New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
MASSACRE NOT ENDED.
MORE FIRING IN SIEDLCE.
Scenes in the City-Brutality of
Troops-WdrSazc AnriouS.

Warsaw. Sept 11.-With the sanction of the
authorities. who provided armed guard for
the mission. The Associated Presss correspon-
dent this afternoon visited Siedlce, the scene of
the massacre on September s. o and 10. The
railway station there crowded with Jews
among whom were many starving women with
infants in their arms AS the correspondent en-
tered the station a volley was fired in the town,
half a mile distant. a panic ensued. Gen
darmes entered the waiting room and roughly
ordered the people to be quiet assuring them
their alarm needless.
Proceeding To the town. the correspondent
travorsed Warsaw street. which presented a
desolate aspect, all the shops being closed and
showing signs Of having been plundered. Pict-
ures of saints were hanging outside the win
dows Of many houses Everywhere were sol
diers ready to fire the least provOcation. The
streets were Uttered with hats. torn clothing and
damaged carts of Jews The most severe dam
age had been done in Pienkna street, where the
houses were riddled with bullets. and in many
instances walls had been demolished with cannon
shot Cows and goats wandered through the
streets.
AT the Victoria Hotel the dining room had
been despofed of its furnishings. and the doors
of the guests rooms had been broken down and
their contents thrown into the street and burned
From this point the correspondent was obliged
20 turn back shooting having again begun. He
was made prisoner by some soldiers. but soon
afterward was released by the Governors or
der.
Refugees say that Governor Engelke was
taken sick a week ago. and that control Of al
fairs in Siedlce passed into the hands of Coonei
Tuchanowski. an anti-Semite, The people at
once began 10 leave the town. apprehending an
attack upon the Jews. 1t is asserted that paid
.r,V,sri iH-aH MAJ Fflrg hat on
saturday the soldiers began shooting in the
streets and bombarded houses. To quicken the
flames soldiers threw oil upon burning houses.
. An army officer, stumbling upon a wounded Jew
remorselessy killed him. 1t is related that SOL
diers killed the Jewish proprietor Of a fruit
store put his body under the table and ate has
provisions as they We're spread upon the table.
Another refugee says that on Saturday night
the doctors az the Jewish hospital in Siedlce
lighted the gas in that institution preparatory
to operating upon seventy wounded persons who
had been brought in. when without warning the
soldiers in the street opened fire upon the hospi-
tai, killing two persons.
AS a man was taking his wife and newly born
child a hospital. they were fired upon by sol
diers and the wife and child killed.
Jew ventured of his house TO get some
water for his thirsty children. AS often as he
reached the door with a pail of water sol
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diers compelled him TO empty the pail upon
the ground THIS done eleven times The
twelfth time tie father appeared with water for
his children the officer Of the guard washed his
boots i'm the pail and made the children drink
the fouled water.
In many cases the soldiers spared the lives Of
Jews upon the payment by the menaced per
sons Of $25
one hundred and forty corp-cs were picked w
in the streets. and il is said that as many more
bodies are hidden in cellars. Only one Christian
is known 10 have been killed. and. as far as can
ne learned. soldier killed.
TrainIoads Of fugitives leaving Siedlce cor
the south.
Jewish child who begged permission Of n
,nuitarv officer 10 search for his parents was
,,,cl,ed away by the officer
THE undscipned sOldiery acted with the nj.
most brutality all through the troubles
JTere IN Warsaw there are fears OF an ont.