The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-11-23
Paducahan Receives News Of
His Parents Escape at Odessa.
Were the Only Persons on Streets
Not Massacrcd--Hid I'm
Attic.
WILL BE BROUGHT TO PADUCAH

Mr.. d. J. Levy, the Second street
IN reliant, and local representative OF
The Industrial Association OF New
York, has in his possession a pathetic
letter from an aged man in Odessa
10 his son here. reciting in simple
hut graphic language the horrible
scents of the recent massacre of
Jews at Odessa.
The son in question came TO Padu-
cab last May direct from Odessa and
is now employed at the Illinois Cen
trail shops here. His name is not
made public b cause In some manner
( might reach the Russian authori
ties and they might in retaliation
prosecute his aged father and mother
in Odessa. He has been grsaty ag.-
tated owe the revelations in the let
ter and efforts are on foot in Padu-
cab TO have the remainder of the
family brought to Paducah as soon
as possible.
The letter from the young mans
iRther begins: This s my second
time on earth--in Darkest Russia
Ny son. pray for me and your poor
mothe1 and sisters. For two days
we had to live in an attic without
food or water to escape the blood
thirsty mob"
The letter proceeds to tell how
the massacre of Jews in Odessa be-
gan October goth at p. m. and last
ID until October 23 at 2 p. m. The
total number of known slain and in
jured was 10000 and doubtless
many others were killed and Their
bodies thrown where they will neve
be found.
The fsrocious rabble in Odessa
killed every person in one part of the
Jewish quarter except the old man
in question and his wife, children
and grandchildren. t,n in all. On
two streets not Jew was left TO tell
the tale except those mentioned
above. When the butehsTy began,
they were prov ded with places in
The landlords attic. He liked the
Old man and his family and went be-
fore the mob and pl AIDED for their
lives, The mob promised to spare
them, but would not spare his prop
erty. Everything the family pos
sessed was torn out, destroyed and
Che Iragm nts scattered. AS the
( eachcrous mobs were ever-chang-
ing. however, and their promises
could not be relied upon, the family
was placed in th,, att O and had to
remain huidled there in hiding for
two days, until the massacre was
over. They were left absolutely
nothing, and when the frenzt, d riot
ers we're quel,ed, had no place to go
and nothing to eat. That whole
part of the city was practically
ruined. Babies were thrown from
windows and young girls
re brutally assaulted and then
X lled. Nearly all the slaughter was
with axes.
The Old man writes his son that
the latter would not now recognize
that part of Odessa on account of
the, destruction wrought All the
girls and young men who wire play
mates OF the Paducahan are dead.
He would not find single familiar
face in the part of Odessa where he
resided until few short months
ago.
Th9 young mans case has beer
referred TO the Industrial, associa-
I ION OF New York. which makes
spec ATTY of providing means of
livelihood yor immigrants who come
% tais country, and il has been Ia
stnucted by Mr.. Levy to bring the
family to America and sind them to
Padueah as soon as possible. II 1t is
possible to get them away from
nHacoa