Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-29

Men,-women and children were killed and the scene was terrible. The way was strewp with ammunition boxes, broken carts and furniture, the bedding of sol dierS, blankets and tin pans, the latter rattlng under the horses feet. blankets became entangled with them, and the horses becoming frantic,wfth alarnls gall 1oped about among the frightened crowd, many of them riderlesS and halterless. Dismantled carts and ammunition wag- ons added to the Instructions. The traces had been cut in order to release the horses attached to them and the drivers sought safety in flight.
 There was many struggles between the fugitives for the possession of the horses. In this manner the affrightened crowd struggled on for several miles, presenting most vivid picture of disaster and fear. Some of the Greek officers, it is true did their duty. They ordered the buglars and trumPeterS to sound "cease firing and rode about calling upon the fleeing soldiers to halt. But others of the Greeks lost their heads and pushed on- ward as terror-stricken as the soldiery. One brave officer tried to bring his men to their senses by presenting a revolver at them and shouting: Stop. stop" but he might as well have called, upon whirlwind to stay in it's course.
 Gen Mavromichalis, who had evidently reached Larissa some time before. rode back some distance in order to arrest the stampede.
 Two miles from the Larissa read is sit uated an embankment, where the gen. eral succeeded in inducing half a eom- pany of foot-sore soldiers to fall in, but thousands continued the pell mell rush for Larissa.
 There was a block at the bridge across the Salambra river. at the entrance of Larissa. Another terrible scene was there presented Guns, men and horses StrUQrlinP in fpa rfll1 mass.
 Tn the streets Of Larissa there was in describable confusion. Troops of all arms were mixed together and threw themselves down in utter exhaustion, needless of the calls of the trumpets and bugles summoning them to fall in. The inhabitants, rushing about the streets irl- tensified the confusion. The mere men ton of the Turks was sufficient to ere ate freEzied rush.
 When the moon rose and the neighbor hood of the Gown could be made out with some distinctness, matters became calm CT and at dawn the excitement had been reduced to a restless movement from street to street and an anxious discus sion of the future.
 Some estimates of the number of d.a.hs which occurred during the stampede and indiscrimipGte firing say that from 300 to 400 persons were killed, but your core 9pondert thinks these figures are eXag- gerated, though people dsclar= lhey have Scsil fnAny WdSonS pedrlitS tie ueau to Larlssa.
 'Tlha five newspaper correspondents who were in the stampeds all had mir aculous escapes from death.
 1.-The first hours of daylight were spert by the general officers in collecting their scaltisred troops and sending them to PharSalos. Int trll3ps continued the march without any refreshmert and it is alleged that many of them had not tasted food since Friday morning.
 When it became l1ncwn 'hat Lariasa was to be abandoned thers was another panic. TtIe wCms n and even the children werIt about drawing their hands across ttslr threats showing what they expect ed of the Turks and ins an incredibly short time the, roads lsading te Pharsa- los and Volo were crowded with people, vehicles end animals, the latter bearing all kinds cf household effects.
 A special train of ears took to Volo about 5000 people of every dagrse, the passengers hanging cn to the roofs and platforms like swarm of bees. but the majority trudged along on foot, and many of the refugees threw anxious f5oks baclzwa rds. fearing every moment rush from the CircaSsian cavalry.
 By 1:SG D. m. Laris3oa was emptied. In alea I ef following the troops to Phersa- los, the correspondent, ito get off his dis patches, pushed cn to VoIo. where there was a panic almost equallinE the one witns ssed at Larisga. Fugftives were arriving at Volo every few minutes, ard they spread rumors that the Turks would enasf the place in a. few hours.
 In the abf'=rce of steamers there was a general rush for caiques, on board of which the well-to-do classes went to Erbca or ether islands. Your corra- spondent hired a caique and went c1 board of it with newspaper compa nion, Mir. Holdall In 2. minute there was great commotion, crowds of p,ople shcuit- ing to us to come out of ths, blcat A number of men made rush to .board her. threw MT. Holdan off and pushed the cor respondent ashore. It seems that the lower classes, psnic-striclxa determined that if they could not escape from volo ID one else should do SO, and they cried: We all must die together"