Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-05
GUNS REMOVED TO HEIGHTS
Firing is Resumed, but Gunners Are
Dispersed by shrapnel.
PREPARING TO LAND TROOPS
Four thousand Soldiers Will Be
Sent Ashore in Few Hours,
LIGHTHOUSE Is DESTROYED
Great care Is Taken co Avoid Dam
age 10 Buildings and Firing IL
slow ana DeIiberate-City
Deserted by Inhabitants.

LONDON oct. A news dispatch
from Rome gives the following account
of the bombardment Of Tripoh At
O'Clock yesterday afternoon Vice Admiral
Farrevillo signalled to the hattleships
Giuseppe Garibaldi and Francesca Fer.
rucio that the bombardmeut was about
to begin. These vessels with the flag
shin Benedetto Brin. steamed M 10
within two kilometers about mile ana
third Of the town.
At $50 o'clock the Garbaldi fired the
first shells, which were directed at the
governors palace and well placed I'm
mediately the palace and the Amelia
Sultana forts replied with n number OF
shots from 15-centimeter guns. The Turk
ish aim was bad.
Lighthouse Destroyed.
The cruiser Varez and the Ferrucio di-
rected their fire against the fortitca-
tions at the lighthouse on the mole, which
replied with smaller guns. Flags were
flying over all the consulates. The forts
showed Turkish flags.
After the bombardment had progressed
for one hour shells from the Varez de-
stroyed the lighthouse. which collapsed In
ruins.
The italian fire was now becoming
heavier while that Of the forts was
growing feeble. Many Turkish guns
were seen to have been dismounted. The
governors palace was riddled with shot
and severely battered. The central forts
ceased firing at II o'clock but the outer
forts, Hamidieh and sultania, kept up
the defense. Their shots were better
directed.
The auays were deserted A number
of fires broke out. The bombardment
ceased at dark
Bombardment is Resumed.
The bombardment was resumed this
morning II was heavier than that Of
Yesterday, but the outer forts had been
reduced TO ruins and were unable to re-
ply. The Turks removed their guns to the
heights beyond the town and reopened
fire from there They were. however,
dispersed by shrapnel from the street.
The first white flags began to appear.
The Italians are now preparing to land
1000 men from the ships. The fleet was
unharmed and there were no casualties
in the fleet during the bombardment.
The warshps confined their fire so far
as possible to the forts and the palace and
we're careful to spare private buildings.
The destruction Of the lighthouse was
necessary because It was adjacent TO the
fort which kept up its fire.
Numbers of daring Arabs watched the
spectacle from the minarets that sur
mount the town.
Report of Italian Admiral.
ROME, oct. At is officially stated to-
day that Vice Admiral Faraveli sends
message TO the government stating that
the bombardment of the main batteries
at Tripol commenced at 3 O'Clock yes
terday and continued until sunset.
The batteries replied 10 the Italian fire
without effect. The admiral intimntes
that the bombardment will be resumed
today in order to completely destroy the
batteries The greatest care was taken
by the Italian gunners TO avoid damag-
ing the buildings of the town. Only
light proportion of the batteries we're
destroyed.
The dispatch 10 the government was
timed OF Tripon at 7;45 o'clock last night.
The message TO the government from
yice-Admiral Farayelt vas as follows;
ON BOARD THE BATTLEsHlF
BRIN, CTuesday, 7;45 p. M bonn
bardment was commenced at 80 o'clock
this afternoon on the principal batteries
Of Trpoli and was continued until sun
| set. The batteries responded TO the Ital-
ian fire but without effect. The bonn
bardment will be continued tomorrow un-
III the destruction cf the batteries has
been completed
Great care was taken during the
bombardment not 10 damage the city.
Only lighthouse on one Of the batteries
was destroyed"
Rear Admiral Aubrey. In command Of
the Italian fleet at Trpoii, reports that
| in bombsrding that city he spared all
the consulates. ships, churches. monas-
teries and converts. aiming only at the
Qualifications. The range of the Turkish
cannon was so short that the ships were
enabled to approach the city closely and
so take accurate aim.
The bombardment was protracted be-
cause of this extreme care to avoid use
| less bloodshed and 10 respect the homes
Of noncombatants and the mosques
\ None OF the Turks shots reached the
ships. Admiral Aubrey ordered that the
ships abstain from using guns OF the
/ largest caliber, as they were uuneces-
sary. From the bsttleships the officers
could see the effect Of their shots and
realized that in few hours all the forts.
might be destroyed and their batteries
silenced This however would be at the
cost Of the lives OF all the defenders. a
result which the fleet was trying 10
avoid.
Scarcely any Of the population remains
| in Tripol.
! All reports that the homuardment o.
/ -rripol are causing great destruction
must be discredited, Il is announced here,
until given official confirmation.
sabah Brought 20 laramie.
TARANTo. Italy, Oct s-The Italian
| srmored cruiser Marco Polo brought here
| today the Turkish transport Sabah
which IL had captured. Great excitement
/ pre- ai.ed during The Decentralization o.
] the prisoner
| These include a Turkish general a
/ colonel Of the medical corps and many