The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-23
THREE kIHILISTS ESCAPE
FROM SIBERIA, WHITTIER THEY
HAD BEEN SENT
Upon COndem aatlon as COnspiratOrs
Against the En- pire OF Russia
Their Awful Experience.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL October 21.-
The Chronicle contains the adventures
of three fugi ives VITO fled from Vladi-
vostock snd crossed the Pacific in the
Russian man of var Moskva 1hes q
three men were nibil st sludens at
the University CT Kitf 0oe night at
a secret meeting the police descended
on the room 4 d fourteen wee csp-
TIRED. TIE evideI CO was clear, ahd
one who was delivering y speech IT.
ceived twenty years in Siberia, while
The others received ten years. The
namts OF the thr, fl ends woo ciuug
tighter and fuslly escaped are
DimitrI, Viss III and Ivan. Tne fam
lily names they refused to divulee for
fear OF consequences to their relatives.
They were ak N with several hun.
dred condemntd nihiliss by sea to
Vladivostok, suffering great hardships
on the voyage, az TIE vessel was over
crowded, and whenever near port
the hatchss were fss ened down, snd
their quarters became like be-
tween decks of al African
SLAYER. Ten men died on the pas.
cage and two women. Arrived at
Vadivostok, after sXy.two days OF
suffering on ship5card, what was The
surprise of the three students 10 fad
in the officer OF gendarmes placed a.
guard over them an old friend, who
had been depor ed from Odessa fyr
Linilism. This fficer told them be
had been sent over aud to Siberia, but
owed his present position to his SAL
vices as 1t cretary of inspector OF Coz
vlcts. He gave the prisoueis money,
which enabled fnem to change tn cir
vermin Infested garments Tor new
clothes. They were drafted 10 the
town IF Oula, wheIe they were en-
ployCd IN the navigation of beats.
After two Yeas, through the ii flu
enc9 of their friend, t1ey were tens
ferred to Vladiv0stok, Were two we;
employed in navy ofehouses aud tue
tther became IN ssenger in The
prison office. Dimitri, the elder, con-
cluded his story ss follows:
"L;t lie by little we gath
cred money contributions from
our friends, and by doing var,-
GUS work for the ship people, 70 our
lot was essy "a compared with the m
fortunate beings who wee compelled |
to work in silver mines and never sae
daylight, hut )ivein underground cells
on beds of straw With the null thst
hail the ere cars. Their lot is terri
bic, living DEAN. When in Jule he
steamer Moskova came to Vladivostok
we hesrd she was to go home by way
Of America and we resolved to escape.
Our few ronb es we bought clothing
and tobacco with, and upon the night
previous 10 her departure shaved our
boards fl and cha ged bats, disguised
ourselves and came on board the ship
in the da KNEES. Mt st of the ere
we're druuk, but many of them were
good fiiends to u', and never betrayed
is; indeed. it was h ough the help Of
,ue of the MoskovA's officers that we
anne all cafe. Our work was in he
Jiler room and we kept out of sight
IS much 80 possible" The most stu
yniar feai ure Of the escape OF these fu-
,itives is that they crossed the Pac tic
n distingu's ed compaJ y of Russian
officials. Ga board the Moskva were
Vice Admiral Ivan Shsstakoff, Niais-
er of Marine of the Gear; Prince
Wittgeostein, Adjutant General OF The
empire, and Princes Gailzen and
Conilui, relatives of the Gar. These
.fficials remained hers for few days
nd hen left for New York, on Their
way to Russia I he nihilist fueitives
attend to work their way to the Men.
lonite colony in Nebraska, where
ley hope to find an asylum. Each
i the men looks ten years older than
he age which he gives, and their faces
year a hunted appearance, ss they
till fear pursuit and capture, though
ssured t1ey ara afe.