New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
THE B4TTLE IN DETAIL.
Forces of Sultan Offer Fierce he
sistance at Barracks

,-ons+antinople April 24.-Heavy rife hrlng
shortly after ; o'clock this morning mingled
with the occasional rattle Of artillery from the
heights surrounding the Yildiz Kiosk marked
the expected clash between the troops OF the
CoRstantinople garrison and the army OF IN
1sestnnent which began its advance on the city
Yesterday afternoon The fighting started in the
southwest part II Pera, near the Yildiz Kiosk
betVeen the troops under General Mahmoud
scheflzet, commanding the army Of investment,
and part of those loyal TO the Sultan
BY O'Clock the Salonica troops had attacked
the Matehka and Tasch Kischla barracks, south
OF the Yildiz Kiosk. where they met stubborn
resistance battalion Of the Sultan's house
hold guard about eight hundred strong, occu-
,.ied Tasch Kischla barracks. Expecting an at
tack. they were deployed outside the barracks,
when an officer from General Schefket de-
rnanded that they surrender. but they refused.
Within q minute after the representatives from
the Constitutionalists returned the firing be-
gan.
Pera was still strongly occupied. with COM
NAMES OF infantry stationed in nearly every
street and detailed to guard every embassy.
The American Embassy was thus protected,
while the Young Turks guarding all hotels
and banks in the quarter where Americans and
Europeans gathered.
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the main street. one was able to get partial
view Of the operations, The brilliant sunlight
now and then flashed on the field. showing a
Landscape of gun rims or a succession of
sparkles as a machine gun slowly fired away
at regiments Of the thin line of infantry which
could be with the aid of a glass On the
Tasch Kischla barracks the Sultan's men were
returning the rife fire steadily Presently the
loyal troops occupied the military school near
by and fired on the advance. while a consider
able reinforcement from Yildiz barracks joined
she troops at Tasch Kischla. where the Salon
ica chasseurs. accused Of betraying the Con-
stitutional cause. were defending them
selves The fire was concentrated the bar
racks Of the chasseurs and little quarter was
shown They put up a splendid fight. and many
Of them were killed. BY 1890 in the morning
the Tasch Kischla barracks were half de-
stroyed by shells. whereupon the fire generally
slackened-
- Scnefket Pacha issued orders to shoot down
env soldiers Of the Constantinople garrison
seen carrying arms whether using them not
ge declared also that all unarmed soldiers
would be treated as non-comhatants-
- BULLETS FALL AMONG CROWD.
Turing the encounter a rain Of bullets fell in
the crowd observing the great panorama in the
oirsnde Rue de Pera. wounding four men. all Of
whom however were natives. With this warn
ing OF danger the correspondents and others
hastily withdrew.
- During all this scene a half dozen vagrant
dogs. so numerous in Constantinople. slept
peacefuIly on {. slope in the sum- entirely un-
: disturbed The crowds In the streets. too, were
singularly quiet. in view Of conditions. While
-sbons we're not open. horsecars were running
outside the fire zone
The Consttutionalists did not Intentionally
shell the sultan's palace. The objects Of their