The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-19


cevcd answer from His Imperial Highness him
self
ANOTHER BLOODY ONSLAUGHT
General Zoorov well aware what their answer
would be beforehand. He became terribly enragcd,
and turiously exclaimed :-"Ah! you dare to answer
thus / will show you my powcr You are every
Of you criminals rascals and rioters! You are
only worth being hangcd!' Immediately after he
had made of these ordinations he gave orders to
the gendarmerie and Cossacks to arrest all without
distinction. The brutal executors of this unlawful
order violently and furiousy rushed upon these
armed and entirely defenccless young men.
They treated them in the most outrageous man
ner. The students tried to defend themselves.
Zoorov then cried out, do not pity them Beat.
pick, hash these wrctches." Excited by this order
OF Zoorov the Cossacks and gendarfnerie with
doubled rage commenced to use their weapons
They whipped. picked and pierced with their lances
upon all sides ut random. The nagaikas, pixies and
swords did their service admirably A great number
escaped ana others concealed themselves IN the pri
rooms of the college officers The greater por-
ton rushed up into the college library and barri-
caded themselves in. The Cossacks and gendarmes
then cndeavored to force the door of the library hall
Those who had escaped therein told the bcsicecrs
thew wished 60 see General Zooroy before surrender
ing. The chief of the Russian bashi-bazouks ap-
pcarod. The students approached him for his per-
jury and told him that he had broken all his prom
Uses and his parole dhonneur. Instead of any answer
to them the chief bashi-bazouk zooroy ordered
the door fell in ssili more dreadful carnage
and butchery commenced II was like one
OF those scenes Of violence. cruelty, bar6arity
period. These young men violently knocked
down. beaten, stabbed, disngurcd, and then almost
motionless transported to the nearest Ddneye
which IL large hall for training horses. About two
huudrcd and hfty crowded and locked up in this
place. Three hundred more imprisoned in the
horrible secret cells of tho Petcrpaul fortress. in
front OF His Majcsty's winter palace. Some two hun
drcd and nifty more taken to the Military Hos
pta. II is not possible to give full account OF all
the wounded students AS far we could obtain tho
information, about two hundred students were
pierced through tho shoulder, breast abdomen
during this dreadful carnage. Many OF them had
their noses or ears cut of by swords How many of
the remainder CT tho 200 students or more were
injured we cannot tell Very few escaped uninjurcd.
A PiCruRE or RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION"
Now please consider the state Of these honest, UNI
Fortunate and cultured young men. II is winter
,imc.s our climate Is cruel and cold. The Manego
Hall il large and unprovded with heating
There is furniture or beds in this hall. guam
tty of straw is laid down on the ground them to
sleep on. That Is ALL No pillows and no coverings
are given them. The students not permitted to
communicate with the outer world. They are
Obliged TO wear tho same clothes day and night.
They have chance of washing aud no money. The
government gives them ten copeeks -four and half
cculs only per day Our roublo is worth 225
French centimcs or forty cents. They nearly