The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-01
A Semblance of Order.
(By the Associated Press.)

Nby the ASSOCldleu IeSS.J
Odessa, June 30.--A Semblance of
order has been restored. but the sit
uation is still most critical.
The central railway station was de-
stroyed by fire this evening many per-
sons being injured and taken to hos
pitfalls. The populace is still in venge-
full mood and unless the situation is
handled with the utmost care any
thing may yet happen.
Thus far the only incident reported
this evening besides the burning OF
the Central Railway station. is the
explosion of a bomb in private
house, by which several persons were
injured; but it is impossible to get
precise information or permission to
visit the actual scenes of conflict. Sen
sational accounts, which cannot be
definitely confirmed, are current re-
garding Wednesday nights rioting. In
these accounts it is stated that no
fewer than a thousand persons were
killed. The troops faced a position of
complete anarchy, thousands of tdes-
perate incendiaxess trying to set fire
to every building. They were COM
PEELED to adopt the extreme measures
and employed machine guns against
the mob.
1t is alleged that at three O'Clock
this morning a large body of rioters
town by way of Polish Hill and that q
terrific fusillade was kept up by both
sides with rifles and revolvers. 1t is
also alleged that hundreds were killed
and that when the mob tried to ascend
the steps near the church of st.
Nicholas to reach the Boulevard st.
Nicholas, Cossacks and other troops
fired repeated volleys into the crowd
with terrible results, wagon loads or
dead being carried away. Many lives.
it is said, were lost in the endeavors
of the military to stop incendiarisi1
The conhagration extended for over
a mile and thousands of tons of rail-
way Sleepers and all the trestleS sup
porting the elevated railroad serving
the port together with all the con-
tigeous buildings were consumed, the
troops in the meanwhile firing volleys
to compel the rioters to desist. 1t is
stated that three officers of police
ten policemen. tw. nty-three CoSsacks
and ten infantry soldiers were Killed
in these encounters.
The funeral of Omiltchuk. which
has just been held. became an imp"s-
ing popular demonstration which for
tunately was without disorder.
A procession of many thousands of
persons followed the body from the
harbor along Prepbrajensky street to
the military cemetery. The coffin,
which was covered with the standard
and flag and on which there were
numerous wreaths. was carried by
eight sailors. The procession was
headed by priests. Neither police nor
troops were stationed along the route
to the cemetery owing to a wise de-
cision by the authorities, by which the
possibility of a collision was aVerted
In the most unruly section of the city
the populace treat the proclamation
warning people to remain in doors al
ter nine O'Clock in the evening with
the greatest derision and contempt ana
freely announce their intention to
burn all public buildings in the course
of the night.
Cossacks guard all the approaches
to the town and troops control the
streets and guard public buildings, es-
pecially the banks, within and with
out
AS showing the strong military hold
over the CITY, many councillors were
prevented by troops from reaching the
town hall to attend a meeting of the
municipal council.
1t is quite impossible as yet to OBJ
tain any accurate estimate of the num-
Der of killed or injured. 1t is reported
that the Kniaz Potemkine crew sent IL
message to the city commandant today
announc * their intention to bury
their comrade with military honors
and threatening that If any interfer-
ence should be attempted they would
lombard the city.
Nothing has yet been heard of Ad-
miral Kruger's squadron.