The news
soon spread and many citizens hasten
d to the scene to render such aid
as they could.
The accident happened about two
miles northeast of Mullins and was
caused by a misunderstanding of orders.
The mill keeps a crew of about
six lit' n in the woods and those
usually are the last of the working
force to leave for the night, when
they return on the hand car. The
engine usually makes three loads of
logs from the woods each day, but,
owing to an unavoidable delay, the
third trip was after dark.
The woods crow under Foreman A.
C. Smith waited for the engine and
finally decide I that as it was so
late the ongit. or had abandoned his
last trip and set nut for town. On
the hand car were six men, .dr.
James Carmichucl and Mr. A. C.
Smith and Duvied Lewis, Walter
lames,t Helaware Murray and Jim
Spain, colored. Mr. Oarmiehael was
sitting on the front of the car. The
road being very had at that section
and the hour late the hands who
were at the crank were working hard
and the car was rapidly moving
along. The engine, in charge of
Fngineod Khoades, was backing down
for the woods with IS empty flats
when it likewise was endeavoring to
make up lost time.
There was 110 light on the cars
as the engine was backing. It was
dark and t lie noise of the hand car
made it impossible for the men to
notice the danger until it was upon
them. Of the six men only one, .Jim
Spain, escaped unhurt, and his escape
was nothing short of a mirack1.
Spain said that he jumped just as
the cars came together, the flat car
striking his foot. As quickly as possible
he ran over to where bis comrades
lay buried under the wreckage.
The first one lie reached was James
Cariniehael. lie picked him up in
his arms and saw that he was dead.
He was rushed and mangled fearfully.
Mr. Carinichael's neck, arms
and legs were broken and was otherwise
disfigured. He then went to
Mr. Smith, who had a broken leg
and was internally injured. Dave
Lewis, colored, was crushed internally
and had an arm broken. Dewis
died soon after the accident.
Walter .James, colored, had a broken
leg and other injuries.
Delaware Murray, also colored,
received some painful, if not fatal,
injuries in the side and arm. Everything
possible was done for the survivors.
The Messrs. School field personaly
attended to their needs. Much
sympathy is expressed for these gentlemen
as they seem to regret the
accident so much. Their wives have
also ministered to the wants of the
sufferers all day and are much affected.
To just what extent Mr. Smith is
injured is not known. Physicians
li'ii'ii lw?r>n with liiin fifinotnntlv uini'?>
the accident and have done all In
their power to relieve his sufferings.
Mr. Carinichael was buried (his
afternoon at 3 o'clock at Miller's
cemetery.
Just two weeks ago yesterday Mr.
Carinichael was married to Miss Sadie
Oliver, of Marion, and to tin1
young bride the tenderest sympathies
of the community go out. She has
not lacked for attention and condolence,
for hundreds of friends have
mingled their tears with hers over
thy sad fate which befell the noble
voting man to whom she had plighted
her faith and love just two weeks
ago to the day. She returned to X\(
former home in Marion, accompanied
i bv her father, sister and brother.
Mr. Carinichael was a very popular
f young man, which was manifested
- by the large concourse of friends who
. attended the funeral, which was per?
haps the largest assemblage ever
- flrnthored fur a like occasion in this
* | section.
low TO
WILL HIDE HER FACE
TOTAL KCLII\SK OK TI1K MOON
ON JI NK
l'lio riinioiiKMioii Will In* Visible All
Over the Country if tin* Sky is
< 'l?Mir?< )ther l'jflipsrs.
I .oral astronomers are ureal ly interested
in the coming total eclipse
;>f the moon, which occurs on tfco
veiling of Thursday, June 3. Th?*
phenomena may be observed all over
the continent if the sky is clear.
In this section tin* rise of the
moon will he almost normal and tin*
people may watch the shadow of the
earth gradually steal over the lunar
body. Hut further in the continent,
probably on the other sid * of th>*
Mississippi, the inhabitants will tirst
see an odd looking disc of a fain'
reddish color rise from the east.
When the moon rises here only
a narrow portion of it will he observe
d. (Iradually it will enter deeper
and deeper into the earth's shadow
until the moon gives no light
and is only barely perceptible.
This year the moon does not enter
into the heart of the earth's
shadow, so there will not be a black
eclipse. The moon, however, will
be in the earth's shadow for over
an hour, and practically the only
light from the heavens will be that
of the stars.
The reason why the moon will be
invisible is the intluenco of the
earth's atmosphere, which bends the
sun's rays at the edges of illuminated
hemisphere of this planet and
throws on the moon a faint glow,
generally of a red copper hue. It
results from the absorption in the
earth's atmosphere of the green,
blue and violet rays pass through
ii. ii is inin-ii Mic sninc :is i Hi* sunsot.
glow, though inflnitoly more
faint.
As tho phenomena of tho orlipso
develops, tho children will ho ahlo to
sco for themselves tho truth of the
statement. t lmy learned from their
geographies.
An eclipse of tho sun will he witnessed
a fortnight later, on Thursday,
dune 17th, shortly before sunset..
The only < ffecf that it will have
is to send the chickens to roost an
hour or two earlier.
The lunar eclipse is precisely the
same as that which saved the lives
of Columbus and his party in the isle
of Jamaica in the year 1561. The
natives refused them food. Columbus,
knowing that an eclipse was due,
told them that Cod was very angry
because of their inhospitality and
would take away the light of the
moon. The moment that the natives
saw the light going, they rushed to
their choicest viands, supplicating
the "white angels" to bring back
their moon. Columbus handed it.
bacK in about, an hour.
The earliest account of an ec'iose
was discovered in the tomb of a
Chinese emperor. The date has been
tlxed by chronologists as January
L'l>, 11 JO It. C. *
\\ Hi:\ IT KKISII sri/I.W IHI1S
Twenty-three (inns Will lie Fired at
I >eniise.
"Not a Christian in Turkey trusts
the Sultan, and very few of his own
people do, either. His death would
be welcomed by all missionaries."
This statement was made by Miss
Mary L. Hraffan, of Andover, Mass.,
a teacher in Sivas Normal School at
Sivas, Turkey, who is at present in
New York on a vacation.
"You know," she continued, "when
the Sultan dies, twenty-three gunwill
be tired. Whenever a cannon i>
fired in Constantinople tho people al
stop work and begin to count. Some
times when fifteen or twenty shots
are fired, the tension is very groai
for with just so many more there'l
1)0 no Sultan. Yes, I understand
'2?,' is a joking ntimber in New Yort
but it is true, nevertheless, and w<
want the '23' as soon as possibe it
Turkey." '
STICK TO Til Kill WIVIOS.
Says Our .Moil Don't Search fo
Young Pullets.
Senator Tillman spoke before th<
South Carolina Society In New Yorl
Friday night. He not only talko<
of politics, but he touched on tin
divorce question. "I have travele<
all around this country," said th
Senator, "and there /is one thin
about a South Carolinian that dis
tinguishes him from every one els
in this country. And that's this?
that he lias 'just one girl* and who
she grows old he doesn't look aroun
for some young pullet and then g
to soniio judge?none of those i
this audience, of course?and fo
some trival cause, frequently trumi
i ed, up, try to get rid of the girl wh
1 has been with him all his life."
Tur ii
inc n
yMmlju . y^y ,.
GREAT POWER
r
Oeveloment Planed on the Saluda
River
CAPITAL IS READY
TIh.? Ah?u<Ha < 'Jimniclc Says t
s
Pntject Is One in W liich This lh?
tire Section ta Intcrot^l?The a
e
Projectors of (ho Mnterpriso Writ* ti
in A?<?u?tu IxlwI Wci-k .
a
The Augusta. Chronicle says ox- s
tensive development of interest to *
s
this section and of tho greatest importance
to Augusta, is just ahead, \
oa the Saluda liter, in Lexington
county, S. C. *
p
The investigation has just been
t
made. The data has not boon coinpnted.
11 : i 1 further report is made ,
and inal decision is arrived at there >
will he no business announcements.
Favorable report will be followed by
J i
a large iurest ment. The capital is (
ready and its owners are ready to i
ptoe ed.
Mr. Lamar Lyndon, of Imuran & )
Lyndon, consulting engineers of New |
York, was in the city yesterday. This ]
lirm, ia the development and electric
distribution of water power arc
world known experts. He is just
hack from the Saluda river where,
for Mr. .lames F. Jackson and Northern
capitalists, he made an exhaustive
investigation. In advance of his
formal r< port Mr. Lyndon would
make no statement. It will he a fortnight
before the report will he laid
before the parties at interest.
It is known, however thit ?)in
point under consideration is capable '
ot* most abluent development. The
locality is on the Saluda in South '
Carolina. The preliminary esti- '
mate demons!rat< s a 7,r>(10 primary
and 4.noo secondary horse power '
doubled on the second development. y
That Mr. Lyndon came in person '
to conduct the investigation and '
that lie regards the property rights *
most valuable, are in themselves high
endorsements of the merits of the '
projected development.
As stated his linn is world known. 1
He is an export in his line and is 1
the author of works on "Development
and Llectrical Distribution of '
Water Power." Ho has been en- '
gaged as consulting egninoer on some
of the greatest projects of the kind
in the Pnited States.
Dr. Louis Dunbar, his partner, is
a celebrity in electric distribution.
He was formerly professor of the
chair of Electricity .'it Johns Hopkins.
lie is the expert who was called
to Washington when it was decided
to change the street car system
there to electric power and he
mapped the slot appliance, lie was
consulting engineer of the Now York
Rapid Transit commission on the
subway enterprise. He has been
twice president of the American Institute
of Electric Engineers and is
one of the two Americans enjoying
membership in the Mathematical Socity
of Prance, lie is also a member
of the Physical Society of Prance.
i Mr. Lyndon is equally as prominent.
Endorsement, by these gentlemen
is the highest that is possible in
i America.
As stated, other than to say that
! the necessary capital is ready to pro;
ceed with the development immedi;
ately that the engineers' approval is
I secured, and that preliminarily the
. consulting engineer speaks in the
; highest terms of the practicability of
t the project, no announcements are
] procurable now.
1 Mr. James U. Jackson and Mr.
" Lyndon were together yesterday and
canvassed the data. Mr. Lyndon
took an Eastern train during the
afternoon. He stated to a reporter
that he would he back in Augusta
in two weeks. This means, of course,
that he will approve the project and
will advise the investment.
Mr. Jackson further than to say
that for himself and others he had
secured the property rights referred
e to on the Saluda, did not care to go
< into particulars at this time.
1 Later when matters had been fure
ther closed up he will outline the
1 plans and purposes of the investing
e capitalist and point out the immense
g benefit which is is believed will rei
suit, for this section, as the oute
come of the development.
n Very Foolish (Jirl.
d Localise her husband failed to
o kiss her good-bye when he went to
n work yesterday, Lena Adelsperger, IS
' years Old, a nriau 01 [iircc \v?m>k.s,
)- killed herself in h?-r Hammond, Ind.,
o home. She was the daughter of a
*lwealthy resident of Ludlngton, Mich.
I0RRY HEI
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MANY SLAIN
IIOI SWDS OF AKMKMANS MAHSACKKI)
N10.\ K A DANA.
'riuhtful (Vtiuiition.s I'rcvnil in Armenian
V Ullages Thorongliout Asiatic
Turkey.
A dispatch from llnirtit says thf>
it nation in Asiatic Turkey Is one of
xiremo gravity. How many tltousnds
have been massacred, cannot ho
stimated, the disturbances having
con so widespread. Latest estimates
lace the number of killed in Adana
t approximately 25,000, and thoualids
have been done to death In the
own of old districts. The state of
lege, which several of the places are
mdergoing, has brought the inhabtants
to the verge of starvation.
Several war ships are in th se wat rs,
but the disorders arc so fareaehing
that the efforts of the Pow rs
to restore normal conditions have
is yet hardly b en f?dt. The French
miser, Jules Perry, left for Latakia,
vhi-rc swarms of refugees are pour*
ng in. Hritish, French and (iernuin
.var ships are at other ports, and
untitles have been landed to quell
1 ist urhanees as far as possible at the
nore important points.
One of the missionaries .'it Alexin
d rot t a, a Mr. Kennedy, with H50
Turkish troops, has gone to the reief
of 1> urlyul, an Armenian village
on the coast, where 10,000 people
are besieged hy immense hands
?f Kurds and Circassians. Only two
lays ago a Hritish war ship returned
from that place, the (iovernor having
peTu se<l the commander permission
O land a relief party. The water
supply has hoen cut off from the
own. Children drink out of animal
racks after a shower. There was in essant
tiring on Creek subjects sent
nit u nder escort.
Confirmation has been received of
he hurtling of the Armenian village
>f Kessah. All the men and many
if the women and children have been
slain. The American property was
lest roved. Miss Chambers, an Ainercan
missionary is stife.
/\n 1110 proport.y or tho Christian
Djoliol has boon destroyed. The loss
.vill he enormous. Reports state that
llad.jin, in tin; vlllayet of Adana, la
>n fire. Five American women are
here, including Mrs. Lambert, who
has been sending out .appeals for
help. Miss Virginia A. Hillings and
Miss llowuian. The aut horitives have
refused permission to Messrs. I.awson
and Chambers, also American missionaries,
to go to their relief. Frantic
appeals for protection and food
are coming from all sections. *
tiioi sands m \ss \< ki;i>
in (lie Regions of Aiitioeh and Alexandret
ta.
Dispatches from Heirut, Syria,
say that the Armenian population 01
Antioch and vicinity has been practically
wiped out in the massacres of
the last few days by fanatical Mulleins.
There are thousands of destitute
Armenian widows and orphans
still in the district unable to get
away. There is no security anywhere
in the vicinity of Antioch.
Fugitives who have arrived at
Alexandretta relate that all Armenian
villages and settlements in the
Alexandretta district are being destroyed.
Nearly every Armenian
dwelling has been burned by fanatical
Moslems, and the Armenians
still surviving are living in the open,
half starved and in great fear, especially
of Friday and Sunday.
closf CAIJ. for \l toists.
Serious Accident Narrowly Averted
at Columbia.
At an exhibition automobile race
in Columbia Wednesday afternoon a
serious accident was averted by K.
I). Lambert, who when the tire of
his White steamer blew up turned
his ear into tin* nlontrhoH finta o> >k.?
r.v..n.<^ M ??VI V 4 <% U tliu
right of the track, and although the
machine was switched around, Mr.
Lambert succeeded in bringing it to
a standstill without any injury to
himself or E. A. Jenkins, who was
in the car with him, or to the car
itself. The car was running sixtyfive
miles an hour.
NKtillO DKSI'KKADO KILLED.
Shot to Death While Stalking Intended
Victim.
While trying to stalk Harvey Durden,
a white man, whom he had
sworn to kill, Allen Hush, a negro
desperado wanted for several alleged
murders and attempted murders,
was shot to death by Durden at the
latter's home at Graymont, Ga., on
Friday. Hush has been hunted for
two months but took to the swamps
and defied ay pest. He created a
small reign of terror iu this county.
RALD