Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-07-18
uIr KIIIrp AND WOUNDED.

THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Soldiers lined the streets and Euro
peans momentarily awaited fresh out
break, fearing that the soldiers would be
poweless to stop the excited Arab pop
ulace or might join with them IN Their
attacks on Europeans. AS Is always the
case on such occasions rumors or the
most exaggerated kind were circulated
throughout the city. 1t was said that
Mr. CoOkson, The British Consul, was
dead and that British troops would be
Immediately landed. The lists of killed
were said to swell six hundred or more,
and It was reported that the Bedouins
were coming into the town to snck II.
Monday morning, however, found peo-
pie Calmer and able to view matters win
some show of courage, but the real state
of things was found TO be terrible. Be
tween fifty and sixty European dead
were found IN the various hospitals, Six
English, including three officers from the
British fleet living IN the hnrbor, twenty
three Greeks, three French, six Italians
and about twenty Of other nntionalities
were found and recognized. The bodies
were mostly taken to the Arab Hospital
aud placed on beds In a long room. Ihc
heads Of many we're smashed up beyond
all recognition. Many were only rccog-
nzed by some little mark on the body or
peculiar curl of the mustaChc. The
spectacle was n slckcnlng one nnd HE
scene when relatives came to identity
their dead one of the most distressing
ever witnessed. Two cousins OF the
American Consul, Mcssrs. Catnwl aud
Rossi. were among the dead aud dlsilg-
urcd past all recognition, except for some
of the marks before mentioned. All the
marks on the bodies Of the slain testified
TO the extreme savngery and blind ruth
lessness of the Arabs. DR.. MnCkic, the
consular surgeon, assures me that many
of the skulls of the dead were brokon
into small splintcrs and the heads knock
cd shapelcss; many bore evidences of be-
ing stabbed by bayoncts, and this brings
me TO consider the nctlon OF the military
during the riot. have 1t on excellent
authority that the soldiers, who ought to
have protected The Europeans, were The
first to give the orders to wreck, and tlNl
finally when the lighting was stopped
the word passed that there had been ci-
ough for the time, and the soldiers were
those who conducted the whole affair.
CAUSES or THE RIOT.
NV own idea Of the causes of the riot
are that II VIZ directed from Cairo, not
necessarily by Arabl, but by some one
who was both interruptions, desperate
and fanatical, who had besides the pow
or to control the troops Of the AleNnn-
drla garrison and who Ind acumen en-
ough TO SEQ the advantages that might
accrue 10 Arab md the national party
should thoy be able 10 pose ns the guar
dinns and mninlninors of order. Up 70
June II Arab had frequently declared
that he would be responsible for order,
but his power TO make good his assurlll-
ccs had never been put to the test, The
Alexandria riots were necessity to him
In order 10 show that although hc could
not be nnswcrablc for any outbreak that
might occur hc was both willing aud
able to suppress amy such riot aud mnin-
tain order aud protect life ana property
lie did suppress the riot nnd hns since
maintained excellent order In the towit
Slill, cannot help believing TINT The N.
Ot WIS deliberately organized and started
for the very purpose II has served. AH.
! bl does now pose M the cslnbllsliCr and
mnnlalncr Of order; but hc mlecHlrulu-
tnd the effect Of riot on the European
mind sndly. The more mems mlnds
have thought ont the question the more
pnnic-strlCkcn they have become and the
moro has grown the determination To
leave the country nj nll risks. On Mon-
day, Tuesday, Wednesday mud Thursday
crowds Of Europeans filled the streets or
Alexandria. hurryihg toward the spa.
| The men-0l-war IN hnrbOr received The
rugliives by the thousand, and the Brit
lsh Admiral chartered special stuamrts
10 receive The fleeing Europeans. The
French Admiral also chartered nll The
available rfHft fOr his refugees, and eve.
ryllIng HAT could he lone was d0ne "
assist people Of all nntiOnaiics driven
fiOIn Tie hnd NJ thrir adoption. Tho
United States ship Galcna Wns IN tile
hnfhnt. aud NJ Cnptiin Ilntvhrllcr has
performed peculiar services With great
inrl and coiIftery aud bas, moreover, by
his plllnnihrolhc action done n great
deal 10 make the Gag OF tho United States
respected md honofcd during the recent
troubles. think II will be NJ we'll " [
give u short account ~ the services
which the officers aud crew " the 0ale.
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