Evening journal., 1896-09-03
Constantinople's Days Of Terror.


NEW YoRK, Sept 3.-Sidney Whitman,
Tho Herald's correspondent, cables the
following:
The events Of the last few days have In
deed proved q terrible verincation of the
Information vouchsafed me ever since my
arrival here and repeatedly emphasized In
my letters, that, though Crete might oo-
eupy the telegraph wires for the moment
the Armenian conspiracy was the ulcer
which, backed by foreign sympathy, was
eating at the vitals of Turkey.
Now that dynamite has proved the an
Arohistic character Of the disease beyond
a doubt, outside opinion may we'll bo left
90 take care Of itself Tho police as we'll
Rs the soldiery are accused by some OF
not having done all in their power to pre-
vent the Armenians being killed. Voices
are even heard saying that the police here
and there winked at the conduct of the
mob Anybody who has lived through
these as eyentful hours may we'll believe
It possible that among the police Of so
mixed population black sheep cannot DO
absent With regard to the soldiers, ev-
srybody assures me, and had numerous
opportunities Of judging for myself that
sheir conduct was admirable-thnt is to
say, their discipline was perfect. They re
.NuNAnUN hDhOlulNll IlIhoNlNt anu 0Dtultul
30 the word of command, even when
bombs were thrown in their midst or COM
rades were mortally wounded by the fire
Of revolvers.
The scene at the Ottoman bank was one
Of extreme horror.
Before US lay heap of dead bodies,
their faces covered with handkerchiefs and
groups of soldiers leaning against the
hank, with bayonets glittering in the sun.
All the while firing was heard through
The streets
Horrid Scenes on the Way.
then wended my way back to Pera,
seeing several corps on the road, but 9th
srwise no further evidences Of immediate
combat.
That night as also the next one not
soul was 20 be seen in any OF the streets
sxeeps cavalry patrols and sentinels, which
were posted all through the city at regular
intervals from guardhouses.
The dogs even seemed TO feel that the
angel OF death was abroad. you might
almost hear tho boating Of is vings be-
meath the starlit heavens, which cnst a
peaceful light on the dark waters Of tho
Golden Horn, tho BOsporus seigctinR tho
silent city with it's countless stately NINA
rets.
On Thursday morning 1 hurried down
20 tho bridge, where ] had hcafd that
dreadful scenes had taken place. Tho Ar
menians had fired Ht the guard aDl any
amount OF people had lost tacir 1iNes.
Yes. indeed, it had rained Blood On Ca
lata bridge. Before the ent sncc o. the
Ottoman bank and inside IT, Gear about
50 soldiers had oongregated 1'ho huge
Turkish porter, in national eo tsne, sat
in his usual seat. He had bcen repoYtei
dead, but the bullet only grazed hs shoul-
der, while he had laid two Armenians low.
Ono OF the managers kindly took me
through the building where several large
brown marks showed where somebody had
bled to death There, in the ball In front
If the staircase, an Armenian had inad
vertently dropped a bomb It tore hin
nearly in two, and his blood had spurted
up to the ceiling, about 80 feet high Th,
marble walls and banisters, staircase and
loor, all were smeared and splashed Will
blood, while the plato glass windows wor,
riddled with bullets, like Stoves.
At one window the rain Of blood cOulC
still be seem It was thatof poor em
ployoe Greek named Nicoli who un
fortunately looked out Of the window
and received bullet I'm tho head from
soldier while tho ArmeniHns were throw
ing their bombs into the street.