The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-07
DRIVEN FROM HOME
The Sad Story of a Russian
JeWess.
COL. WEBER TELLS HER HISTORY
He Net Her in MoscOw-The Order to Leave
The Arrival in New
York

Especial to TIE HERALD-Examfner Dispateb I
New York, May 7.-Colonel Weber was
IN consultation with assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury Spaulding to-day, when the
door OF his Office opened and neatly at
tired, sorrowful-looking young woman en-
tered, accompanied by Mr.. A Solomon, the
representative Of the Baron Hirsch fund.
AS she approached Colonel Weber, he
jumped from his chair and said: 'sWhy, my
girl, where did you come froml What
brings you here3'
The colonel grasped the woman's hand.
led her gently to his desk and gave her
seat at his side. There were tears in her
eyes. 81 am here, she said, "because Of
Russia's cruelty. Without any cause or
pretext, defenseless and forIorn, 1 was
driven from my home, torn from those
near and dear to me and compelled to seek
refuge IN foreign land Simply because
refused to renouuce my faith, dearer to
me than life itself, the cruel edict of a
tyrant places an ocean between me and my
friends" Here the woman broke down
and wept.
NADEsCHpAs STORY.
81 met this girl in Moscow" said Colonel
! Weber to Assistant Secretary Spalding.
''She lived there with my married sister,
| Her brother-in-law was one of Moscow's
most prosperous merchants. Her name 10
| Nadeschda Vassielief. She is a graduate
OF one Of the first academies of st. Peters.
| burg and Is one of the best linguists l met
In my travels. l heard of her through my
visits TO some of the poor peasants, who
told me OF the little girl Nedeschda, who
never tired Of aiding and assisting them in
their struggles"
''Why did they expel you from RussisF'
SAID the colonel. turning to the girl.
THE ORDER OF EXPULSION.
why" she replied, ''surely it is not left
for me TO tell of Russias relentless perse-
cutions. 1 was expelled because l am q
Jew. One day last July 1 received a mes
sage from the governor Of the province.
1t was very brief. Il informed me that
must leave Russia at once. [ asked for tho
reason. They laughed at me- My friends
pie aded in my behalf but in vain. Neither
would they brook delay. 1t was go and go
at once. Never shall L forget the day
babe adeau to Moscow. IT was Jan. IA
last. 1t was bitter, bitter cold day. The
thermometer registered 80 degrees below
the freezing point.
THE MARCH OUT OF MOSCOW.
"Fifteen hundred families were marched
out of Moscow with me. Wives were torn
from husbands and children, and fathers
, duQ uOIuCLo HCE5 SED6IdLGu 1TOLl LuOs0
near and dear to them. We were all hud-
died into cold and desolate cars, with
: hardly room to stand up. Our sufferings
were awful. We begged 10 be allowed 10
remain until warmer weather, but we
were driven away mercilessly and relept-
: lessly. l cannot find words 10 depict the
! horrors of that ride from Moscow to War
saw; to tell OF sufferings of men, women
! and nursing babies.
, THE SEPARATION AT WARSAW.
Sat Warsaw we separated. Some gave
up and died in despair. Kind peple took
me in charge and sent me to London There
' 1 fell into good hands / was kindly cared
: for, and after recuperating from my terri
. BILE experience, l was sent here on the
= Teutonic. L am going to Chicago, where !
J hope to meet people who will assist me &c
earn a living. l wish you American PEG
. pie could see some OF the Russians de-
q plorable poverty. l will tell you two little
stories.
TWO LITTLE STORIES.
d zone day not long ago a weak, haggard
" looking woman staggered into my home
AS she entered she fell into faint. Fol-
It hours she was unconscious. When sht
r. Ireco gered she told me she came for food fol
o her starving children. l returned witt
10 her to her home. There on the bare foo
% lay two little children dead from starya
GiVI. AAlC0 OtA0lo WGI5 dI JLC PO4nL U
10 death and one of them, think, died later
81 MURDERED FOR FOOD.
. This is not an isolated case. We hes
I of thousands. On the outskirts Of Moscow
10 man was returning TO his home wit
some food. His neghbors heard of hi
Q good fortune. They waylaid him, muI
s1 dered him and carried away what he wa
- taking to his famished wife and children
~, L could tell you of many such instances @
10 which 1 know. The people never tai
i6 about such things; they are afraid the
r will be sent to Siberia"
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