Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-20

LONDON, September 19.-An ocean dis
aster, attended with terrible loss of life, was
reported to-day. Advices from Hiogo state
that the Turkish man-of-war Erizogroul has
ioundered at sea, and that 500 Of her crew
were drowned.
Oman Pashs, whose victory over the Rus
slams at PIevna gave him high rank as a
fighting General, was on board, and was
lost He had been on an official visit to
Japan, having been intrusted with special
mission from the Sultan to the Mikado.
The progress of the Ertzogroul since she
left Constantinople for the East many
months ago, has been a most undigniied
and ludicrous one.
END OF MANY ADVENTURES.
Leaving Turkey short of money it was un-
derstood that supplies were to be sent for
her use to the ports at which she was to call
with the result that her sojourn in those
countries was indefinitely prolonged, as the
officers at home were not able to keep their
crew, and her officers were many times
on the verge of rebellion induced
by starvation, while the Governors
of the cities visited refused to remit harbor
dues and grant other privileges that were of
right due her as a Turkish man-ofwar, on
the ground that she was not sailing in that
character. There was not powder enough
on board 10 enable her crew to fire the regu-
lation salutes.
After many adventures, only worthy of
an opera bouffe navy, the Ertzogroul finally
arrived in Japanese waters, and it was on
her return voyage that the disaster oc-
CURED.
oSMAN's EARLY LIFE.
Ghazi Pasha was born at Tokat, Asia
Minor, in 1882. He was educated in Con-
stantinople, graduating from the military
school in 1858. He entered the army as
a Lieutenant in the cavalry service in the
beginning of the Crimean War, on the staff
of Shumla. He was made a Captain of
the Imperial Guard at Constantinople
at the close of the campaign, for gallant ac-
tiou. Then he was made Major and served
with honor from 1866 to 1869 in Crete.
When Crete was subjugated he was made
Colonel, and then was promoted to the rank
of Brigadier General and placed in COM
mand of a division of the Fifth Army
Corps. This was in 1873 In the Turco-
Servia war he commanded the division of
the Turkish army at Widdin, and at its
close was made Muschir or Field Marshal
At the beginning of the war with Russia
he was placed in command of 68 battalions,
16 squadrons and ia guns, and with this
force he won the great victory at Plevna in
July, 1877. He received his title of Ghazi
or 1.-THE Victorious" in consequence, and
the decoration of the Osmanie, set in
brilliants.
A GENERAL AND MINISTER
In December Plevna was surrounded by
Russian troops, and he made an effort to
break through them. He was defeated, and
on December 10, 1877, surrendered uncon-
ditionslly with 40, 600 men and 400 cannon.
Peace was restored in 1873, and in
March OF that year he was put in
command of the Imperial Guard of Con-
stantinople and made Marshal of the Palace.
He was placed in charge of the defenses of
Constantinople. He served Cor time as
Governor General of Crete, and then was
made Minister of War. While in this
Office he remodeled the army. He was ac-
cused of maladminiStration by two Mus
chirs, Faud and Neisret, but succeeded in
clearing himself before the Sultan and
Council of Ministers. He had acquired
great influence over the Sultan. To his
influence was attributed the dismissal of the
Grand Vizier Khereddin Pasha.
Osman was relieved of the Office OF Min
lister In July, 1880. but the following year
he regained his post.