The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-05-24
DISTURBANCE IN WARSAW
Troops Fire on Crowds, Killing
Nearly One Hundred.
m :. DAY SCENES OF TERROR

!volleys Fired Without Warning OIL
Orderly Procession OF Workmen-
Bombs Thrown and Cossacks Retail
ate by Killing Inonensive Citizens
Shooting Many in tho Back.
Warsaw, Poland.-Nearly 100 per
sons were killed or wounded by the
troops in various quarters of Warsaw.
The soldiers apparently were uncon
trollable and violated all orders to act
with moderation. They fired into
crowds of demonstrators, aud work
men in retaliation resorted to the use
of firearms and bombs.
Many women and children were
among the dead and dying.
What approached q reign of terror
existed that night; the city presented a
most gloomy aspect, and the temper
Of the entire community augured ill.
May Day opened with every prospect
that the recent f~orebodings would
prove unfounded. Glorious weather
ushsred in the celebrations. and ali
factories, shops and offices Of every
description were closed. The streets
were crowded from early il the morn
ing with gayly dressed people and
troops. Children everywhere enjoyed
themselves in the warn sunshine. No
street cars or cabs were moving.
The presence of numerous patrols of
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only reminder of lurking danger. No
untoward incident was reported until
the afternoon.
The first disturbances occurred be-
tween / and 2 o'clock, when a pro-
cession Of several thousand workmen
carrying red flags marched along Eel
anaz street. The demonstration was
quite orderly and proceeded without
molestation for some distance. Sud-
denly several sQuadrons Of Uhlmans
appeared, without interfering with the
procession, and took up a position along
the sidewalks while the workmen
passed through the lines.
Then a company Of infantry ap-
preached from the front, and immedi-
ately the cavalry charged into the
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their swords into a disorganized mass.
When the cavalry withdrew the in
fantry fired a voliey, whereupon the
demonstrators turned and fed. The
infantry continued to discharge volleys
into the retreating, shrieking multi
fude.
Thirty-one persons w.re killed. Many
were wounded.
The shooting is described as having
been quite ~unprovoked. 1t 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. p. m. at the corner of Zlota and
Sosnowa streets. Workmen fired from
behind a wall at a patrol, which imme-
1diately opened fire on the passing
crowds, killing or wounding twenty
persons.
The first bomb throwing occurred at
'9.35 o'clock, when a bomb was thrown
into a Cossack patrol Lear the Vienna
Station. Three CosSacks and one po-
liceman were killed and two ladies who
were leaving the station at the time
were severely wounded by the explo-
sion Of the bomb.
Cossacks and infantry fired a number
of volleys, and it is reported that many
persons were killed or wounded. Troops
surrounded the whole neighborhood.
At 1915 p. n. disturbances broke out
at the Zombkowska Gate Of the suburb
of Praga, acros the Vistula River. A
great crowd had assembled there, and
was threatening the troops when Hus-
sars fired upon the crowd and killed
four and wounded many others.
In Jerosolini street a man fired into a
patrol from the roof Of a house, but
without result. In Nawrot street a
patrol killed a woman.
1t was reported by telephone from
LODI that a crowd there had stoned a
military patrol, whereupon the soldiers
fired and killed two men and wounded
q boy. Later q similar scene occurred
In Balueki Square. in LODI, where two
persons were killed.
In LODI at 0 o'clock a bomb was
thrown at q patrol, but it was not eff
fective. The patrol fired into the crowd
and killed three and wounded two per-
sons.
A student, who was distributing
proclamations in VIOLA, a suburb Of
Warsaw, was killed by q patrol. The
days bloodshed is likely very seriously
to affect the situation and may cause
a general strike. The temper Of the
people was raised to white heat, and
there was much apprehension regard
ing possible events on the Hath ami
versary of the proclamation of the
Polish Constitution, when disturbances
and demonstrations always occur.
All the ground that had been gained
since the disturbances of last January
has been 'sst'