New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-21


! the fire signal sent off from a fort near by The
Turks had succeeded in setting fire TO a house
which a band of Bulgarians had been holding
successfully against them for three hours
RELEASED BY THE POLICE.
The officer who was not on duty. disappeared
and left us in the charge Of the unconninaiiueu
soldiers We took out paper and began 10 put
in our time writing. One dark. dirty nan ciau
soldier more truculent than the rest, dlu hoN
take to this kindly. He edged around pehih1A
our chairs and looked over our shoulders "h"'
we were writing English. lie toucheo NY
companion on the shoulder once ana are" MS
short sword half way from the scaobard' MY
bag had been brought in with me- but my coff-
panion's had been left behind. He had com
planned, but nobody would go back TO the SaIu
to look for 1T. At about 5 o'clock in the morning
. bssb,bazoutx brougbt II in AS bakshsh my
CONNIE MON tossed over to him two piastres He
scoffed at the tin and walked away with the
bag. NV friend acted on my advice to give him
nothing The bashibazouk walked out of the
door. but the soldiers followed him and de-
rnanded the bag He would not give II up SO
they all fell upon him with their hsts anu
pounded him into compliance AS the iisht De-
gan to dawn the other passengers al the
stranpalv attired peopIe of Macedonia, started
off for the town. We followed them, decldlng 10
complain of our treatment. If we had beeh
treated with civility we would have given some
thing to each soldier, but when we perceVeo
that we were being set upon for biackmah we
resisted the extortion We had passed the SOL
diers and stepped out Of the door, when the
little man who had shown his sword jumped out
after nv friend and jerked him back. We both
had s1,ns hut to have used them would have
meant certain and horrible death TO us. So we
took their insults sat down as directed ana
handed over five piastres, which were demanded
with another threat from the bashibazouk He
had evidently made an agreement with the SOL
diers We waited until an officer Of the police
arrived. He put US through course or ques-
tioning and gave a long lecture. meant for no
other purpose than drawing hakshish We stood
out for principle and gave him nothing FINALLY
we were sent off in a cab. as We declared, to the
consulates My companion mentioned the case
TO Sir Alfred Billiotti, the British consul here,
who said It would not be allowed to pass. he
reported it to the vali and the dressing down OF
the five Asiatic animals for future operations IN
Europe is promised in few days
DESTRUCTION OF THE GUADALQUIVER"
Having once fairly regained my liberty and re-
surned my functions an investigating CORE
spondent collected rapidly big buoget OIL
dvnarn,te horrors These I shall relate in the
order of occurrence Bulgarian took second
cabin passage for Constantinople on the steamer
Guadalouiver, and went aboard to inspect MS
berth He looked over the ship, ana asked H.
with his ticket he would be allowed to Walk the
upper deck. Learning that he would not nave
that privilege. he exchanged his ticket, paying
the difference for first class cabin He went on
board about an hour before the ship sailed AT
he hail
went ashore, ostensiby to speak TO a friend on
the quay. leaving his baggage on the ship. AS
he did rot return the ship weighed anchor with
ont him but hardly was she in motion before
terrific explosion occurred amidship- The stear-
ing gear was cut off from the wheelhouse' anu
the vessel uncomfortable, pitched on her own
course and in a moment was In names Inc
conclusion was of such violence that IT is sa1o
IN have shaken the houses on the bay TWO miles
behind the ship. The French consul, learning IN
q few moments where the explosion was, set OF
on another vessel. which was lying in the har-
bor TO the d. 1led ship. She was towed into
port a mass of flames from stem TO stern 1t
was one of the North German Lloyd ships at
the Hoboken fire over again. The crew on the
French ship was not so large as that of the
smallest German liners on fire at Hoboken. but
there were similar sufferings and horrors. Four
stokers caught in the hold stuck their heads
through the portfolios for air, and were handed
wet blankets from small boats alongside, and
water was given them TO drink. The ships hulk
was of iron and it soon became intolerably hot
From above, by a cut in the deck, a rescue was
effected before the men were roasted alive The
captain cast anchor half mile from shore The
French consul shouted from the rescuing ship
through a megaphone for him to come in closer
where the waterworks pipe could be led in and
hut he taip
ing that he believed that he had dynamite
aboard It was not learned definitely, however.
until the following morning that dynamite had
really beer the cause. The great hole in the
ships side on examination showed traces Of
having been blown out from within by small
but powerful charge The vessel is now bat
tered hulk only hundred yards from the
quay her masts gone and her piping topping
over the side. Strangely enough, all hands were
saved the engineer being the only one severely
hurt.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK a TRAIN.
On the same day an attempt was made TO
wreck outgoing train just as it left the sta
ton. Although the plot was well planned, the
bomb exploded too far in front Of the train to do
any damage. On April % at O'Clock in the
evening, when the open air cafes the side
walks were crowded throughout the town, reck-
less Bulgarians suddenly appeared around cor
in front of the large hotels and cafes and
began throwing bombs. These did very little
damage, the people scattering before the fuses
reached the explosives within Some of the Bull
garians had nitro lycerine, however. which ex
plodes from shock ana small squares Of this did
effective work. Just before the hour OF 8. a
busy moment at the Turkish postoffice,' a man
handed in two heavy packages. One of the
kayasses took them, It is said. and ex
ploded in his hands. killing him and a bystander