Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-09-10
TROOPS AND MOB
KILLING JEWS
Awful Slaughter of
Helpless, in
Russia.
ART|LLERYS DEADLY WORK
Tore Down Buildings When
the Shells Exploded..-2O0
Slain-.3,OOO Wounded.

q Jewish massacre at Siedlce, Rus
sian Poland, unhappily have been justi-
fed by fighting which broke out Sat
urday night and developed yesterday
into carnival of indiscriminate
slaughter and pillage in which soldiers
and mob alike took part. The unfor-
tunate Jews were shot and bayoneted
In the streets. Their houses and shops
were sacked. Valuables were carried
off, and offered for sale by the SOL
diers. In addition to the Jews, some
Christians and even some officers met
death in the fighting. A conserva-
tive estimate places the number of
victims at 14O. Jewish fugitives throng
the railroad stations in a panic. Early
reports of the massacre place the re-
sponsibility at the door of the terror
lists but the fugitives declare that the
soldiers would never have been allow
ed to get so completely out of hand
without the connivance or the actual
direction of their officers
Artillery Used With Awful Effect.
Artillery was used in Siedlce this
morning. The buildings of Pienka,
Warsaw and Aleina Streets have been
destroyed. According to reports re-
ceived in Warsaw, two hundred Jews
were killed and 1000 were wounded
during the fighting.
The ri0ting and shooting in Sled
Ice continues. The revolutionists
are firing at the soldiery from the
windows and the troops reply with
volleys. The Infantry regiment took
a principal part in the massacre.
How the Massacre Was Started BY
Terrorists.
Passengers who arrived in Warsaw
gave the following account of the
slaughter:
After the murder of policeman by
the terrorists Saturday night, and the
firing of volley by the troops Into a
crowd, which resulted in the killing
of two citizens and the wounding of
many, the terrorlsts decided to inaugu.
rate general campaign against the
police and troops.
Shot Policeman and Soldiers on
Sunday.
Sunday morning twelve patrolmen
and number of ,oldiers were killed.
AS result the Libau regiment march.
ed into the Jewish quarter shooting
right and left. The troops were join.
ed by rufflans who co-operated in the
plundering and destroying. Late Sun
day, the Kaluga regiment arrived from
Biala and instituted measures to stop
the Program. Siedlce is town of
10000 inhabitants, half of whom were
Jews.
Big Buildings in Flames and Panic
General. i
Six buildings in the big bazaar of
the city are now in danes. adding to
terror caused by the killing and plum
dering which has been going on in
Siedlce for thirty-six hours. Frequent
firing is heard but because of the
general panic it is difficult to learn
what is transpiring. As far as is pos
sible to learn there have been about
sixty persons killed ana two hundred
wounded. Siedlce is sourrounded by
troops who do not permit the people
to leave. y
Terrorists Provoked the Massacre,
Now Known.
There seems no doubt that the Ter
orists are responsible for provoking
the massacre by their fusilades from
the roofs and windows Saturday,
against the soldiers and policemen pa
trolling the streets. Troops sur
rounded the houses from which the
firing came and poured volleys
through the windows and doors.
This was followed by a search of
the premises which soon developed
into wholesale plundering and sub
sequently into a massacre. Owners,
who defended their property were
killed.
5000 Prisoners Beaten Without Mercy.
According to the latest advices
from Siedlce, the artillery fire this
morning, was directed against the
houses from which the troops had
been fired upon. Over one hundred
and fifty Jewish shops were looted.
Three thousand prisoners were taken
and were beaten without mercy. The
Jews of Warsaw are in fear of an
attack.
St. Petersburg Hears That Fighting
Has Ceased.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 10.-The police
department at st. Petersburg declares
the fighting at Siedlce has ended.