The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-30
PEOPLE SHOT DOWN
BY RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
Horrors Of ST. Petersburas Red Sun.
day Surpassed In Recent Mas
sacre In LodK.

~ Petersburg --latest reports
from LODI would indicate that the
outbreak Of Friday and Saturday was
more serious than NJ first supposed.
and that the dead are numbered BY
hundreds Nothing approaching mo
disorders which passed far beyond the
scale Of recent demonstrations and
Appropriated the dignity NJ actual In.
surrcction. recalling the days OF tho
Commune In Paris has been record
ed In Russia since the street nghung
nj Warsaw during the Polish royolu.
lions " 1880 and 1868 The events
N January % In st. Potorburr Red
Sunday" we're merely the dispersal
Of unnrmod crowds by soldiers but at
LODI the troops were desperately up
posed by an army of 10000 WORKING.
men. many armed with rcyolycrs. de-.
Tending substantial barbados with
bullets and showers Of paving stones
and other missiles. and oven bombs
II IL quite impossible 10 give the
exact number OF killed and wounded.
as reports vary according 10 the quar-
ter from which they are obtained.
Certainly the killed number moro
than a hundred. possibly two hundred
and tho wounded i've times az many.
An onlcial report says the number Of
casualties was largely Increased by
the neglect Of persons Ia remain In.
doors. and others who insisted on look.
Ing out Of doors and windows when
the yolloys we're being fired upon tho
rioters by the soldiers Residents Of
the city say that they received no or.
dorH 10 remain indoors
The present trouble began AZ LODI
on tho goth, after the funeral OF tho
victims Of the conflict between troops
and torroristH the previous Sunday.
Tho Christians were permitted 10 bury
their dead but the Jews were pruhib.
itod from doing 20. and the police So
crotly Inferred the bodies NJ tho Jews
at night. which excited indignation.
and terrorist riots were Initiated On
tho 22nd. The most serious phase ~
tho rlotlng developed when the crowd
deliberately pIllagcd liquor shops and
numbers uf persons. lnilamod boy
drink. led a crowd Of at least 10000
10 further and moro serious attacks.
Police and military were attacked
wherever they appeared In small
force. and many individual members
were killed.
After pllaglng tho liquor shops tho
crowd set flro 20 them ana prevented
tho frcmou from cxtlngulshing tho
flames. This was repeated dollbor.
atoly nj many places. Friday the fury
OF the MOB found full vent. and oven
children. caught by the contagion.
were seen kissing red flags and heard
swearing that they were ready for lib
erty. A jewish Girl mounted box In
tho market square and addressed uu
Immense crowd
Suddenly the police appeared. fred
n yolley and the girl foil dead. Mar.
kot gardeners coming In were stopped
ana their carts used In building bar
rlcados. Wires were stretched In
front Of these barbados aud the cav.
airy was unable 10 charge. Meanwhile
the mob had secured arms. and reyol.
yers were freely used Finally tho
military secured tho upper hand. but
not without considerable LOSSES To
themselves and fearful slaughter OF
the rioters. The soldiers exhibited the
utmost carclossuoss az 10 whether
they killed peaceful persons or riot.
ora. and as consequence many
women and children were among the
upnu