The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-12
PUGITIYE JEWS.
From Russia, Who Have Arrived In thlS
City,

City,
It will be distinctly remembered that only
a short time ago the press Of the country
contained in It's Geographic columns accounts
OF the prosecutions Of the Jews by the Mill
lists in Russia, Notice has also been made Of
the arrival OF large number Of the fugitiyeS
in New York, where central committee has
been formed Of several prominent Jews, who
take charge OF the arrivals and send them 10
the various cities OF the Union, proportion
ing them properly to the Rumber OF Jews
resident In the city,
Wheeliug's proportion Is six, and last
Monday the first installment OF that number
arrived In the shape OF two men, A purse oil
$50 was raised that day among the Hebrews
OF this city. and the two strangers being fur
nished with tickets were sent 10 Cincinnati.
From there they were sent back 10 Wheeling,
this city being the place designated by the
New York committee. They arrived Thurs
day evening and were quartered ut the Far
mers House, Market Square, II Is not the
intention Of the writer to give their names
they are Russian and unpronouncableb by any
American. They speak the German, aud
yesterday short interview was had with
them, with the assistance OF an interpre-
ter. 1t was learned that they are
brothers, and that their home was in Kiew.
They were engaged In the Wholesale liquor
and lumber business, and had acquired
large fortune when their establishment and
home were attacked by the mob. They man
aged to escape without bodily injury, but
did not have q chance 10 take money or Jew
els, being obliged to flee as fast as they could,
After enduring terrible hardships they mali
aged to Brodie, Galetia, where they were taken
In charge by committee having charge Of
fund contributed by RothsChild, Of Paris,
for the relief OF the prosecuted, and from
there sent to New York,
BrOdie appears to have been q haven OF
refuge, for the reporter was informed that
tered In and about that place about 5000
Jews, fugitlyes from Russia, having been
robbed OF all they possessed.
According TO the story told yesterday, the
carnival Of riot and disorder lasted In Klew
three days and nights and during that time
the cruelties practiCed were horrible and the
scenes heart rending, Tho Nihilsts taking
for their motto and watchword, "NO Jew
must own or keep q store, or own ground or
sell anything whereby money shall be &C.
quired, or wear fine clothes; the Jews mnst
leave Russia" started on career OF plumber
and ruin, The store OF these brothers was
burned with number OF Others, also part OF
their lumber yard, the remainder lloated Oft
by the river Dniepr, into which was emptled
what liquor was not wanted by the mob, The
military did not offer 10 interfere until a
prominent Jew was about TO be plunged into
q boiler Of Scalding water having previously
had hot and cold water alternately thrown
over him.
The Interference of the military brought
to close tho outlawry, but In the three
days before, the ruin wrought was awful, and
the plumber In the line OF money and jew
els, seemed lncalCuable. Singular to say, no
one was killed. Many were tortured almost
to death and indignity upon indignlty
heaped upon the women. The tales told by
those fugltives appeal to ones sympathies;
they are surely men Of grief and acquainted
with sorrowsj one Of them Is sick and the
other has secured employment in q whole.
sale house. The Jews Of this city have taken
All interest In them and are offering aid and
assistance.