Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-23
A GRAPHIC STORY
Given by an Eye Witness of the Revolt of Russian Soldiers
 at Port Arthur.

Victoria, B. C., Dec. 23-Henry
 Bush. of Clarkson and company. Of
 Vladiyostok, Port Arthur and Harbin,
 who arrived from Fladiyostok last
 night by the steamer Tartar. was an eye witness of the revolt among the Russian soldiers there. and gave a graphic story. The trouble began at Chinese bazaar where. following q dispute. a mob of soldiers rushed the stalls, grabbing everything they could lay their hands on. Many Russians went to steamer which was dis charging oil and securing a quantity of the oil. saturated the bazaar with it. They fired the place and it burned quickly, many wounded Chinese be- ing then incinerated. From the ba- zaar the soldiers went to the big store of KuntZ and AIbers. a German firm, driving out the staff who fled for their lives. The commander, Kat zo1, ordered out the troops who were Ill barracks. but instead of prevent ing the revolting soldiers from loot ing, they fired at the upper windows while the looters were busy below.
 Mir Bush says they would not fire on the revolting soldiers. although they were quick enough to bring down their rifles to kill Chinese. The Kuntz and Albers store was a big one, full of general merchandise. and the loss must have been over a million dollars 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 Russians and Chinese. The sticks and stones were flying and bullets whistling ev- anywhere. Chinese cOrpses were scat tered about the streets and many Rus sians were killed.
 MT Bush did not realize his danger until then. Some Chinese rushed at him with shouts of There's another one" and he fled. Of the remainder of the tragedy he cannot speak from observation but he learned on good authority when Kuntz and AIber's were burning refugees were crowded into sampans and all the merchant steamers and transports were leaving the harbor. That night. November 18th. men paid from two to fifty roubles to be allowed to sleep in n sampan in the harbor Place after place was burned until before the riots ended over two hundred stores had been destroyed.
 Bodies were scattered about the streets. over five hundred Russians and more than two thousand Chinese being killed. The bodies lay unburied for three days when they were gath. cred up wholesale and carted ava, for burial Commander Katzoff fed to Satanka, two miles away. on tho 1 first lay and tlie troops who did nor take part in the rieting did not pre- vent if.
 .Pr .Proclamation- after proclamation WAS telegraflIed by the fugitive con- l handler. but iiot until he promised i hat the troops would be sent to Rms sla as quickly as they could be trans ported. did the rioting discontinue.
 Returning to Vladivostok. Mir Bush anne across body after body. some lmes scattered. sometimes in groups. The city presented sal appearance. leing practically ruined. He estimatns he loss at twenty million dollars and 'ays years will be required to put the llaee as 1t was.
 MT Bush says the army throughout dissatisfied and he believes a great evolt will take place before long.