Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-01-30
Gar and CZarina Flee the
Citysto Insure Their
Own Safety
Thousands OfMen, Women
andsChiIdren Ruthless
Iy Shot Down
Strikers Shot Down at Barbados Of


Place. Killed. Wounded.
Neva Gate -. ....r.. 800 800
Moscow Arch 1000 1900
Nevslxy Gate 500 700
Vassili Ostroff $3.50. 200 700
st. Petersburg, Jan. 24.-5 a. NJ
Revolution has begun in Russia! Fiji
teen hundred dead marks Sundays
reign Of terror while other estimates
place the number Of killed and wound
ed at 5000.
The snow-covered streets of st.
Petersburg have been turned into beds
of dull red slush by blood-the blood
of the mob Bullets from the i'm
perial soldiery met the hordes of un-
armed striking workingmen, their wo-
men and children, pressing toward the
Winter Palace, where, with childlike
hope they expected Emperor Nicho-
has II. would receive their petition OF.
grievances.
Their leaders, apparently charmed
by the enthusiasm of martyrdom, took
them almost to the muZzles Of the
gums that at the word of command
dispelled the blind confidence by
strewing the earth with corpseS.
Cossacks charged with fury into the
midst Of crowds, slashing right and
left with their sabers and trampling
men and women under the hoofs of
their horses as they turned to fee.
Sunday ended with the Russian cap
ital in state of siege, while tens OF
thousands of workmen, lacking fire.
arms, gathered around canapfres
screened by hastily constructed bar
ricades on the island of Vassili Ostrov
Joining trade implements of peace in
to weapons Of war.
Worse Riots Expected.
Before the end of another day tae
tale of bloodshed may be tenfold more
fearful, for Sunday it was only the
soldiery that was violent. But the
sight of blood, and of the corpses of
their comrades and dear ones has in
furiated the mob, with which the abid-
ing spirit now is vengeance instead OF
justice.
About noon the commander of the
troops ordered the crowd in the great
square before the winter palace to
dispense. The refused to do So He
tried show of force by ordering the
troops to fire two blank volleys.
Some of those in front tried to edge
back but they were pressed forward
by those behind. Cavalry attempted
by marching their horses at a walk.
to push the people out of the square
This also proved useless. The bugle
sounded and another volley came from
the troops. This time it was follow
ed by the sight of men lying dead anu
wounded on the ground.
With a roar of anger the strikers
pressed forward. In an instant the
cossacks drew their swords and
charged into the mob, slashing right
and left. There were cries and curses
and a few cossacks were unhorseu
snow was trampled to slusn and wet
with blood.
and thrown gathering to the grounu.
Another volley followed. Bloodshed
had begun, and from that moment st.
Petersburg became shambles.
The square was not cleared until
2:50 o'clock, and by that time the
In the meantime there we're terrible
scenes in other parts of the city. In
admiralty square cossacks charged
the crowd and a battalion of infantry
fired ball cartridges into the dense
mass of people, killing and wounding
$50 men and women. Storms OF
Kisses arose from the houses as
officers passed by with their regi-
mnets. The people shouted:
Throw down your arms don't fire
on Workingmen!"
"Shoot your officers!"
In one case the soldiers really did
So
This was at 1890 o'clock when