The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-11-07
A Reign Of Terror in
Odessa EqualIing the
Wild Scenes of the
Revolution in France.
Hundreds of Bodies are
Lying in the Streets Be-
cause no One Has the
Time to Remove Them.

Odessa. Nov. 2.-S p. ma reign of
terror which can be compared with
nothing except that which prevailed
during the awful days of the French
revolution has existed here all DAY. ne
acts of violence performed by the
crazed mobs beggar description. From
the earliest hours OF the morning un-
til the present writing anarchy has
stalked unchallenged through the blood
drenched streets. leaving in its wake
wide trail of bloodshed and piilage.
Kishineff with all its horrors did not
begin to approach the catas rophe Of
today.
Mobs numbering thousands, scom-
posed of the very roughest elementi
of the city, the hooigans and outcasts,
criminals of all descriptions, who in
times of order dare not show their
: faces on the streets, have been muir
. dering and plundering at will. No
! semblance of order has been kept. The
4 only restraining influence in the whole
city was that eXerted by the volunteer
militia, composed principally of stud
Y ents While the students battled
I bravely against tremendous odds they
!. have been outnumbered, and the re-
ward of their brave attempt to pre-
serve the lives of the Jews, the prin-
cipal victims of the mob's attack, has
been to die themselves.
Tonight hundreds of bodies lie un-
noticed in the streets. No one has
had time to remove them. The fighting
has been too fierce to give more than a
passing care to those who fall. The
Jews and students have not been able
TO relax their vigilance, even to bury
their fallen comrades. The hooligans
have been too deeply engrossed in the
plcasurable occupation of plundering
the shops of their victims to give a
thought TO the dead and dying except
to search their clothing for valuables.
All the horrors of war with saw
ages have been brought home to the in
habitants of the distressed city. Wom-
en- and children have been mercilessly
cut down and their bodies mutilated.
Then they were cast aside to die if
life had not already flown from their
bodies.
To exterminate the Jews has been
the only aim of the mob. In this at
tempt they have been assisted by for
mer policemen disguised as workmen.
These have been the real leaders of
the mObs. The continued attack on
the luckless Hebrews has been inter-
rupted only at intervals when the
rioters became more interested in Sc
curing for themselves the spoils of
their victims. The shops and homes
of Jews have been plundered as rapid
ly as the inmates have been put to
flight or killed.
z A volunteer Red Cross force has
worked from early dawn until now
trying to succor the injured. Follow
ing the mob as 1t has progressed
through the heart of the Hebrew sec
tion the doctors and nurses have found
more work than they could possibly at
tend to. The hospitals are overflow
ing and temporary Red Cross head
quarters have been established at con-
venient points. To these stations the
injured are taken. 1t is estimated
that fully so wagon loads of injured
men, women and children have been
brought into the hospitals during the
day. The dead were left where they
fell, to be removed when the restora-
tion of order will permit.
The fighting has been of the fierces,
character. The Jews have sold theiI
lives dearly and the ranks of the hool-
igans have been thinned considerably
Supported by the students, who or
ganized the volunteer militia they
have offered brave resistance. Mum.
bers has told, however, and nothing
has prevented the mob, bent on pill
lage and murder from making 9
steady ADVANCE.
This evening some preparations were
made to bring the rioters within
bounds. Mere troops have been hur'
ed to the city and display of force
is now being made. The military il
now taking positions at different points
In the city. One hundred machin,
guns have been placed in position
Whether the soldiers will really at
tack the mob seems doubtful. I'm
less the authorities change their tao
tics no real effort will be made Il
check the pillaging and numbering.
AS this message is written the fir
ing may be heard in the direction o
the Jewish quarter, accompanied b.
other noises of the bloody conflict tina
has ragged in the streets all day.
Unless the mob is checked soon
will be beyond all control and threat
OF burning the city have eyen beel
made.