Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-30
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THE REVOLUTION IN TURKEY.
Description Of Sundays Fighting In
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Constantinople.
London, April 26.-The Constantine
pie correspondent of the Chronicle, In a
dispatch dated Saturday describing the
street fighting, says the people, regard
less of danger, crowded the streets.
Women rushed into their houses and
got refreshments for the victors.
The latter attacked the Tashkisla bar
racks, the stronghold Of the sultan,
which was held by the Salonica Chas-
seurs, who betrayed the Young Turks.
The fight was a bitter one. The at
tackers were met by whitening mus
kerry fire from the upper windows OF
the barracks.
Then the artillery spoke at 1000
yards. Shells fell into the Bosporus
over the British embassy, one narrowly
missing the British ambassadors yacht.
Another shell killed q sailor on the ltal-
ian embassy's yacht.
1t was a twenty minute lombard
ment, q majority Of the garrison were
panic stricken and tumbled from the
windows. Many were injured. Others
sought to escape by way Of the Bos-
porus, but the invaders were every
where.
Some fugitives sought refuge in the
cemetery outside the German embassy.
Here among the tombstones and cy-
press trees a last stand was made. A
few volleys were fired and the survi-
vors then threw down their arms.
The correspondent saw this phase OF
the struggle from the roof Of the Ger
man embassy, the windows Of which
were riddled by bullets. Two hours
later the remnant of the garrison sur
rendered on condition that their lives
be spared. The Salonicans showed
their contempt by splitting on their
prisoners.
The populace IL mad with Joy. Bon
fires were lighted and the city illumi-
mated. The military students and 1000
volunteers in variegated uniforms have
Joined the victors. The victory Is COM
plete. The sultan's power is crushed
The casualties were not great. Every
one is impressed by the organization
and discipline Of the conquerers.
In dispatch timed 2 p. m. Sunday
the correspondent says:
"Constantinople Is itself again. The
shops and cafes are open and the peo-
pie are drunk with the enthusiasm OF
victory. They are crowding the streets
under brilliant sunshine, acclaiming
the victorious army and behaving gen.
orally like so many children freed from
the thraldom Of a hard taskmaster.
"The victors are behaving with sim
gular magnanimity. They disdain to
punish the treachery Of yesterday, when
the troops at the Yildiz Kiosk, hoisting
white flag, treacherously fired on Q
party of Salonicans who advanced to
arrange q surrender"
The correspondent interviewed En-
yer Bey, whom he described as the
Napoleon Of Turkey and the idol OF the
army. He said:
"Our cause is not one Of aggrandize-
ment but Of liberty. We are fighting
the battle Of our country, which Is one
of progress and enlightenment. II we
have triumphed 1t is because We have
Turkey at our back. The army Is but
an instrument Of the peoples WILL We
did simply our duty.
1.-THE future of Turkey and the fate
of the sultan are not for US but for the
national assembly to settle. The army
has no intention Of setting up a mill
tary dictator. AS for myself, / am sim
ply a lieutenant Of Chefket Pasha, who
Is commander in chef Of the army OF
liberation"
Enver Bey admitted that part Of the
sultan's army escaped to the north In
the direction of Therapia, but he said
these troops would soon be taken.
The correspondent then with a. per-
NIT from Enver Bey drove to the Yildi
Kiosk. He says: II was received By
Menduch Pasha, the commandant OF
the palace guards, and also by Ali 3ey'
the sultan's chamberlain. The COM
mandant is an old Turk Of Falstafian
proportions.
"'We are in the hands Of Allah, ne
said, with an expressive shrug. we
surrender because of his majesty's or
ders'
"The palace guard Is still doing duty
without any arms, but Menduch Pa
sha's sword has been returned to him
Ali Bey, who Is minus a sword, Is
young, alert looking officer.
"Tt was L. he said, to whom the sui
tan entrusted his commands ordering
the surrender Of the Yildiz Kiosk. His
majesty bade me say that the Saloni-
can army were his children, and ne
wished to prove that ne was still father
of the rebellious ones. So to avoid the
spilling of Turkish blood he ordered
that resistance on the part of the pal
ace guards should cease. His pody-
guard simply did their duty.
".His majesty continued Ali Bey,
Is quite we'll. I saw him an hour ago.
but, added All with unconscious irony,
he is slightly worried by the events OF
Yesterday. He is confident that every
thing will come out right"
The correspondent proceeds: The
sultan has promised to remain at the
Yildiz Kiosk, but lest he should forget
a gunboat has been stationed In the
Bosporus opposite the palace. When l
left the eunuchs were disporting them
selves in the sun outside the gates.
while I was talking to Enver Bey
the advance guard Of the army OF oc-
cupation, headed by the youthful Fehta
Bey, took possession of the Taxim
Barracks. The Salonican regulars, VOL
unteer. Bulgars and Macedonian and
Albanian irregulars were brave, but the
motley throng, some with sheepskin
boots or sandals and others with no
boots, reminded one Of Napoleons rag
ged conquering legions.
1.-The troops included men verging on
70 years and boys still in their teens.
They were singing rousing war song