Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-07-06
REBELS OPEN
FIRE ON ODESSA
BIG 1ATTLEsHIP's GUNS ADD TO
RUIN AND DEVASTATION
OF CITY.
1000 RIOTERS ARE KILLED
STREETS PILED WITH BODIES OF
THOSE MOVED DOWN BY MA
CHINE GUNS.
FEAR 1T MAY SPREAD TO ARMY
GOVERNMENT MAKING FRANTIC
EFFORTS TO STAMP OUT
REVOLUTION.

London, July ]. = The Daily Mail
this morning prints the following from
its Odessa correspondent, timed 1890
o'clock last night:
using full charges, the Kniaz Po-
tcmkine opened fire on this city this
evening. The first shell struck
house in Nyesinskays street and the
second fell on brewery. In the walls
of both buildings large holes six yards
/ wide by three yards high were torn
| So far there has been no more firing.
10000 Troops Arrive.
"'The governor ordered the gas
| lamps eXtinguished and the electric
: currents severed, SO that the city is in
total darkness.
Large bodies of troops have ar
| rived. 1t is reported that there are al
together 10000 troops in Odessa.
"This afternoon tugboat which ar
rived with commission to investigate
| the condition of affairs proceeded, fly
| ing the Red Cross flag, to the opposite
side of the bay and reported that two
! warships were lying opposite little
fountain at the harbor end of one OF
| the main streets"
| City of Terror and Desolation.
Odessa. July 1. - Odessa is city
of terror and desolation. Following
the events of Tuesday great army of
/ revolutionaries. fully 10000 strong,
gathered in the evening and, overcom-
| ing the military cordons, made for the
wharves; armed with petroleum
torches, benzine tow and other in
| fiammable materials.
| With frantic yells they rushed into
| the buildings along the quays and soon
/ great fires began blazing fiercely.
| Torches were also applied to the tim
| Der trestles supporting the elevated
railway, the whole structure being
quickly enveloped, and as the railway
/ wagons took fire and fell through the
| tories and stores underneath and
| turned the whole sea front into
! glowing ring of fire
| City Rlazes Furiously.
| The conflagration spread rapidly in
all directions until fully mile of
| buildings We're blazing furiously. Mean
| while the yells of the mob, the roar Of
| the flames and the crash of falling
buildings mingled with the rattle OF
| musketry from the military. who, now
appearing on the scene in strong force,
caused all indescribable pandemonium.
| The military brought thirty machine
guns into play, the rioters falling in
hundreds before
The Mercilcss Fusiilade.
! After time the troops gained the
upper hand but at intervals during the
might the conflict was renewed at sew
! eral points. At 3 o'clock the mob en-.
deayored to force its way into the cen
!, ter of the city, but was repulsed after
another terrible fusilade.
This morning piles of dead were
found on the streets and removed in
wagon loads The neighborhood of the
harbor presented an awful scene of
devastation, the only portion escaping
the ravages Of the confia grafton being
the quarantine harbor.
1000 Rioters Killed.
It is impossible to obtain definite
! figures, but it is believed fully 1000
rioters were killed, while several thou
sand were wounded. The damage done
by the fire Is estimated at $4,000. 900.
The city has now been placed under
martial law and the military appear
to have command of the city. But the
| gravest fears are entertained that soon
will be witnessed repetition of last
might terrible work.
The city swarms with angry mobs
who boast they will burn the entire
city to the ground. Large bodies of
military are guarding the approaches
| te7the harbor. while others are en-
camped In tents in the public squares
or detailed as guards Of banks and OF.
/ fetal buildings.
Fear Spread to Army.
81 S'SSfspuTs, July III sf---- Inc Rus
/ sian goverlIsen mt although It has been
almost paralyzed by the terrible.
events at Odessa and the news that the
1 salIGrs CT Libau a. so have mutinIed. is
1 making desperate and even frantic ef-
forts stc meet the situation
With Poland red with the spirit Of
revolt, the Caucasus already almost in
[a s s; sof civil WAR; agrarian disorders
snf ling II pidly, the whole country
rrs fonndly stirred and the Intelligent
y cias SEES solfdly ARA aged against the gov
3||'eEnnens u 3eondi tion1 seem ripe for
4 the long dicted revolrtion