Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-10
PLAGUE REGULATIONS CAUSE sERI-
Gus DISTURBANCES.
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED.
ALL THE AVAILABLE TROOPS WE'RE
CALLED OUT.
tary-Mob Directed Its Assaults
Especially Against Euro
peans and Christians
Hospital Burned.

Bombay. March 9.-Serious plague riots
have occurred in the native quarter Sew
eral persons have been killed or wounded.
Troops and bluejackets We're dispatched to
the secene of the disturbance.
The trouble arose through a plague party
inquiring into the cause of the sickness of
Mohammedan woman. An enormous
crowd of castemen gathered and stoned
and mobbed the party. which retired for
an escort of armed police. and then
turned and redemanded the surrender OF
the patient, which was refused. Parsee
magistrate who exhorted the populace not
to resist the police himself struck,
whereupon be ordered the police to charge
They did so and four Mohammedans were
killed and several were wounded
The disturbance spread with alarming
rapidity until the whole quarter around the
Bhendi bazar presented a spectacle similar
to that of the riots of 1898 The Moham-
medans, who were Joined by the Hindoos.
assaulted every European or Erasian they
met and hysterical mob attacked the Eu-
ropean dwellings in the suburb OF Bycaulla.
The residents barricaded themselves in
their houses and fired blank cartridges
from their windows, which drove the riot
ers off.
In the meantime troops were hurried to
the scene and a battery of artillery is now
patroliIng the Rhendi bazaar. The outbreak
was specially directed against Christians
Two European soldiers were killed. II IS
difficult, owing to the excitement, 10 obtain
correct details.
The excitement has partially subsided
this evening, but the situation is still re-
garded as serious. Cavalry has been or
dered from Poonah to assist in patroilins
the streets, and the volunteers have been
called out. The city is in the hands of the
military.
The two members of the Shropshire regi-
ments who were killed were walking un-
armed The mob battered in their skulls.
Many European officers and many police
men were severely handled and seriously
injured. In several instances Europeans
who were traversing the native section or
the town alone were beaten or stabbed.
Some were dangerously injured
London. March Especial dispatches
from Bombay say the riot broke out at
noon, among the low caste Hindoos and
Mohammedans against the Europeans. IL
had its origin in an attack upon a plague
search party. Two soldiers. as these dis
patches were sent, had already been killed
and the police had fired on the mob, killing
six persons and wounding many Others
Other special dispatches from Bombay
say that plague inspector and three
men of the Shropshire regiment were
stoned to death.
A still later dispatch from Bombay says
the mob attacked the hospital. burned the
offices and stores and savasely assaulted
the doctors, killing one of them. Detach-
ments of the police of Shropshire regiment
and artillery were hurried to the scene. Il
volley was fired into the mob and seven
persons were killed. Before this, the dis
patch adds two soldiers of the Shropshire
regiment and one artilleryman were stoned
to death.
The riot is described as causing a tre-
mendouS sensation. All the available
troops and artillery have been called out
and business is suspended.
In various parts of the city plague am
balances were seized and burned. Attempts
were made to burn the hospitals and the
European nurses had narrow escapes.
Finally they were escorted to place of
safety by the troops.
The mob attacked the Jamsetjee hospital
and badly wounded Mr. Gillespie. the house
surgeon, but was repulsed by rifle volleys
and several of the rioters were killed.
The total losses of the roiterS are yet un-
known. but the outbreak is regarded as the
most alarming that has occurred in India
In many years,