Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-11-29

streets with light and greatly accentu-
ated the panic. Few casualties occur
red, owing to the fact that there was
next to no resistance. The Bulgarians
afterward advanced until they had al
most reached Baba Eski. Their swift
progress and their tremendous strength
created among the peasantry in the
whole vast district between Adrian
ople and Bunar Hissar that terrible
and universal panic Of which saw the
effects the same day at Seidier sta
ton.
Layers Of Humanity in Trucks.
The fugitives came not only on foot,
on horseback, and In carts; they came
by train. Three enormously long trains
steamed from the north into Seidler
station on October "a, and not only
were the insides Of the carriages
crowded with fugitives; frightened
soldiers and townspeople stood on the
steps Of the carriages and were even
massed thick on the little platform
which runs round in front of the en-
gine. The goods-wagon and horse
trucks were filled with people packed
layer upon layer. Unfortunately, the
first train ran of the rails Just after Il
had passed Us, damaging the line, and
therefore rendering impossible the i'm
mediate return, which those In charge
OF us had announced early in the day.
Thus we remained all day and part of
the night witness to scenes which the
censor would have given his right hand
to have hidden from US.
Among the fugitives were many arm
ed soldiers and not few officers, who
had come by train, beside fair num-
Der Of irregulars, who had come by
train or on horseback. Riding on horse
was Moslem boy, who could not have
been over fourteen years old, but who
wore several belts full of dum-dum
bullets and carried a rife across his
saddie-box. When my interpreter
questioned him as to where he came
from, he answered over his shoulder
curtly, and in a low voice and passed
on hastily. whether In pride or In tim
idity could not say. afterwards saw
him among the fugitives at the station.
He was still sitting perfectly erect In
his saddle and not muscle in his face
moved. Another boy, who could not
have been over nine years old, had no
rifie-he could not have carried one
but he was in possession of quite a
load of cartridges, and when q man
made him part with some Of them he
wept bitterly. Very old, white-beard-
ed men were also armed, though not
always with modern rifles.
Feared Lootins Of Train.
The officer in charge Of the press
train evidently became afraid that this
crowd Of armed and famishing fugi-
tives would loot our stores. And GER
tainly there was great temptation to
do SO. Had we been In their position
we could hardly have resisted It. For
the correspondents were only about
thirty in number, all had brought pro-
visions with them, and some had
brought stores sufiicient to last them
for three months. The air was filled
with an odor Of timed sausage and :
meats being gently warmed over vari-
Gus varieties Of cooking stoves, and
the wet, hungry soldiers smiled eager
ly at the smell. AS night approached
the officers posted all round our train
sentinels, who prevented US from leav-
ing our carriages, or made US enter
them again II we happened to be wan
dering outside. These sentinels at the
same time compelled all the fugitives
to keep at a distance from the train
These precautions were not needless.
for at station only half an hour up
the line an officer who tried to prevent
his men from getting into southwark
bound train was murdered by them. A
train which reached Seidler towards
evening from Alaplie was full Of SOL
diers who had insisted on boarding It
despite orders to remain where they
were.
Luckily gang Of workmen and an
overseer who had been telegraphed for
to Chorlu arrived after nightfall. and
began with great energy and expedi-
tion the repair Of the line. At o'clock
in the morning our train was able to
leave for the south.
Rotten to the Core.
The greatest danger was at the mo-
ment Of departure, for the soldiers
might then rush the train, as they had
done at Alaplie. Consequently the Of
ficers and soldiers in charge Of US stood
on the steps of our carriage to prevent
any one forcing his way in. A soldier
In bashlik, gray overcoat and KNAPP
sack, squatted on the step just below
my window. but an officer reasoned
gently with him for long time. and
finally he abandoned his perch and
probably went into some carriage con-
tanning soldiers. This incident threw
flood Of light for me on the condition
Of the Turkish army.
That once dreaded military force Is
utterly demoralized. The military con-
spiracies and revolutions and counter
revolutions Of Stamboul during the
last five years might have made that
fact apparent, but we have been blind
all Of us-all Of Us save the Bulgarians.
The officer has to coax his men; he
does not command them. The soldier
Il as likely to blow out his superior's
brains as to salute him. The great
military system is rotten to the core,
and we never knew 1t. Only touch
was required to send 1t toppling over.
The sword of the Khalifa has broken
in his hand. The army Of the Khalifa
has gone to pieces.
Francis McCullagh.
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