Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08
MAY Be VICTIMS
Of THE MASSACRE

1t is very much feared that the
dreadful uprising against the Jews in
Russia has numbered among its de.
fenseless victims the wife and chill
dren Of a Jewish resident of Dauvills.
The husband and father probably SO
sadly bereaved is Jacob Weimer. tho
Hebrew shoemaker ON Lower Mui-
berry street, near the rear of Divers
meat market. who plies his vocation
with heavy heart as the dreary days
slowly pass-hoping and praying for
some tidings from his loved ones in
the distant land Of the Ozar. Days
grow into weeks aud the dreadful and
portentous silence remains unbroken.
Little wonder Is it that at times the
shoemaker loses heart and that what
was at first only suspicion in his
mind becomes almost a settled CON.
viction that his wife and children
have fallen in the massacre.
Jacob Weimer is a native of Kish-
enev and has been in this country two
years and eight months. He is an In.
telligent. frank open hearted little fel-
low and has made excellent progress
since in America, acquiring something
more than smatterinR of our lanau.
age and saving sufficient money to
send for his wife and children at
Kishenev. 1t is, however, just at this
stage when all his plans. for the furth.
erance OF which he labored so devoted
ly. were about to be contaminated
that suspense and uncertainty steps in
aud he Is left in doubt whether he
will ever see his loved ones again.
He has good reason to entertain
fears. On Saturday it was five weeks
and two days since he had purchased
tickets for his family at Vienna and
by Post Office Money Order sent .
snug sum to his wife sufficient to pro.
vide for the comfort of herself and
children during the long journey to
America. 1t has been during this In
terim that the most terrible masssores
have occurred at Kishenev. The ex-
treme limit of time required to bring
reply from Kishenev expired last
week, bot there was no reply from the
shoemaker's wife nor a line to indi-
cate that the funds sent by money or
der had been delivered. 1t was with
the hope of hearing some such news
as the above that the man endSred
such suspense last week. These are
troublous times in Russia apd the man
can only hope that the delay may have
been caused by the general disorder
and not by murder and death. This
encourages him at moments when lie
is inclined to sb ,ndon all hope. It is
still possible that this week may bring
tidings that will quiet all fears.
Jacob Weimer may we'll dread the
results of the uprising against the
Jews. He was resident of Kishenev
and lived through the dreadful mar
saore there few years ago. HIS de-
scription of the howling mob, the
cruel knives and other weapons with
which they we're armed. the dead and
the dying and the streets red with
blood. as is very natural was realistic
in the extreme and quite sufficient to
chill ones blood. Our shoemaker was
marked for the massacre on that oc-
cssion; h4 house was invaded and
gutted, but he secreted himself and
family in little loft or compartment
under the roof and thus escaped the
frenzied and excited mob.
The shoemaker keeps close by his
side in the little shop a card contain
ing the photographs of his wife and
four children-three boys and one girl
sent recently from home. and which
he shows co his friends with marked
pride. One is struck with the bright
and intelligent faces and the tasteful
manner in whicg each one is dressed.
there being nothing about the group
to suggest the ordinary Russian EN-.
igrant as he turns up in the coal 70.
gion and some other sections.