New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-08
THE FATAL MONEY BELT.
MORALS OF THE END OF THE CAREER OF
THE TERRIBLE TURK

s,orv urhch carried its morals with the impact
Of 13-inch shells was printed In some OF the papers
Yesterday The reason why The Tribune ala ""e
print II exactly like some Of the others was 'hat
The Tribune did not believe all the narrowing de
tail. which the others accepted. Nor does 1t be-
lieve them now. but the morals shine OUT now SO
THAT ANYBODY who looks at them IS not likely 10
care about such little things as facts Inc sorry
was that Yousouf "the Terrible Turk" had lost
his life through sheer cupdity. He went down Win
La Bourgogne. and the reason. according TO the
stories why he did not pull somebody out OF
boat and thrust himself in and so save himself
was that he had so much gold in his belt thar IL
sank him
The sum which he was said to have in his belt
was $500 The Tribune yesterday said that ne
had 5000 Thai odd $500, according to the
stories made Just the difference between HE ana
death. He carried the whole sum, 1t was said' IN
a belt $500 in gold. That amount OF gold weighs
something over thirty pounds. and that was 100
much for him 10 swim with. The stories iaid a"-
ful stress on the bad life OF the Terrible TURK All
that ne ever did. 1t appears. was to eat 10 nr'nh
Turkish coffee to smoke Turkish cigarettes 10
hoard gold and to wrese, rather. 10 advertise
that he would wrestle 1t was by advertising tha'
he would wres,e that he got his food. his coffee
his cigarettes and whatever gold he mad ne
was on his way home. with the intention OF start
Ing a cafe with his boarded gold. when rate o'o'
took him and punished him for his "ickeunes.
His Idea that f he Coud Stdll co. - -
own no could get all he wanted to eat dri'h anu
smoke at cost and at the same time en"' Sc III"
grth and the belt that measured IT, -,
,rhere were some reasons why this seeiheo III
probable or at least not proved AS lot nissan
"a, II was understood that his managers ""e" u"
woe sool,ne the public Of this town with the SP'
c,ou. PROMISES Of wrestling matches whch NV
CANA ors were not the men 10 let anyDous go
swav from them with $500 in his belt CD IL was
undsrstood AT that same period that ne loon '"7
most Of his pay in Turkish coffee. which Away
i.ay.s epough grounds to be used over again.
rurLieb cparettes which Leave such sine ".
Lini -, that no sea would probably refuse ~
tbeir MARI toward weighing him down ana gIory' ~
witch he ney = got enough to sink MIN Ac, Iae ~.
49,, In tho Storage OF La Bourgoghe, "hel 90
arv nrlIdent miser would go in capln winch IL IL
.nIth lock at n.ght that his belt might ilot ~
taken off while he slept tdD fousoul Mas so1Hn5e
~ cold slung about him would nor MIX dny ~,
rorenre 70 him anyway te) There IS no pl0oI t',S
-. ever got near enough 20 the surface AFTER NJ
shin was struck TO run any chahce oi SiII 70
with or without letter Of credit, TO say ho''"s "
"A belt full OF gold. ,.,.or :, Ia ,rue or
no, 4, is good for the sake OF its moras "tlcn
arc "a f"w Of them): ,a) Do not be giuttoi w. %
~, is.r a., a drukor I'D smoker te) 90 ho "a. !,
,cld in 90 holt leave with the pufser, SO tnit IL
vviil 20 down with the ship and not De teihP,ss-
,iou. u, tax, all your pay IN c!ghtet,es; aS'"ii,
l,ent quantity OF which. II carrien IN 49, ,s sor
.. ,s = life prcscrver, and (g)-this nora - 10, o'
managers do not pay the people whonl you M 8,
mo money does them nothing Dul H'ii'' '''' "
v,,uld do Won nothing but good