Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-24
Fall of COnstautinaple.
Three Thousand Kiiied-Streets
Run With BIood-SuItan's
/ life Ia Danger.

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Two Thousand solciefs we're killed IN th'
6gb'iUg AID ihaussbds we're wounded
TIE garrison fought With the Tildss
courage, ADD the survivors did rot scr
render until their barracks had been de-
molished by the fierce artillery FIRE OF th'
Young Turks and the garrison itselI
practically extefminated.
The foreign population Is 10 no i'm
mediate danger, though two foreigneu
are reported 10 have been killed, Fred
eick Moore, sn American correspondent
for the New York san, is among the in-
jared. He was shot while trying to take
q picture OF the start Of the fighting. The
soldiers mistook his camera for deadly
machine aud fired upon him.
There is the gfsvest danger that one
of the bloodiest mAssacres in the worlds
history is soon to be enacted. The en-
tire Mohammedan population OF CON-
stsntinople threatens TO rise up aud seek
revenge for what they consider the
Christian victory of the Young Turks,
and the danger that cOnfrOnts their re-
ligion. The investing army Of Young
Turks is far too small to combat the fam
aical thousands, should they begin riot
ing, as there are nearly million fanatics
In Oonssulinople and the territory i'm.
mediately surrounding.
The heights surrounding tho Yildiz
Kiosk are streWn with the dead of ten
hours fighting, while the PeIa quarter
also bears grim evidences OF the fierce
ness of the struggle. The Tachkichls
and Mstchka barrscks 10 the Pera quart
er, where large part of the reactiOnary
troops barricaded themselves, we're the
scene of some OF the fiercest fighting and
the miracle is that more Europeans we're
not killed.
The fate of the sultan ia unknown at
the time of the filling of this message
he is hidden away in the palace, bat the
resistance Of his troops is believed by ell
to mark his doom. His deposition and
possibly his execution, Is momentarily
expected.
The fighting really began last night
at o'clock when the soldiers OF the
Daoud barracks returned from attending
The sultan on his trip to and from the
Sslamlik ceremony In the mosque, and
found that the Young Turks soldiers,
including battalion of Sslonika chas-
seurs, had occupied their barracks.
There was q brist engagement then,
in which two were killed. The real en-
gagement, however, did not begin until
FIVE O'Clock this morning, when the bat.
tie broke Ia all its fury.
COnslsnIinople, April "a j hey Jung
Turks followed up the surrender Of the
garrison by throwing heavy column OF
their own soldiers around the palace,
thereby making the sultan their prisoner.
The Young Turks leaders are now 10
conference with him, at which his fate
will be decided. Owing to the scatter
ing nature OF much Of the fighting 1t is
still impossible 10 state the number Of
killed. The total on both sides will prob.
ably reach 5000, besides an enormous
number wounded.
The Rue Grand de Pera, which Is to
Oonslaalioople what Broadway is to New
York, was turned toto a s6amble by the
6ercest clash Of the entire battle. Sold.
diers fought up aud down Its entire
length of two miles. Oorpses Uttered
the street from end to eud and the gut
tiers ran with the blood of victims
Many OF the fashionable houses along
this thoroughisre we're struck by the
bullets, though, so far, no casualties have
been reported from among the residents
All the barracks Of the city, In which
The reactionaries made desperate stands,
were the scenes Of carnage. All of them
were reduced by artillery FIRE, after the
Young Turks had met with repulses.
The barracks are now bot heaps OF ruins,
under which hundreds OF the reactionsry
soldiers are buried.
CoDstsntinopls, April 24.-The
Young Turks smothered the last spark
Of resistance at noon today by capturing
the Tsxim guardhouse, which held out
the longest Of any Of the resc'lonsry de-
lenses.
After repeated repulses, at the guard
house the Young Turks brought up q
Holchkiss gun and riddled the building.
The garrison, with but 6fly survivors,
remaining, finally ran up the white flag
and the firing ceased. The Tsxim guard
house ia in the European qusrler and
The defenders swept the main street CT
the quarter with constant fire of bull
lets until the Hotchkiss gun began its
deadly work.
The American legation is now sur
rounded by 8 guard OF Young Turks, as
are the ether legations, there still being
grave danger from a fanatical uprising.
There is absolutely no danger from the
soldiers, IS the last element Of strength
of the reactioDaries has been crushed.
As the foreigners have been largely In
sympathy win the Young Turks, the
latter are treating them with every con-
slderation.
Washington, April 24.-DiSpatches
concerning the raported sounding OF
Frederick Moore, the New York Sun
correspondent were received from AM
bsssador Leishmsn today by the State
Department. Moore was struck in the
neck by d stray bullet, and was trans-
ported through the firing line to the
French hospital, where he Is now rest
ing easily. The sound ia not dangerous.
An additional dispatch from the smbss-
ssdor says that the invading army COM
menced occupying the city during The
night. At the time the dispatch WAS
written heavy 6dng Was going on.
About so Americsas we're sent eli on a
steamer tais morning. The embassy Is
we'll projected by guard detailed BY
the commander NJ the invading armV,