Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-29

Relative to the massacre OF the
Jews In Russia correspondent says:
"A reliable person who visited
Kishineff two days after the massa-
ere declares that the riots occurred
on Wednesday and Thursday OF the
orthodox Easter week. The pretext
alleged. but one that has been dis
proved. was ritual murder.
in some instances revolving cruel.
ties were committed upon men. women
and children. One hundred and sew
enty.five Jews were killed outright.
and of the 1856 wounded sixty after.
ward succumbed to their injuries.
making a total OF 235 murdered.
THAT the outbreak VAS wholly anti.
Semitic was evident. since the Chris
'inns were unmolested.
Two Cossack regiments reached
here on Friday from distance. Mar
tiai law was proclaimed. and the sol.
dicrs arrested several hundred rioters.
Quiet was Immediately established.
"Thc Jews had fed In all directions.
many OF them half clad and without
shoes"
London. May 20.-Undcr Foreign
Secretary cranborne was asked In the
house OF commons for Information ON
the massacre OF tho Jews at Kishincr
n month ago. The secretary. In reply.
placed the total number OF killed at
about double the number given In tho
oniciai Russian report. Otherwise tho
facts did not differ from those nj.
ready published. Lord Cranborne
added:
According to the government In.
formation the disturbances grew out
Of the murder OF ChrINtian lad.
which was wrongly attributed to the
Jews. The latter rc,allatcd on their
nssaiinnts. and the result was an Mt.
tack on the Jews by mob on Easter
Sunday and Monday. In which II is
believed about hundred Jews lost
their lives and many more were In
jurcd.''
The Official announcement from st.
Petersburg May II said that forty.nvc
persons were killed and i.t were In.
Jurcd during the massacre.
New York. May ?o.-on the steam.
ship furncSia. which arrived hero
from Glasgow. was Abraham woloy.
nick. the first refugee to land here
from kishircff. Russia. the scene OF
the butehcry OF Jews on Easter Sun.
day and on number Of occasions
since that day. In nm Interview
woiovnick said that there had been
no cSasgcrntion In the newspaper nc.
counts of the antiScmitic atrocities.
1T was more irightfui than I can
picture to you In words he said.
The attack came upon MS suddenly.
Everybody n moment before had been
smiling and happy. Fathers. mothers
spcctivc synagogue.
AS nearly rs | was able TO learn.
the onslaught was begun by some one
saying: Let's have fight with the
Jews
'StraiGhtway the cry was taken up
and the massacre was begun. II was
undoubtedly n prcarrangcd affair. for.
starting in the center OF the city. the
attack spread to all quarters with re.
marknblc spontanci;y.
I'm a few minutes the scene was
one of bioodshcd and death. without
any weapons TO protect themselves.
the people attacked had to fee for
their lives. but as you know. all were
not successful. when left sisty.cight
were dead in the streets. while. be-
lievc. others were lying In cellars.
where they had been surprised and
murdered. N
The scene was horriblc-mcn.
women and. children were attacked
and their bodies dismcmbercd. saw
n numbcr,'of limbs lying about thj
streets. mot content with spreading
death or every side. those who wI(O0i
war against us rushed into the }yna.
gogucs and destroyed cvcrythine thea
could find. In addition homcss were
cntcrcd and all our furniture waO
smashed. iral
S"Thcre was no protection tserF BIB
ithe police or soldiers. The pd are were
content to stand by and see the Scnr-
of havoc and death, and 20 this iers
were permitted TO come toyour aid.
Thousands of Hebrews foNnaerdfugc
in the home of Christianppiyhop ECNcI
them shelter at the risk ofnAhdsy lQNSi
lives" arc not ~ =