Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-02
0ae Hundred Persons Shot Down
Like Digs in the Streets
Of Warsaw.
eOSsAcKs FORCED THE ISSUE
Charged Upon Orderly Parade of
.Worlmen F";l,ns Them to Flight,
Wharr u ), infantry Psurea Several
Vpileya '"'o s',cks of FLEEING PEG.
rle-city Ahanc With Indignation.
tBy. Associated Press. J

(By. Associated Press)
WARSAW. May l.--Ncarly one hum
drc4 persons were killed or wounded
!nt ilisinrEances in various quarters of
3afsnw today. The troops apparent.
~ Wcrc uncomfortable and violated all
orltIrs I" net with moderation They
!acl Into crowds of demonstrators, and
won Emcn, In retaliation. resorted tc the
use Of ire arms and bombs. Many
WOMEN and children are among the
dead and dying.
What approaches a reign of terror
exists tonight; the city presents
most gloomy aspect and the temper of
the entire community augurs III.
hlhy Lay opened with every prospect
that the recent gloomy forcbodings
would find contradiction In peaceful
ending. Glorious weather ushercd In
TIC beginning of the celebrations and
all factories. shops and Offices OF every
description were closed. The streets
were crowded from early in the morn
ing, with gaily dressed people and
t,trnops. Children everywhere enjoyed
themselves hi the warm sunshine. The
pres a,.ce of numerous patrols OF Cos.
~
only reminder of lurking dahger.
Beginning of the Trouble. 5
No unoward incident was reported
until afternoon. The first disturbance
occurred between / and 2 O'clock y.
M when Il procession Of several thous.
and workI.cn. carrying red flags,
marched along Zelanza street. The
demonstration was quite orderly and
proceeded without molcstation for
some distaEce. Suddenly several
squadrons of Uhlans appeared, but
without interfering with The process
sion and took up position along the
sidewalks. while the workmen passed
through the lines. Then company Of
infantry approached the front. and i'm
mediatcly the cavalry charged into the
procession. driving it with the fiat of
their swords into tlisorganized mass.
When the cavalry withdrew the IN
fantry fired a volley, whereupon the
demonstrators turned and fed. The
infantry contnucd;to discharge volleys
into the retreating, shrieking multi.
tude. Thirty-one persons were killed
and many wounded, and of the latter
1t is believed that fifteen will die.
The Shooting is described as having
been quite unprovoked. II has arous-
Ell 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 we're struck.
Patrol Fires Into Passing Crowd.
Another terrible scene was enacted
Mt O'Clock p. M. at the corner OF
Ilota asd Sosncre streets. when work.
men fired from behind n wall at pa
troll. which Immediately opened lire on
the passing crowds. killing or wound.
ing twenty persons.
TIC first bomb was thrown into n
Ccssack patrol near the Vienna sta.
'iNH.i Hitc NVSSdthS anu Ole ponce,
man were killed and two women. who
were leaving the station ut the time,
were severely wounded by the explo.
sion nf the tomb. Cossacks and in
fantry fired number of vollGys and
It is reported that many persons were
killed or wounded. Troops surround
ed the whole neighborhood. 1t has
been Impossible to tho present time to
secure accurate information as to tho
casualties in this affair III.
AT 10:45 p. m. disturbances broke
out at the Zombkowska gate of the
suburb of Praga, across fhe vistula
river. A great crowd had assembled
thcrc. threatening the troops, who fred
upon the crowd and killed four and
wounded many others. Is
Trouble in LODI, Too.
II was reported byStelephone from.
IG,lz this afternoon that crowd there
had stoned military patrol. where
nran the soldiers fired and killed two
men and wounded boy. Later a
similar scene occurred In Baltcuki