The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-24
coNsTANTINoPLE.
has Fallen.

ONSTANTINoPLE, April Pa
constantinople has Fallen.
After night of the bloodiest fighting
between 5000 fanatical soldiers, form
ter a night of the bloodiest fighting
between 5000 fanatical sildiers, form
ing the sultan's guard, and the Young
Turks forces under command OF
Cheftek Pasha, the garrison at Yildiz
Kioski surrendered this morning 1t
Is estimated two thousand soldiers
were killed, and thousands wounded.
The Young Turks followed UP the sur
render of the garrison by throwing
heavy column of soldiers around the
palace, making the sultan prisoner.
The leaders are now in conference !
with him, deciding his fate. The gar
rison fought with the widest courage
and did not surrender until the bar
racks were demolished by the artillery
fire of the Young Turks, and the gar
rison half exterminated. The foreign
population is no Immediate danger
though two foreigners are reported
killed. Frederick Moore, correspond
ent Of the New York Sun. is among the
injured. He was shot while trying tu
take picture of the fighting.
Danger Of .dassacre.
There is the gravest danger of one
Of the bloodiest massacres the world
has ever known. The Mohammedan
population in Constaptinorle threatens
to seek revenge for what they con-
sirer a christian victory, fearing dan
ger confronts their religion. The in
yesting army of the Young Turks
is far too small to combat with thous-
ands. should the rioting begin. There
is nearly a million fanatics in Con-
stantinople and the surrounding coun-
try. 1t appears that the Yildiz Kiosk
is strewn with dead after ten hours Of
fghting, while the Pera quarter bears
grim evidence of fierce struggle.
Tachkichla. Matchka barracks of the
Pera quarter, where part of react
ionary troops are stationed was the
scene of some of the fiercest fighting.
1t is miracle that more Europeans
we're not killed. The first fighting be-
gan at Z o'clock last night, when the
soldiers stationed at the barracks, re.
turned from attending the sultan on
the trip to. the Mosque, and found the
Young Turks soldiers had occupied
their barracks. There was brief en-
gagement in which two were killed.
Real Fighting Commences.
The real engagement then broke oul
Mt five o'clock this morning with fury
Both sides brought up endorsements
and the entire population became
crazed with fear. Hundreds rushed te
the embassy grounds of the various
legations and pleaded for protection
People fed from the streets ant
locked themselves in their homes
Within few hours machine guns were
IN position for progress in the battle
The Young Turks poured into the cit,
from the camp at San Stefano, and l
was soon evident they overwhelmed
lhe reactionaries One of the blood
est engagements ives fought on tn,
hue Grande, the principal street of th,
Pera quarter.
5000 Dead, Estimated.
owing to the scattering ..ature il
= The fighting it is impossible to stat
me number killed. The total on bot
sides will probably reach three thous
anu besides an enormous numbe
wounded. The worst fighting was i
hue Grand De Pera, and the Europea
luarter, the residence section of th
wealthy natives.
Rue Grande De Pera. the broadwa
ol Constantinople, was turned into
shamble OF the fiercest CLASH of tn
entire battle. Soldiers fought up an
uown the street for two miles. Gu
,ers ran with blood of the victims, an
lfe street was covered with dea,
MANY fashionable houses were struc
ny bullets. All the barracks OF tn
ei'y We're razed. and it is believe
hhudreds of dead re-actionaries are
lie ruinc.
The reactionaries fed along til
se'eet in an effort to reach the Frenc
hospital for refuge. They were pc
suSl the entire length of the fashio
apie thoroughfares by the Your
iurks, and the street was covere
WIN corpses. Many foreigners hous,
were badly damaged by the fire of tt
s''diers. The Russian embassy W;
u erect line of the fighting al