The Washington times., 1905-07-23

VIENNA, July 22.-There are at pres
ent IN Vienna many fugitive 1aIlililes
from ODESSA. one of these refuges'
woman belonging to the highest sphere
of Russian society, Princess GagaIIh-
Sturdza. furnished a correspondent OF
the Wiener Fremdenblatt (Nienns1 Or
eigners' Paper with the following "e-
tailed and graphic account Of her eHPe-
rlences during the days Of terror al
Odessa:
what I shall tell you is awful. 1 have
witnessed terrible things, scenes that
shall never forget as long as l live.
snent only eight days at Odessa, but l
never ina gined that there could De eisi'
such awful days.
Since my husbands death, my resi-
dence has been at Paris. but my little
daughter had been at Odessa for some
time. visiting our relatives. her Iat-
Tough had expired, and so l LETT fafas
for Odessa about two weeks ago TO prlHs
her home.
Odessa Restless.
On my arrival I noticed that ODESSA
presented an entirely different picture
than in former years. A certain nervous
ness and excitement among the popalace
struck me. and I was not quite able to
account L.
be enlightened as to the sad causes OF
this phenomenon
One morning when 1 aWoke. bullets
were flying through the city. corpses lay
in the streets-shooting and plundering
were the order of the day The victory
flushed mob gtormed through the town.
In the streets there was tumult,
noise. a crowding, and a regular storm
and stress period. as If the end of the
world was at hand.
I viii describe TO you what happened
| Thursday and Friday. The preceding
days have already been portrayed by
other eye-witnesses.
After Night Of Rioting.
| Thursday morning I looked out Of the
window of the house in which / was
stopping-a palace near the bay. belong
! ing to an aristocratic family. A blood
curdIing scene presented itself. In the
street the dead bodies lay piled one or
top Of the other.
On all sides spiral pillars Of fire were
stretching skyWard. The stencil o.
smoldering embers and carrion assaile(
me- An ague-like feeling oyercame me
My first thought was for the LITTLE
| princess: for my daughter had not ye
left the house Of the relatives witt
whom she had been sojourning.
What has happened 10 the child =
was the thought that ran with stupefy
ing force through my head. "Oh, had
only taken the little one TO me as 500
as 1 arrived at Odessa. how much an
guish would have been saved me-
Telephone Cut Of.
And I hurried 10 the telephone 10 con
meet with the villa where the princes
lived. l turned the crank with frenzy
but there was no response. The tele
phone was disconnected. 1 turned tla
electric light switch, for daylight ha
not vet quite dawned-but there was 4
electric light.
In mad haste dressed myself and Pre-
rared 10 put on my hat to rush from IL
house. away, TO my child This was N
only thought. At this moment the doc
was thrown open, and my maid entere
and pleaded in scarcely audible voice
Only not the nat, your highness-
will mark you for death,
what do you mean" L asked.
"OnIv poorly clad persons can wal
the streets unmolested." replied the tel
rified maid Anybody who looks as
he had ever so little money is cut
pieces without remorse. No considers
ton is shown The higher the personag
the better.
your highness has but one wa!
Here is my shawl. Wrap this anol
your head And now my apron An
here, my old umbrella.
pray. believe me. your highness, TN
is your only hope for escape. I1adiS
5 wearing hats and fine dresses are bein
dragged from the streets and taken
horrible places.
Poorly dressed women are spares
Nothing is done 10 them. for they al
comrades, friends. aiders. and abettol
t they are in the swim.
: Disguised in Old Shawl.
Without deIiberating long I cast Il
a shawl about my head and put on II
aDron which had seen many a year
Il wear and grown dirty in honorable Sc
: vice. And so l appeared on the stree
,. not recognizable.
o stood amid the tumult Of war. IT
mob had burst all bonds. Whoey
II wore a good dress, a whole suit. W;
h shot down.
q ..IIurrah, hurrah! Long live Hbert
q Brothers. we are freer were the Wi
-, shouts which resounded through I
d squares.
J. I hurried along. unconcerned abo
n everything transpiring before my eye
" Now and then some braWny fellow Q
e structed my way and gazed at me wi
y an impudent stare. But, taking me
If a working woman, going along quiet
e and fearlessIy. he turned away a
looked for better prey, mora profital
business.
Oh, the things I witnessed! I ca
not reproduce them in my imaginatiE
{ The pathetic and the horrible succeed
each other so rapidly and my inwa
= excitement which 1 was forced to CO
! ceaI was so great that I forgot ever
j. thing almost Immediately.
,r Murder Of Aristocrat.
d One scene, however, stands out Viv
i ly before my eyes. An acquaintance
u our family was tearing rapidly along
ID street III Il carriage. Apparently he v
heading for the railroad station
: looked along the street with an alarm