The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-08
THE CRETAN TROUBLES.
Anxiety as to the Fate Of Christians
in Gambia.
AN AWFUL MASSACRE REPORTED.

and Fifty Out OF n Thousand Have
Been Saved-Edham PaSha, the Turk
ish Governor, Returns to Duty.
London, Sept S.-The correspondent
Of The Times at Gambia, telegraphing
Wednesday, fully confirms the earlier
reports of most serious events there.
lie says:
Lieutenant Haldane was killed and
Lieutenant Seagrave wounded The
soldiers pluckily carried Lieutenant
Haldane's body to the boat under a
shower of bullets.
The telegraph office was repeatedly
set on fire, and the father of the tele-
graph superintendent was killed. The
wire is still working.
The worst is feared as TO the fate of
majority of the Christians. 1t is re-
ported that only $50 have been saved
out of over 1000. The situation was ex-
tremely difficult. The Turkish troops
refused to aid the British, who, being
exceedingly few in the town, were soon
overpowered. The 40 wounded were at
tended to by the warships
The necessity for a large garrison In
Gambia had been repeatedly pointed out
and the blame lies in the quarter re-
spOnslble for leaving against heavy
odds handful of men to represent our
occupation and enforce our authorities.
The Mahommedans are pillaglng
| Gambia. Edhem Pasha- the governor.
declares that the mob is uncontrola-
bic, but the general opinion is against
| him.
Reinforcements are expected from
| Canea, and the Christian insurgents are
massing around the Gordon. AS this
! dispatch goes reinforcements are arriv-
ing in the Italian flagship Francesca
| Morosini.
The bombardment was renewed at
Gambia yesterday and the port has
been seriously damaged. The foreign
warships have landed soldiers to rein
force the British garrison, and pumps
have been landed to assist in quench-
ing the fires.
It Is stated that % British were
killed and As wounded on Tuesday.
Several Christian families have
sought refuge on the warships. Many
corpses are lying in the streets of Can
dia. In one case a whole family was
killed. The Italian consulate is also re-
ported burned.
The correspondent of The STANDARD,
who is on board the Camperdown, says
| Edhem Pasha, the governor, has just
arrived on board the Camperdown.
! Captain Hughes-E -EIellett, who spoke to
him, saw no necessity for using diplo-
matte language, and told him plainly,
in strong terms, that, as governor. he
would be held responsible in the event
of any further disturbance.
Edhem Pasha asserted that he was
powerless to control the mob, but his
sincerity seems very doubtful, seeing
that he had over 1000 Turkish troops
under his orders. Yielding, however
to the strongly worded representations
of the British senior naval officer, Ed.
hem Pasha has finally found himself
able to send the Christians from Can
da to the sea beach under escort where
they were embarked In shore boats.
They are now coming on board the
Camperdown Most Of the refugees
are women or children, and some Of
them are wounded.
A message just signaled from the
town reports that the guard Of eight
British soldiers who, with about 80
Christians, took refuge in the Greek
cathedral, is quite safe under the pro-
lection Of Turkish troops.
on Tuesday the chiefs of the Chris.
tian community offered Colonel Reit
their assistance. but he declined to ac
cept 1t. The sea is rough and landing
is difficult Indeed, it is impossible L
n get through the harbOr, which Is helC
! by a mob. Marines, however, are be
= ing landed in small detachments ant
are Fastening to reinforce the British
q camp. Outside the Gordon the Chris
? tians are assembling in thousands
> They threaten to rush the town an
c avenge the fate of their coreligionists.