Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-15
SAVAGE REVENGE,

One need not be surprised at anything
that happens in Russia. The other ever
ing, while smoking a cigar with ono OF
| my old friends, who had seen, r. al and
/ travelled great deal. I was told of an
Incident which occurred some fortv
years ago at NOvgorOd. gu to o in q, z
| rs that which recently GO .urreu al Smal
con. when population of raging mad
men flung children into blazing Ere
and revealed AZ the sight of the poor lit
Ito bodies writhing like vine stems upon
the bl1zinG cosls.
The colonel of a certain Russian reyi
ment, ferocioasly tyra Inical, and may
say merciless, toward his soldiers, WAS
IN the habit of treating this human
flock like a pack Of brutes. He disci-
plined with the knOut, sentencing men
to whippings for having one button in
sufficiently polished, whipping non-
commissioned officer for one stain on
his cloak, striking veterans Of Borodino
in the face for saluting too slowly. send
ing poor wretches to Siberia for giving
too free an answer. In short, during the
lapss of years. this colonel had made
himself so detested by his men that he
reaped ~ frightful venee ,ncs from the
seeds of hatred he had sown.
One morning during parade he sud
denly saw file from the regiment COM
pany of soldiers bearing. instead of
muskets, those long rods which cut
deeply into the flesh ut every blow.
Nevertheless, he had given no ordersl
There was no soldier to chastise.
"Who il that for?" ne demanded.
A grenadiar advanced from the ranks
and replied. with terrible coolnes@
For thee."
The entire regiment, non-cOmmissiOu-
ed officers and soldiers, we're in the plot
which had been concocted in the bar
racks. The whole regiment was present
ut the terrible spectacle. The Colonel
was seized. his uniform torn off. he was
tied down in q wheel-barrow and wheel
ed no and down before the ranks of the
grenadiers, armed with rods, all of whom
struck and insulted him.
The officers who attempted to aid
their colonel wee immediately seized
md bayonets pointed at their throats
Some were taken away others parroted.
Only one soldier attempted tn take part
with them. Then a sergeant. still pal
Id fro n the effects of his last whipping,
put his mnsk.t to the soldiers temple
and blew his brains ont.
All tho regiment saw their colonel
pass under the rod.
When it was all over thew opened a
kiln-oven. The colonel was flung into it
all bleeding, together with the officers
who had obeyed him. And whom the
furnace was well fed, the soldiers heated
il slowly. s!owly-until at last that hea.
w and revolving smell of fat and burn
ing flesh filled the air. which the savages
If the Russian frontier inhaled some
days ago at Jewish cemetery at Smar-
gon.
But the tragedy Of Novgorod WAS not
vet over!
An imperial courier bore tn the Gar
the news Of the mutiny. Nicholas lis
tened. became white. but said nothing,
except 10 orGer four batteries Of artillery
to Noveorod. Ten days after white
haired and gray-mustschea major-gsns-
raj. accompanied by a single aide-de-
camp, knocked at tho door OF the bar
racks which the soldiers had never left
since 10 murder of the chiefs.
The general gazed coldly upon those
p.le men. all neatly and faultlessly uni
formed, who gave him tho military ga
lutte.
Not rsproach-not one useless word.
He only said 10 them:
AT 6o'clock tomorrow morning the
| regiment will assemble in undr ess uni
| form and without arnls at the Tartar
camp upon the Little Square. Order OF
| the Gar"
| Not one 70 ce repl'e Cd But next morning
upon the narrow square, all in ranks
| without arms, in their long gray costs.
their sereoauts mt their usual posts. all
| the mutinous aoldiers were there, n lines
| regular NJ il adjusted to string. with 4
| double limo Of lanco besrin9 Coesacks
before and behind. Then all Rt 0nce
from every far spire. all the great bells
began TO toll. The Coesaok hOraemeu
withdrew. Only the unarmed infantry
remained upon the square. With folded
arms. waiting! Then there came afnns
low roll of drums. and With II from Al
the avenues leading iuto the square camt
volleys Of grape. like iron hail.
Then nothing WAS heard awhile ou
thunder OF the cannon in thAtcity, other
wise silent ~ cemetery. when mon. 20
men and children kneelina before then
holy images, we're praying Tor the solda
!, era they were shooting down IN t.
square. And during an interval IN IN
c,.nnonads, = hymn rolled mp from IN
I souare for the sOldieTs vsro dying VII
the prayers Z their chfldrsn upon thei
Tins, The cannon Numbered Tor hoori
} I! Then AL was silent Powder and trO
lrssted awhile. The oannoneer entere
| the square and Eeooile u the sieht 9
thooo ranks a IN NOVA down III
Vheae-Sho uasoA g e1ood. =
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