News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-10
RUNNING THE GAUNTLET.
A Scene in Alexandria During the
Riot Of June.

A lady, whose son is in the service OF
the Eastern Telegraph Company, at
Alexandria, forwards the following ex-
tract from letter of his, relating his
escape from the fury of the mob during
the recent riots:
had better give you my personal ex-
perience OF what occurred. Ats D, m,
five of our fellows went out boating in
the harbor. Having been on night
duty, I was asleep until 3:45, when I
went out with some others to see some
friends. As we arrived we heard shot
fired, followed soon after by two more.
We took no notice, but went up stairs,
where we found them all loading rifles
and S5I1nc, in oaao of rising, viii eh,
they said, had been threatening for
some time. There were two ladies Ito
whom the house belongedD and the
Captain of one OF the ships in the
harbor. So it was proposed to send the
women on board, in case of accidents.
They were sent off with the Captain and
another man. Whether they got on
board safely or not I don't know, but
God help the poor girls if they got into
the hands of those brutes of Arabs. We
then went back to quarters and got our
revolvers. There were four of us, and
we determined to go to the harbor and
warn the other men not to come up, or
else to come up Immediately, before the
row commenced. We drove all right
until We got to the turning down to the
landing stage, when all of sudden
crowd of Arabs rushed round the corner
shouting "Down with the unbelieversp
"Death to the English |" Before we
knew where we were we got beaten
about the head with sticks. We all got
cut of the carriage, revolyers in hand.
AS was alighting an Arab caught me
fearful blow on the top OF the head
with stick. I marked him, aimed
carefully, when found that my revolver
had got jammed somehow. and would
not fire. I cooked it and leveled again,
but the thing would not go off. Almost
at this moment received tremendous
blow on the top Of my skull, and another
On the wrist, which knocked my pistol
out of my hand. I stopped to pick it
up, when I received q stroke on the
back of the head which shall not soon
forget. 1t struck me that should be
no good to the other fellows if I staid,
so turned and fed for good half mile.
ran the gauntlet up the street stream
ing with blood, either lodging or else
going straight at the Arabs and striking
with my fists somehow or other. 1 was
covered with blood, and was just sink
ing, when I espied a chemists shop
open, rushed in, and sank on chair.
As it happened, arrived at the right
moment and in the right place, for there
were sixteen young medical students,
we'll armed to the teeth, one of whom
dressed my wounds and gave me some
lemonade, and made me lie down OH a
divan, with orders not to say a word,
assuring me that I was quite safe. 1
sent note to our quarters, and at 8 in
the evening they sent four men, well
armed, to fetch me. One of my other
comrades turned up; the remaining two
have not been heard of. A party has
been sent to the hospitals and con-
sulates to search for them, and dead or
alive to find them. There is still hope
they may have taken refuge somewhere
and may turn up. lost my revolver,
watch chain, one shoe, my hat, and
stick,