The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-01

As n the world haA not enough q hor-
rors. the calamity at Moscow caps the
climax Of d,sastsss for the year. II can
Be seen nov how unvfse n vas to mass
such . vast Army Of unorEanised people
a. that contemplated By . feast II was
. barbecue on . large scale. but such q
mode Of celebration ~ might seem ma
tura, TO ne pafernai:sm a the govern
nens. tn which tire name OF little ia
thar given 10 sAs ear symhonxes ths
theoretical relation between ruler and
people.
n must not - supposed that the rush
vas caused ~ starvation. There ars as
semh.ed IN Moscow fully ION % persons
from an parts Of the empire. Including
nos only peasants. bu. p>opie IN compsr-
assvs'y easy circumstances. who would
consider large part OF their savings well
spent m permitting them 70 see a xor-
eecus spectacle rnch as they were prom
sset and undoubtedly received They Rad
no Doubt spent the previous day witness
ting tire pageant and much Of the night
enjoying the marvellous Examinations.
IN. great event Of Tire following day was
tire feast ard tsrs OF thousands would
rssA 20 it-no: that they we're unable. 10
pay for q meal. but TO participate m such
@ nonssrous feast.
II can well he imagined what a ssrur-
gle there would Ne 20 capture A. = me-
ren,o Of Tire even, Of a lifetime ore OF
shs mugs bearing the portraits Of the
crar and eEsrtna- This alone would at
tract. 20 say nothing Of the opportunity
afforded to psrtaks o. such q s>ass The
gathering Of saoaoe people under such
circumstances almost passes conception.
II was . vast army, made up OF all classes
ard conditions. While mos; were types
OF Russian life among the worthy peas
sntry and Industrial and middle classes.
II Ray be imagined that. a, least IN the
esrfv hours Of the cay, q very rough eie-
msnt would prevail.
II 10 q tiffcuit task 70 Gree. such .
vast eoneour-e through the streets. hu. IL
wss the work cs q great army 10 regulate
rhe movement Of Snse trsvn 20 a cen
trail posnt. iuhreTlea by To. prospect Of
assaAis rspas; ara attracted BY the .xpec-
,stiOa et = meal. following upoa IN. IA
tiwue sns excitement o. the precesi,r
tvsrty-fcur hcurA
The fatalities exceed tAcse ef mary
great battles There - probably 40 par,
% tire enpsrs which does not rs1srfsn.s
rs prorortiea 70 TIE Seas. ard VITA, vas
10 I've N the ns-nor-.s Of the p-opl. a.
an eeossioa o: unprecedented spienaor
viii Be remembered a. IN unparalleled cav
Of scr-cw.
What perverssSy Seams 20 fascisl.. rat.l
Whatever NAY Be tssorss e TIE s.r-
earTc pcnr asssnsins ire placing 20 q
crown % aatccrsrsc raj. upon tire head
az ere mar. re whole purpose @; ire eeie-
e-assca- sncisc.zs re seAs; CO .es:A. wa
planned win = god z1oefv. as sees r-sn
tss cHAr's stssapoizs. and II 10 pg,iral TIA.
even ens nfs sAcaia - sacrificed a. =
ecnssassaca
n 90 I'VE: On . srrerseit.cas are. W.
sAeait prceas,y attribute shs s.xas.s-s 81
-. rsss few weeks 20 supernatural cansss
a-s the destruction @. ree ss re<sr..s
a. fnssrstscns - eisgieas1re O. tn. part ce
an ankncwa pSs-r. Among a. .xasra-s
rssrie Ike tie aeassntry o. Russss :, nav
sass ss-,e sHch sreo.. ana even - ,hoss
OF nrca.er tnteiifgecos thsrs Is sarns.Asnx
--uacs-n~-' assa. ,ae eainc.aszees.
Tnere 10 q wide tfrsrence. a. coarse. 49,
txes- such aecsaeets IS tAsse a, VIZ
tsrsS art Moscow aa3 tAe v--ssAtiaa %
ssas . sssrca - I>As .. - LssaA kslAss