The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-01

Thc Traveller Dr. schwcinfurfh narrowly -
caped losing he LIE q the hands o. the Egypt
ian mob during the bombar1ment or AIex4n-
dria- He gives : graphic description o. h,s -
ventures IN . letter . hs brother. published II
fhe Cologne G1z<<f<- 6<nwcInfurth and friend
we're watching from he trrrac6of their house
fhc course q TIE British missiles when : crowd
gathered IN The street. Who accused them =
giving signals q the f,cct- Al. attempts % COP
vince the ExypsiAn soldiers ~ their Innocence
were futile. and they nnaiiy enieavore % es-
cap& % the Coptic Church. about TWO hundred
feet distant b lowering themselves from TIC
rcar window "a the bAIcpny into the garden
Their flixht. however. 80 discovered md ne
crowd pushed nn<rilx fowxri the garden,
where. f0rtunn<eiy. : wall eight feet IN heirh<
inpcded their progress Snoo< them ths
mob shouted. and three soldiers ievelti their
guns q TIE twc men. who nov stood On ID
balcony. revolver IN hand Five ~ y0u shan
de before me- Sch~tsnfur<h exclaimed. and
then attempted % appeal % The ra-pn ~ ne
mob. telling them th4t be and d. fr.ente were
not Enrlishmrn- tut Germans. friends q the
sultan: that thty bid been twenty years u
fke country. and renainci- relying On TIE
rood faith u The Nonamm<dau<. trusting 70
he proclamations o. fhe kbc.iirr- % E1xncb.
Of Arab Pa-h4. etc. why % you ~ - -
escape. fhen<'' shouted TIE mob again -wedo
noe dee from ne >oldicn.~ - their reply.
-but from o. mob Who four weeks go
chased Europeans IN To street Ike - many
wild bca=t<~ BY Similar haran<ucs end I'D.
crnl nourishInR Of their revolrer< Schwcin-
fursh and bic comp nion kept f1r some time
the mob q bay. WHO repeatedly arremp<o1
% force IN entrance suddenly Police Cap
tain and = spy n the xuiss ~ Consular en-
of their eyes plainly Iu1icarinx desire for
-iak<hIsh ne door 4 carefully opened,
ana IT, Two wol rIes ore dispatched via {
fcw roli picces- Not relying % their grad
tuie. kowcser cchwefnfurfh Cd he friend
now barrica1c fnc % Z. and srain retire q
lhs halcony. ne crowd. growing more fur1
Ous shout % them with curses = sorren1cl
heir reyolrcro ech~tinfurth throws ~
| leather casc into DC Enrlen. an1 yen u
| triumph from below proves 70 him bow Iittl@
I would D. gained ~ snrren icr Again TIE -
| volvcrr are nourfs1ct. and again he kcad1
\ fI<nopcar for moment Wow <cnutIr<ur<1
/ shouts u he fop of n vuice % o. trcmoIin1
| Cnris<luns assembled n 10 Cop<ic Cnurc1i
| y. Listen. CHRISTIANS. We arc rolnR - a.
| hcrc. but you ore witnesses q or miserable
6cn<ns you VII I'll o. Sultan. - khedIv'
1 end ne ConFuIs thaf 49,. lnncceu< 0rrmano
frien1s - Eryp< havc disd through ~
soldiers end tEc poiIce- Uhcee words e -
~ tneir eG|cc<. md O. mob slowly dispcrsed
/ ouarrrllng Win ene police. whom shcy -
crse1 u having been bribcd ~ thc Cnri<fiaI
1ors. Hours q anxiety followed, 30 -
danger 49, over. and a. next ~. July n
/ xu10car rn<h1 came personally % t<nxe1n
fnrh - advise hin - scek safety A -
l 7o~psenI u tne Draconcs>s5 = d. Noharrcm
n.~ &c. In~~x - weIufurl1 ana Ne frfrnl
spent two 1ays, until o. arrival ~ thc Ger
uan marines. tne hospItnI sisters meanwhile
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