The Washington herald., 1909-04-25
RULER DEFES
YOUNG TURKS
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Society is active in the work Of caring
for the wounded.
/ The conduct Of the Young Turks
throughout the day was such as to bring
the highest praise from the foreigners.
An undercuEent OF the gravest ap-
preheEsion exists as to what thesafter-
math Of to-day's fighting viii be II will
require the greatest diplomacy and the
utmost vigilance Of the soldiers 10 pre-
vent a reaction setting in and the in
flaming OF the popuIaee, thousands Of
whom look upon tO-day's defeat OF the
Sultan as a Christian victory" which
has placed the Mohammedan faith IN
danger Of extinction. If this feeling once
gains supremacy, terrible massacres.
overshadowing those that have taken
place IN Asia Minor from the same
cause. are likely 70 result.
II is expected that none Of the Young
Turks win make a declaration to allay
the fear OF the Mohammedans on this
score.
SuItan's Troops Open Battle.
1t lacked a few minutes Of 3 o'clock
this morning when a battalion Of loyal
lists marched from the city proper 10 the
Daoud Pasha barracks in the southwest
ern part Of the city, deployed as skirnish-
ers, and at a blast OF a whistle blown
BY the lieutenant colonel in command
poured a volley into the barracks and
charged. a dozen sentries posted in ex-
posed places fell and in an instant sew
eraI hundred Young Turks. who we're
awake and waiting, returned the FIRE and
the lOyalists feH back. Within a few
minutes hall a dozen Hotehkiss guns
mounted at points Of vantage were crack
ing, and the attackers fell hack out OF
range
But the damage had been done That
volley. fred by the Sultan's troops, dash
ed the last hopes Of a bIoodless fall Of
Cons.antinople. Immediately the firing
was heard in the camps Of the Young
Turks Cheftek Pasha. commander Of the
Consututionalists, set all his forces in
motion. and within an hour the engage
ment had become general and the sound
of firing came from al quarters Of the
city.
Fighting General in short Time
By S O'Clock 8Iukhtar Pasha had opened
a vigorous attack on the Tasch Kischla
and Matchka barracks. south OF the Yil-
dix Kiosk. AZ first this IRE was confined
10 the infantry, but, as the fighting be
came hotter and the loyalists showed
signs OF holding out indefinitely. several
machine guns and a couple Of pieces Of
light artillery were wheeled into action
In the meantime the personal guard Of
the Sultan. rendezvOused in the barracks
about the Yildiz Kiosk. had made hasty
preparations for q last stand. and when.
shortly before I O'Clock, Mukhtar Pasha.
leaving the attack on Tasch Kischla and
Mstchka barracks TO his suboTdinates.
personally lee the picked companies Of
the Third Army Corps on the Sultans
defenders. he was met with a. witherins
fire from infantry and placed Hotchkiss
guns.
Belgian Legation Riddied.
By O'Clock this morning Niazer Bey. /
in command Of the forces delegated 10
the attack on the north, had gotten into
action. and the loyaIists in the Pasha
district began TO fail back before the
onrush Of the charging constitutionaf5sts-
TIE first stand OF the Sultan's supporters
in the open took place Immediately before
the Belgian legation. in the heart OF the
European district
Rallying about a yelping little Maxim /
gun. a company OF the loyalists attempt /
ed TO stand of the charge Of the Young I
Turks. but after about four inmates Of /
desperate fighting, in which more than a /
hundred men felT killed OF wounded. the /
gun became jammed. and the loyal /
lsts broke and ran, many Of them being
overtaken and bayOnetted as they fed
Tn the fight, the Belgian legation was I
literally riddled with bullets. and scarcely /
a window was left unbroken. but the 4
inmates, who had fed 70 the basement /
escaped uRinjured
Bloody street Battle.
AT the same time that the fighting /
pas at its height here. the bIoodiest OF /
De street battles of the day was begun
At the head Of Grande Rue de Pera.
where two battaIiOns Of the Sultan's sup
Dorters, Fastening south TO assist IN the I
defense OF the men, were overtaken by
! large body Of Young Turks.
The latter opened fire. and the Ioyalists.
thrown across the street in double ranks
-ell back step by step. firing as rapidly
As they could load Occasionally there
would be break, and the IoyaIists would
be IN full flight, but pile Of debris. a We
licie, or a bit Of merchandise would offer
temporary barrier. and the officers
would rally the fleeing troops and con
inue the fighting
Though Outnumbered. the Ioyalists
made a desperate battle OF II. and with
heir dead and dying strung the entire
ength Of the great street. they we're lit
rally cut 10 pieces, and only a remnant Il
emained 10 surrender.
Saw Fighting from HOuSetopS.
Throughout the battle scores Of persons !
.riven 10 the houses. clear OF the leadsn
-ail peered over the edges of the roofs.
illnesses 20 what was probably as bitter
bit Of fighting as has taken place on
European soil in a century. Among those
pectatcrs were dozens of American and {
.nglish tourists. who, well out Of range
{ the contestants. clicked cameras while :
be rifles Of the contestants beIched death
few feet below.
Grande Rue de Pera is four miles long
nd the entire length of the thorough
are is clotted2Rith bloody spots. the q
nly remaining evidences Of the fatal $
ghting- 2
But even while the carnage was taxing
lace in this quarter a number Of equally q
esperate engagements were being fought Y
Ut in the southern section Of the city. 7
White Flag Is HOISted.
A few minutes before s O'Clock. and as
eadly machine gun fire was being :
Oured into the fast thinning ranks of the :
yal 500 defenders, the Sultans flag iut- t
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