The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-27

while the SeTiouS-loOkinS, rec-faced lei
low appeared in one of the windows. He
was trying to push through the window
cupboard or a box, and he shouted
down: Hey here come the dishes."
The box was too large to pass through
the window, so the fellow pulled it back
towards himself, disappeared for min
ute. then again appeared at the window
and howled like a wolf Look out there."
a heap of plates was thrown from the
window, then a samovar flashed in the
air The people below ran away on
all sides, covering their heads with their
hands and giggling at the top of their
voices. A stout, red-headed fellow seized
the samovar from the ground. lifted it
high over his head. then flung it again TO
the ground and began to trample IT un-
der his feet.
A superhuman sob suddenly broke forth
on the roof All lifted Their heads up
wards Some large object appeared at
the edge of the roof, quivering IN the
air for few seconds, then it screamed,
howled and sank down. \ soft, disgust
ing dash resounGe1- 1 rushed away from
the yard and as l ran l Was followed by
wild roarin gof triumph.
"A-a-h. Aha. We knocked him down
at last.'
On the street people were breaking
chairs. tables trunks. tearing clothing
amidst peals Of laughter. The air was
filed with feathers. Pillows, baskets,
furniture. rags-aH wa sthrOwn from the
windows of the two houses 10 the feet of
the mob. and the mob, maddened with
the desire to destroy, seized all these
things. tore and smashed them to pieces.
TWO dshcveI1ed women. red-faced and
perspiring firmly grasped a certain box
and pulled it each 10 herself
They shouted feathers and down were
flying about their heads; their months
we're open. but their voices were drown
ed by the bowling and roaring of the
crowd. and by the cries of horror that
came from the windows OF the houses.
tall peasant walked past me, bare
headed. in a torn shirt His hair was
dishevelled: his dirty fact was covered
here ana there with thick. almost black
blood He waved his hands, and smiled
il was the duh contented smile of a
well-fod beast. Now he walked over to
the lamp post embraced it. and began to
bake it. leaning against it with his broad
chest. The lamp fell to the ground.
Break it, cried another peasant, run
ming up to the lamp post. lie too en-
braced it. and began TO shake it.
At that moment a girl in a torn dress,
with her hair loose. rushed out from
amidst the crowd like a pigeon in a
cloud of smoke. She ran. her head lift
ed heavenwards, her face pale. her eyes
large.
Hit the Jewess"' roared some one. And
the girl disappeared in the crowd like
bit of sugar under a heap of flies.
sort Of dark Cruel of human bodies
began to boil. as it were. over her; fists
flashed in the air; voluptuous groaning
and soft dashes were heard. Cynical
jokes. abuses, serpentine hissing-all min
gled into one malignant sound.
Get away; clear out. Zelman is COM
ing"
This came from a crowd which was
dragging something along the treet They
dragged n man, or the body of a mana
half-clad, thin body, cruhed and disffg
ured. all covered with blood and with
mud. Having tied Zelman's foot with
ropes, the crowd was dragging him along
the street. and a wide strip of blood re-
NAMED behind him His thin, lang hands
bathed in the blood, and his disfigured,
bleeding head kept striking against the
stones. Zelman had been wealthy con-
tractor. Ihad often seen him alive. but
that which / saw cid not resemble him;
it did not even resemble a human being
at all.
Stupefied by all that was going on about
me. choking with dust. l tossed about In
the crowd. like a reed in a stream and
I regarded everything as a terrible night
mare There on the ram pipe hung
white skirt, high above the ground and
an old woman. rising on tip-toe. was try
ing to get it with her dark. bony hand
Beside her stood a bearded porter, put
ting a velvet cap on his head. Boys
swarmed hither an dthither. ard some
of them jumped, trying TO catch feathers
in the air.
There ran a policeman. waving his
sheathed sword; he was jeered by the
crowd
Catch him" shouted some one. Catch
him. Some one threw a broken box be
fore him, and the policeman tumbled
over it and sank to the ground. Loud
peals of laughter Fl lied the air.
CHANGING at the ground l noticed piece
OF blood-covered skin with a bunch of
hair upon It,
Hey! Come here" cried the crowd in
the yard; and a mob poured towards the
gates like a heavy wave. The mob
grUnted. howled, roared.
Hit them, Hit them"
Some people were now breaking the
wall between the windows of the second
story of the house Bricks. lime. white
dust were falling 10 the ground. \ tray
was flung from out the window: It twirl-
ed in the air and finally fell on the head
of a certain stout woman. The woman
sank down with scream.
The Cossacks,"
Rum
The .Cossacks are coming"
Horses appeared in the side street. the
blue caps of the Cossacks were seen.
whips flashed in the air. and a loud voice
commanded:
Three in a line-full trot-march.'
Aheap of bricks fell 20 the sidewalk.
The wall was broken through
The People were running under the
blows of the scourge and the horses
running like a herd Of lambs foolishly
hl!ndly. They could have hidden in the
yard; they could have jumped over the
fences; but they al ran along the side
street, holding out their heads. their
backs and shoulders for blows of the
whips ono powerful. shaggy porter sud
denly turned around and struck one Of