The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-30
J. 5. WOMAN SAW HORRORS IN
 SMYRNA
Sanitation Impossible, Disease Sure to Spread, Declares Dr. Esther LoVejOy.
By International News service)

My AhOOIHdGIOl1aI News SerV1C3.)
 New York, Nov. sO-Filth, pesti- fence and death followed the Turk ish occupation of Smyrna, according to Dr. Esther Lovejoy, of this city. national Medical Women's Associa- tion, was the only American woman present during the Turkish occupa- ton of Smyrna. She returned re- gently to her home here
 Only few days ago cholera was discovered in Smyrna and since the refugees have been transferred to many different ports the disease is bound to spread. Many dead bodies are still floating about the docks The streets are in an unspeakable state and probably will not be cleaned for weeks. The simplest sanitation is out of the question.
 'I went to smyrna says Dr. Love- joy, with an open mind and no biased opinions, and for long time I retained that attitude. The Turk Iish soldiers have a great respect for the American uniform, and noticed that when an American was in eV1- dence the Turks treatment of Chris tianS was much modified.
 When I reached Smyrna all but the Turkish quarter was a smoider1ng ruin, and the docks were simply alive with refugees. The Turkish quar- ter, however, was in no way damag- ed and the bazaars seemed to be doing more business than before the disa ster.
 When Christian women were com pelled to leave their homes they toGk with them only a few of their belong ings. As women will, they. were the1r best clothes, and most of them had on high-heeled shoes. After these women had been on the docks of smyrna for two weeks and thelr clothes were torn and muddy and be- draggled the effect was weird. The hish-heeled shoes had been lost in the mad rush. Most of the women were barefooted.
 from the docks was in the nandS or the Turks and after nightfaH no one krew exactly what took place. Tn the dark piercing screams were heard one taken up by another-and in a short time the entire section was d bowling, blood-curdling bedlam. we could see nothing, but we knew Ihe morning would bring tales of missing
 American sailors did much to aid the suffering In their clean Whlte uniforms they stood srsin out naonie m Gent they \ re guarding. The sailors wezs sometimes reprimanded by their oIIle cers for going outside of the1r me oL duty in their eagerness to dld "oi
 '0The women did not dare to en. ter a house. They were afraid or being outraged should they leave thelr 1oIaces on the docks. For two Weshs they lived on the same wharf, not daring to quit one spot lest they lose their only place of safety
 s'The Turks pressed into service an an iron picket fence that runs the Ten leastn tn of the docks All refugees had to 0ass along this fence to board the steamers. As they passed along the Turkish soldiers stopped the men of of military age and took everything ol talna from them. If man, woman oT child Jagged or interfered with the the novement through the gate they .ryonoap were searched in a. bold, brutal manner Iaeh ,-HI;. ararsac torn open in the front. Their dresses dresses were lifted and their stocklnss1 1l pIi1ee rines down io the quest for loot. All rlnss tI',.l uom +6rn In from their fingers, and ear Tings were literally yanked from thelr