The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-09-30
RUNNING 7RIpOLI BLOCKADE
ITALIAN UARSHIPS STOP EN-.
TERING STEAM PACKETS.
Aspect OF the CITY Caim--Itaiian Consul
Denies Ordering His People to Leave
Courteous Reception by Turks OF
Demand for surrender OF the Port.

special cable Despatch to TIE SuN.
LONDON. Sept. 80. The Daily Ners
correspondent sends a despatch from
Tripoli describing his arrival there. The
vessel was steaming under a clear starlit
sky when suddenly all on board were
aroused by a cannon shot Ii was
o'clock Friday morning. The gun had
been fired by a warship and as the vessel
slowed down voice through mega
phone demanded to know IL the vessel
had met any other ships. The reply was
in the negative.
Have you orders to enter Tripoli?"
was the next question. The reply was
that the vessel was on her usual route
and without any special orders. The
captain was told that that was all right.
but that the warship would request that
the vessel act under Instructions. The
captain was told to proceed until within
eight miles Of Tripoli and then to stop
The correspondent continues:
We obeyed orders. At dawn. the
battleship Napoli having followed us. a
launch steamed alongside and an Italian
officer came up the gangway. After a
short conversation with the skipper he
gave permission for us to proceed and
we entered the harbor at 10 O'Clock. II
was almost empty. The only vessels
lying at anchor were an old Turkish gun
boat the transport Derna. which was
unloading arms and ammunition. and
an English and an Italian steamer. Going
out was the Hercules with Italian refugees.
The Turkish port authority inspected
our vessel and finally at p. NJ we were
allowed to land. A great crowd watched
with breathless interest. There was no
murmur or hostile demonstration Of any
kind The streets were quiet and in appear
ance about as busy as an Italian town
on Sunday afternoon. We strolled past
cafes where Turkish officers we're nom
chalantly sitting. smoking Turkish cigA-
rettes and drinking z. black coffee as II moth
ing out of the ordinary was about to occur.
The only indication Of a crisis was shat
small bodies Of troops we're patrolling the
streets for the protectionof the Europeans.
Everything was 40 peaceful We went
Immediately to the Italian Consul and
asked why he had ordered the Italian
residents TO leave. Signor Cali assured
us that he had not ordered the Italians
to go but had merely intimated tina. the
Hercules was at the disposition OF any
one who wished to leave. The French
Consul said tina. he simply could not
understand the panic. He declared en-
phatically that he did not believe that
there was the slightest danger for Euro
peans whatever might happen"
Describing the visit f the Italian
Off GERS the correspondent saws that at
5 o'cl- ok this afternoon the demand for
the surrender Of the Turkish authorities.
including the military commandant and
tho Vice-Governor, was made. The ltal-
ian officer Carrying the demand was met
as he came ashore. His party was fol-
lowed. The officer informed the author
i'ies that war had heen declared and he
den anded surrender. T..e Governor
promised "A definite decision within d
few hours. The, officer replied that six
hours would he allows non -combatants
t. lea e the town.
The interview was conducted in the
most cordial terms and there was no
incident whatever. Corteous salutes were
exchanged as the launch returned to the
shin