Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-12-07
MAY Be VICTIMS
OF THE MASSACRE

1t Is very much feared that the
dreadful uprising against the Jews in
Russia has numbered among it's de.
fenseless victims the wife and chill.
dren of a Jewish resident of DauviIle.
The husband and father probably SO
sadly bereavei is Jacob Weimer, the
Hebrew shoe maker on Lower Mul-
berry street near the rear of Divel's
meat market. who plies his vocation
with heavy heart as the dreary days
slowly pass-hoping and praying for
some tidings from his loved ones in
the distant land of the Ozar. DAYS
grow into weeks and the dreadful and
portentous silence remains unbroken.
Little wonder is it that at times the
shoemaker loses heart and that what
was at first only a suspicion in his
mind becomes almost a settled con-
viction that his wife and children
have fallen i'll the massacre.
Jacob WeimeT is native of Kish-
eneV and has been in this country two
years and eight months. He is an in
telligent. frank open hearted little fell
low and has made excellent progress
since In America, acquiring something
more than a smattering of our lanRu-
age and saving sufficient money to
send for his wife and children at
Kishenev. 1t is, however, just at this
stage when all his plans, for the furth-
eranCe of which he labored so devoted
ly. were about to be consummated
that suspense and uncertainty steps in
and he Is left in doubt whether he
will ever see his loved ones again.
He has good reason to entertain
fears. On Saturday it was five weeks
and two days since he had purchased
tickets for his family at Vienna and
by Post Office Money Order sent 8
snug sum to his wife sufficient to pro.
vide for the comfort of herself and
children during the long journey to
America. 1t has been during this in
terim that the most terrible massacres
have occurred at Kishenev. The ex-
treme limit of time required to bring
a reply from Kishenev expired last
week, but there was no reply from the
shoemaker's wife nor line to indi-
cate that the funds sent by money or
der had been delivered. 1t was with
the hope of hearing some such news
as the above that the man endured
such suspense last week. These are
trouhlous times in Russia and the man
can only hopa that the delay may have
been caused by the general disorder
and not by murder and death. This
encourages him at moments when he
is inclined to abandon all hope. It is
still possible that this week may bring
tidings that will quiet all fears.
Jacob Weimer may we'll dread the
results of the uprising against the
Jews. He was a resident of Kishenev
aud lived through the dreadful mas
sacre there few years ago. His de-
scription of the bowling mob, the
cruel knives and other weapons with
which they were armed, the dead and
the dying and the streets red with
blood, as is very natural was realistic
in the extreme and quite sufficient to
chill ones blood. Our shoemaker was
marked tor the massacre on that oc-
casion: his house was invaded and
gutted but lie secreted himself and
family in little loft or compartment
under the roof and thus escaped the
frenzied and excited mob.
The shoemaker keeps close by his
side in the little shop card contain
ing the photographs of his wife and
four children-three boys and one girl
sent recently from home, and which
he shows 60 his friends with marked
pride. One is struck with the bright
and intelligent faces and the tasteful
manner in whicg each one is dressed,
there being nothing about the group
to suggest the ordinary Russian en-
igrant as he turns up in the coal re-
gion and some other sections.