The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-05
PATRIOTS OF CRETE.
Sadly Lack Discipline, but Are
Resolute Fighters.
THEY GET ARMS FROM GREECE.
EaEerness TO Obtst. Rine~-Ar H~A,>.'
bic People, but With Much
strength OF Character.


On Board che 6aWfum> on the Coast OF
Uese. JHy A->Ry the hgsenesu ~ rhs
central cognzpsstes Of C~r.e. In Athena
the New York Tmss s,crresyso at~ss. was
enabled - toaa an expedition wssssh i
carrying arms AMI ammunition to the
ing ehrec leaders q the axpe<fs.son called
a. the corresponden;'a hos~s. and sosaslier
they drove 80 PsraeuA arriving al ra,s
hal Dor AT ahoS< 0osoc1k.
Already tbs CrstAnA wno Aasf eess col
,scsin& Ia Athens tn ewv wvekH having
como I'D from Crets IN small eoats IL g~s
arms. were crowdinG enc shrsa There
wsrs aeoas 100 OF thsA All cas sn.sIs boats
of the aarhor were soon buy ax:ung thu
men on ooarc. The ssttlng Gun With the
eeauttem hills - = eaciesgrouuGf. lent grsa.
laeturesqaeness to Che animated scsne Of
taxing these men on board The little
party Just mentioned met soy sral caiefs IN
tho town, and went 10 n SINAI! restaurant
10 paTiaAe Of their last meal for tas pree-
eni in Ireec~ A certain amount OF excite
inent 10 felt in making these sNpetstaons
Tor there - always danger OF beng p6Ssk I'd
Up by a Turkish n,An-of-war. After din
ner the party drank final toast TO the
liberty OF Crete. and went on ooarSt the
steamer Saarfuun
The scene there was ono Of great con-
Fusion. The 40 warriors Sacupied the
whole boat. Luckily. there ware FEW
cabins and these had been reserved for
the chiefs. The American correspondent
was treated with tho greatest hospitality
ami had cabin to himself. Hs went
below. slaslScsins. OF course. that the vasaea
was about 20 start. hus tho delay cou-
tanued. ana finally the sound O. angry
voices reached him. On going UP on ss>cau
to see what the nlster Was, q most weird
sight met his cye~
Cfetsns. The moon had already risen, ana
shone on the REVIEWERS. knives aud rifles
which these men either ficstr4shed in rhe
air or had stuck in Their belts They howiod
az each other a. tho top OF their yoicoa
and their eyes flashed fiercely. II ssesma
that tho excttahle patriots were COM
planning or the division that had Scau
made OF The arms and ammunition. The
men from the province OF kassafno claimed
mat there were more Turks IN their sArov-
tnoa than elsewhere. and tina; they ought
TO have al least half the ammunition ara
guns. On the other hand those or IN
other provinces claimed that the provinces
or kassaif1o had received a hos;load a
arms last week
The discussion reached such n r,ftr<A -
excitement that The American was told to
60 below in order 20 get cat OF .iangvr.
However. no shots werc fred and not .
blow was strR>k, but amid much shouting
and gesticuls ton 100 81 the Inhabitants
or the province OF KaSsamo left the
boat. saying that they would act the guns
go which were destined for them In oySf>e
that their fathers and brothers ,narfl; gae
them. bat they themselves would return To
Athens and secure arms at their own az.
pense. After tAis delay OF at ieas. an hour
the vessel started out OF the hars,or AMI
was or for Crete. The Amerissan spent tane
night on the captains deck. and thu
weather was so warm that n was perfectly
comfortable without any wran. To-Day ,ha
sun rose bright and hot, and toward noon
There was not spot the whole boat
that was not like a furnace.
These people ere q strange lot. Today
~ noon money was distributed among
them. about a dollar 20 each. but Curing
the PROCESS some Disagreement aroee and
tho captain hasi to postpone the whole az
fair in order 10 prevent a riot The crown
ing glory OF the day was the rush made
when rifles were distributed. Thcse men
have for 40 long a time been Obliged 10
dgAs for their lives that they consider fire.
arms the one thing most 10 ne priced Ia
hfe. They are . race evidently hard 70
manage. out with q good deal more
strength of charscter than would be sx-
pected in this climate They all sn,,istcy3 on
the correspondents breaking bread WITH
them. and the big chiefs pasted Rim on mo
back In very protesting way. When ~
took their pictures In a group to-day thu
all want~f the photographs ut oncA
About noon the Saursum passed AIsn.
ohorci, once the site 81 q Venetian town
but now only Turkish fort There IL .
constant excitement over tho possibility Of
The appearance OF a Turkish fnafp-of4 war
which was reported TO have left ConstaDa-
nonie about a week ago
Two Of the men On board have LETT he
Greek army 10 JOIN the Crsiane, ons the
son OF the "ai9e 10 camp" to the King oe
Greece ana Tho othsr a brother OF MaSos
who Is already in Crete doing much rood
in helping the Christians This exp, alton
viii land NJ midnight al this port az ~.
Roslmeis and shortly after VIII tol1 -
camp OF Insurgents