Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-26
Raagisg Of POllsh PhysleIaas.


"AURDER OF PHYHCINNs BY The
RUssIANS.-The town OF Sophia being
occupied by Russian sOldieFy the TuFks
left . number oftheir sick and wound.
ed In the hospitals, and the surgeons IN
full confidence remained with their pa.
ientS-Russia having sOlemnly &C.
cepted the laws laid down ct Geneva :
few yearS ego recognizing the inviolA-
BILE character Of ply siciAns during war
time. In the Sophia hospital there
were five physlcians. Four OF them
being Austrian subjects aud simply
serving as phyIicians In the Turkish
army with full permission from their
own Government, considered, OF
course, that they had no cause 10 tear.
Nevertheless, three Of them whose die.
tincliVely Polish names attracted a,ten-
lion, we're arrested at their posts in
spite of the Austrian passports aud
diplomas, and the fourth, DR.. Glib.
harh', whose meme, from It's German
sound, at first saved him, was after.
ward, on bis Polish nationality being
discovered, arrested and thrown into
prison with them"
"The fifth Surgeon, DR.. Czarwinski,
was also q Pole, but before entering
the Turkish army be had secured him
self under the protection OF The British
Embassy, and on the seizure OF bis col.
Leagues be succeeded in Obtaining pro.
lection for himself from the Bitish
Consul at Sophia. The Russians re-
venged themselves on his companions.
DR., Gibbardl, 10 vain declared himself
an Austrian subject. and as proof, re.
ierred to his brother, who 10 Secretary
Of the Imperial Supreme Court at
Vienna, and proved that he never
could have borne arms against Russia
in the Instruction Of 1863, as be was
only thirteen years old then. He aud
his three colleagues were sentenced 10
be hanged by the Russian officers,
Their execution was witnessed by DR..
Czsrwinski, who Immediately proceed.
ed to Vienna to communicate to Sigis.
mond Gibhsrdt, the official already re.
lerred TO, bis brothers last farewell"
The Tagesblatt continues, 1--WE have be.
fore us 10 q recent letter from a high
official OF Constantinople, q long list OF
committed by Russians on
Poles, Hungariaus, and Po.
lish jews"
Among other names that appear in the
long line Of murdered Poles, are the
Anded proprietor, Taczanowski, who
was arrested in his lab 1raiory while en-.
gagged In chemical experiments, and the
ioung koszowski, born in Turkey, son
If the Director o: Artillery in the Tur.
iish service, and three brothers, Wall.
yorski, OF CracOw-in Austrian Poland
as we'll as the HungariAns, 10th,
rom Pesth, and Schumacher from Kas.
han; DR.. Zogorski, in K,zAnlik ; Drs.
Iizrsynski and BIzozowtEi, IN Sophia.
Besides these there are about one hun.
lred aud fifty names OF murdered men
already reported, The matter has been
presented for consideration to the
Hungarian Diet by Baron Simony, In
he German Reichstag by DR.. Komler-
)wski, and In the Briti.h House OF
Commons bv Mr.. Owen Lewis, OF Car.
ow, and we hope tha, some gentle.
nan will do humanity rhe justice and
'oland the honor to present The Ques-
ion before the American Congress.
mpelled by a just sy mpalhy for my
vrouged aud helpless countrymen, by
brotherly feeling for physicians such
IS Is universal among medical men the
world over and by The instincts Of one
gho has been a soldier 10 respect the
ife OF an unarmed and defenselCss
nan, bring my humble view before
he public, feeling tina; If my Ms will
rave no her effect than TO show 10 my
ellow.Polanders that | have put my
Indignant protest on record against
uch terrible barbarism as this, under
be garb aud sanction of a war insti.
uted for the relief of suffering Chris.
ianity, II will bs a fact that vii! acqull
ne al the bar Of conscience.
But think that there are some men
q America, aud especially in the
south, who can sympalhize with men
" NV aaN Nhu5 RStutSukGu WltuOuk
ause. The Polanders are few; their
lation is small and trampled down
y one OF the most despotic and merci.
ess monarchies on the earth, yet in the
ace Of all this, no Nation that has ever
for freedom can look over
Ter history and say that there we're no
'olanderS among her defenders In the
lays Of danger.
They have always been ready 10 stake
heir lives on the chance of victory
whenever the cause of justice aud man.
ind seemed TO need a friend or
hampton.
There are some names 10 American
istory, which like those at Sophia,
ear the evidences OF Polish origin
very school-boy has heard Of Pulaski
nd KosciuskO.
II may be rather unjustifiAble IN The
yes of some fer me to hope that Mis-.
isslppPs hOuored sou, Hon. L. Q. &. ,
.amar, will present this matter before
be American Senate, aud convince
he world that Americans do not In
orse such conduct on the part Of the
russians or any other men.
n sr. RUZOZOwsKI, ND.
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