The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-24
. DAY OF TERROR.
st. PeterSburg's cred Sunday"
Has Been Surpassed
BY the 'sBlack Friday" at LODI
in Russian Poland.
TWO THOUSAND FELL.
Killed or Wounded in the Streets
of the City.
Anarchy and Fierce Fighting
Prevailed All Day.

Lodz, Russian Poland, June "a
Yesterday. BLACK Friday" in LODI,
surpassed all the horrors of 'sRed sun
day in st. Petersburg. While it is
not yet possible to ascertain the exact
number of victims, estimates place the
killed and wounded as high as two
thousand.
The troubles here were initiated by
the social democrats and Jewish bund,
who determined to avenge their COM
rades killed in the rioting' Wednesday.
Thursday, the feast of Corpus
Christi passed off quietly, buh during
the night worNmen attacked the pa
trolls In this fighting two officers and
seven Cossacks were killed. One of
the latter was shot by a girF Of 10
years.
A dawn Friday commenced a day
of terror.
The city was given up to bioodshed,
anarchy and fierce fighting prevailed
all day. Barricades were hurriedlv
constructed in the Jewish quarter at
dawn. Men climbed to the roofs of
houses, cutting telephone and tele-
graph wires to use for entaneIements
in the streets, while others cut down
telegraph poles and used them in
strengthening their barricades.. which
already had been constructed and in
building others.
Early in the day two bombs we're
thrown from the crowd into the bar
RACKS, killing or Wounding several SOL
dlers. This started the shedding of
blood which continued until after
nightfan.
Factory Hands Struck.
At II o'clock all the factory. hands
EfTurE frz&-
Cossacks, dragons and infantry
charged the dense, -surging mobs time
after time, firing volIey after voJIey
into the serried mass. The mass later
replied with reVolvers while their com
rades on roofs and in windows ioined
In the fusll1sde. Some dashed vitriol
from points OF vantage upon the
troopers in the streets below. The
burning huid drove its victims into a
frenzy and led to scenes of a terri
bic character. Fighting continued
throughout the day and only diminish
ed in its intensity at nightfall when
the city was plunged into utter dark
ness, as practically all the lamps had
been destroyed. Even then Occa asionaf
volleys and isolated rife shots were
heard in different quarters, the troops
having received orders to shoot any
person appearing in the streets.
The dead were carted off to the
cemeteries in military wagons, the
troops acting as undertakers, but this
morning many dead and wounded
were still in the streets and yards.
Terrible, indeed. is the plight of the
wounded, for medical aid is nnobtain-
able and many are dying for the lack
| thereof.
There was revival of bloodshed to-
day. a regiment of dragons and one
of infantry have been ordered here
from Warsaw.
The casualties up to noon add Is killed
or wounded to yesterdays appalling
/ total So far as yet ascertained 13G per-
/ sons were killed outright during the
/ fighting of Friday and forty-one more
+ died in the hospitals during the night.
/ OF the wounded 320 sustained only
| slight injuries which were attended to
on the spot by the ambulance surgeons.
/ All the hospitals of the city are filled to
overlooking and owing to the insufficient
number of beds many of the wounded
are lying on the floors.
| All the shops, stores and factories are
closed and business is at a complete
! deadlock.
The rioters this morning attempted to
set fire to the government offices but
| were scattered by strong force OF
/ troops.
Warsaw Prepared for Trouble
| Warsaw, Russian Poland, June "a
Stephen Okrjeia, the focksmith who
threw the bomb into the Prague police
/ station March 26, injuring six police
men has been sentenced to death. The
| workmen threatened a great strike az
i a consequence and further serious dis
| order is anticipated.
The streets are heavily patroled by
| Cossacks and infantry.
/ A workman was murdered IN the
streets during the night for refusing
! to strike.