Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-27
Tells OF THE RIOT
AMONG The RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
AT VLADIYOSrOK.
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 Harbin, who has arrived
from Vladivostok by the steamer Tar.
tar, was an eye witness to the revolt
among the Russian soldiers there and
gave graphic story.
The trouble began at a Chinese
bazar, where, following dispute. a
mob of soldiers rushed the stalls,
grabbing everything they could lay
their hands on.
Many Russians went to steamer,
which was discharging Standard oil,
and saturated the bazar with it. They
fred the place and it burned quickly,
many wounded Chinese being then in.
Cinerated. From the bazar the soldiers
went to the big store of Kuntz & AL.
bers, German firm, driving out the
staff, who fled 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 looters 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 & Albers store was big
one, full of general merchandise, and
the loss must have been over $1,000
900, 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 we're
scattered about the streets, and many
Russians were killed.
Mr. Bush did not realize his danger
Until then. Some Chinese rushed at
him with shouts of there's another
one" and he fed. OF the remainder of
the tragedy he can not speak from OBJ
servation, but he learned from good
authorities. When KuntZ G. Albers'
store was burning. refugees were
crowded into sampans and all the
merchant steamers and transports
we're leaving the harbOr. That night.
November 13, men paid from 2 to so
roubles to be allowed to sleep in a
sampan in the harbor. Place after
place was burned until after the riots
ended over 200 stores had been
destroyed.
Bodies were scattered about the
streets. over 500 Russians and more
than 1000 Chinese being killed. The
bodies lay unburied for three days,
when they were gathered up whole
sale and carted away for burial. Com.
mander Korsoff fed to Satanka, two
miles away. on the first day. and the
troops who did not take part In the
rioting did not prevent 1t. Proclama.
tion after proclamation was tele'
graphed by the fugitive commander,
but not until he promised that the
troops would be sent to Russia as
quickly as they could be transported
did the rioting discontinue.
Returning to .ladivostok. Mr.. Bush
came across body after body. some
times scattered, sometimes In groups.
The city presented sad appearance,
being practically ruined. He estimates
the loss at s20.O00.O00, and says years
will be required to put the place as
It was.
A second riot took place the day be-
fore he left among released prisoners
from Japan, one Of whom had been
shot In the arm by an officer because
he refused to salute. Comrades shot
and killed the officer, and two other
officers were killed in the riot which
ensued, which was soon suppressed by
Cossacks, who dashed in among the
troops, using knouts to scatter the SOL
diers, who were mostly disarmed. The
killed in this riot were given a grand
military funeral the following day. Mr..
Bush says the army throughout is dis
satisfied, and he believes great re-
volt will take place before long.