The New York herald., 1922-09-16
Officials Asked by Turks to
Help Refugees Reach
Safety.
MOSLEMS BEAT MINISTER
L. S. Destroyer's Crew Rescues
Head of international Col
lege, Nearly Dead.

New York officers of rellef and mis-
sionary organizations having represen-
tatives in the Smyrna district were
alarmed yesterday by reports being re
ceived from the district attacked by
the Turks
Efforts were being made until late
hour last night to get into communica-
ton with any of those representatives
possible. Cablegrams received from
some of the representatives yesterday
told of the evacuation of Smyrna and
OF the aid which American destroyers
had given TO the fleeing inhabitants
of the stricken cities.
Probably the most complete details
were received In a cablegram from H. c.
Jaquith. managing director OF the Near
East Relief in the Levant. who Is at
present In Smyrna with several assist
ants aiding the refugees. His message
received yesterday read as follows
Smyrna fire began in the Armenian
quarter during the looting OF the
bazaars. II spread quickly to the Euro
pean section, destroying the American
consulate. Y. NJ. c. A. aud the most
important buildings. Ten naturalized
Americans are at present unaccounted
for. The American destroyer Edsall
embarked six hundred refugees for
Salonica. and the American bluejackets
have turned over all their food supplies
and their berths and accommodations
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The destroyers Litchfield and Lawrence
also are embarkfng refugees for other
Greek ports.
10000 Refugees Arrive.
General Nourredin Pasha. military
governor of smyrna has requested me
and other American relief workers to
arrange to evacuate all refugees pos
sible and not to permit them to
return to the interior. YBere re-
prisals await them because Of the
destruction Of Anatolan villages by
the Hellenic troops. The refugee situ-
alton is becoming worse in Rodosto.
where 10000 arrived from Moudania and
other coastal towns in desperate plight
without food and water. Many deaths
are occurring aboard the chips. Have
sent a boatload OF supplies TO Rodosto
from Constantinople In charge of Col.
stephen Lowe, or st. Louis. but fur
ther shipments are urgently needed and
our present financial resources in Con-
stantinople are wholly inadequate TO
save the situation.
Ten thousand Armenian reguees ar
rived at the Dosporous In five ship
loads from the Smyrna region and will
be housed In the Armenian churches II
necessary. JAoUrTH."
ri 3st.es L.. A.
ing by the Turks OF man named Mac
Lachlan of the International College at
Smyrna and Of his rescue. nearly dead.
by an American destroyer's crew. At
the offices of the Committee Of Reform
and Counsel. 25 Madison avenue. 1t was
said this undoubtedly was the Rev. Alex
ander MacLachlan, professor and head
of the international College, and the
founder of that institution, built In 1891.
The International College was in the
direct line of the advance made by the
detachment of Turks driving north
toward Smyrna. No word has been re-
ceived here from the college. Fears are
entertained for the safety OF several hum
dred Christians there. The college,
which was aided financially by Miss
Helen Gould In 1910. covers about
twenty acres and lies beside the Otto
man Adm Railway running up to
Smyrna.
Fifty ships Leave Port.
The head duuartcrs or the Y w. c. A.
nt 500 Lexington avenue. said there we're
fourteen workers In the Near East dis
trict two OF whom were in Smyrna.
These two women are Miss Jean Chris
tie OF Springfield, Mass. and Miss Myrtle
Nolan OF Minnesota. Gables were re-
ceived here some days ago from them
saying that they had fed from the r. w
C. A. building and had taken refuge
in other parts or tho city or Smyrna. No
word has been received from them
since.
The Near East Relief sent tho party
under MIR. Jaquith into Smyrna but q
week ago The members were Or. VIII
fred Post OF Princeton. N. j.. Miss
Sara Corning OF Nova Scotia. and Mr..
JaquIth. Reports here said Miss Agnes
u. Evon OF Detroit IL also with the
party. but the records at the Near East
Relief do not show her name as a
worker
Other reports from Smyrna say that
fifty ships have left Constantinopie TO
take 10000 refugees from Broussa 20
Rodosto and that additional emergency
food supplies and medical outfits have
been sent on a destroyer.
Rumors were current IN this city yes
terday that word had reached here OF
Britain calling out certain classes OF
volunteers for service In the Near East.
This report could not be verified at the
British Consulate at late hour.
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