The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-10

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Hundred orthe Rioters Are Arrested.
Brianza Peasants, Armed with Hay
Forks, on Their way to Milan.
Milan, May 1O-Calm reigns again.
though for the last two days this city
has been in the throes of revolution,
with all its horrors and all it's 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 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 or
trampled under foot.
At another point, a fine carriage,
with horses wild with fright was stop
ped by the mob, and it's occupant, a
lady, was forcibly removed and left
to find her way home as best she could.
The carriage was used to carry the
wounded to the hospital. At the cen
tral station the engine drivers and
guards refused to leave their families
TO the mercy of the mob. However
after a delay of 40 minutes, the troops
obliged them to go on with the trains
The fighting was in real 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 it's members, wear
ing the badge, and succored 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. The
women instead of restraining the men,
tSStu lIltill bIl " greater tAC6SSeS anu
even allowed their children to partici-
pate. Some even pushed themselves
under the noses of the soldiers, crying.
"Cowards" "Assassins!" I'VE work all
day to maintain you in idleness," and
raising similar protests.
When the mob invaded the Central
railway station the express for Turin
was just on the point of leaving. The
fstp tod H.
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! but over our
bodies"
A very noticeable point throughout
the two days fighting has been that
the workingman element, although
without adequate means, offensive and
defensive, has shown extraordinary
tactical knowledge, a 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 We're built by the mob at
the Corso Garibaldi, where this main
street is intersected by others, forming
a small square.
Signor Turad. Signor Hissolate and
Signor Casta, Socialist deputies. have
been arrested, together with 200 rioters,
who had taken possession of a convent.
There were slight disorders yester-
day at Bologna, Verona, Pauda and
Tropea. Brianza peasants, armed with
hayforks, are Fastening to assist the
Milan strikers.
1t is extremely difficult to speak with
accuracy as to the number of the kill
ed and wounded, but the deaths are
little short of thousand. Many cas-
ualties will probably never be known.