The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
POOR GENERALSHIP.
An Account of the Battle of Dom,
kOs-Greeks Fought HerOicaIIy.

| An Account of the Battle of DOmO-
kOs-GreeI<s Fought HerOicaIIy.
Athens, May 2O.-The correspondent of
the Associated Press. who was with the
Greek army after its retreat from Do
mokos has arrived here. He was unable
to transmit his dispatches from DomokOs
on account of the wires being blocked.
He furnishes picturesque account of
the battle of Domokos, fought on Monday
last, confirming the stories previously told
of the heroic conduct of the Greeks. but
also furnishing confirmation of the COM
plete break down of all the Greek mill
tary organizations and the failure of
their generalship. He says:
son Saturday Crown Prince Constan-
tine informed the British ambulance doc
tors (Red Cross society that there would
be no fighting and that they had better
disband the hospital and ambulance corps
"On my way to the front l found
around Lamia 10000 refugees, miserable
from three days incessant rain, having no
shelter except few blankets. Women
were giving birth to children on the sod
den ground, and the road leading to the
precipitous pass was encountered with
commissarat trains, composed of rickety
country carts drawn by feeble horses.
Il heard sad accounts of the state of
the army. The men had to lay in the
heavy rain and for days they lay in the
trenches or on the open ground. The
weather was bitterly cold, the neighbOring
heights being covered with snow. and
there was much fever and dyssentery
among the troops"
The correspondent then describes the
battle of Domokos, his account agreeing
with the stories already cabled.
In writing of the bravery of the Greeks
he referred especially to the young re-
cruits and the the Garibaldians, who ''in
red shirts, caps, and green trousers, did
splendid work and inspired all"
Continuing, the correspondent said:
with the Garibaldians was a VIVIAN
diere with n red jacket. She fearlessly
attended the wounded under hot fire
and during the confused retreat never
lost touch with her wounded until she
had them safe in the German ambulance
hospital at Port Marino.'
Touching upon the retreat from Domo-
kos the correspondent says:
AT about 8 o'clock at night (Monday)
last, when it was evident the fight was
lost, orders were given to retreat, and al
though the road to LAMA was often
blocked by the peasants with tlocks, bull
lock carts and donkeys, and by the be-
lated commissariat carts going to the
front, and the remount horses for the
cavalry and artillery, there was no dis
order. The bright moonlight saved the
refugees from a panic.
The crown prince had watched the bat
tie from the balcony from headquarters
building or from rock above the town.
A carriage with Positions and an es-
cort of cavalry awaited him. At dawn
the prince departed.
Late that afternoon, while was in the
square at LAMA watching u long string
of carts and carriages bringing in the
wounded one of the princes servants APP
peared and whispered: Prince Constan-
tine is outside the town." A little later
saw the prince with large escort max
ing a detour of the town of LAMA, avoid
ing entering that excited place.
"On entering Domokos the Turks set
fire to many portions of the town.