The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-02
Troops Apparently Unable to Con.
troll the Mob and Sympa.
thize With Them.
ALL RUSSIA IS IN A TURMOIL
Several Thousand Werkmsn Parade
the Streets with Red Flags and Are
Fired Upon by the Soldiers and Rs.
turn the Fire, Killing Lares Number.

Warsaw, May i.--Nearly 100 per-
sons were killed or wounded In the
disturbances today The troops are ap-
parcntly uncomfortable and violated
hil orders 20 act with moderation.
They fired into n crowd OF demoni
strators and the workmen In despera-
tion resorted 10 the use OF Gre arms
and bomb. Many women and chill
dren are rmong the dead and dying.
What approaches reign Of terror ex-
issa tonight The city presents n most
gloomy napec, and the tenor OF the
entire community augers III.
The presence Of numerous patrols
of cosaaek cavalry and infantry are
the only reminder Of lurking danger.
No outward incident was reported un-
III this afternoon. The nrat disturb
nncee occurred between one and two
o'clock when n procession OF several
thousand workmen. carrying red nags
marched along Zelaana street, The
demonstration was quiet and orderly
and proceeded without molestation for
some distance.
Suddenly several squadrons Of uh-
lans appeared and took n position
along the sidewalks while the work.
men passed through the lines Then
the company Of infantry approached
from the front, and Immediately the
cavalry charged into the procession,
driving II with the fat Of their swords
into a dlsorganized mass when the
cavalry withdrew the infantry fred
yolieys whereupou the siemonstrators
! turned and lled The infantry con-
tinusd togdischnrge valleys Into the
retreatins. shtieSlng malsitudei Thir.
ty-one persons were, killed and many
wounded and Of the latter Il Is believed
16 win die.
The shooting IL denounced as hAv-
ing been quite uhprovoked- It ar
reused the most intense indignation
among all classes In Warsaw. Many
OF those killed or wounded were shot
In the back, showing they were run
ming away when struck.
Another terrible scene was enacted
Of o'clock at the corner Of Hlota AMI
sosnore streets. when the workinsn
fired from behind a wall at patrol
which Immediately opened fire on the
passing crowds, killing or wounding 30
person. The first bomb throwing oc-
CURED at p:4o tonight when a bomb
was thrown into the Cossak patrol
near the yiena station. Three Cos
sacks and one policeman were killed
and two women severely wounied The
Cossacls and infantry fired q number
OF volleya and reported many persons
killed or wounded, The troops SUR
rounded the whole neighborhood. II
has been impossible up to the present
time TO secure accurate information
as TO the casualties OF this affair.
At 10:l5 o'clock p. m. disturbances
broke out at zonkowska Gate, a sub
urb of Praga, across the vistula river.
A great crowd assembled there, threat
enlng the troops when Hussars fired
upon the crowd and killed four and
wounded many others
Reports from Lodz this afternoon
ere that the crowd stoned the military
patrol, whereupon the soldiers fired
and killed two men and boy. simi-
lar incidents occurred later at Baluki
square In Lodz when two persons were
killed. In Lods also tonight, a bomb
was thown at patrol, NUT was not
effective. The patrol fred into theI
crowd and lniSG three and wounded
two.
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