The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-20
BLOODY TURKS
RAVACE CITY
OF SMYRNA

Who Plan Recon
quest Of Constanti-
nople
Smyrna. Sept. Il Coy the As
sociated Press}.-Smyrna, which
the Turks have called the eye of
Asia. is a vast sephuIcher Of ashes.
Only the shattered walls of $4,000
homes and the charred bodies Of
countless victims remain to tell
the story of death and destruction
unexampIed in modern history.
The ruins are still smoulderins
like a volcano which has spent its
fury. NO effort has been made by
the Turks to remove the dead and
dying. The. streets are full OF the
bodies of those who sought to es-
cape. for the most part women and
children.
Every building in the Armenian
quarters has been burned. with the
dead living about. The bay. which
covers an area of so acres. still
carries on its surface the poer
remnants OF those who We're mas
sacred or sought to escape the
ru1hlessness Of the fire. One wa
terfront holds thousands Of sur
vivcrs who fear death at the hands
of soldiers. There are no boats
TO take them off.
One ship captain declined to take
any of the wretched sufferers. but
in contrast to his Indifference,
Captain Walters of the American
steamer Winono rescued 1890 and
took them to Pirreus. American
sailors of the destroyer Litchfield
snatched $50 orphaned boys from
the pier and carried them to Con-
s:antinople. The jack tars slept
on the iron decks OF under air tubes
while the youngsters occupied their
hunks. IN all the acts Of saiian-
try by the Americans at smyrna
there was none more inspil ing than
this.
While the orphans were being
loaded on the Litchfield. II. 6.
Jacauith. director OF Near East
relief. Mlie--.eame--he recently
from Constantinople, diverted the
.,ttehtion of Turkish guards, giving
rherl cigarettes and talking to
them in their native tongue. These
guards are under strictest orders
not to permit the escape OF any OF
the Greek or Armenian refugees,
and on several occasions have shot
to death fugitiyes endeayorsns to
reach outlying vessels by SWIM
ming.
out of SOC, 900 Christians crowd
ing the city prior to the descent OF
the Turks only $1,000 have been
evacuated. The kemali:st officials
have informed the American Relief
workers that the return OF the
Christians to the interior meant
certain DEATH.
The director of the Armenian Or
pi,anage established by the Anferi-
can committee for relief IN the Neae
East. committed suicide by drown
ing in the presence CT Mr.. Jac-
uuith. Who is q director OF that Or
yanization. scores of others fol-
lowed his example.
DR.. Mclaughlin, president OF the
American college. was seyerly beat
en- by Turkish irresulars and MS
clothes and money seized. He lump
ed by the aid Of crutch from the
suburb OF Paradise. seat of the col
lege. and was taken aboard the
British dreadnaught Iron Duke. Ire
attributed his escape from death 10
the fact that he can speak Turkish
and worked q ruse on the Turks.
E. NJ. Fisher and e. Q. jacob,
directors of the Y. NJ. c. A.. We're
held up and robbed by Turkish
soldiers and when attempting TO
escape were fired upon. The shots
however. went wild and they reach
ed q place OF safety. \ temporary.
American consulate in charge OF
Vice Consul Maynard Rarnes has
been established in quay at the
end of town. The Stars and stripes
is the only foreign aaS ashore. u
is an inspiring sight amidst the
ruins and desoIation. The American
destrvoers Lawrence. Edsail and
Simpson are still here: The officers
and crews have been practically
without sleep for five days and are
doing gallant duty. The only AM
erican property which escaped de-
s.ruction was the Standard on plant
and two tobacco warehouses IN the
outskirts Of the city.
The following Americans are re-
,na;nins in smyrna: Major Ciailin
Davis. pr. w. f. Post. 6. E. Huise,
Chester Griswold, CaSs Read. +. j.
Mooruln. c. J. Lawrence. ). II.
Caldwell and t.. 0. Jacob. The fo,-
loving have left for Censtan'inople:
II. G. Jacauith. Constantine Brown
Irwin. Thomas. NJ. Prentice. l.. NJ.
Fisher. Il. NJ. Yanyes. Messrs. Grove
and JOHN. Miss b. y. Evon. Miss
s. Corning and Miss Way.