The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-19
FATAL RIOTS IN POLAND
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Wanton Cruslty of Russian Soldiers
Adds to the Horrors.
Charges Made BIZ CossaCks and I%nfantry,
and Ropeateh volleys Fired Into
the Masses of Humanity.

Lode, Russian 2oland.-The most Sc
rious phase of the fighting between the
military and strikers is at iii end, but
there are still isolated attacks in the
suburbs. At Baluty Cossacks at
tackled q Jewish family Of five per-
SONS who were driving in q cab to the
railway station and shot and killed all
Of them, as well as The cabman.
At ~PaDjaDica. neal LODI, workmen
attacked two policemen and shot and
killed n and wounded the other.
There is a general exodus from LODI.
Twelve thousand persons have already
left the city. and al! trains are
crowded.
In the disturbances thirty-fve Gov
eminent liquor stores were destroye ed
by the mobs, which appropriated all
the cash and stamps found on the
premises and added them to the funds
Of the Socialist party.
Prominent citizens telegraphed to
General Shustow, commanding the
troops, asking for protection against
the brutality OF the soldiers, especially
the Cossacks, who in one instance
killed and robbed tine servant of a
wealthy man named Rosenblatt, who
was carrying $1,000 to the bank.
The city resembles a shambles, and
the terrible scenes of the last two days
will never be wiped from the memory
Of the Polish people. Altogether there
are ten regiments e%ncalnped in Lodz.
At Baluty, 4 suburb Of LODI, four
Cossacks were killed and sixteen
wounded by 4 bomb, which was
thrown into their barracks. Twenty
three of their horses were killed.
The soldiers are showing What ap-
pears TO be wanton cruelty. Late in
the afternoon they shot and killed two
women,,a mother and her daughter.
It is quite impossible to give the ex-
act number Of killed and Of wounded,
as reports vary according to the quar-
ter from which they are obtained. Ger
tainly the killed will be over a hun
dred, possibly two hundred, and the
wounded five times as many.
The present trouble began at LODI
after the funeral Of the victims of the
conflict between troops and Socialists
lue DleNtOuo Duuudy. 1Ac Shliotioho
were permitted to bury their dead, but
the Jews were prohibited from doing
so and the police secretly inferred the
bodies of the Jews at night, which ex-
cited indignation, and Socialist riots
were initiated. The most serious phase
of it was when the crowd deliberately
pillaged liquor shops and numbers OF
persons. intamed by drink, led a crowd
of at least $4,000 to further and more
serious attacks. Police and military
were attacked wherever they appeared
in small force and many individual
members were killed.
The fury of the mob found full vent,
and even children, caught cy the con-
tagion, were seen kissing red flags
and heard swearing that they were
ready to die for liberty. A Jewish
girl mounted q box in the market
square and addressed In immense
crowd.
Suddenly the police appeared and
fired q volley and the girl fell dead.
Market gardeners coming in were
stopped and their carts were used in
building barricades. Wires were
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and the cavalry was unable to charge.
Meanwhile the mob had secured arms
and revolver3 were freely used. FL
nally the military secured the upper
hand, but not without considerable
losses TO themselves and fearful
slaughter to the rioters. The soldiers
exhibited the utmost carelessness as
to whether they killed peaceful persons
or rioters, and as q consequence MANY
women and children were among the
dead.
The streets resembled a battlefield.
The houses were barricaded with
boards and mattresses and for hours
volleys and individual firing were
henrd in every quarter OF the city.
Until late at night the Cossacks were
busy collecting bodies Of the dead and
picking up persons seriously wounded.
The bodies were carried off in carts to
neighboring churchyards.. Hence the
ilnpossibility Of giving an accurate es-
innate of the dead until order is COM
pletely restored, if, indeed, the full
story is ever told.