The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-05-12
nALYS BLOODY RIOTS
Women and Children Are Shot Down
in Cold Blood.
NEARLY A THOUSAND KILLED.

Three Socialist Deputies and Two
Hundred ofthe Rioters Are Arrested.
, Brianzs Peasants, Armed with Hay
Forks, on Their Way to Milan.
Milan, May l0.-Calm reigns again
though for the last two days this city
has been In the throes OF revolution,
with all Its horrors and all its sadness.
Certain quarters today present a scene
Of complete devastation. In others. the
quietness OF terrorism reigns. and this
Is the more striking when contrasted in
the mind of the spectator with the
scenes OF Sunday and the day before.
when. above the shrieks Of the dying.
rose the walls Of the widows. and Or
phans. the hoarse words OF command
and the irresistible tramp of soldiers
followed by the terrible boom OF can
non.
When the fury first broke out. many
people who wanted nothing to do with
the movement were caught. as It were,
in a trap. Here is an instance: When
the soldiers were advancing to the
charge against the first barricade in
the Via Torino, a lady young. richly
dressed dressed and stiff with terror.
was struck by a bullet in the breast.
She fell against the wall. only having
time to exclaime Mother" before dy.
ing. In the same way old people. un-
able to resist the rush, were shot OF
trampled under foot.
At another point. fine carriage,
with horses wild with fright, was stop
ped by the mob. and its occupant, a
lady. was forcibly removed and left
20 find her way home az best she could
The carriage was used to carry the
wounded to the hospital. At the cen
trail station the engine drivers and
guards refused to leave their families
10 the mercy Of the mob. However
after a delay OF 10 minutes, the troops
Obliged them to go on with the trains
The fighting was In rea! earnest, and
the soldiers were received as foreign
invaders. Pools OF blood were seen In
the street. and often also the scatter
ed brains OF the killed. The Red Cross
service organized its members. wear
ing the badge. and sucoored the
wounded and dying.
Many people had exceedingly narrow
escapes, the firing coming just as the
schools had closed at noon Parents
rushed about In an agony OF pain. TIL
women, instead OF restraining the men
egged them on 20 greater excesses ant
even allowed their children to partici.
pate. Some even pushed themselves
under the noses OF the soldiers. crying
''Cowards," "Assassins," we work al
day to maintain you in idleness." and
raising similar protests.
When the mob invaded the Contra,
railway station the express for Turin
was just on the point of leaving, The
rioters when they saw 1t cried: Look
look! They are going to Turin for the
fetes OF the jubilee OF the constitution
They are going TO enjoy themselves
Shame' shame Come back, come
back!- and so on. Meanwhile the
train advanced. but very slowly, and
hundreds Of people threw themselves
upon the track in front of the engine
screaming: Come on! hut over our
bodies"
A very noticeable point throughout
tht NNb HhHblIs bttH NAd'
the wOrkingman element, although
without adequate means. offensive and
defensive, has shown extraordinary
tactical knowledge. proof, among
others, that organization existed and
that preparations had been made. per-
haps not for an explosion now, but at
the first opportune moment. Thirteen
barricades were built by the mob at
the Corso Garibaldi where this main
street Is interseCted by others, forming
. small square
Signor Turati. Signor Hissolate and
Signor Casta. Socialist deputies. have
been arrested. together with 200 rioters,
who had taken possession OF convent.
There were slight disorders yester-
day at Bologna, Verona, Pauda and
Tropea. Bnanza peasants, armed with
hayforks. are fastening to assist the
Milan strikers.
II is extremely difficult to speak with
accuracy az TO the number of the kilt
ed and wounded. but the deaths ars
little short OF a thousand. Many cas-
uaities will probably never be known.