Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1905-09-08
BY the Fires Set in Cau-
CdSuS Region
A PERIOD OF DISORDER
Inhabitants do not Know Whether
They are Safer In the City Under the
Protection of Troops or In the Open
Country.

Baku, Caucasus, Sept. THE stu
alton here tonight shows no sign of
amelioration. 1t could hardly be
worse. In terror of the strike the in
habitants are fleeing from the city,
knowing that the garrison is utterly
inadequate to protect them; and, al
though the worst scenes of fire and
massacre have not yet occurred in
Ba1u, none dare think how far the ex-
cesses may proceed.
The entire oil and commercial quar-
ters of BaIakin, SebuntO and Nomani
have been wiped out by fire and the
inhabitants remaining behind were
massacred and thrown into the flames.
Bibiebat continues to burn and is
threatened with the same fate as Bal
akhan.
The consulates, banks and buildings
in Baku are guarded by troops. All Of
the English residents and almost all
the other inhabitants of the better
class have boarded ships and gone ott
to sea to escape from danger. All the
available steamers have been employ
ed for this purpose.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
the city. Nobody is allowed on the
streets after o'clock at night and the
inhabitants of houses are held strictly
responsible for shots fired from them.
Artillery was employed against one
house from which shots were fired.
The walls were preached, the house
was stoned and all the people inside
were killed. There is a general panic
in the city
A whole army of hungry workmen
/ driven from the suburbs has fOcked
into the city. There is the greatest
! destitution and measures for trans
/ porting the workmen from the city are
] imperatively necessary. Reinforce
ments of troops are arriving daily and
I it is hoped the authorities soon will
/ have the situation better in hand.
Following is a brief review, in Sc
quence Of the events of the last six
days as witnessed at Baku. on the
/ afternoon of Saturday last reports be-
gan running from mouth TO mouth that
the Tartars and Armenians were mas
J sacreing each other. Immediately thers
: was great alarm and a panic prevailed
Stores were closed and windows and
doors were barred. Twenty minutes
later sounds of rifle firing were heard
from the various quarters of the city
and everybody wished to flee, but nc
one could tell whether safety lay with
in or without the city.
Two hours later patrols of Cossacks
and other soldiers armed with Gifles
began to arrive from the barracks, ana
these troops Immediately engaged tbs
rioters. The firing between the warning
factions continued all of Saturday
night. On Sunday the situation showed
no Improvement and firing was in pro
gress all during the day. the streets
being deserted except for the combat
ants. No one dared to leave the house
of the governor general. At g O'CLOCK
on Sunday evening the first reflection
on the sky of fire in the BLACK Town
quarter was noticed, and it was learn
ed that the Nobel oil reservoirs were
burning.
Sunday night was more fearful thar
the preceding one. Fires broke out il
several quarters and the firing of tat
troops was uninterrupted. Fires aIsC
broke out in the suburbs of Balakhar
and Sabunto Telephone communica
ton between Baku and these points wa.
destroyed and it was impossible to as.
certain what was burning on Monday
morning.
Many of the inhabitants decided t.
brave the dangers in an effort to leav,
the city. They went in cabs surround
ed bZ Cossacks to railroad stations anC
the flight from the city soon becam,
general.