The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-14
SHELTER TO ARMENlANS
DETAILS OF SCARE ILLUSTR.tTE THE TENSION OF PUBLIC FEELING.

THE IENSION or PGBLIC bEELiNN' Fifty Armenians Given Shelter by MT. Herbert-rroops Were Summoned to tho Yildiz Palace as Soon as Word of Trouble Was Received.
 Constantinople, Dee. 15.-The details Of the scare yesterday illustrated the tension of public feeling. One of the two Armenians who engaged in a street brawl discharged revolver at his op- ponent. The Christians within hearing Of the shot surmised that another mas sacre had commenced, and shops in the vicinity of the disturbance were closed with astonishing rapidity. The alarm spread and the people rushed aimlessly hither and thither. The streets soon furnished a scene of incredible confu- sion, hundreds of people making their way as fast as possible toward Galata and Pera on the northern side of the Golden Horn.
 The dwelers in these suburbs either
 
 open country, CT barricaded themselves strongly within their homes and shops. The Armenian porters who were work ing about the streets hastily dropped their loads and fled, as they thought, for their Hives. A number of English ladies fled from their places of resi- dence to the English embassy, where they claimed the protection of the ann bassador.
 Fifty Armenana sought and were given shelter in the residence of the Hon. M. H. Herbert, the secretary of the British embassy. As soon as the authorities heard of the trouble many troops were summoned to the Yildiz palace. The officials acted promptly. The police were well handled and caval- " and infantry were detailed to patrol the streets.
 Washington, Dec 13-The final deter animation of the American National Red Cross to go to the relief of the Armen- ans, though not wholly unexpected. in view of the numerous appeals for such action, was not definitely reached until to-day, when it became apparent that if effectual aid was to be rendered it must be commenced at once and no other benevolent organization in the world was in position to successfully undertake it.
 The action of the society is consider ed by it's executive committee the most Important any organization has under taken. Never before have so many diff faculties been presented or such exten- sive measures been necessary. For the first time the field of the Red Cross will be transferred to a foreign coun- try far from it's main base of supplies and abounding with dangers. The or ganization will be hampered by an ut ter lack of facilities for transportation of food, clothing and other supplies, by unfamiliarity with the language and by a general state of lawlessness that is known to exist in that part of Tur- key.
 Notwithstanding these conditions, Clara Barton, in spite of more than fifty years service in benevolent work, has determined to go in person into Armenia and control the disbursement of the funds subscribed for Red Cross relief.
 The Red Cross in the past few weeks lldS DcCll LllOlouSllS loiioluCi liieo tiiS character of the work required and it is estimated that 350,000 people are ab- solutely destitute and starving is de- clared to be thoroughly authoritative. While it cannot be determined until the field is reached just how much money will carry these people over to the next harvest, missionaries who are familiar with the country and people think that $5,000,000 is 8 fair figure. Of course all of this will not be needed at once and the Red Cross officials are confident that whatever is needed will be forth coming. They are in touch with benev- olently inclined people throughout the world and the appeals that have reach ed them leave no doubt that the people will evidence their most practical sym pathy with the movement.
 Miss Barton and her staff will be ready to leave for Turkey next week, if success is assured through responses ito the announcement made to-day. It will take her two weeks to reach Con stantinople and two weeks longer to initiate the actual work of relief in Ar qnenia. In the meantime at least month of suffering and distress is in- evitable She regards every moment lost as wasted and is now engaged in perfecting every possible detail.