The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-05-01
GREEKS RAN LIKE SHEEP
FREszTED CRIES or "RUs, RUN.
THE TURKS ARE HERE
ThropGh Larisaa the RIaa Rush Com.
tinued, Even to the shores
of the Sea.

Athens. April 99.---A correspondent. VIII
was with the retreating Greeks At Laris
/ "a. has arrived here.
When overlook the Greek infantry,
the correspondent says. s-the troops wer,
10 struggling order. footsore ana grim.
from four days In the trenches and Ioni
exposure 70 shells. enough TO unnerVe vet
Grams. They went along In silence,
contrast TO the ordinary ehatterfng ii
the Greek ranks. The night was pifcl
dark. ana the red glare at Kutari ana
Dell In the distance added 10 the weird
ness OF the scene.
Later ! passed batteries OF artillery
mule trains. carts. wagons. crying vii
layers. women and children. II was nit
liable. There WIS no attempt al order
Different companies were intermingied
and the confusion was completed by tbs
shouts and PUSHES OF the Evxones anc
irragulars In every style Of outfit. Theil
previous sulienness gave css>1S TO tn.
ciamor Of disappointed and dIspiriteo
men, They forgot their WEAKNESS In wild
imprecations.
The retreat became a nout. Our car.
rage was slowly picking its way through
the crying women and children. and the
horses. ali overiaden, were walking at 4
fright
suddenly. above the din OF the con.
sN1-N AAAAANCn oAA inc IOdu ana IN Inc aG-
joining nelds came a roar developing into
herce. sustained yell. rolling from the
distant rear with lightning speed. In the
midst OF this could be distinguished cries
OF The Turks are upon u.s. In a few
minutes dozen horsemen and as many
riderleks steeds appeared on the left at a
nun eallon- the men shouting with fren-
Ey. Run. run; the Turks are here,'
In the night air arose the agonfzed
roar. fairly paralyEing Imagination. Al
VIII remain In my memory forever The
stampede was immediate The animals
were lashed into a gAllop, and men. wo-
men. children and soldiers Joined peti-
nell In mad rush. many wis cell to tbs
ground being trampled TO death We
hicles were overturned. mixing up bed
ding. furniture. ammunition, horses. dom
keys oxen and bufiaIoes-
some OF the Greek officers. IL is true.
oid their duty. They ordered the buglers
ana the trumpeters 20 sound cease firing
and rode about calling upon the fleeing
soldiers 10 halt But others of the Greek
otiioers lost their heads and rushed on
ward as terror-Eiricxen as the soldiers
One brave officer tried 10 bring his men
TO their senses by presenting a revolver
AZ them and shouting, Stop, stop!' But
ne might as well have called upon a
WhirlNtnd TO stay In iss course
1sy l.So .. m. Larissa was emptIed. In
stead OF Following the troops 10 Phar-
sala, the correspondent, in order to get
on his dispatches. pushed on to Yoio
where there was panic almost equally
as great As the one Witnessed at Isarissa.
Fugiiives were arriving at Volo every
few minutes. and they spread rumorr
that the Turks would enter the place in a
few hours. In the absence OF steamers.
there was a general rush for caiques. on
board OF which the weil-tO-do CLASSES
went 10 Euboea or other islanis
To such an extent did this feeling Of
panic spread that the government steamer
which was embarking wounded soldiers
from the pier was Obliged to leave Volo
haTb0r. owing TO the fact that the fran
tic population threatened 10 make a rush
on board the steamship. which would
probably have resulted In a great loss OF
life- As II was. the wounded soldiers
were taken on board the steamer in small
boats and the vessel sailed for Plraeus in
hurry, leaving two English nurses and
six wounded soldiers on the quay. The
nurses and the wounded soldiers were
taken TO the English legation"