Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-12-29
Tells OF THE RIOT
AMONG THE RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
At VLADIVOSTOK.
Henry Bush Arrives at Victoria From
There and Give Graphic Story Of the
Trouble-Thousands Of Chinese
Killed and Loss by Fire Amounts to
over Twenty Millions.

Victoria, B. C.-Henry Bush of
Clarkson & Co. of Vladivostok, Port
Arthur and Hardin, who has arrived
rom Vladiyostok by the steamer Tar
ar, was an eye witness to the revolt
among the Russian soldiers there and
gave a graphic story.
The trouble began at a Chinese
bazaar, where, following a dispute, a
mob of soldiers rushed the stalls,
grabbing everything they could lay
their hands on.
Many Russians went to a steamer |
which was discharging Standard oil, |
and saturated the bazaar with it. They
fired the place and it burned quickly,
many wounded Chinese being then in
inerated. From the bazaar the soldiers
went to the big store of Kuntz & AL
bers, German firm, driving out the
staff, who fled for their lives. Com
mander Korof ordered out the troops
who were in the barracks, but in
! stead of preventing the revolving
oldiers from looting, they fired at the
4 upper windows while the hooters were
; usy below. Mr.. Bush says they would
l. not fire on the revolving soldiers. al
il Though they were quick enough to
Il bring down their rifles to kill Chinese
The Kuntz & Albers store was big
one, full of general merchandise, and
he loss must have been over Sl,OOO,
600, for the mob brought can after
o. can of oil from the wharf and burned
he place. BY this time the streets
. were filled with screaming mad Rus
10 slams and Chinese. Sticks and stone
~ were flying and bullets whistlin
~ Everywhere. Chinese corpses wer
10 scattered about the streets, and man
:, Russians were killed.
AZ Mr.. Bush did not realize his DANCE
10 Until then. Some Chinese rushed q
- him with shouts of there's anotht
'u' one" and he fed. OF the remainder
he tragedy he can not speak from o
ervation, but he learned from goo
authorities. When Kuntz & ALDER
by store was burning, refugees wei
ife rowded into sampans and all Il
ess merchant steamers and transpor
is we're leaving the harbor. That nigf
November 10, men paid from to
he oubles to be allowed to sleep in
ng sampan in the harbor. Place aft
place was burned until after the rio
rs: ended over 200 stores had be-
oes estroyed.
lg. Bodies were scattered about t
res streets, over 500 Russians and mo
it'll than 1000 Chinese being killed. T
nd bodies lay unburied for three day
EN- when they were gathered up who
or sale and carted away for burial Co
IL mander Korsoff fed to Satanka, tV
miles away, on the first day, and t
Did troops who did not take part in t
a rioting did not prevent it. Proclan
t ton after proclamation was tie
ZEN graphed by the fugitive commando
the but not until he promised that t
ct troops would be sent to Russia
IN quickly as they could be transport
didsthe rioting discontinue.
in Returning to ladivostok, Mr.. Blu
ted came across body after body, son
lines scattered, sometimes in groul
eds The city presented a sad appearan'
of eing practically ruined. He estimat
he loss at $2O,OOO,OOO, and says yes
nm will be required to put the place
it was.
our A second riot took place the day
ore he left among released prisone
yer from Japan, one of whom had be
shot in the arm by an officer becau
tne he refused to salute. Comrades ST
MS and killed the officer, and two otf
ugn officers were killed in the riot viii
'eV ensued, which was soon suppressed
; no Cossaoks, who dashed in among I
troops, using knouts to scatter the s
n"n diers, who were mostly disarmed. L
killed in this riot were given gra
military funeral the following DAY
seps nusn oa' en1 ~ =, to,,avos a great
volt will take place before long,