The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-02
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WARSAW, May Inlay day began quietly,
with the factories, shops and oficss closed.
Troops however, were evsryWhers ia
evidence There were many Cossaok and
cavalry patrols as well as infantry.
! The first trouble began about IS oloo<,
when procession Of several thousand
workmen was marching along ZelAzua
street, carrying red flags. The demon
strators sang revolutionary sonEs, but
we're otherwise orderly.
The procession had advanced some dis
lance without molestation. when suddenly
a squadron Of uhlans rode up. The crowd
made way. The troops made no attempt
to interfere with the demonstrators, but
ranged Themselves on the pavement In
front Of the houses. The worlmen mean
while continued to march past.
Presently a party Of infantry appeared
on the scene, emerging from Marohal
Korska street. The uhlans, with drawn
swords then charged the procession. The
infantry Immediately aftsrward fred sew
eral volleys into the panicstricken crowd,
killing at least thirty-one and wounding
many. fifteen severely. The people hed,
but the troops continued to fire. delivering
two organized volleys and soma forty In
dependent shots.
The hospital authorities give the numbsr
OF killed as thirty-oEe. The wounded
are admitted 10 have been fifteen, but Ia
addition to these the police are said 10
have carried away sixty killed and wounded.
The wounds we're received mostly In
the back The killed included Womsa
and children The attack IL described
by eyewitnesses as having been entirely
unprovoked.
The crowd Immediately dispersed. The
most intense indignation Is expressed
on all sides at the action me military.
At O'Clock, while an infantry patrol
was passing the corner Of Zlota and Sosnova
streets, a mau fired at It from behind =
wall The patrol Immediately began shoot
ing into the passing crowd, killing and
wounding. il is said, twenty. According
to another account twenty were wounded
and twenty-five killed by this fusIllade.
This evening a bomb was thrown At
Cossack patrol near the Vienna station.
Three Cossacks and a policeman we're
killed and two women who were leaving
the station we're severely wounded. Cos
sacks and an infantry detachment fred
several volleys. It is reported that many
persons were killed or wounded.
There were disturbances at io;tS o'clock
tonight near the Zombkovska gate In,
the suburb Of Praga, on the other side Of
the vistula River. Hussars fred into q
crowd, killing four persons and wounding
many others.
Business in WArsaV Is entirely suspended.
No street cars or cabs are running and the
telephone service Is stopped. The streets
are crowded.
A strong force guards the Jewish quarter.
To-day's bloodshed ia likely TO aRSG
the situation very seriously and may cause
a general strike, Much Apprehension n
felt regarding the events Of Wednesday,
which is the 18th anniversary o I the proolA-
nation Of the Polish Constitution. On
these anniversaries demonstrations and
disturbances always occur
Telephone messages from LODI report
disturbances there this afternoon. some
persons In a crowd threw stones At = mill
tary patrol In Kamienna street. The
soldiers fred into the crowd, killing two
and wounding an eight-year-old boy.
This evening stones were again thrown
at a police patrol in BSluoah Square. The
patrol replied with their firearms and
killed two men. The patrol sfterward
killed q student who was Distributing
proclamations In the VIOLA district.
A report from LodE states that bomb
was thrown at a patrol there to-nigh. With
out effect. The patrol fired and killed three
men. Two women we're killed by patrol
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