The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-10
POOLS OF BLOOD In STREETS
AND DEAD AND DYING SCATTERED
ABOUT IN DOORWAYS.
Attempt to Heighten Barricades with
Bodies of Nuns-HOspitaIs Not Even
Respected by the Mob.


day. says: Calm reigns again. This be-
ing SO, it can do no harm to say plainly.
though it is by no means certain the words
will reach you, that, for the last two days,
this city has been in the throes of revolu-
ton, with all it's horros and all its sadness
Certain quarters to-day present a scene Of
complete devastation. In others the quiet
ness of terrorism reigns, and this is the
more striking when contrasted in the mind
of the spectator with the scenes OF yes
terday and Saturday, when, above the
shrieks of the dying, rose the walls OF
widows and orphans, the hoarse words of
command and the irresistible tramp of sol
diers, followed by the terrible boom of
cannon.
When the fury first broke out many peo-
pie who would have nothing to do with the
movement were caught, as it were, in
trap. Here is an instance: When the SOL
diers were advancing to the charge against
the first barricade in the Via Torino a lady,
young, richly dressed and stiff with terror,
was struck by a bullet in the breast She
fell against the wall, only having time to-
exclaim, 'Mother'-dying. In the same way
old people unable to resist the rush were
shot or trampled under foot AT another
point fine carriage, with horses wild with
fright, was stopped by the mob and its oc-
oupant a lady forcibly removed and left
to find her way home as best she could Tho
carriage was used to carry the wounded to
the hospital AT the central station the
engine drivers and guards refused to leave
their families to the mercy of the MOB
However, after a delay of forty minutes the
troops obliged them to go on with the
trains. The lighting was in real earnest and
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foreign invader. Pools of blood were seen
in the streets and often also the scaIeereu
brains of the killed.
1.-THE Red Cross service organized its
members, wearing the international badge
and succored the wounded and dying. Many
children had exceedingly narrow escapes,
the firing coming just the schools had
been closed at noon. Parents rushed about in
an agony of MIND. ANY mother or father can
understand their feelings while passing
through a mob with bullets whistling about
their ears. Women instead of restraining
the men, egged them on to greater excesses
and even allowed their children to partici-
pate Some even pushed themselves under
the noses of the soldiers, crying: 'Cowards!
| assassins! We work all day to maintain you
in ideness, and raising similar protests.
When the mob invaded the Central Railway
station the express for Turin was just on
the point of leaving The rioters, when they
saw it, cried, Look, look, they are going
to Turin for the fetes of the jubilee of the
Constitution they are going to enjoy them
selves. Shame, shame; come back, come
vanced, but very slowly, and hundreds of
people threw themselves upon the track in
front of the engine, screaming Come on,
but over our bodies.
"A very noticeable point throughout the
two days hghting has been that the work
ingmen element though without adequate
means, offensive or defensive, has shown
extraordinary tactical knowledge, a proof,
among others, that organization existed and
that preparations had been made, perhaps
not for an explosion now but at the first
opportune moment Thirteen barricades
We're built by the mob at the Corso Carl
baldi, where this main street is interSected
by others, forming small square. Thus
the people were masters of the ground,
which they held for long time before the
Bersagliert by acts of real heroism sue
ceeded in penetrating the barricades. Even
the gentle nuns of San Michele were for a
time in grave danger as the rebels were
not likely to respect women. barricade
had been raised beside the convent and this
enraged the rioters The savage cry rose,
Let us use the nuns to heighten our barri-
cades! They were on the point of carry
ing out the idea. when one of the Sisters
lire notes, enjoining them, with the most
exquisite courtesy, to leave the convent in
peace. Even this, however, would have
been insufficient had the cavalry not ar
"The mob did not even respect the hos
pitfalls, but wished to invade them, and the
Ospenala Maggiore was particularly threat
ened; Behind the gate of that building
known doctor, the most noted Conservative
in Milan. The crowd was quick to see him.
There is Porro, our oppressor" they cried.
threatening, Insults were shouted at the
professor, who, now pale but calm, resolute-
ly opened the gates and stood with arms
folded, saying sternly: Let him who has
advance. "a
revolver ready for him, and / will show
how good physician does his duty
extremely difficult to speak with accuracy
as to the number Of Killed and wounded
statements current, can only approximate
to the truth. 1t may be said at once that
the casualties were many times more nu-
merous than could at first have been be-
lieved, even by spectators of the bloodshed
Probably it would not be exaggerating to
fix the number of deaths as little short of
one thousand What is the number of the
wounded I shall not attempt to say. Many
casualties will probably never be known"
The Daily News, this morning, says it be-
lieveS it's kilograms convey a faithful and
true picture of what Is happening in Italy.
but adds: Owing to the censorship exer-
cised, our readers will do well to take the
dispatches as undertaking rather than over
stating the seriousness of the situation. 1t
begins to be a question whether the cap
ton THE War should not be transferred
from the Hispano-American conflict to the
Italian riots"
scribe the wholesale delay and stoppage of
kilograms describing the riots. The riots
the specials say, are largely the outcome
of crushing taxation, which makes even salt
cost Is pence per pound. Thousands of the
poor are thereby deprived and die from the
terrible disease pellegra. The fact that Gen.
Huerch has been made virtually dictator
at Florence is significant. He earned his
title of 'sThe Butcher by the savage cruel
ties he ordered during the Massa di Car
rasa riots some years ago. An incident of
the riots resulted from the crumbling off
of the varnish from an image of the Ma
donna in the market place at Murgio- Miner
vino. The news spread like wildfire that the
face of the image had changed color at the
increase in the price of bread and this i'm
mediately gave rise to the terrible scenes
which occurred at that place during the
latter part of last week.
Twenty-three provinces in Italy are vir-
tually, though not formally, in a state of
siege Rumor has it that the trouble is
tomented by the clercals, who have chosen
the moment for an attack on the monarchy
No proof of this exists, but King Humbert
and his encourage are greatly distressed by
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