The Washington times., 1905-07-23
Eight Days of Terror
And Rioting in Odessa
What Princess Gagarin-Sturdza Saw During
DisOrder--Flght Through Streets.
Acquaintance Killed.

| the ground on their bellies. let them
walk now, if they can-the working
mans reign has come; those who have
been exploited, now ride IN equipages.
Hopla, coachman, just drive along;
you've got a new master now.'
With great difficulty I dragged myself
along. At last l saw the house where
the child was. Soon she rested in ing
arms
The relatives upon whom I dropped
sc suddenly in disguise were dunn
founded. But there was not much time
for explanations.
Already in our neighborhood a bomb
exploded. We had feeling as II tbs
whole world were about TO go to wreck.
! Only one who has experienced an
earthquake can form an idea Of the ef-
feet OF this hellish invention. Suddenly
| a voice exclaimed:
Let US hide in the cellar-that VIA
be the safest place"
Hide in the Cellar
| The domestics carried victuaIs below.
It was Thursday noon when We de-
scended; and We remained IN the cellar
until Friday afternoon. Fully twenty
four hours! Twenty-four hours OF agon-
| izing uncertainty as TO what was in
store for US. We could no longer sup
port It.
On the roof of the house was a gar
| den. Our resolve was quickly taken. and
within q few minutes we were on the
roof, unobserYed and unmolested. scan-
| ming poor, oppressed Odessa through tel
escopes.
| An awful picture presented itshlf
| There directly IN front OF ua, was the
| bay, literally covered with ships. What,
! has the Potemkin multiplied itself? or
| do our eyes, weakened by the eel'NTs
| darkness. deceive US? At length We sOiVe
| the problem: Ships have come TO sub
due the mutincus Potemkin.
| But what is this? Every one Of the
| ships hoists the red flag. Why, that is
| the symbol of riot. OF mutiny! How IS
| that? 1t cannot be. Soon We learn the
| explanation The Potemkin mutinies.
The other ships. sent 10 mete out
vengeance. have Joined her
In Fear of Mutineers.
For two hours we remained on the
| roof, rooted and unable 10 take our
eyes from this drama. What was go
ing TO happen? Already the people
throughout the city knew that all the
ships flew the red flag. An awful panlc
prevailed. Despair was written on
( every face. Everybody was running IN
one direction. Railroad station was
the one password OF salvation
| A thought occurred to me.
! AT least provide betimes, l said TO
myself. and begged a male servant 10
run 10 the station and engage at any
cost a stater0om for Vienna for SatuT-
day. The servant hurried away and
returned TO the roof
There d new surprise was in store
All the ships except the Potenkin anu
: another ship near 1.-THE Pobteodonost-
: self. as I learned Iater-WithdreW the
red flag and steamed away. But the
} Potemkin did not stir What had oc-
f CURED in the interim, we did not know
= We retired with somewhat more com
!. posure. Our sleep was OF short duration.
: AT o'clock in the morning somebody
Z knocked at our window
l Warned to Fly.
+ Fly, fly, escape as fast as you can,
voice said I have no idea who 1t was
that kept ward over us at that early
( morning hour.
When we reached the street, carrying
T few small packages, We realized Wn5
D we had been warned. In front OF tbs
= house cannon had been planted and cart
ridges slid into place.
An ambulance passing, we pretended
to be sick. and were taken up and con
r veyed TO a hospital. Until evening re
! Inaiued IN a ward with my daughter an6
her governess.
We were on the station platform tive
: hours before the departure Of the traii
: for Vienna Despite the comparatiyel!
? early hour, the platform was erowde'
and we had great trouble in reaching
our car.
= Only after we had left Odessa far be
: hind US were we able 10 breathe freel
again. Nearly all the aristocratiG fami
lies Of Odessa will follow our example
receive kilograms from that city an
e nouncing that most OF the aristocrat
{ are leaving and are going in various di
5 rections. True, quiet has been restores
= there but nobody feels at ease, ant
I. therefore all are running away.