Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-04


looking over the city, we set sail and
started for ConstantinopIe We reach
ed the entrance OF the Dardanelies
or what was called In ancient times,
the Hellespont. early the next morn
ing. Here we had TO wait for several
steamers to come out The whole
place was heavily mined and the chan
rel so narrow that twas dangerous
10 attempt TO pass: an Italian freight
steamer started in ahead OF as and
three shots were fired at her. two
blanks and on solid shot fired over her
bow, which made her heaye to. after
a while several Turkish war vessels
came out and a launch proceeded
ahead and we started on up the chan
mel with IL or Is steamers following.
When we reached the sea Of Malmoria,
the launch left us and we steamed on
up into the Golden horn to the old
city Of Constantine. We had carriages
and were driven around the city. Wis
tied the big museum but did not have
time to inspect It properly. Then We
visited the mosque of st. Sofa. This
Is very large and handsome cathed-
raj built by Constantine and was a
Christian church until Constantinople
was captured by an Asiacic tribe OF
Turks. After massacring the inhabi-
tants one of the ehieftains rode into
the temple on horse. tramping many
down who we're praying for help. He
rode up to pillar I'm the church and
clapped his bloody hand on the pillar.
leaving the imprint Of his hand. which
can be seen to this day. The beau.
tiful temple was afterwards converted
into a Mohammedan masqne and ID
such today. 1t was beautifully decorat-
ca with gold. precious stones. etc. Some
OF the M0hammedans wanted to tear
all these fine decorations out as they
were against the writings of the Koran
but the sultan said no, let them re-
main. There may be another religion
coming up which will be better than
ours and we can use It then, so every
thing was white washed: and now
some of the beautiful work can be seen
where the wash has peeled off. Any
che who wishes to visit the mosque
must take HIS shoes off or put on q
pair OF slippers which they furnish.
These slippers are an oblong piece Of
leather with a piece Of canvas fasten.
ed over the end to step the toes In;
with this one has TO shuttle along to
keep them on. The floor is paved with
flag stones and covered over with
large Turkish rugs.
They only had a half dozen pair Of
these slippers and we had to take
turns looking around. The ladies', who
had oFershoes on. could enter by tax.
ing them off. but not the men. i
pushed through and was grabbed by
one big fellow by the door. but / pull.
ed away and sat down and took my
shoes off. He laughed and knew
was o. K, so walked around carry.
ing my shoes IN my hand. saw
everything. Then we drove to another
MOSQUE and tried the same trick which
worked e. K. / noticed street car
tracks In the city but no cars running
The sultan will not permit any mo
tive power on the streets asked
where the cars were and was told they
were put away as the horses were
seized by the government and used IN
the war. asked them why they did
not take the horses from these car
riages and was told they were no
good; that they had been in the army
and were condemned as they had been
worked ont, and were sold for about
IS or SO per head. Noticed the
drivers were whipping them all the
time, even going down hill, and found
cut the reason was that the drivers
were afraid some government inspee.
tor might see them and take them
away from them and send the horses
back to the army. SO they kept SLASH
ing away to make the inspectors think
the horses were no good. After visit
ing the second mosque, We visited the
bazars which were very interesting.
The streets are all rooted over In this
section and II Is like big market
house. At the main entrance there
are gates which are locked at night
to keen robbers out At noon we re-
turned to the steamer and sailed up
the Bosphorus to the entrance Of the
BLACK sea. then tnrned and sailed hack
to the entrance oil. the Dardanelles.
and waited for morning to pass out.
as ships are only allowed to go out in
the day time. We sailed on and ar.
rived off the coast Of Calf on the
afternoon of March Ia. 1913. where we
anchor about three-quarters Of
a mile from shore. Those OF our party
who expected to spend IL days IN the
Holy Land had their bundles and bag,
gage all marked, checked and piled
upon the deck ready to be transferred
ashore. At this port. like many others.
the passengers and baggage have to
be transferred in small boats. From
the steamer We could see camels along
the shore, bringing and taking the
freight from the dock The weather
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