The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-23
AMERICAN SAW
WHOLE TROUBLE
Experience Of Henry Bush During
Riots at Vladivostok.
NARROW ESCAPE FOR LIFE
STREETS WERE FILLED WITH
DEAD BODIES.

Victoria. 8. g. Dec. 22.--Henry Bush
# Clarkson & Co. Of Vladivostok, Port
Arthur and Hardin, who arrived from
Viadivostok tonight by the steamer
Tartar, was an eyewitness OF the re-
volt among the Russian soldiers there.
and gave a graphic story. The trou-
ole began. at Il Chinese bazaar where,
following a dispute. q mob of soldiers
rushed the stalls, grabbing everything
hey could lay their hands Oh.
oil From Steamer.
Many Russians went 10 Il steamer
which was discharging Standard oil
and saturated the bazaar with It. They
fred the place and il burned quickly.
many wounded Chinese being then in
cinerated. From the bazaar the SOL
1iers went TO the big store Of kuntz &
Albers, a German firm, driving out the
stan, who fled Tor their lives. The
commander, Katsoff, ordered out the
troops who We're in barracks, but in
stead Of preventing the revolving sol
diers from looting, they fired at the
upper windows while the hooters We're
busy below. Mr.. Bush says they would
not FIRE on the revolving soldiers, al
though they We're quick enough 10
bring down their rifles TO kill Chinese.
The Kuntz x Albers store was big
one, full OF general merchandise. and
the loss must have been over $1.0G0,0OO,
for the mob brought can after can Of
oil from the wharf and burned the
place. BY this time the streets were
filled with screaming, mad Russians
md Chinese The sticks and stones
we're flying and bullets whistiing every
where. Chinese cOrpses were scattered
about the streets, and many Russians
were killed.
Bush Quickly Fell.
Mr. Bush did rot realize his danger
until then. Some Chinese rushed at
him with shouts of There's another
one" and he fed. OF the remainder Of
the tragedy he cannot Speak from OBJ
servation, but he learned from good
authorities When KuntZ & Albers
store was burning the refugees were
crowded into sampans and all the mer-
chant steamers and transports were
leaving the harbor. That night. Nov.
Is. men paid from 10 so roubles 10 be
allowed 10 sleep in a sampan in the
harbor. Place after place was burned
until before the riots ended over 200
stones had been destroyed.
Bodies were scattered about The
streets, over 500 Russians and more
than ZOO Chinese being killed. The
bodies lay unburied for three days,
when they We're gathered up wholesale
and carried away for burial. Comman-
der KOrsoff fled to Satanka, two miles
away. on the first day, and the troops
Who did not take part in the rioting
did not prevent 1t. Proclamation after
proclamation was telegraphed by the
fugitive commander but not until he
promised that the troops would be sent
10 Russia as quick as they could be
transported. did the rioting discOn-
Jinue.
City Nearly Ruined.
Returning To Vladivostok, Mr. Bush
came across body after body, some
times scattered, sometimes in groups.
The city presented a sad appearance,
being practically ruined. He estimates
the loss at $50 000. geo. and says years
viii be required TO put the place as it
was.
y second riot took place the day be-
fore he left among released prisoners
from JaDan one of whom had been
shot in the arm by an officer because
he refused 20 salute. Comrades shot
,3nd killed the officer, and TWO other
officers We're killed in the riot which
ensued, which was soon suppressed by
COssacks, who dashed among the
troops, using kIouts TO scatter the SOL
Giers who We're mostly disarmed. The
killed in this riot were given "a grand
military funeral toe following day. Mr.
Bush says the army throughout is dis
satisfied, and he believes a great re-
volt viii take place before long.