Evening star., 1909-04-25
palace. where 1t stationed itself until
dawn yesterday.
Two American Journalists
and a Dragoman Wounded

CONSTANTINOPLE April 24.-Several
Americans were wounded during the
fighting including Frederick Moore and
Harry G.. Dwight both correspondents
and Alexander A. GarghlIo. the first
dragoman OF the American embassy.
Moore's wife. who is English
woman. is caring for him at the French
Hospital. Rifaat Pasha. the minister OF
foreign affairs. inquired personally OF
Amba ssador Leishman regarding Moore s
condition. and expressed regret that an
American should have been injured
Moore At the time he was wounded
was watching the operations through
field glass. BY his SIDE stood Greek
taking photographs. The two men prob
ably attracted the attention OF the Turk
ish marksmen.
The bullet that passed through Moore
neck killed native behind him.
Dwight. VINO is a magazine writer. was
under fire for some time. He was shot
while endeayoring to reach Constanti-
nople from village a few miles out.
Finding the approaches TO the city
closed. he secured a rowboat and made
his way down the Bosporus, past the
YiIdiz Kiosk. The water round his boat
WAS constantly splashed with spent bull
lets.
Dragoman Not Badly Hurt.
Dragoman Gargiulos injury is not
severe lie was wounded while sitting
in the window of a house in the Grande
Rue de Pera. The bullet tore through
his left arm and passed through the wall
of the house.
GargiuIo entered the American lega-
tion in 1857 He was born in Italy HIS
sister, Mrs. Bridgham, lives in New YORK.
He is distinguished for his judgment IN
political affairs. his knowledge Of languages
and his courtesy. He has been of uncom-
mon use to a long line of American min
listers and to the embassy since 1t was
created.
4 shell embedded itself in the wall of
the home of the Belgian minister. Count
Errembault de Duzele. 1t injured no one.
Edward III. Ozmun. the American consul
general, and ]. P. Carp. the Roumanian
charge d'affares, were standing in the
window of Mr.. Azmun's house. within the
fighting zone. when a bullet struck Carps
sleeve A score of bullets hit the dwell
ing.
German Embassy Pierced.
Three shots passed through the windows
of the German embassy, while there were
fifty bullets holes in the residence of the
German consul general, the bullets pene-
trating the iron shutters Of the windows
as though the shutters were paper.
An Italian seaman on the guardship
Galileo was killed on the deck Of the ves-
sci.
The American tourist party were taken
10 the <,ustrian-Lloyd steamer leaving
today for Naples. In addition to the
guard they were accompanied by a, num-
Der of the embassy staff.
Among them are Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
il. Fyfe of Detroit, Rev. and Mrs. Al
fred Z. Craig of the Broad Street Meth
odst Church, Columbus, Ohio: Mrs. Clara
f.. OConnor of San Francisco. Mr.. and
Mrs. Zenas L. White of Columbus, Ohio:
L. q. Stansf1eld OF Mount Carmel, ILL.,:
Miss c. Z. Sutton Of Aurora, Ind; Mrs.
James Strange of ST. Paul. Miss Nina
Baldwin Of Lyons, Iowa Mr.. and Mrs.
q. e. Markley. Dr. /. ". Jones and Ralph
e Jones, all of Cincinnati: Louis Schen-
abel of Caldwell Idaho and Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Kronshage Of Boscobel, Wis.
The American ambassador, Mr.. Leish-
man, declared that the conduct OF the
Americans during the fighting and while
he was arranging to send them of on a
steamer was splendid. The men displayed
tho keenest interest in the strange battle
and every woman exhibited the greatest
pluck. There was no fainting and no
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