Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-09-06
TWENTY HHILBS SLAIN.
Details of the Latest Horror in the
WildS OF Siberia.

WildS OF Siberia
A Russian In New York Tells the Awful
Story of the Tlnmen Tragedy-Trnns-
ported in Iron Cages.
Six weeks ago cable dispatch from Berlin
stated that another horror had been perpe-
trated OH Russian exiles in Siberia, that Il
number of the so.caled political unfortu-
mates" had been slain by their guards at or
near the town of Tinmen, in Western Siberia
People had already been so surfeitcd with
horrors iii reading the hcart-rending accounts
of the massacre at Jaktush, when 30 politi.
calls" were shot down, and of the logging of
Nine. Sihda at Kara, that the few linesa6out
the Tinmen affair created only moderate ex-
element at the timeit was published. But de-
tails have now been received that lring its
horrors fully up to those perpetrated in the
extreme northern Siberian capital.
A Russian, Alexander kwiatkowski, ar
rived in New York direct from st. Petersburg
and brought with him he first account OF the
Tinmeu tragedy. He had gained his news
almost at first hand from relative OF one OF
the victims, beautiful young girl, the Prin-
cess Elel,eoginska, Is years OF aye, From
Prince Adam Oginska, kwiatkowski learned
the following details:
The story begins with the exiles 100 in num-.
Der, who left Ekaterinburg about the end of
May. They had been transported with q
steamer load OF eXles-politicals and crlm-
nals-from Mimi Novgorod to PERM, living
in iron cages on deck, and were then sent by
the railroad across the Ural mountains, IL
hours journey to Ekaterinburg, where the
real horrors of the Siberian journey began.
From that point the cXiles had to go on foot
Iii ,,,Ft ri ~
500 miles, where the cage steamer would bel
readiness 10 transport them via the Jenessei
and the Obi TO Tomsk where another i,U0O
miles would have to be tr0dden by the weary
exiles until 1rkutsh was reached.
According to OginSka's account, as told to
Kwiatkowslli, the journey from Ekancrinburg
TO Tinmen was one OF iudescribable hardship.
The heat during the day was intense, and for
10 days the eXiles were compelled TO walk
under the burning sun along the roads half a
foot deep in dust. They usually made 20 to
% miles, and sometimes so miles i'll Gay,
resting ut night III the prisons which line he
great Siberian post road straight across the
continent from the Urais to the Baikalas then
further to the Pacific Ocean. The letters re-
ceiyed by Prince Adam say the Sutierings OF
the beautiful Princess Elenc was intense,
arousing even the sympathy of the CosSack
Guards at times. She was the youngest OF the
group ofexiles, but much as she suffered her
self she was never heard TO complain. All her
companions were in a similar pitiablc condi-
ton of exhaustion from the journey. Their
feet were swollen 10 such nm extent that some
OF them sat down by the roadside and declared
it was utterly impossible for them to move
another step, and asked permission TO ride N
the wagons that always accompany an escort
of cxilcS for the purpose of transporting the
sick and the women unable to walk. They APP
pcaled to the guard in vain, however, for as
answer they were cruelty beaten by the soldiers
with the stocks of their guns and ordered TO
get upand march or.
These scenes happened frequently OH the
Journey, always with the SAM: results in
cruelty But at last, when within only few
stations OF Tinmei the small baud of eXilcS
driven to despair, turned iierccly npon their
guards and began to fight, for their freedom.
But it was very unequal fight, for the sol.
diers who made the journey with loaded rifles
Immediately began firing on the crowd. The
result was horrifying. The first victim WIS
the beautiful you". princess Her neal
was pierced by 4 bullet and she tell dead
without uttering word. Still the soldiers
kept up the friug, and ont OF the band OF po-
litical exiles who left Ekatcrinbbnrg % were
shot dead and u were wounded. AS nearly
all the exiles in the group participated III the
rebellion" to greater or less degree, 1t Is
feared that the remainder will he severely
punished, if not hanged.
Such is the terrible story as told BY Kwiat
kowski 1t sounds incredible, and would
doubtless be considered so were ii not that 50
MANY previous horrors of like description
have been reported and proven.
N. Norralkow, an old Siberian exile, VINO
is now In New York, says that the case OF the
princess has been followed with deep interest
in the Russion colonies in Geneva, Paris,
London and other cities. She belonged TO an
old and honorable Lithuanian family, several
Petersburg. How she came into the troub.c
originally is not known. She was probably
connected in some way with the societies in
St. Petersburg for the bringing about of po-
litical reforms. NJ. Norralkow expects that
still more complete accounts of the Tinmcn
horror will be published IN Geneva shortly.