The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-23
ODESSA SCARED.

WATCHING THE APPROACH OF THE TURKISH
IRoN-cLADs-A BLOWOUT AWAITING THE
MosLEMs-BEGGINa FOR THE WOUNDED
PoPoFFs READY TO POP ON THE OTTOMAN
VISIONS OF BoMBsHELLs.
ODESSA, Nay s, 1871
So much has the present system OF communication
affected journalism that the letters Of
arriving long after the facts of which they treat
have been announced by the telegraph, can only be
rendered interesting by tho greatest on the part
OF the correspondent hunting up curious incidents
likely to interest tho public The title OF corre-
Bp0ndence nowadays would be sThe Curiosties of the
War;
UNrouNDEp RUMoR
The report that tho bombardment Of Odessa was
imminent having been circulated at Kischenen,
fastened TO the threatened point, and my ar.
rival found, instead Of city In flames. a town as
calm and silent the statue OF Rcheleu, who from
the summit Of his pedestal, where he mounted
as scntNel to survey the horizon, appears to be
looking out for the expected Turkish feet.
49,
Nothing is At once sad and strange as the aspect
OF harbor completely empty. Can you mako your
self picture Of what the bay Of New York would be
without the innumerable ships which give lfe2 Not
that the mmepso American city can be at all CON-
pared with the Russian town, although the latter
Looking out to from the height Of tho boulevard
and from the foot Of the statue Rcheleu referred
TO above, that is to say looking down from an em
nence Of than hundred foet, two batteries
mounted with heavy guns visible-one on the
right, the other the left, surrounded by water.
They make on the water yellow line with dark
streaks which are the cannon commanding the pass.
Between them Is the main basin, completely empty;
then the right small basin, in which four or
Eve little brigs and gaIleys frightened At finding them
selves alone.
PoPoPF
The only vessel in sight stationed in front of the
basins. II is round piece OF money 1t carries
two smokestacks has low buwarks and turret and
In fine, everything accustomed 10 on q ship.
Bot when the moment for action arrives all this dis
appears the deck is cleared the sailors disappear
the INTERIOR and tho ship, turning her CENTRE
under the water, which she enters does q screw
into piece OF wood This singular ship is a gunboat.
She is the invention oil the Russian Admiral popoG
whose name she bears In the abou, TO begin she
is destined to some strange experiences. Away on the
distant horizon smoke arises from the funnel OF tho
stakourane, which also is watching the Turkish iron
clad fleet; and between the Stakourano Popoa
are innumerable torpedoes.
DEFENCE ny TORPEDO.
They are spread all over the port, and will certainly
keep the hostile Tigates four live miles away
from the town. This is as far the depth OF water
permitted the torpedocs to be laid down. but not far
enough to prevent The bombardmcnt OF the town. be.
modern artillery 10 effective at much greater
distance Al this range, IL is true. tho will be I'M
certain, and consequently the damage will be loss but
the moral effect Will be the Same. The presence OF
these torpcdocs docs not, however hinder navigation
a. their position is known and they can BIO avoided
PRECAUTIONS
Hero IL hoW hc eof a sbi wis leav
the port Is arranged. The Commandant sends board
officer and some of the marine corps who know
the way out The officer begins operations by sending
the and below after all tho portfolios
have been carefully closed lest any OF The passengers
should undertake to act spy ard note the way out
Notwithstanding these precautions IL would siiIi be
possible TO observe from the ctty the taken by
departing SHIPS and for this reason all ingrcss or
egress has been forbidden Tor days The day before
yesterday Belgian steamer arrived, and was
warned of by two blank discharges from the guns OF
the battery, but this not having the desired effect
cannon ball was sent rcochetting across her bows.
The captains intelligence was at once awakened, and
turning his prov to nc went OF TO NicolaicG TO
discharge II Is PLAIN that all this 10 serious; but
however serious affairs may be, the comicil viii
always intrudc. Tho comca on this occasion the
form Of a small Italian bark which, three days ago.
was seen at sunrise cast anchor in the port Not
knowing about the prohibition Of tho torpodoes she
had arrived by miracle. This ship had passed
perhaps a hundred times within loot even an inch
oil certain death, Tor the submarine machines do
not joke, Some opinion OF tboir effect DO formed
because the passage OF the Emperor Alexander last
Thursday, no treated to The spectacle Of torpedo
explosion The system Is we'll organized that
Hccd the sovereign point out with his niger any
part of tho roadsead, when Immediately there arose
huge column OF water, flame or smoke shot high In
tho ayr by the submarine explosion.
SCARED IXHABTAxTa
This spectacle has restored confidence the hearts
4 the Inhabitants, among whom panic had begun to