Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-09
The Anti Jewish Riots

Ihe L9GdUu Itiesraph publishes, iroU2 an
1 eye vi ness the Ij.ined acctunt of the rtcort
distu babees at Ktett When | reached Alex
suder street f0uOd derse crowd. taTCu4 L
WLlca small dNschDent OF inan,ry aud Cos
sacks was nylng to make It's Rar. T0rsrd 5
| O'Clock I 1ss ct the entrance OF the Roiols
| street., Wbcro the door of a shop Was beng
! broken open By group of the riot.r; in pes
enca OF uouotcd lllOa with intaotiy a0d Jos-
| sacks C ose al haoI. l. few stcll IS the COQr
gave "sq amli the cn;huslas IL hurrahs of the
| uno. Tue goods aud furnlture found iuilo
were throWp Toto the street and III neCi .,eiy
| rule I'd to pieces lo trunt OF S.. Aodraa's
Ctuci saw Jew who happened to DC psss-
! lug by attacked snd III ltreat6u By the crJ, 10
the most ba barous manner, apd thst ir he pre-
sorcs OF the N uniel poles. sag e g'oup Of
rlscresnts q liot ratcly wreck he housv It S4a.
moo Bro zsp, which is sltua;ed Ia the d se
,ia-k "ui "a, Exactly opposite tic Cd Ii, II
p |lce station. Vsuable iurbiur, and othrr
b]:c.s OF price were hureu trou tho cond
tiIJt os c5ny ioto the strset aad there dcsrroI-
I'd by thtse who remaioed belaw. Thee
luued poc }meu. ooc or them su ffi,ar be-
sides several consGb cs co foot, c.lu!y lyoktd Jn
ss II they had 20 rglt. TO luicIiese. l may
mcutUn that the VIII attitude OF the polio,
coHd lead to 10 o.her conc usi,u than that
th, Sc scenes were golng on heir special
pro eouou. Toward ssvon &c OCk walked 20
the suburb CT POdo. AS | arrived az the SeT1.
Inary street thG crowd was . uGdrri1g gt1cAr'i
step. 10 the iig2t aud le't Of the building
stood troops Ut the line with t;sd b y,nats, and
3 li.tle further CT we're three off ;e!s with VI
sheathed swords. ALI kints of groccry s;orcs
wcrs hroWo among the bystspdsrs wh0 cneerec
| the pluudcrers vVolforously. Tho lhycl officers
| manltestcd lte urmJst ind tf2rcac.. Whie
! wituessicg these deeds of Gtsru'sioo e,,
deotsliy heard that the rineleadafs b,ioosed to
be labcr CLASSES of Moscow, snd had h;tn
sent to III Il TO get up the aui- -Jaw's1 aglia-
tuu. 1n!s rum9r has ii; c been cor6 d |;
has bseE ssceItslG d ths that III" mo GaY
| they srtlv rom Moscow by The Ku * Ir..u
tkrg rcuudsbous route 10 csc,pr -'eiec,Iop.
Ihs ~h lie c1csplrscy cg lost .he Jncs has
been p a1Ued with gceat foresight " sKtul
! sod i-'el G g'nt hands, Both the evil and
military gu h0riries showed Tho utmost rcstri
t,r those woo piacsd themselves at .he
| negd OF tbe mob ,be d.s ri the d s uru-
| aooss Il uuuber OF } wi ii soldiers 10 the RANKS
wgre grossly III treated DY he crywd ii hou.
tho sliehtes' eflrt b"i0g made ty lh,r oii3-rs
| or mredts to prrtto: them. fhe fJltJSlUe
day L visited Dem fix. wh.re some riau!5 Of
mlue resided. Oo ny wey to that suputo |
touot twelve or fifteen meu, apparently labor
ets, busy Wfeckiug the jews scnco. The Sa
perl0l eudeut OF P0!ics was sieuc'ng 10 front Of
the bai'ciug surrounded by grouop OF respcc-
abe looking people, 1mCt whom were S4ve:al
women. The scheoh0use was 6fst piIlsued AID
lhen burned. Being built OF wood there was
| soou uo hirg lett OF it bu; sockug cmbers.
WDeu | reaohed the Ihicsly populated mart OF
the superb | found tia, every t,ogEe Jewish
house had Deeo destroyed by ffe o. the
! j. pIsuade | saw several bodies Iyiav mC irnlrss
! uu Ibe grouad. among them wss s)ldi be-.
| lougirg TO tie Euvineels. Wis luicrpcd thst
| the peasants OF The neIghtollng villages had
, largely participated il the sarcuinsry .cenc O.
tho proVious eVeLiGE aud had made of gith a
! c,nsdt trsbe smQunt OF boniy Al the brewery
uear be reHs9 statioo ;he fury of the m b
| vas such Itat the troops it is said at lsst tl'ed
! upoo tnrm. TIE ios smcu,s of damage Nc
may bc eslmstd d q. from 900 900 10 600 coo
| ruhlcs
The Kifff periodical the Zuia tu1l;shcs a
! piii bic description cf the rios T. Is &c an
peal TO the pugIlo to relieve the uotorucac
| Jews, and 'uls thus: WHAT have witnessed
| /, dey defa5 I q criptiou; oor can | id
sor Is 10 EXPIRE SIS my feelings ct the sight o!
| ,houssc ds OF p or people left without stoter
| and Hitht u nuans OF III u2s!steoca-persecu,ud
hated aud fGuly trtateo. 10 tblUk rha; 10
| civilzad oln1,rY. where there are laws sad au
| organ S ate il is pcssi5l4 that pac0le sacud
] be re1uc IL Ssh uis,ry! Rgartl ss Of tnc
! bad We hur | went to vtsil P.tsnnersk, where
1 was told It a. It 5Ws WHO oaG b. . u lde :,
/ had leu d retupe. b1hiud the LaVra 6 ite,
| 10 90 euciJsUr3 that serves ss 60 amuu1iii3u
1 store for the arsenal. | beheld truely heart
/ reudiog sight. Packed together k. aus 10 AZ
/ sn hui were more than ooe thousnd q.
/ tu.dreG Jews. with ther wivas aud crdre.-
uauy Of hem mere iofaots Tney were cad in
rsg3 ard bsvetopted Missy Of them bore races
| OF i'll ,rea meot, and pu;D6er OF them had
| bandaged heads. All We're gh;s Iy psl. aot
| terror stricken. As approached them saw
! boy OF ten dying 10 terr be agcny His
| mother snt by him, tesIless, .s if too
deeply FL oe6 to weup. a hide FIR Der Oh
came ncl ly-g another mourning group Then
! penetrated into their mirst what / ssW thers
| sas Ike SIND CT hell full OF t:oGbled souls It
| Was sght to unDerge ihs strongest maE. There
| was hunger and cold, weeping sid gnsshiag OF
| teeth. a heart OF stone Woul1 have meitot. &
| | confess could not withhold my te.rs.' l wss
t)ld thst among these wretcbed belngs awful
| cenas had been witnessed. Mothers hlc lost
their children. snG there had been e. nts aad
struggles for tho linai.ed space allotted 20 .Den.
| all tbs had taken plice at NJ d; in oAd weather
Many Of them told M their tale OF woe u c
| Of them said i had 1000 Tubles sLd sma!l
| farm. Now have noItlI,, but tb > tsgs my
bacR Another addressed me thus: Ny two
brothers were hi ed 10 the wood last night. AID
| do lot knou what fate has be:alen ny SOIL.
a third said, 'Thsy wanted TO hang my mother.
but she escaped with he rope around her EecF. ;
| a fourth stated his Cas- thus: They hsve robbie
! US Of every thing even ,uf ciothe:, Leaving u
naked as you see.' mu tsil yCu that thu frs
day these Unhappy yeop.e had hardly .nttti. Z
to es., bu. lo-ds they nave baen provided Il r
General DrenteD's wife has taken III, i-i.ia.lS
of affording IAN relief"
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