Telegram-herald., 1888-01-24
A AMOHAMMEDAH MOB
A0VeNTUsEs OF AMEsicsN sALoes.
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meat Il taas eiig - the vessels q tile En-
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nlour several q oar parfy Nno bal never
sen TIE ss.h1s about TIE place decided 20 g
ashors hire a carriage. AMI ID the town as
thoroughly as the summers beat aud an Al
teruoon would peFsa.t
As ss drove up from the landing there
seemed 60 o. a much kf ger crowd tnan
usual 10 shs s1reefs and mleA more excite
nisnt thaa ~e srDeCted An eh1fl0ye II one
OF the stores a. which We had oeen aeclls-
toned q, DIAL ia fast ths house % which Ne
were consigned. seeiBz oar party. came run
mag toward ouF carr1sge 70 tel Is that some
tling OF an unusually serious character Sas
about - happen, and that there was already
hghting IN a neshb0ring street, that large
numbers 4 soldiers hal recsntly come IN
from the country. that the best, and, IN
fact tbs only wise thing for Us % do was 70
return 20 cur vessel As there was always
some sort of street row going oa We
thanked kIm FOR his Kindness told him that
tasls far American had been comparatively
free frUnI complications, and that as We had
come ashore 70 see tho things of interest We
thought that We wogid keep on, particularly
as our road lay outside OK the city, where
We would be beyond tho troubles that
caused such great eEcitenienr.
After looking at Pompeys Pillar and one
or two other places u more or less interest,
al Of which sre weu described 10 the com
plete guide 70 Alexandra and its surround
ings, We drove OUT % the khedive's garden,
whore We intended 10 pass toe remaining por-
ton Of our stay ashore. We found quite
number OF officers, both American and Eng
lish, Out az the garden, All ia uniform, which
latteriy they had been obliged TO wear when
ever they cana ashore, 70 guard against the
insults daily offered 70 foreigners, and here
Tor the first time Ne had a comparatively
clear account Of the troubles which terni-
na.ed IA the horrible butchery already going
ca 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 10 BE- done was to jump into our car
riages and, by taking the shortest route, en-
desvor 10 reach the landing, where We hoped
20 find orr boats.
Our carriage was fortunately not able TO
leave until no party Of English officers had
started and as we drew near the town it
was quite eyidsns that we were in for some
tang very serious, ard TIE aspect was any
thing but pleasing as the other carriages
passed into the crowd Of yelling and s-stica-
latlnS demons, through which they vainly
slrOyo 70 force their way, only 70 have their
Occupants dragged from their seats and
bCtcaercd in cod blood Tho few who es-
caocd found refuge IN a guard house close
/ b., where they remained until after night
/ fall. AS We drew up we were told by man,
eviden.iy interested In our well being, 10
RhgAt at once and follow him. This time
I discretion caae 20 ou- aid, and, jumping out
I OF our carriage, we ran after our new found
I friend up a side street, and, after making q
/ turn o. two, found ourselves az the side en-
/ trance OF the building in which was the store
Of our business friend already alluded 10,
Z the doors aai windows Of which were al
s ready carefully LaFricaIcd. a few pound
I inSs ca Tic door resulted IN a head beins
cautiously pu- oct Of window up stairs,
and alter lis owner was assured that the
/ party below was OF friendly disposition it
/ was withdrawn. In few moments the bar
ricades were removed aud the door opened
. juss Ear enough for uS 20 squeeze through in
single fle After the party had passed in the
/ house the door was again carefully secured,
I and not moment too SOcn, as o crowd oil
yelling, hoctln-. tu-bared Egyptians came
along carrying knives. firearms clubs and
weapons OF ali sorss. who, had they caught
sighs OF us, would have made extremely short
work of IL, as Death TO the foreigners =
"Kin thsni kill them were the cries again
and again repeated.
As toe ezcsteneut became wilder and the
| crowd more unmsnseeable. cur unpleasant
/ sitcatien was eil the mere serious, for should
T. become known that we were in the neigh
borhood our lives would not be worth thc
toss OF penny. Great was our relief TO SEE
a regiment u troops march into the square
and % know ths. even II they could not &C
corlplish niura toward breaking up the mob
they probably would prevent our house be
ing broken into, as ono q the members oi
tie firm WIS related 20 an officer OF the regi
rnent. Our only plan now vas to wait unit
a comparatively quiss tisno; then, watching
our opportunity, send cur guides out 20 com
nsanicats or predicamcnt 20 this officer, anC
ask his assistance The guide at FRS Go
elared to would not 20, as should he be die
covered leaving barrirsGed house suspicion
would At once bs fastened upon him as bein:
connected with place in wsich there wa
somsthing that tas mol. was not allowed t
gst hold Of. ani that his life would pay tn
forfeit L wns not until threats and suppli
cations had been supplemented BY britcs tha
Re conser.cd % be lowered to the croun'
from one Of the back windows into the yard
from which he was % pass thrt,Sgh door
wsy in The wSil, through a vacant house il
the al joining lot, and 80 on b. another stree
60 the squsra
Il wss loar after dark when we heard hia
return lie ted rs that The oiscer and tGrc
Trustworthy men would Be cn hand as 500
ss they could be procured and the stree
sufficiently cleared for them TO psss. W
~srs directed % change our clothing 70
such native garments ss re could find, SO TIA
cur passisg through tbs streets woulS >,-->e {
no adlittoasl disturbance, srd Se were {
pass from the house hv ths rear entrsnce
another stress than that or which our h0us
wss situated. " sers We would had toe car
riages waiting. Itwss after Il O'Clock befor
we heard tbs signal agreed upon 20 snfofT
rs that Is vas tirns 70 start, when. eonnln
our mutt. ve we're soon IN the csrriagr
and Under sscort II our g;iar,i psssssl vithou
trouble or sdvsu.ure - the castom hoss'
Here we w-rs n smother tronble. as mo-
ssrinEen. orders hsd besa given NOT 20 alio'
an bea1s 90 sppf0aeh the isnsslEz, aaa
began 60 ioak ~ = sc should hare - reulsi
IN osr any piss.snt anssicn the remainder ,
the rixns tlt s-scg ear hoat poiaaE tosSaT
the Andinx. and assuring see customs osiicia
. that ~e sers nos Engissh. ~ TIE zane tin
aiding liberal be~towsl II thst go
sesanae~ whiea secoTaesishes - much IN shs
sunny lani. We we're soon ss'sst. afser hsvin
paS<el ihr0uEh aocas as maes oi "a ssire'
tirs "a 80 car exp-Ftsacs and i've - tail =
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