The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-09
THE RUSSIAN CALAMITY.

The reports contained in our last
issue described only few OF th'
horrors associated with the calamity
at Moscow resulting from the eager
uess OF the populace to become pos
sessed OF souvenirs OF the Czat's
coronation. The full number of I p
victims is estimated at 5000, besides
some 1900 in hospital, the maj )riiy
u who n are fatally injured. The
official figures admit mortality OF
SIS than 1000, but are being largely
d led to; while the foregoing arr
derived from high source. The
exa 'peratiou OF the people is intense.
Immediately on receiving the news
Of the catastrophe the Queen tele-
graphed to Sir N. O'Conor, British
Ambassador, expressing her pro.
found concern at the terrible event
The Car and Czariua have visited
the scene OF the disaster and the
hospitals, and have manifested deep
aud practical sy mpathy with the
people; but mourning still han, 8
over the city, and the week has
been largely occupied in identify ing
aud buryipg the dead Bon6res OF
pinewood have been constantly
BURNING TO PURIFY THE AIR,
aud have been surrounded by melan-
choly groups for the sake OF warmth
Fully 500 laborers have been kept
hard at work digging ten trenches,
Of an everage length of 70yds., for
he free burial OF the dead. TIL.
trenches provided room for ovs'
l,000 cofins, apart from hundreds
OF private graves.
LADY's EXPERIENCE.
This is the thrilling story told by
lady OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 8 a.
n. cries OF dist ress awoke me. M,
'ervaut rushed into my room.
screaming, "A frightful disaster ha.
happened on the Khodynskoje field
My sister has returned home half
lead. Her clothes were torn off,
And hundreds Of people have been
crushed to DEATH | FASTENED out
[ can't persuade cabman TO drive
me to the scene. A general, whom
[ do not know, takes pity on me-,
and drives me there. On the road
wa meet crowds returning home.
Most AZ them carry he fatal presents
the red printed handkercbiefs and
he iron enamelled goblets. The
gigantic field was surrounded by a
strong wooden fence, behind which
which was a ditch Oft. deep. 1t |
was
REGULAR DEATH TRAP.
The people from the very beginning
felt unsafe, and everybody thought
some misfortune would happen. We
had to leave the carriage at the first
ditch. Tie dense crowd surround
ID the place like wall, and were
all in most excited state. Shoot
Wlassowsby' was heard on one side,
and on the other such cries as 'May
God forgive US if we kill him. Co.'S
sacks guarded the large open space
where the corpses had been laid.
The sight was that OF an awful bat
tie field. Over 1000 crushed bodies,
some of them trodden to a pulp.
with blue faces, eyes hanging out OF
the sockets, and broken legs and
arms. l nearly tainted at sight of
it all Cries of pain, curses, aud
prayers we're heard on all sides. The
whole thing was like an awful dream
When recovered, the first convey
ances were arriving to carry away
the dead. The corpses we're piled
one upon another on carts of the
Fire Brigade, and covered with oil
skins. The wounded were removed
in closed carriages OF the Red Cross
Society. But the wounds were
mostly only slight.
THOSE WHO FELL WERE LOST.