The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-25

his side stood Greek taking photo
graphs The two men probably attract
ed the attention of the Turkish marks
men. The bullet that passed through
MOore's neck killed a native behind
him.
Under Fire for Some Time.
Dwight. who is a magazine writer.
was under fire for some time. He was
shot while endeavOring to reach Con-
stantinople fIQm a villa 2 few miles
out. FindingTthe approaches to the
city closed, he secured a rowboat and
made his way down the Bosphorus past
the Yildiz Kiosk. The water around
his boat was constantly splashed by
spent bullets.
Rragomau Dragouli's injury is not
serious. He was injured while sitting
in The window of a house. The bullet
tore through his left arm. He entered
the American legation in 1857 He was
born i'm Italy His sister. Mrs Brigham.
lives in New York. He is distinguished
for his judgment in political affairs. his
knowledge Of languages and his cour-
tesy. He has been of uncommon use
to a long line of American ministers
Narrow Escapes.
\ shell embedded itself in the resi-
denCe Of the Belgian minister, Count
Errembault de Dudzele. but injured no
one Edward II. Ozmun, the American
consul general and J. p. Carp. the
RoumsRian charge d'affaires, were
standing in the window of Mr.. OzmUn's
house, within the fighting zone, when
bullet struck Carp's sleeve. 4 score Of
bullets hit the dwelling Three shots
passed through the windows of the Ger
man embassy. and there were fifty bull
let holes in the residence of the German
consul general the bullet spent spin
tering the iron shutters of the windows
as though the shutters We're paper.
An Italian seaman on the guardship
Galilee was killed on the deck of his
vessel.
A fine view was had of the engage
ment at the Tasch Kischla barracks
from the roof garden Of the German
embassy.
Sought in Graveyard.
DIT. Won Miguel, councillor of the en-
bassy, and the military and naval at
taches we're among those who wit
messed the whole fight. The Yildiz
Kiosk was about 2GO yards distant, and
the barracks not more than 500 yards.
One side Of the barracks was almost
blown away. No less than 500 of the
gates, dragging machine guns with
them. They fought in the Turkish
graveyard that irons the embassy until
fifty of them were killed and more than
100 wounded. Then they mOisted the
white flag and surrendered.
The troops who were made prisoners
were conveyed under strong escort to
StdmbOul. and informed in the war Of
fee As they passed through the streets
of Pera, which so lately echoed their
gayeties. those looked sullen and de-
jected and seemed to resent deeply
their defeat at the hands of fellow
MOslems. The people on the streets
were impressed with the quick fate that
had oyertaken the mutineers.
Seeds of Trouble.
This conflict between Moslem and
MOslem has had a profound effect upon
the Turkish people, and it is feared
that it may become the seed of further
trouble.
Questioned as to why they fired upon
the SalOniki soldiers, one of the prison
ers replied that they had arms and
would be towards to surrender without
a shot Had not their officers hidden
the keys TO the storerooms where the
guns and ammunition were kept. they
would have made the Macedonian
troops dance a different tune
Apparently the officers made no ef-
fort to help the soldiers The indiffer-
ence of the officers was in revenge for
their recent persecution when, it is es-
tlmated, mare than $50 officers were
murdered by the men.