Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-09-11
Horrible Slaughter and Destruc-
tiOn at SiedICe Artillery Kills
Helpless Jews.
FOUR HUNDRED PERISH.
Fury of Brutal Russian Troops Is
observation-disclosures in st. Peters,
burg Prison When Girl Is Shot
Hundreds of Hebrews Are ASSEM-
bled at the Railroad Stations Watt
ing for Chance to Flee the Country

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. IL. - A
special dispatch says that for the last
thirtysix hours firing has been going
on in different parts of Siedlce. Some
of the houses in the great bazar are
now burning More than half the pop
ulation of 2S,000 are Jews. Almost all
their shops have been looted. The
Jews tried to defend themselves, but
anybody leaving shop or looking out
of the windows of the houses was mer-
cilessly shot. Hundreds of Jews are
assembled in the railway stations,
waiting for trairs.
The riots started on Saturday and
city. The revolutionists were shooting
at the soldiers from the windows,
and the soldiers replied with volleys.
Houses in which the revolutionists
have taken ,efuge are being destroyed.
Batteries of artillery have opened
fire and destroyed four houses from
which the terrorists had fired on the
troops. More than 100 shops, In five
streets, were sacked. The Christian
population avoided being looted by
hanging holy images and crosses out
of their windows.
Late advlces, from Siedlce are to the
effect that the fighting and bombarding
of houses. which ceased about midday,
was resumed later, apparently In con-
sequence of Governor Engelke's de-
mand that the Jewish and Polish popu-
lace deliver up TO him the members OF
the Jewish Self Defense association.
The bundists, preferrng death In the
open to tame surrender, resumed the
battle.
The authorities are Intellectually at
tempting TO quiet the infuriated sol
diers. Food is scarce. Nobody Is al
lowed to enter the city. Field guns
have been placed in the principal
streets.
1t is estimated that in the fighting
and massacre 400 persons have perish
ed One thousand, most of them Jews,
We're fiogged by the soldiers.
The massacre was carefully planned
beforehand, the soldiers warning all
of the Christian population in advance
to hang out their ikons, so that they
might remain undisturbed.
Saturday night some terroritsts killed
two soldiers. and thereupon the Libau
regiment broke forth in unrestrained
fury. They began numbering Jews
on every hand and continued the work
of slaughter all Saturday night and all
day Sunday.
Throngs of refugees from Seidlce,
many of them wounded or badly beat
en-, are arriving in Warsaw. All de-
clare they gave no provocation for the
attack upon them by the soldiery and
were completely surprised at the out
break. They declare that the shots
which started the massacre instead OF
being fired by terrorlsts were delivered
by house owners and shopkeepers de-
Tending their property against soldiers
who wound up n carouse with at
tempts to plllage Thereupon,( (promis-
cuous rioting and slaughter bes.ya.
Four batteries opened fire down
Pienkna, Warsaw and Aliena streets,
which were inhabited by thousands OF
Jews The destruction was horribI
There was revolt here in the ceil-
trail detention prison in consequences OF
the death of Mile. Semenova, girl OF
twenty two, young and enthusiastic
Social Democrat who was shot and
killed instantly by a sentry when she
showed herself at the window of her
cell overlooking the courtyard.