The Elbert County tribune., 1907-08-15
BLANCA IS
CITY OF DEAD
STREETS PILED WITH DEAD AND
WOUNDED AFTER FIERCE
BATTLE.
TERRIBLE PICTURES
NOT EVEN SAN FRANCISCO
EARTHQUAKE GAVE SUCH I'M
PRESTON OF HONOR.

London.-Beiated Casa Blanca dis
patches received here describe terrible
pictures OF the scenes OF desolation and
horror there. besides confirming the
seriousness OF the dangers while tho
Arabs were ncrceiy attacking the CON
small force landed from the French
cruiser Du Chayla for their defense.
1t seems that. having completely
plundered the Moorish and Jewish
quarters and awaiting for further plum
der. the Arabs found that they must
arst OF all drive away the guards
A~ound the consulates, which would
place the European shops and store at
their mercy. 1t needed all the courage
and resource OF Lieutenant Tyssiers,
who, with thirty men, was sent ashore
from the French cruiser Galilee, to
save the situation. The Arabs became
so bold and determined that they sue
ceeded In occupying deserted French
hotel, high stone building inside the
British consulate line, and also close
to the Spanish consulate, from which
they poured furious rifle nre.
Smaller houses near both consulates
"NAt ottuDitu.
Decides Upon sortie.
1t was then that Lieutenant Tyssiers
decided upon sortie. His small but
brave band returned from the sortie
with dripping bayonets. having taken
the Arabs completely by surprise. Soon
afterward another officer from the Du
Chayla arrived upon the scene with n
machine gun, which was placed in po-
| sition upon the roof and did effective
execution. Even then the Arabs con-
tinued their attacks undeterred, and II
was only upon the arrival of additional
warshIps that the fighting ended.
One correspondent thus describes
what followed:
by evening the town was clear OF
Arabs except those in hiding. who
were unable to escape. Then com
menced a second series of pillages-
| The Spaniards came first, each man
| guarding his own shop and robbing his
neighbors. Then the Jews crept tim
idly from their hiding places and began
| to prowl about, looting wherever they
could. When the Foreign Legion was
| distributed through the town to pre-
| serve order then came the final and
| most thorough pillage of all.
| Described as Awful.
The same correspondent, wiring on
| Saturday, says that not even San Fran
| cisco after the earthquake gave such
an impression OF horror. and French
| officer who was present at Martinique
| during the eruption Of Mount Peleo
| said that Casa Blanca was infinitely
| more awful.
| The Arabs seemed to have been
equally possessed OF the lust and plum
| der frenzy and OF wanton desire for
the destruction OF property. They
went through houses tearing down and
smashing everything in their search
for valuables. In the back parts OF
the town French shells wrought iD-
| finitely less death and destruction than
Arab bullets and knives. Corpses
| gashed and battered were scattered
| about, while enormous bullet holesI
| blachened with powder, showed where
men died. at short range by Arab
weapons. Many thus killed were huge
| imbed Arabs, plunderers, who had
fought among themselves for the looo
| and killed each other in the attempt
| to escape along narrow lanes when
French reinforcements were landed. In
| this mad stampede many were tram
| pied to death.
According to other correspondents
| 200 Jews have fed to the country,
where their fate Is uncertain. Two
hundred Jewish girls were carried OF
by Arabs and over 100 Jews were slain
| in the most horrible manner. Even
women and children were killed with
the greatest brutality when they re-
fused or were unable to reveal the hid.
! ing places Of money r8fi Dyspepsia. In
| Survivors are now CT onand Too Hearty
| waiIinps and lau- s,tinR. perfect rem
| 80, a.,.,,Sr A. >, edy for Dizziness. Nau-
| AoUu a,S te sea. Drowsiness. Bad
rriBntiui fnl Taste in the Mouth, Coat
a shortage g. ed Tongue Pain in the
| famine pricG-Jside, TORPID LIVER
at sight, m,ihe Bowels. Purely Vegetable
the penalty SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE.
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