Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-26
Hundreds Killed On Ter.
rib|e Bloody Friday.
Stores Looted ..CoSSaCkS merci|oss
People Leaving City.

Lodz, Russian Poland, June 25.-
Black Friday in LodZ. surpassed all
the horrors of Red Sunday in st.
petersburg. While it is not yet possible
to ascertain the exact number of VIC
tins, estimates place the killed and
wounded as high as lOOU.
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 Oft quietly, but during the night
wOrkmen attacked the patrols. In this
fighting two officers and seven Co.'S
sacks were killed. One of the latter was
shot by girl Of 13.
At dawn Friday, commenced day of
terror. TIE city was given up to blood
shed. Anarchy and fierce street fighting
prevailed all Gay. Barricades 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 the barricades which al
ready had been constructed and in
building others.
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 nightfall.
At II O'Clock all the factory hands
struck and fiocked into the streets. Cos
sacks. Dragons and infantry charged
the dense, surging mobs time after
time firing volley after volley into the
serried masses. The rioters later replied
with revolvers, while their comrades
on roofs and in windows Joined in the
fusillade. Some dashed vitriol from
points of vantage upon the troopers in
the streets below. The burning fluid
drove its victims into Il frenzy and led
10 scenes of terrible character.
Fighting continued throughout the
DAY and only diminished in its intensi-
ty at nightfall. when the city was
plunged into utter darkness, as practi-
cally all the street lamps had been de-
stroyed. Even then occasional volleys
and isolated rifle shots were heard in
different quarters. the troops having re-
ceived orders to shoot any person ap-
pearing in the streets.
The dead were carted off to the cem
eteries in military wagons, the troops
acting as undertakers. But this MORN
ing, many dead and wounded are still
lying in the streets and court yards.
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 bloOdshed,
this morning. A regiment of dragons
and one of infantry have been ordered
here from Warsaw.
The casualties up to noon. Saturday,
add 18 killed or wounded to Fridays
total
So far as yet ascertained, 100 per-
sons were killed outright during the
fighting on Friday. and Al more died in
the hospitals during the night.
OF the wounded 800 sustained only
slight injuries. which were attended to
on the spot by the ambulance sur
geons.
All the hospitals Of the city are filled |
to Overfiowing, and owing to the in
sufficient number of beds many of the |
wounded persons are lying on the |
floors
All the shops, stores and factories |
are closed and business is at a COM
plete deadlock.