River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-29
HUNDREDS SLAIN
IN POLISH RIOTS
STREETS OF LODI SAID TO RE
SEMBLE SHAMELESS.
DAYS OF AWFUL SLAUGHTER
Total Victims Said to Number 1000,
Of Which $50 Are Killed-Gory
Battles Between Troops
and Strikers.

st. Petersburg, June Pa dispatch
by way of Warsaw estimates the num-
Der slain at LODI at 300 workmen and so
soldiers. This is much greater than
is indicated by direct advices, which in
1000 casualties estimate the dead at
about 200.
Massacre at LODI.
LODI, Russian Poland, June &c.
BLACK Friday in Lodz surpassed all
the horrors of "Red Sunday" in st. Pc
tersburg. While it is not yet possible
to ascertain the exact number of the
victims, estimates place the killed and
wounded as high as 1000.
Vengeance Cause of Rioting.
The troubles, here were initiated by
the social democrats and Jewish bund,
who determined to avenge their COM
rades killed in the rioting on Wednes-
day.
Thursday, the feast of Corpus Christi,
passed off quietly, but during the night
workmen attacked the patrols. In this
fighting two officers and seven Cos
sacks were killed. One Of the latter
was shot by a girl of Ii years.
At dawn Friday commenced day
of terror, given up to bloodshed. An
archy and fierce street fighting pre-
vailed all day. Barbados were hur-
riedly constructed in the Jewish quar-
ter at dawn. Men climbed to the roofs
of houses, cutting telephone and tele-
graph wires to use for entanglements
in the streets, while others cut down
telegraph poles and used them in
strengthening their barricades, which
already had been constructed, and in
building others.
Bomb Starts Carnage.
Early in the day two bombs were
thrown from the crowd into the bar
racks, killing or wounding 20 soldiers.
This started the shedding of blood,
which continued until after nightfall.
All the factory hands then struck
and focked into the streets. Cossacks,
dragons and infantry charged the
dense, surging mobs time after time,
firing vOlley after vOlley into the SER
ried mass. The rioters later replied
with revolvers, while their comrades
on roofs and in windows Joined in the
fusillade. Some dashed yitriOl from
points of vantage upon the troopers in
the streets below. The burning fluid
drove its victims into frenzy and led
to scenes of terrible character.
Fighting continued throughout the
day and only diminished in it's IN
tensity at nightfall, when the city was
plunged into utter darkness, as prac-
tically all the street lamps had been
destroyed. Even then occasional vol
leys and isolated rifle shots were heard
in different quarters, the troops hav-
ing received orders to shoot any per-
son appearing in the streets.
Dead Scattered About Street.
The dead were carted off to the
cemeteries in military wagons, the
troops acting as undertakers. But Sat
urday morning many dead and wound
ed were still lying in the streets and
courtyardS.
Terrible, indeed. is the plight of the
wounded for medical aid is unobtain-
able, and many are dying for the lack
thereof There was a renewal of the
bloodshed Saturday. A regiment of
dragons and one of infantry have
been ordered hese from Warsaw.
The casualties Saturday add Is killed
or wounded to Fridays appalling total.
So far as yet ascertainable 100 persons
were killed outright during the fight
ing of Friday and Al more died in the
hospitals during the night. OF the
wounded 800 sustained only slight In
juries, which were attended to on the
spot by the ambulance surgeons.
Many Isolated Attacks.
The most serious phase of the fight
ing between the military and strikers
is at an end, but there are still isolat-
ed attacks in the suburbs. At Baluty
Sunday morning Cossacks attacked a
Jewish family of five persons who
were driving in cab to the railway
station and shot and killed all. includ-
ing the cabman. At Pabjanice, near
LODI, workmen attacked two police
men and shot and killed one and
wounded the other. There is general
exodus from LODI. Twelve Thousand
persons have already left, and all
trains are crowded. During the disturb
ances So government liquor stores were
destroyed by the mobs, which appro-
priated all the cash and stamps found
on the premises. The cash and stamps
were added to the funds of the social
ist party. Some prominent citizens
telegraphed Gen. Shustow, command
ing the troops here asking for protec-
ton against the brutality OF the sol
diers, especially the Cossacks. VINO IN
one instance killed and robbed the SER
want of "a millionaire named Rosen-
blatt, who was carrying $4,000 to the
bank The general promised to punish
the offenders, but said he required Wit
nesses to testify against the Cossacks.
Uprising Feared.
st. Petersburg, June 26.-The. news
of the troubles in Poland caused the
greatest excitement in the working
mems quarters of st. Petersburg .aDd
extra regiments have bec1 stationed
in the districts where an outbreak may
be expected to quell an uprising by the
severest measures. Much apprehen-
sion is felt in official circles over the
events of the coming day, and there is
every probability of movement lar
BARNARD Gossip.