New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-02
RLOODY CHOLERA RIOTS.
NOR OF IGNORANT RUSSIANS DO BAT
TIE WITH TROOPS.
TOLD THAT THE DOCTORS WERE POISONING THE
CHOLERA PATTENnS-SIxTY OF THE RIOTERS
KILLED AND HUNDREDS WOUNDED.

ID
CHOLERA PATIENrs-sIxTY OF THE RIOTERS
KILLED AND HUNDREDS WOUNDED.
ST Petersburg Aug 1.-Private letters received
here from Tashkend. town of Asiatic Russia
in -Darya report that news 10 regard to serious
riots which occurred in that place on July In
connection with the cholera epidemic has been
snppresscd by tic Government. the strctest cen
,orship being exercised In the matter
From these letters it is learned that the native
Sarts believing that the doctors were poisoning
natients who were suffering from cholera, be.
came greatly excited The widest rumors were
current of the crueltes inflicted by the physicians
in causing the immediate death of the patients, and
these stories had the effect of arousing the
fury of the people 10 the highest pitch
Five thousand Of the Sarts suddenly invaded the
Pussian quarter of the town and attacked and
wrecked the residence of Deputy Governor
PoutinstsofF who fed on the approach Of the howl
;rr moh He was pursued and overtalIcn in the
s.rect by a large crowd, who mercilessy vented
their fury on him. lie was surrounded on all sides
ny enemies. and was maltreated in terrible man.
ner.
He pleaded for mercy but his appeals were in
vain. and at length he was flung to the ground,
and. after being trampcd upon by the rioters. was
sssailed with a shower of stones until life had been
beaten ont of him and his features had been mu-
tilatcd beyond recognition.
The authorities having become aware of the
state of affairs in the town, body OF troops was
hurried to the scene of the attack on the Deputy
Governor under orders 10 adopt the most rigorous
measures In dealing with the rioters Arriving at
tho nlace where the defiant Sarts were assembled,
the troops opened fire, killing several of them
The sarts were armed with pistols and daggers,
and. nothing daunted by the deadly fire poured
into them. held their ground and made des-
perate resistance to the soldiers.
The two forces closed and furious hand-to-
hand aght resulted, the maddcned SartS, when
their pisos had been emptied, slashing furiously
about with their daggers. The drilled and better
armed soldiers unable to overcome their
fanaticd opponents. and additional troops had to
be sent to their assistance. They reinforced
by a body Of Cossacks, with whose aid they
finally succeeded in queing the riot.
The Sarts were not disheartend by this repulse
and soon took steps TO resume the attack. They
collected around the mosques, and set abou.
the work of converting them into temporary
forts. A large number of soldiers dis
patched to the scene of the new disorders, and
attempted to dislodge the rioters from their
strongholds The Sarts made sturdy resistance,
and fired from lOopholeS, with telling effect,
upon the invaders. The troops at last ooncen-
trated their forces and, making grand assault,
triumphant carried the mosques The fighting
inside the structures was Of the most desperate
and sanguinary character Although the Sarts
found that they could not cope with their
military opponents, no quarter was asked for nor
was any given, and they fell by scores before
the weapons of the soldiers Sixty OF the Sarts
were killed, and hundreds were wounded, many
of them seriously. The soldiers, tOO suffered
heavily, the Russian loss being fifteen killed and
many wounded
Many arrests have been made, and there is no
don bt that an example Will be made OF all those
ronvicted OF completely in the riots. Ii is feared
that there may be renewal OF the troubles,
and precautions being taken by the officials.