The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-24

gade (Ilfa AIai) well enough organized,
and it appears to work well, but the mar
row, tangled streets renders it difficult for
them TO get their engines close enough.
Constantinople can and does boast of an
unique body of men known as 'Tulum-
/ bagles" (pump mem. They are porters,
laborers etc, etc. of every nationality,
and the nationalities are manited
4 here. who at the first alarm, given from a
great tower with flags ard red balls by
/ day. and coiored lights from the same
place by night. are up aud of, carrying a
small engine on their shoulders Rushing
along tie streets, barefooted and half
naked, upsetting and running over every
thing and everyone vho chances to be in
the way, they scream and howl all the
time like Liberal procession. Thev may
have to run an hour or two before reaching
tue place. but that makes no difference, to
them. at least; exhaustion and they are
strangers. When the ire is reached their
lotions take another phase; they promptly
set down the hand-squirt, rush into the
burning house. and under the pretence of
saving the goods, pile every thing they can
lay their hands on into one heap in
the middle of tie floor and dip
water onto it, They can frequently
prevent the spread of fire. however, by
getting where the regular brigade engines
cannot: on the arrival of the latter at eny
ire they promptly retire Without dispute.
LOCAL ANNoYANcEs.
The three principal local annoyances on
the tboroughfareS of this quaint old capital
of lust and religion which counteracts the
pleasure of travellers and residents alike,
are, first, the ba6l- paved and narrow
streets, many of which have no side paths
or openings at all. The ravages of
frequent fires, however, contribute, In
nfd nv n,1or tn fhn ~
carrying out of proposed improve
ments The second annoyance
anG curiosity of Constantinople is the
| legion of dogs, which literally pave the
streets and ill the cutters. 1t is said these
dogs followed the Turks here at the time
OF the conquest, and to Judge from appear
ances the foundries have bsen running
ever since, occasionally making overtime
Although the Koran mentions them as s'un-
clean animals they are not only
tolerated. either from custom or some
superstition, but the Turk will always
have the fragments of his meal thrown to
them. Some citizens, at their own ex-
pense. provide permanent and frequently
artistic pools for them 10 drink at, and
when possible they will prevent any
enc from harming the dogs. Furthermore
it is not an uncommon thing, IL front of
the Mosque Bayazet and other crowded
Turkish quarters, to see the bread that has
been seized for light weight and pur-
chased with funds bequeated for that pur-
pose by Turks long since lying their
tombs, thrown 10 the dogs. Ooservant
travellers have no uneasiness about the
dogs as they are peaceably disposed 10
fact if kind word be uttered to one OF
them the whole band belonging to
that street will follow you. 1t IS,
however, very easy to rid yourself
of the canine army by turning the first
corner. as its further progress will at once
be arrested by the dogs of that street..
These boundary lines are often fiercey dis
puted by all the ours and pups OF the con-
testing streets; neither blows nor kicks Of
bystanders will arrest the tide of battle till
the dogs themselves think proper to retire.
So severely are wandering dogs chastised,
so residents say. that thousands of dogs are
born, bred, live and die without ever taking
an opportunity OF going either turning of
the street in which they first saw light
Nightly jewellers never Turks), patroling
the streets at night, Tout Summing, - often
fail 10 find pleasure IN anything but ill
treating these dogs, disturbed in their I'M
offending slumbers by cowardly kick or
abe gratuitous blow from heavy
cane, they run TO the end of
their street, bowling pitiably, while
the others, in anticipation, loudly lament
what unknown cruelty is in store for
them. The dogs in the neiehboring streets
one after another OF course take up and