The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-05-02
HUNDRED KILLED OR
WOUNDED In WARSAW
MANY WOMEN and CHILDREN
=. AMONG THE DEAD AND
- THE DYING.

Troops Uncomfortable and violate All
Orders to Act with Moderation-Fire
Into Crowds of Demonstrators and
workmen Retnliate-City Presents
Most Gloomy Aspect and Temper of
People Augurs IlI-Bomb Throwing
starts-GeneraI Strike May Occur.
Warsaw, May 1.-Nearly one hundred
people We're killed or wounded in dis
turbances in various quarters of War
saw to-day. The troops were appar-
emily uncomfortable and violated all or
ders to act with moderation. They
fired into. crowds of demonstrators, and
workmen, in retaliation, resorted to the
use of firearms and bombs. Many
women and children are among the
dead and dying, What approaches a
reign of terror exists tonight; the city
presents most gloomy aspect, and the
temper of the entire community augurs
Ill.
May day opened with every prospect
that the recent gloomy forebodings
would find contradiction in a peaceful
ending. Glorious weather ushered in
the beginning of the celebrations, and
all factories, shops and offices of every
description We're closed. The streets
were crowded from early in the morn
ing with gaily dressed people and
troops Children everywhere enjoyed
themselves in the warm sunshine. The
presence of numerous patrols of Co.'S
sack cavalry and infantry was the only
reminder of lurking danger. No unto
ward incident was reported until after
noon.
The first disturbances occurred be-
tween and o'clock in the afternoon,
when a procession of several thousand
workmen carrying red flags marched
along Zelaxna street. The demonstra-
tion was quite orderly and proceeded
without molestation for some distance.
Suddenly several squadrons of Uhlans
appeared, but without interfering with
the procession, and took UP position
along the sidewalks while the workmen
passed through the lines. Then COM
pany Of infantry approached from the
front, and Immediately the cavalry
charged into the procession, driving It
with the flats Of their swords into a
6isorganized mass. When the cavalry
withdrew the infantry fired a volley,
whereupon the demonstrators turned
and fled. The infantry continued to
discharge volleys into the retreating,
shrieking multitude. Thirty-one per-
sons were killed and many wounded,
and of the latter it is believed that fif-
teen will die.
The shooting is described as having
been quite unprovoked. 1t has aroused
the most intense Indignation among all
classes in Warsaw. Many of those who
were killed or wounded were shot in the
back, showing that they were running
away when they were struck.
Another terrible scene was enacted at
5 o'clock this afternoon at the corner of
Zlota and Sosnore streets, when work.
men fired from behind a wall at a pa
troll, which Immediately opened fire on
the passing crowds, killing or wounding
twenty persons.
The first bomb throwing occurred at
935 o'clock tonight when a bomb was
thrown into a Cossack patrol near the
Vienna station Three Cossacks and
one policeman were killed and two la
dies who were leaving the station at
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explosion Of the bomb. Cossacks and
infantry fired a numbr of vollys, and
ittis reported that many persons were
killed or wounded. Troops surrounded
the whole neighborhood. 1t has been
impossible up to the present time to Sc
cure accurate information as to the
casualties in this affair. 5s
At 10.45 o'clock p. m. disturbances
broke out at the Zombkowska gate OF
the suburb of Praga, across the vistu-
la river. A great crowd had assembled
there, threatening the troops, when
Hussars fired upon the crowd and killed
!. four and wounded many others
In Jerosolini street man fired into a
patrol from the room of a house, but
without result.
1t is reported by telephone from LODI
this afternoon that crowd there had
stoned a military atrol, whereupon the
soldiers fired and killed two men and
wounded a boy. Later a similar scene
occurred in Balueki square, in LODI
when two persons were killed. I'LL
In Lodz at o'clock tonight al bont
was thrown at patrol but it was not
effective. The patrol fired into the
crowd and killed three and wounded
two persons. 10y
A student who was distributing proc.
lamations in VIOLA, a suburb of War.
saw, tonight was killed by a patrol.
In Newrot street, Warsaw, tonight
a patrol killed a woman.
To-day's bloodshed is likely to very
seriously affect the situation and may
cause a general strike. The temper OF
the people is at white heat and there
Is much apprehension regarding the
possinle events of Mao 5, the Hath an
niversary of the proclamation of the
Polish constitution, when disturbances
and demonstrations always occur. To-
night there is every indication OF
trouble. All the ground that had been
gained since the, disturbance Of last
January has been lost.
Only passenger trains are leaving
Warsaw Tonight, and these are crowd
ed with refugees and manned by Off
cials of the engineering department, all
the engine drivers, firemen and porters
having quit work.
FRANCE AND NEUTRALITY.
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