The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08
Nearly One Hundred British Soldiers
Killed and Wounded.
ANOTHER BOMBARDMENT
MANY CoRPsEs ARE LYING IN
THE STREETS.
Foreign Warships Landing Marines
to Assist the British Garrison
Christians Thirsting For Revenge
Turkish Governor Notified That
He Will Be Held Responsible.

London, Sept S.-The Athens CORE
spondent of the Daily News. telegraph
ing Wednesday, says: Reports have
been received here of fierce fighting in
the streets of Gambia today and brisk
bombardment by the Camperdown.
Nearly 100 British soldiers are among
those already killed or wounded
Athens, Sept. Tt is reported that
the bombardment was renewed at Can
dia and that the port has been serious
ly damaged. The foreign warships
have landed sailors to reinforce the
British garrison, and pumps have been
landed to assist in quenching the
flames. According to kilograms from
Gambia, it is estimated that y British
We're killed and 10 wounded yesterday.
Several Christian families have
sought refuge on the warships. Many
corpses are lying in the streets of
Gambia. In one case a whole family
was killed. The Italian consulate is
also reported burned.
A Russian warship left the Piraeus
hurriedly for Crete today. carrying the
Russian consul. M. TroijanSki.
Gambia, Island of Crete, Sept. THE
British battleship Camperdown, having
on board Sir A. Billiotti, the British
consul at Gambia, has arrived here.
Several other warships have also
reached this port. Reinforcements of
bluejackets have been landed and an
early restoration of quiet is expected.
The British vice consul, MIR. Carlo
chino, was killed during yesterdays
fighting. The fires have been extin-
guished. During the rioting the Brit
ish and German consulates were
burned. The custom house, barracks
and court house were saved Quiet is
being rapidly restored.
London, Sept. Sir A. Billoti, the
British consul at Canea, who went to
Gambia on board the British battleship
Camperdown, cables to the foreign Of
fee, saying that the rioting at Gambia
was caused in the following order:
A British seaman on guard at the tax
Office was suddenly stabbed in the back
and he dropped his rifle, which ex-
ploded, killing a MusSulman. The fir
ing then became general, and party
of 20 British bluejacketS from the Brit
annihilated before the sailors could
reach their ship. In addition, a de-
tach-ccent os As British seamen were
driven from their quarters near the
telegraph station, and many of them
were wounded
The total casualties, so far as known,
are 20 killed and so wounded.
Inc rate OF the CHRISTIANS IN OCner
towns is unknown, but it is feared that
only those who succeeded in obtaining
refuge in the courthouse have been
saved.
The British vice consul, Mr.. Calocher-
inc. was burned to death in his house.
USED PLAIN LANGUAGE.
London. Sept. S.-The correspondent
OF the Standard, who is on board the
Camperdown, says: Edhem PaSha, the
governor. has just arrived date We'd
nesday afternoon) on board the Cam
perdown. Captain Hughes allett, who
spoke with him. saw no necessity for
using diplomatic language, and told
him plainly in strong terms that, as
governor. he would be held responsible
in the event of any further disturb
ances. Edhem Pasha asserted that he
was powerless to control the mob, but
his sincerity seems very doubtful, see
ing that he had over 1000 Turkish
troops under his orders.
London, Sept. THE Constantinople
of the Times says: 1.-THE
Yfldiz kiosk is greatly annoyed be-
cause the admirals of the international
feet in Cretan waters persist in the
collection Of Cretan tithes, notwith-
standing the protests of Djevad Pasha,
the Turkish military commandant in
Crete"