Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-10
A M0HAMMEDAN MOB.
ADVENTURES OF AMERICAN SAILORS
AT ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT.

| llB lue lew idNS previous 10 llt buiilbaiu u
ment of that city by the vessels of the En-
| glish feet under command of Admiral Sey
mour, several of our party who had neve
seen the sights about the place decided to g
ashore, hire n carriage, and do the town n
| thoroughly as the summers heat and an at
ternoon Would permit.
As we drove up from the landing Their
| seemed to be a much larger crowd THAI
| usual in the streets and much more excite
ment than we expected An employe Of ON,
of the stores at which we had been accus
toned to deal, i'll fact the house to which W,
were consigned, seeing our party, came run
ming toward our carriage to toll us that some
thing of an unusually serious character wa
about TO happen, and that there was already
fighting in n neighboring street; that larg,
numbers of soldiers had recently come il
from the country: that the best, and, il
fact, the only wise thing for us to do was Il
return to our vessel As there was alwayl
some sort of street row going on We
thanked him for his kindness, told him that
thus far American had been comparatively
free from complications, and that as we had
come ashore to>see the things of interest we
thought that we would keep on, particularly
as our road lay outside of the city, where
we would be beyond the troubles that
caused buCu great excitement.
After looking at Pompeys Pillar and one
or two other places Of more or less interest,
all of which are well described in the com
plete guide to Alexandria and its surround
ings, we drove out to the Khedive's garden,
where we intended to pass the remaining por-
tion of our stay ashore We found quite q
number of officers, both American and Eng
lish, out at the garden, all in uniform, which
latterly they had been obliged to wear when
ever they came ashore, to guard against the
Insults daily offered to foreigners, and here
for the first time we had IA comparatively
clear account of tho troubles which termi-
mated in the horrible butchery already going
on in the city. Later in the day several men
in the party at the Khedive's gardens that
beautiful summer afternoon, fell victims of
the mob. We decided that the best thing
now to be done was to jump into our car
riages, and, by taking the shortest route, en-
deavor to reach the landing, where we hoped
to find our boats.
Our carriage was fortunately not able to
leave until the party of English officers had
started, and as we drew near the town it
was quite evident that we were in for some
thing very serious, and the aspect was any
thing but pleasing as the other carriages
passed into the crowd of yelling and gesticu-
lating demons, through which they vainly
strove to force their way, only to have their
occupants dragged from their seats and
butchered in cold blood The few who es-
capped found refuge in guard house close
by, where they remained until after night
fall. As we drew up we were told by a man,
evidently interested in our well being to
alight at once and follow him. This time
discretion came to our aid, and, jumping out
of our carriage, we ran after our new found
friend up side street, and, after making
turn or two, found ourselves at the side en-
trance of the building in which was the store
Of our business friend already alluded to,
tho doors and windows of which were al
ready carefully harricaded. A few pound
ingS on the door resulted in head being
put out of a window up stairs,
and after its owner was assured that the
party below was of a friendly disposition it
was withdrawn. In few moments the bar
ricades were removed and the door opened
just far enough for us to squeeze through i'll
single flo After the party had passed in tho
house the door was again carefully secured,
and not moment too soon, as crowd of
Yelling, hooting, turbaned Egyptians came
along carrying knives, firearms clubs and
weapons of ell sorts, who, had they caught
light of us, would have made extremely short
work Of it, as Death to tho foreigners"
Kill them kill themn were the cries again
md again repeated.
AS the excitement became wilder and the
,rowd more unmanaGeable, our unpleasant
ituation was all the more serious, for should
t become known that we wero in tho neigh
lorhood our lives would not be worth tho
oss of penny. Great was our relief to see
regiment Of troops march into the square,
md to know that even if they could not ac-
,omplsh much toward breaking up the mob,
hey probably would prevent our house be-
ng broken into, as one of tho members of
he firm was related to an officer Of the regi-
nent. Our only plan now was to wait until
comparatively quiet time; then, watching
ur opportunity, send our guides out to COM
nunicate our pTedicament to this officer and
SIX his assistance. The guide at first de-
Jared he would not go, as should he be dis
overed leaving q barricaded house suspicion
would at once be fastened upon him as being
onnected with place in which there was
that the mob was not allowed to
et hold of, and that his life would pay the
orfeit. 1t was not until threats and suppli- |
ations had been supplemented by bribes that |
% consented to be lowered to the ground |
rom one of the back windows into the yard, |
rom which he was to pass through door
ray in the wall, through vacant house in |
he adjoining lot, and so on by another street |
D the square.
1t was long after dark when we heard him
eturn He told us that the officer and three
men would be on hand as soon
S they could be procured and the street
cleared for them to pass We
'ere directed to change our clothing for
lch native garments as we could find, so that
ur passing through the streets would create
o additional disturbance and we were to
ass from the house by the rear entrance to
mother street than that on which our house
'as situated, where we would fii.d the car
iages waiting. 1t was after ] clock before
'e heard the signal agreed urun TO inform
S that it was time to start, waen donning
III mufti, we were soon in tho carriages,
nd under escort of our guard passed without
'ouble or adventure 10 the custom house.
Lere We We're in another trouble, as most
ringent orders had been given not to allow
ny boats to approach the landing, and it
sgan to look as if we should have to remain
our unpleasant situation the remainder of
lie night; but seeing our bat pulling toward
le landing, and assuring the customs officials
lat we were noG English at the same time
lding a liberal bestowal of that open
same" which accomplisbcs 50 much in that
lnny land, we were soon aiioat, aItef naVlnS g.,
assed through about as much Of an adven-
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