THE COWARDLY PANIC OF THE GREEKS.
OFFICERS LEAD THE FLIGHT. GREEKS KILL ONE ANOTHER IN ' MISTAKE. Athens, 28th April. The panic amongst the Greeks at Larissa occurred during the night. Amidst agonised cries of " The Turks are here ! " a general stampede commenced, the consternation being terrible. The officers led the flight. Many were trampled to death in their eagerness to escape, while it is estimated that 500 men were killed through firing at each other in mistake.
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Evening Post, Volume LIII, Issue 101, 30 April 1897, Page 5
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77THE COWARDLY PANIC OF THE GREEKS. Evening Post, Volume LIII, Issue 101, 30 April 1897, Page 5
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