The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-21
AN UNBELIEVABLE
BUTCHERY tale
Massacre Of Jews In Russia on Their
New Years Day is Story
Which Eesmlrches Pages
Of Civilization.
A2staIs Of the City Looked Calmly
3 on While the Drunken Mob
Wrecked Homes and
Took Lives.

BERLIN, Sept. 21.-Another massa-
ere of the Jews by Russians has taken
place at Kief, according to informa-
tion received today by prominent
Jews of this city. The latest outrage
began on last Thursday, the Jewish
new years day and lasted for three
days, during which time Is Jews were
killed outright, II so severely injured
that they since died. and 120 were
seriously injured There were 1000
lesser casualties besides the destruc
tion of hundred of thousands of dol
lars worth Of Jewish property. The
Jews had but scant means of defend
ing themselves and killed but Of
their assailants and injuring score.
At the heighth of the mobs frenzy,
100 Jewish women and girls were seiz-
ed by the drunken rioters, stripped of
their clothing, chained in long line
and paraded through the streets,
| naked, while the crowds of Russians
! jeered and spit on them. Two boys
who tried to prevent the outrage were
seized by the mob leaders and thrown
into nearby bonfire which had been
built with the plunder of the sack of
the Jewish houses, and roasted alive
while the mob danced about tie
flames. A handful which tried to de-
! fend themselves, stood against a wall
and .red, killing three. One quick
rush by the mob and the little band
was oyerpowered and hacked to
pieces. Everyone was dismembered.
beheaded and pieces of their bodies
kicked about the streets.
Several Jewish women fed to the
roofs of their homes and poured boil
ing water down onto the heads of the
mob. The mob climbed to the roof
and threw the women headlong to the
ground, where, like wolves attacking
their prey, the mob fell upon the
women and beat them to death. One
of the first attacks of the mob, which
was drunk, was to rush to the syna
gogue where the rabbi was butchered
and the congregation driven from the
building. The edifice was then de
. molished Then the mob divided into
homes of the Jews. The chief weap
ons were axes, clubs and iron bars
| though few had guns and revolvers
, Every home visited was sacked, the
furniture tossed into the streets ant
burned. Many buildings were also
signs of tagging energy, the leader
called them from their work and gave
them heavy draughts of brandy.
, On the second and third days, the
attacks degenerated into drunken
unorganized movement on the part o
bands of three or four. They carried
knouts and numerically whipped
every Jew encountered including
women and children. Even infant.
were attacked and several were kill
4 ed. All sorts of tortures were prac
e ticed against the defenseless Jews
l. During the three days the authoritie
: calmly watched proceedings, pleadin,
n that they were unable to stop th
), mob. On the third day a delegation
5. of Jews called on the governor an
k recalling the massacre of 1908, induc
n ed him to send troops which fnall
t. restored semblance of order. Th
v total deaths will reach over so, fo
p MANY more will die of their injuries
d The principal streets of the ghetto
IS are still practically impossible fror
70 the wreckage of the houses. The al
n tack Of the mob on the Jews was III
If expected, as the leaders went abou
;, their work quietly.