Not one house in the neighborhood of the consulate was touched, but the consulate itself was a heap of ruins after a few shells had struck it.

The population was exceedingly calm.

Only the German colony was panic-stricken, and on every German house an American flag was raised.

It was rather humorous to see all the Germans who were active in the Turkish army in one capacity or another seek safety by means of this trick.
This bombardment had a sobering effect upon the Mohammedan population.
They saw that the Allies were not wholly ignorant of what was going on in the country and that they could retaliate, and safety for the non-Mohammedans increased accordingly.
In general Beirut was a rather quiet and safe place.

The presence of an American cruiser in the port had much to do with that.