The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09

other. Tie woman were clad much the
same as the men. and the children We're
also forced 20 adopt the inadequate cotton
garments.
!: wa for the children that most pity
was expressed Babes In arms clutched
az their mothers breasts In vain, and their
thin. blue ..,tie faces. their carved appear
ance and their heart-rending cries wer,
the first 20 bring the citizens to a full sense
Of the seriousness Of the situation.
1t was runored that a rumbrr Of children
had persisted or the march and were hastily
buried by the roadside. but this could not
b. confirmed. as the Doukhobors would not
| speak about H.
The situation was indeed grave. Here,
assembled In the village square. was n mob
OF nearly two thousand fanatics, and fresh
detachments Of foar and five hundred eaol!
were said to be on the way
| Each of the pilgrims carried slung over
| the shoulder bag cont aiming about half a
| peck of bread. made from the whole wheat
| ground between stones and baked into a
| hard mass This was cut into squares and
soaked In what water could DE found by
| the roadside in order 70 make II edible
I This was all the food that the wanderers
| had brought with them, and IL would be
| exhausted in very short time. The
young children could not subsi,t upon it
and many were on the verge Of star alton.
WOMEN ROUNDED Up.
| Finally a course ~ acti on was decided
upon by the immigration authorities.
| Yorkton Is in the centre Of ranchin &
district, and a number Of cowboys. who
| were experienced In rounding up herds
OF cattle, were detailed to cut out the women
| and children This was not difficult to do.
for apart from the men, who were wild
with fanatic zeal. the mob was like a flock
Of sheep stolid and stupid with cod
hunger and exposure.
Tho women and children were prompt y
housed in implement warehouses. halls
and other available places Of shelter, the
men remaining in a group in the public
square. shouting. chanting and praying
But although the wo men were separat ed
from the men they adhered to the principles
OF their faith, and with a revival Of bodily
comfort they revived In religious spirit
and began to hold -hallelujah" meetings
A sympathetic village woman offered a
starving child glass of milk but the mother
was watching and knocked il out II the
, HUE bul y iucy "'uH' h''tPN H'
food from the English people, fearing that
some animal product may have been us,,c
In its manufacture.
Tho women were not allowed to leave
the buildings, and as those who were guard
ing them were prepared to Use force t,
dctain them. the men soon gave up th'
idea Of having the women and children
rcjoin them
MEN START FOR wINNIPTo
After night spent in constant praye
the men decided to go on to Winnipeg
In addition to looking for the second com
ing OF Christ they decided to start cut on
crusade TO convert the entire world, and
make Winnipeg the base Of their operations
1t appears that at this stage the pilgrimag
came very near breaking up. The physica
dscomfor,s had evidently brought a larg
number Of the wanderers to their senses
and some decided TO abandon the crazy
leaders and turn back to their viias 's
About 500, however. decided to contIu
the march, and started out.
In tbs meantime. tho women, Sho wer