Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-12-30
TELLS OF THE RIOT.
AMONG The RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
AT YLADIVOSTOK.
Henry Bush Arrives at Victoria From
There and Give Graphic Story Of the
Trouble-Thousands Of Chinese
Killed and Loss by Fire Amounts to
over Twenty Millions.

Victoria, B. C.-Henry Bush Of
Clarkson & Co. of Vladivostok, Port
Arthur and Hardin, who has arrived
rom Vladivostok by the steamer Tar
ar, was an eye witness to the revolt
among the Russian soldiers there and
gave a graphic story
The trouble began at a Chinese
bazaar, where, following a dispute, a
mob of soldiers rushed the stalls,
grabbing everything they could lay
their hands on.
Many Russians went to a steamer,
which was discharging Standard oil,
and saturated the bazar with it. They
fired the place and it burned quickly,
many wounded Chinese being then in
Generated. From the bazaar the soldiers
went to the big store of Kuntz & AL
bers. a German firm, driving out the
staff, who fed for their lives. Com
mander Koroff ordered out the troops
who were in the barracks, but in
stead of preventing the revolving
soldiers from looting, they fired at the
upper windows while the hooters were
busy below. Mr.. Bush says they would
not fire on the revolving soldiers, al
though they were quick enough to
bring down their rifles to kill Chinese.
The Kuntz g. Albers store was big
one, full of general merchandise, and
the loss must have been over $1,000
600, 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 Rus
slams and Chinese. Sticks and stones
were flying and bullets whistling
everywhere. Chinese corpses were
scattered about the streets, and many
Russians were killed.
Mr.. Bush did not realize his danger
Until then. Some Chinese rushed al
him with shouts of there's another
one, and he fed. OF the remainder o.
the tragedy he can not speak from OBJ
servation. but he learned from gooC
authorities. When Kuntz & Albers
store was burning, refugees were
crowded into sampans and all the
merchant steamers and transports
were leaving the harbor. That night
November 10, men paid from to 81
roubles to be allowed to sleep in /;
sampan in the harbor. Place afte
place was burned until after the riot
ended over 200 stores had beei
estroyed.
Bodies were scattered about tn,
streets, over 500 Russians and NOR
than 1000 Chinese being killed. TIL
bodies lay unburied for three days
when they were gathered up whole
sale and carted away for burial. Com
mander Korsoff fed to Satanka, tw'
miles away, on the first day, and tn
troops who did not take part in thu
rioting did not prevent it. Proclama
ton after proclamation was tele
graphed by the fugitive commander
but not until he promised that thu
troops would be sent to Russia a
quickly as they could be transported
did the rioting discontinue.
Returning to ladivostok, Mr.. Busl
came across body after body. some
times scattered, sometimes in groups
The city presented a sad appearance
being practically ruined. He estimates
he loss at s2O,OOO,OOO, and says year
will be required to put the place al
it was.
A second riot took place the day be
fore he left among released prisoner
from Japan, one of whom had beef
shot in the arm by an officer because
he refused to salute. Comrades sho
and killed the officer. and two othe
officers were killed in the riot which
ensued, which was soon suppressed b.
Cossacks, who dashed in among thu
troops. using knouts to scatter the sol
diers, who were mostly disarmed. Thu
killed in this riot were given gran'
military funeral the following day. MI
Bush says the army throughout is dis
satisfied, and he believes a great re
volt will take place before long.