Torajiro YAMADA took up a collection of funds for the bereaved and, at the behest of Foreign Minister Shuzo AOKI proceeded to Turkey where he was requested to stay on by Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
山田寅次郎は遺族に贈る義捐金を集め、青木周蔵外相の意によりトルコに赴き、皇帝アブデュルハミト2世の求めに応じて滞在を続けた。